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Cortex AI

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Cortex AI builds a real-world data engine for embodied AI, sourcing what it calls the largest, most diverse workplace robot and egocentric dataset rather than lab or simulated data. It collects three data types: egocentric human video with hand/body pose, depth and subtask labels; robot trajectories from manipulators and humanoids in live industrial settings; and human-in-the-loop rollouts and evaluations where remote operators recover robots when they fail, feeding recovery data back into training. Its Cortex Marketplace pays workplaces to host data-collection and evaluation sessions while giving robotics labs access to in-the-wild data. Its data has been used to help build robot foundation models such as MolmoAct2.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, US
Founded2025
Corporate funding$6M
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typePhysical AI software
Market segmentCorporate
StageY Combinator (F25)
FoundersLucas Ngoo (Co-founder & CEO)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-16
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordY CombinatorTaro Fukuyama
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-09-01Cortex AI joins Y Combinator Fall 2025 (F25) batch building real-world robot and egocentric data for embodied AIY Combinator
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