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Ganesh Datta

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CTO and co-founder at Cortex

San Diego, California, United States

FoundedCortex · YC

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About

Ganesh Datta is the cofounder and CTO of Cortex, an engineering operations platform focused on improving operational maturity and reducing developer friction through features such as centralized visibility, ownership tracking, automated scorecards, and golden paths. He hosts the Braintrust podcast, and his work covers areas including reliability and platform engineering.

CTO and co-founder at CortexYC W20

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YC

Ganesh 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 · $100K – $50M 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

ADAnish Dhar
Anish DharFounder
NUNikhil Unni
Nikhil UnniFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ganesh Datta?
Ganesh Datta is the cofounder and CTO of Cortex, an engineering operations platform focused on improving operational maturity and reducing developer friction through features such as centralized visibility, ownership tracking, automated scorecards, and golden paths. He hosts the Braintrust podcast, and his work covers areas including reliability and platform engineering.
Where does Ganesh Datta work?
Ganesh Datta is CTO and co-founder of Cortex.
What companies did Ganesh Datta found?
Ganesh Datta founded Cortex.

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