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
Intro paths
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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In turn, Anish can intro founders to Cortex's investors below.
Cortex's investors · 8
Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2024Kearny JacksonSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checksSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoScale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2024Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Cortex
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Ganesh DattaFounder
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Nikhil UnniFounder
Experience
Skills & more
Public Speaking5C++5Research3Programming1Python3Java2PowerPoint1Microsoft Excel1Microsoft Word1Microsoft Office1PhotoshopJavaScript
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EnglishFrom Anish's professional profile.
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.
- Where did Anish Dhar go to school?
- Anish Dhar studied at Lynbrook High School (High School).
Same school
Also attended Lynbrook High School23
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cortex4
Also worked at Uber417
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