Cortex

Acquires engineering services firms and uses AI to boost margins from 15% to 30%+

Summer 2025 AI/Engineering Services cortex-ventures.com ↗

About

Acquires engineering services firms at 6-8x EBITDA, uses proprietary AI to boost margins from 15% to 30%+, and exits at premium tech multiples. Technology captures knowledge and augments workflows across engineering firms. Founded at Harvard Business School, selected for HBS New Venture Competition.

Team (2)

Vidhan Bhaiya

CEO & Co-Founder

Harvard MBA 2026. Manages pilots and partnerships. Focused on helping factories deploy AI.

Eashaan Gunapati

Co-Founder

Harvard Business School MBA 2026. Focuses on user research and product strategy. Cortex is building AI that takes hardware designs from concept to production in weeks instead of years.