Who sponsors Cortex
24 brands have sponsored Cortex across 6 seasons since 2021. Not here yet: fashion & lifestyle, home & building.
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Sponsor history
Sponsors down, seasons across. Dark cells are title, presenting or principal deals. Confirmed rows only.
| Sponsor | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9To5Mac | · | In-video | · | · | · | · |
| Airtable | · | In-video | · | · | · | · |
| Asana | · | · | In-video | · | · | · |
| Factor | · | · | In-video | · | · | · |
| Fitbod | · | · | · | · | · | In-video |
| Good | · | · | · | · | In-video | · |
| Huel | · | · | In-video | · | · | · |
| Hullo | · | In-video | · | · | · | · |
| Incogni | · | · | · | · | In-video | · |
| Issuu | · | · | In-video | · | · | · |
| Kickstarter | · | · | · | · | In-video | · |
| LinkedIn Jobs | · | In-video | · | · | · | · |
| Macrumors | · | In-video | · | · | · | · |
| Macstories | In-video | · | · | · | · | · |
| Memberful | · | · | · | · | In-video | · |
| Myke | In-video | · | · | · | · | · |
| Nexos | · | · | · | · | In-video | · |
| Notion | · | · | · | In-video | · | · |
| Rocket Money | · | · | In-video | · | · | · |
| Sentry | · | · | · | · | · | In-video |
| Squarespace | · | · | · | · | · | In-video |
| Wealthfront | · | In-video | · | · | · | · |
| Working Copy 3 | · | In-video | · | · | · | · |
| Zocdoc | · | · | · | · | In-video | · |
How crowded each season was
More logos means less room to stand out. Seasons with fewer than five sponsors on record are probably incomplete.
Who came back
Sponsors of one season who were back the next.
The sponsors
Most seasons first. Tiers as printed by the organiser or reported in the trade press.
| Brand | Category | Tier | Seasons | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitbod | Technology & software | In-video ad read | 2026 | |
| Sentry | – | In-video ad read | 2026 | |
| Squarespace | Technology & software | In-video ad read | 2026 | |
| Good | – | In-video ad read | 2025 | |
| Incogni | Technology & software | In-video ad read | 2025 | |
| Kickstarter | – | In-video ad read | 2025 | |
| Memberful | – | In-video ad read | 2025 | |
| Nexos | – | In-video ad read | 2025 | |
| Zocdoc | Healthcare | In-video ad read | 2025 | |
| Notion | Technology & software | In-video ad read | 2024 | |
| Asana | Technology & software | In-video ad read | 2023 | |
| Factor | Food | In-video ad read | 2023 | |
| Huel | Food | In-video ad read | 2023 | |
| Issuu | – | In-video ad read | 2023 | |
| Rocket Money | Banking & finance | In-video ad read | 2023 | |
| 9To5Mac | – | In-video ad read | 2022 | |
| Airtable | Technology & software | In-video ad read | 2022 | |
| Hullo | – | In-video ad read | 2022 | |
| LinkedIn Jobs | – | In-video ad read | 2022 | |
| Macrumors | – | In-video ad read | 2022 | |
| Wealthfront | Banking & finance | In-video ad read | 2022 | |
| Working Copy 3 | – | In-video ad read | 2022 | |
| Macstories | – | In-video ad read | 2021 | |
| Myke | – | In-video ad read | 2021 |
Show all 24 sponsors
17 more brands listed but not confirmed on the source
| Brand | What the check found | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonaws | 2025 | |
| Claude | 2024 | |
| Cottonbureau | 2024 | |
| Croissantapp | 2024 | |
| Duolingo | 2024 | |
| WHOOP | 2024 | |
| Culturedcode | 2023 | |
| Slack | 2023 | |
| Studioneat | 2023 | |
| Bellroy | 2022 | |
| OpenAI | 2022 | |
| Peakdesign | 2022 | |
| Trade Coffee | 2022 | |
| Flexibits | 2021 | |
| Meetcarrot | 2021 | |
| Omnigroup | 2021 | |
| Themesystem | 2021 |
Categories here
Not here yet
Categories common on other business, tech and industry properties with no sponsor here.
For organisers, the open categories. For brands in them, room without a rival.
Brands on similar properties, not on this one
They sponsor two or more other business, tech and industry properties. For organisers, the shortlist.
Similar business, tech and industry properties
Every deal, with its source41 rows · what our check found on each source page
In-video ad read · Podcast · 23 Mar 2026
Fitbod is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 59 episodes between 2026-03-23 and 2026-08-19, most recently '182: Reporting on the World’s Most Secretive Tech Company, with Mark Gurman'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 23 Mar 2026
Squarespace is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 62 episodes between 2026-03-23 and 2026-08-19, most recently '182: Reporting on the World’s Most Secretive Tech Company, with Mark Gurman'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 23 Mar 2026
Sentry is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 12 episodes between 2026-03-23 and 2026-08-19, most recently '182: Reporting on the World’s Most Secretive Tech Company, with Mark Gurman'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 11 Nov 2025
Good is promoted with a listener offer link (good.store) in the show notes of 2 episodes between 2025-11-11 and 2026-01-15, most recently '175: Technology Connections – State of the Workflow'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 21 Oct 2025
Incogni is linked (incogni.com) in the show notes of 1 episode on 2025-10-21, most recently '172: David Pierce – State of the Workflow'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 15 Sep 2025
Nexos is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 1 episode on 2025-09-15, most recently '171: Casey Newton – State of the Workflow'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 18 Aug 2025
Kickstarter is promoted with a listener offer link (kickstarter.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2025-08-18 and 2026-06-22, most recently '180: From Instagram Poems to a Bestselling Book, with Loryn Brantz'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 31 Jan 2025
Zocdoc is promoted with a listener offer link (zocdoc.com) in the show notes of 5 episodes between 2025-01-31 and 2025-06-24, most recently '168: Austin Evans – State of the Workflow'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 31 Jan 2025
Memberful is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 1 episode on 2025-01-31, most recently '163: Start a Timer, Make a Decision'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 25 Apr 2024
Notion is promoted with a listener offer link (notion.com) in the show notes of 11 episodes between 2024-04-25 and 2026-03-23, most recently '177: How Major Life Changes Reshape Creative Workflows, With Quinn Nelson'.
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In-video ad read · Podcast · 20 Nov 2023
Rocket Money is promoted with a listener offer link (rocketmoney.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2023-11-20 and 2025-05-29, most recently '167: Ten Years of Cortex'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 27 Oct 2023
Asana is linked (asana.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2023-10-27 and 2025-02-19, most recently '164: Screen Crimes: The Ghost Device'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 22 Jul 2023
Factor is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 5 episodes between 2023-07-22 and 2025-09-15, most recently '171: Casey Newton – State of the Workflow'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 19 Jan 2023
Issuu is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2023-01-19 and 2023-03-16, most recently '139: The Perils of Being Left-Handed'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 19 Jan 2023
Huel is linked (uk.huel.com) in the show notes of 1 episode on 2023-01-19, most recently '137: A Barometer of Twitter'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 15 Nov 2022
Airtable is linked (airtable.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2022-11-15 and 2025-11-11, most recently '173: Hank Green – State of the Workflow'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 5 Sep 2022
Working Copy 3 is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 1 episode on 2022-09-05, most recently '133: The Ethics of AI Art'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 13 Jun 2022
9To5Mac is promoted with a listener offer link (9to5mac.com) in the show notes of 4 episodes between 2022-06-13 and 2026-08-19, most recently '182: Reporting on the World’s Most Secretive Tech Company, with Mark Gurman'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 13 Jun 2022
Macrumors is promoted with a listener offer link (macrumors.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2022-06-13 and 2024-11-19, most recently '161: I Fight Prime Numbers'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 27 Apr 2022
Wealthfront is promoted with a listener offer link (wealthfront.com) in the show notes of 4 episodes between 2022-04-27 and 2022-10-19, most recently '134: AI Art Will Make Marionettes Of Us All Before It Destroys The World'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 8 Mar 2022
LinkedIn Jobs is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 1 episode on 2022-03-08, most recently '126: Tempting the Universe'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 25 Jan 2022
Hullo is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2022-01-25 and 2023-12-15, most recently '150: 2024 Yearly Themes'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 18 Nov 2021
Macstories is promoted with a listener offer link (macstories.net) in the show notes of 6 episodes between 2021-11-18 and 2024-06-17, most recently '156: Average Content'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 15 Sep 2021
Myke is promoted with a listener offer link (myke.so) in the show notes of 6 episodes between 2021-09-15 and 2025-02-19, most recently '164: Screen Crimes: The Ghost Device'.
17 more rows we could not confirm
The source does not name the brand, names it without saying it sponsored, or could not be loaded and is not trade press or an official page. Not counted anywhere on this page.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 21 Oct 2025
Amazonaws is promoted with a listener offer link (relayfm.s3.amazonaws.com) in the show notes of 28 episodes between 2025-10-21 and 2026-03-23, most recently '177: How Major Life Changes Reshape Creative Workflows, With Quinn Nelson'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 28 Oct 2024
Claude is linked (claude.ai) in the show notes of 2 episodes between 2024-10-28 and 2025-06-24, most recently '168: Austin Evans – State of the Workflow'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 28 Oct 2024
Croissantapp is promoted with a listener offer link (croissantapp.com) in the show notes of 2 episodes between 2024-10-28 and 2024-11-19, most recently '161: I Fight Prime Numbers'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 28 Oct 2024
WHOOP is linked (whoop.com) in the show notes of 1 episode on 2024-10-28, most recently '160: State of the Apps 2025'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 28 Oct 2024
Duolingo is linked (duolingo.com) in the show notes of 1 episode on 2024-10-28, most recently '160: State of the Apps 2025'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 16 Jan 2024
Cottonbureau is promoted with a listener offer link (cottonbureau.com) in the show notes of 22 episodes between 2024-01-16 and 2025-11-11, most recently '173: Hank Green – State of the Workflow'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 27 Oct 2023
Culturedcode is promoted with a listener offer link (culturedcode.com) in the show notes of 4 episodes between 2023-10-27 and 2026-08-19, most recently '182: Reporting on the World’s Most Secretive Tech Company, with Mark Gurman'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 27 Oct 2023
Slack is promoted with a listener offer link (slack.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2023-10-27 and 2025-06-24, most recently '168: Austin Evans – State of the Workflow'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 23 Feb 2023
Studioneat is promoted with a listener offer link (studioneat.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2023-02-23 and 2024-05-23, most recently '155: State of the Hardware 2024'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 15 Nov 2022
Trade Coffee is named as a sponsor in the show notes of 1 episode on 2022-11-15, most recently '135: State of the Apps 2023'.
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In-video ad read · Podcast · 19 Oct 2022
OpenAI is linked (chat.openai.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2022-10-19 and 2023-10-27, most recently '148: State of the Apps 2024'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 8 Mar 2022
Peakdesign is promoted with a listener offer link (peakdesign.com) in the show notes of 4 episodes between 2022-03-08 and 2024-09-16, most recently '159: The Magnetic Pull of September'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 8 Mar 2022
Bellroy is promoted with a listener offer link (bellroy.com) in the show notes of 5 episodes between 2022-03-08 and 2024-05-23, most recently '155: State of the Hardware 2024'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 18 Nov 2021
Omnigroup is promoted with a listener offer link (omnigroup.com) in the show notes of 4 episodes between 2021-11-18 and 2024-10-28, most recently '160: State of the Apps 2025'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 18 Nov 2021
Meetcarrot is promoted with a listener offer link (meetcarrot.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2021-11-18 and 2023-10-27, most recently '148: State of the Apps 2024'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 18 Nov 2021
Flexibits is promoted with a listener offer link (flexibits.com) in the show notes of 3 episodes between 2021-11-18 and 2023-10-27, most recently '148: State of the Apps 2024'.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 15 Sep 2021
Themesystem is promoted with a listener offer link (themesystem.com) in the show notes of 5 episodes between 2021-09-15 and 2024-12-10, most recently '162: 2025 Yearly Themes'.
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