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Cortical Ventures
AI-focused venture firm led by operators that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in physical AI, AI production tools and AI for good. Based in San Jose, CA.
- Type
- VC firm
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Backs
- B2B software, Hardware
- Sectors
- AI, Devtools, Data, Edtech, Robotics, Media, Defense
- Fund size / AUM
- $50M Cortical Ventures Fund I (Form D offering, 2021)
- Latest fund or filing
- 10 Feb 2023
- Portfolio mix
- B2B software 75%; Hardware 17%; Consumer apps 8% (n=12)
- Website
- cortical.vc
Contacts on file
For Cortical Ventures, the paid file holds: 3 named decision-makers with roles; firm contact email (domain checked); how to pitch (the route the firm publishes); LinkedIn page.
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Notable investments
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