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Creating inclusive economic growth in St. Louis by uniting diverse innovators, spaces, and organizations to transform ideas into solutions.
Our mission is to create equitable opportunities for a thriving community of innovation. We do more than connect businesses, we drive regional economic growth and empower companies at all stages with premier facilities, enriching programs, and robust partnerships.
$2.1+ Billion
$950M+
15,000
We are Cortex
Meet the People
WE ARE CORTEX showcases some of the faces of Cortex, including entrepreneurs and scientists, food servers and coders, and a smattering of the people who make our world go ‘round within our District. These are the people envisioning innovation, feeding innovation, coding innovation, fostering innovation, engineering innovation, creating innovation, fueling innovation, protecting innovation, generating innovation, and advancing innovation.
Lydia
Bake Lab Technician
Isabel
Community Operations Coordinator
Guillermo
Co-Founder & CSO
Bake
Assistant Manager
Jade
Senior Manager of Recruitment and Admissions
Shalaka
Senior Scientist
Justin
Director of Regional Workforce Strategy
Mike
Founder & Executive Director
Cory
Software Developer
Irina
Account Executive
Adjo
Owner & Founder
Events
Happening @ Cortex
Sep
10
Sameem Pop Up Lunch
Oct
1
Small Business Legal Clinic
Join Cortex's Square One and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri for Small Business Legal Clinic the 1st Tuesday of each month. Free 30-minute sessions available.
Virtual - please register for link
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free
