Cortex
Cortex is an internal developer portal built to accelerate the path to engineering excellence. Companies like Xero, Canva, and TripAdvisor use Cortex to catalog, score, and assign action to improve service quality and velocity, so devs can get back to work that drives the business forward
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2019
- Category
- Dev Tools
- Funding
- VC-backed
Sources, checked Sep 26, 2026. A fact that is missing is one we could not source, not a zero.
- Summary: the company’s own description, ycombinator.com
- Founders, founding year, location: ycombinator.com
- Backers: ycombinator.com
- Funding: ycombinator.com — “Y Combinator Winter 2020”
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Founders of Cortex
- Ganesh Datta
- Anish Dhar
- Nikhil Unni
Investors backing Cortex
- Y Combinator
Frequently asked questions
What does Cortex do?
Cortex is an internal developer portal built to accelerate the path to engineering excellence. Companies like Xero, Canva, and TripAdvisor use Cortex to catalog, score, and assign action to improve service quality and velocity, so devs can get back to work that drives the business forward
Where is Cortex based?
Cortex is based in San Francisco, United States.
When was Cortex founded?
Cortex was founded in 2019.
How much has Cortex raised?
Cortex is vc-backed. We have not verified a funding amount.
Who founded Cortex?
Cortex was founded by Ganesh Datta, Anish Dhar, Nikhil Unni.
Who has invested in Cortex?
Cortex is backed by Y Combinator.