About Cortex Capital
Built by operators, for operators.
We started Cortex because getting capital as a growing business was slower, vaguer, and more expensive than it needed to be. So we built the lender we wanted to borrow from.
- Capital deployed
- $400M+
- Typical time to fund
- 24 hrs
- Businesses funded
- 2,100+
- Client rating
- 4.9 / 5
What we believe
Three words we hold ourselves to.
Capital should be fast without being careless, and clear without being cold. These are the standards every offer, call, and portal screen has to meet.
Precision
Every offer is written in one number: what you receive, what you repay, and when. No blended rates, no footnotes that change the math. Our underwriting reads your bank activity line by line, so the decision reflects the business you actually run.
Performance
We fund businesses on how they perform, not on how a credit bureau scores them. Deposits, consistency, and momentum carry more weight than a three-digit number. That is why owners with thin credit files get real answers from us within a day.
Partnership
Funding is the start of the relationship, not the end. A named specialist stays with you after the wire lands, renewal terms improve as you perform, and the portal shows your position in real time. When your business grows, your capital should grow with it.
The team
People who pick up the phone.
A small, senior team with backgrounds in credit, operations, and the businesses we fund. You will know your specialist by name.
Max Green
Founder & Managing Partner
Twenty years across credit and operations. Built Cortex to run the way he wished lenders had when he was the borrower.
Jacob Novak
Head of Capital Markets
Structures facilities and manages funding partners so clients get certainty of close.
Adrienne Whitfield
Head of Underwriting
Leads performance-based underwriting. Believes deposit history says more than a credit score.
Sofia Ricci
Head of Risk & Compliance
Keeps every facility inside the lines — coverage, filings, and the disclosures that make an offer honest.
Thomas White
Director of Client Relations
Your first call and your last. Runs the specialist desk and owns the client experience after funding.
Camille Brooks
Head of Operations
Keeps the process precise: verification, funding, and the portal that shows it all.
Thomas Garcia
Senior Capital Specialist
Guides operators from application to funding, and knows every offer line by line.
Let's talk about your next move.
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