Igor Taber
General Partner
Cortical Ventures
Igor Taber is a General Partner at Cortical Ventures, an AI-focused early-stage firm, with prior public background connected to DataRobot and Intel Capital.
Bio
Professional summary
Sheamus McGovern is listed in public investor sources as a Venture Partner at Cortical Ventures, with a focus on AI and robotics. Public profiles and event pages describe him as the founder of ODSC AI, one of the major data science and AI conference communities, and as Head of AI at Cortical Ventures. His background includes software architecture, data engineering, trading technology, and AI-related leadership roles according to public investor databases. Cortical Ventures' website describes the firm's AI interests broadly, including AI pipelines, agentic infrastructure, vertical AI-first workflows, AI-driven human engagement, and defense tech.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
seedSeries A
Sector
AI infrastructureAIroboticsagentic AIdata science tooling
Thesis
AI infrastructureagentic AI workflowsAI and roboticsAI production gap
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
A founder should lead with a practical AI systems problem rather than a generic AI narrative: how the product automates real workflows, handles production constraints, or helps teams use AI more effectively. References to agentic infrastructure, AI skill shifts, or developer/data-science adoption are likely more relevant than broad market hype.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference his ODSC AI background and community exposure to AI practitioners.
- 2Tie the pitch to agentic AI workflows if the product automates real production tasks.
- 3Mention Cortical's AI infrastructure themes rather than only application-layer AI.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
A May 2026 London event page listed Sheamus McGovern as speaker for a talk on agentic AI workflows and MCP.
Public 2025 podcast and webinar pages describe him discussing AI-era career skills and AI trends.
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