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Anish Dhar

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Founder at Cortex

San Jose, California, United States

FoundedCortex · YC

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About

Anish Dhar is the cofounder and CEO of Cortex, a company focused on engineering operations and developer productivity. Its customers include BMW, Canva, Blackstone, Xero, Skyscanner, and Grammarly.

Founder at CortexYC W20

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YC

Anish went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Cortex's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Cortex's investors · 12

Alpha Square GroupNew York · since 2026Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2023Cross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake City · since 2026IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2024Kearny JacksonSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checksSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoScale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2024Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2024Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2023World Innovation LabPalo Alto · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Cortex

GDGanesh Datta
Ganesh DattaCTO and co-founder
NUNikhil Unni
Nikhil UnniFounder

Experience

  1. CortexCofounder & CEOcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. UberEngineering2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  3. DivteraCofounder2018 — 2019
  4. HomeroomCofounder2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Public Speaking5C++5Research3Programming1Python3Java2PowerPoint1Microsoft Excel1Microsoft Word1Microsoft Office1PhotoshopJavaScript
+1 moreEnglish

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Investments

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Spokn

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Anish Dhar?
Anish Dhar is the cofounder and CEO of Cortex, a company focused on engineering operations and developer productivity. Its customers include BMW, Canva, Blackstone, Xero, Skyscanner, and Grammarly.
Where does Anish Dhar work?
Anish Dhar is Founder of Cortex.
What companies did Anish Dhar found?
Anish Dhar founded Cortex.
What companies has Anish Dhar invested in?
Investments tracked here include Spokn.
Where did Anish Dhar go to school?
Anish Dhar studied at Lynbrook High School (High School).

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Also worked at Homeroom1

Johnny WolffFounder at HomeRoom