When was Cortex founded?

Cortex was founded in 2017 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Cortex located?

Cortex is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore.

Which legal entities is Cortex associated with?

Cortex is associated with CORTEX LABS PTE. LTD..

How many employees does Cortex have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Cortex is 7.

Is Cortex a funded company?

Cortex is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a ICO round on Mar 02, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Cortex?

Cortex's latest funding was a $***** ICO round on Mar 02, 2018, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Blockchain Infrastructure. In Singapore, the Blockchain Infrastructure sector has seen $83.5M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Cortex rank among its competitors?

Cortex ranks 188th amongst 1409 active competitors, of which 288 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Aptos, which secured an undisclosed amount in Sep, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Cortex?

Cortex's top competitors include Mysten Labs, Solana and Aptos. Among them, Aptos secured the most recent funding round in September, 2024.

Cortex - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cortex aims to provide machine-learning models based on blockchain technology. It is a decentralized artificial intelligence platform that supports AI smart contract and AI execution. AI developers can upload their models on the platform, where smart contract and dApp developers can access the AI models by making a payment through CTXC token. CTXC is the native token of the platform.

Website: cortexlabs.ai
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Email ID: *****@cortexlabs.ai

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2017

Location

Singapore, Singapore

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

ICO, Mar 02, 2018, $*****

Investors

Fundamental Labs & 8 more

Ranked

188^th among 1409 active competitors

Employee Count

7 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

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Cortex is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
CORTEX LABS PTE. LTD. UEN: 201803307C , Singapore, Deadpooled	Jan 25, 2018	-	-

Cortex has raised funding over 1 round. Cortex has 9 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cortex:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 02, 2018	3401519	ICO	7227768	4359764	6858391	7153204

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The founders of Cortex is Ziqi Chen.

Here are the details of Cortex's key team members:

Ziqi Chen: Founder & CEO of Cortex. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

Cortex's Board of Directors

Cortex's board has 2 active members. Ziqi Chen is part of team and Leong Ngan Foi is independent board member.

Here is the list of Cortex's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Ziqi Chen	Team	-	Current	8y 2m
Leong Ngan Foi	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 8m
qduw{fs	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 5m
cuhqiph	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 8m
brmshun	Independent board member	-	Past	9y 5m

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Cortex's employee count trend

Cortex has 7 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Cortex's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cortex include Mysten Labs, Solana and Aptos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cortex, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Mysten Labs 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Blockchain platform offering Web3 infrastructure solutions	$336M	Andreessen Horowitz, FTX & 42 others	81/100
2nd	Solana 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Developer of enterprise infrastructure for issuing assets and digital payments	$374M	500 Global, Andreessen Horowitz & 95 others	79/100
3rd	Aptos 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series D	Provider of protocols for building blockchain-based solutions	$350M	Andreessen Horowitz, FTX & 33 others	79/100
4th	NEAR 2017, Zug (Switzerland), Series D	Public blockchain network platform	$542M	Andreessen Horowitz, Accomplice & 92 others	77/100
5th	AVA 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Series B	Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets	$368M	Andreessen Horowitz, Metastable Materials ... & 22 others	76/100
6th	Ankr 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of blockchain infrastructure node access and decentralized network services	$16M	pinup-online.in, LinkVC & 30 others	73/100
7th	Ethereum 2013, Toronto (Canada), Series B	Blockchain-based public network for decentralized applications	-	DJ Yakisoba Capital Partners, KR1 & 109 others	70/100
8th	Chain 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Blockchain solutions empowering businesses to thrive in the Web3 era	$39.5M	Visa, Nasdaq & 26 others	70/100
9th	DFINITY 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications	$164M	Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain & 61 others	68/100
10th	Avalanche 2018, Tortola (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Provider of smart contracts platform for decentralized application development	-	IPC, K300 Ventures & 44 others	68/100
188th	Cortex 2017, Singapore (Singapore), Funding Raised	Machine learning models based on blockchain technology	-	Fundamental Labs, Global Blockchain Innovative Capital ... & 7 others	39/100