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Cortex Capital — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($500K–$3.0M Checks)

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Cortex Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Healthcare, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, AI / ML
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on leveraging AI and digital technologies to advance health and wellness, with an emphasis on cognitive and neurological health.

How Cortex Capital invests

Cortex Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Healthcare, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer, Retail.

Cortex Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

Cortex Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including Cortex Global Fund, LP (CIK 0001574664).

Partners & Team

AL

Alex Lin

Partner

HealthTech
AI
UC

Ula Cartwright-Finch

Founder

Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Legal Decision-Making

PhD in Cognitive Psychology UCL – cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience 12+ years in international law firms Including disputes, in-house, risk and L&D roles Award-winning published researcher

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Retail

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CO

Cortex Global Fund, LP (CIK 0001574664)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Cortex Capital

How to pitch Cortex Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Lin, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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