Jeremy Achin
General Partner
Cortical Ventures
Jeremy Achin is a General Partner at Cortical Ventures and co-founder of DataRobot, with a background in building applied AI companies.
Bio
Professional summary
Igor Taber is an AI-focused investor and General Partner at Cortical Ventures. The firm’s official website positions Cortical as a hands-on early-stage AI investor that leads pre-seed and seed rounds and focuses on Physical AI, production AI deployment, and AI for Good. Public launch coverage describes Taber as a co-founder of Cortical alongside Jeremy Achin, with a background that includes Corporate Development at DataRobot and earlier investing at Intel Capital. This combination suggests a strong fit for founders building AI infrastructure, production deployment tools, and technically deep AI companies where go-to-market, fundraising, partnerships, or M&A context may matter.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
pre-seedseedearly-stage
Sector
AIAI infrastructurephysical AIvertical AI workflowsenterprise AIdeep technology
Thesis
Early-stage AI companiesPhysical AIAI infrastructure and production deploymentVertical AI-first workflows
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
DataRobotWeaviateE2BFALImmerokSpear AI
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Position the startup as a serious AI infrastructure or applied AI company that can move from demo to production, with a clear early wedge and technical moat.
Personalization hooks
- 1Connect the pitch to production-grade AI deployment rather than generic AI hype.
- 2Reference DataRobot or Intel Capital background only when relevant to AI commercialization, corporate development, or platform strategy.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Cortical’s current site says the firm leads at pre-seed and seed.
Cortical’s current site emphasizes AI pipelines, agentic infrastructure, and vertical AI-first workflows under the AI Production Gap theme.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Cortical VenturesFounder and General PartnerCurrent
Education
- University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton SchoolB.S./B.A.
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