Cortix Intelligence

Cortix
Tension Report.

Deal analysis and investment committee reports. Adversarial research that stress-tests the thesis before you commit.

What it is.

Cortix Tension Report is an adversarial deal analysis tool built for investors, deal teams, and anyone evaluating an opportunity where the stakes are high enough to demand a second opinion — one that isn't trying to sell you the deal.

You provide the context — upload a CIM, pitch deck, financials, or any deal documents. Add web research to pull in market data, competitive intelligence, and public information. The engine cross-examines everything, challenges the thesis from multiple angles, and produces a report with clear, evidence-based perspectives and recommendations.

How it works.

Input

Upload deal documents — CIMs, decks, financials, models. Add web research to enrich the analysis with market context, competitive dynamics, and public signals.

Query

Build a detailed, dynamic query. Define the thesis you want tested, the questions you need answered, and the dimensions you want explored.

Analysis

The Cortix Engine runs adversarial reasoning across every dimension — challenging assumptions, identifying contradictions, and stress-testing the thesis.

Output

A detailed, committee-ready report with strong, evidence-based perspectives and recommendations. Not a draft — a finished work product.

What the report covers.

Every Tension Report is structured around the dimensions that matter to the decision. Typical coverage includes:

01 Thesis validation — evidence for and against the core investment thesis
02 Red flags — risks, contradictions, and warning signs across all dimensions
03 Upside analysis — opportunities, catalysts, and underappreciated strengths
04 Market and competitive context — positioning, dynamics, and disruption risk
05 Financial analysis — revenue quality, capital structure, and sustainability
06 Management and governance assessment
07 Recommendations — clear, evidence-backed perspectives on the opportunity

Sample tension scoring

Revenue quality

Market position

Management

Competitive risk

Capital structure

Governance

Who it's for.

Private equity firms running deal flow. Venture investors evaluating opportunities. Corporate development teams assessing acquisitions. Family offices reviewing direct investments. Anyone who needs the depth of a dedicated research operation on a deal — without the timeline or cost of a traditional engagement.

Powered by Cortix Depth.

Cortix Tension Report runs on the same proprietary engine and reasoning methodology behind Cortix Advisory engagements.

The architecture

Cortix Stack.

Engines stacked and orchestrated at whatever scale the problem demands — running in parallel, without ceiling. The deeper the question, the more capability we bring to bear.

The reasoning

Cortix Lens.

A proprietary methodology that challenges, cross-examines, and resolves every finding before it surfaces. Cortix Lens is what makes the output accountable to evidence.

Patent pending