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Cortex Tech Capital

VC
Berlin, GermanyWebsite

Cortex Tech Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in AI / ML, Security, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 12 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$500K
Portfolio
12 companies on record
Partners
11 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
AI / ML, Security, Other, Developer Tools
HQ
Berlin, Germany
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-01

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

Portfolio

12+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in startups at the frontier of AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and edge computing, with a focus on European innovation.

How Cortex Tech Capital invests

Cortex Tech Capital is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML, Security, Other, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Fintech, Healthcare.

Cortex Tech Capital typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment.

Cortex Tech Capital has backed 12 companies in our records, including SecuLayer, H&R Block, Skyscanner.

Partners & Team

KF

Kristen Forlini

People Business Partner

CB

Cristina Buenahora

Director of Engineering

NU

Nikhil Unni

Co-Founder

AD

Anish Dhar

Chief Executive Officer

SP

Shawn Penrice

Vice President of Sales

GD

Ganesh Datta

CTO

MA

Michael Akinsanya

Strategic Account Director

MC

Mike Connell

Director of Sales

CH

Chelsea Hohmann

Engineering Manager

BM

Bjorn Muller

Founding Partner

Edge Computing
Cybersecurity
HB

Hariprasad Babu

Manager of Technology AI Enablement

AI coding agents
toil automation

At HR Block, focused on automating repetitive manual work.

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Security
Other
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Fintech
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (12)

Other

SE

SecuLayer

Cybersecurity
H&

H&R Block

SK

Skyscanner

XE

Xero

AR

Archer

RA

Rapid7

LE

LetsGetChecked

MO

MONY Group

VI

VistaPrint

OU

Outreach

How to pitch Cortex Tech Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Security, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kristen Forlini, People Business Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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