Our story

Why we started Cortex.

We kept watching the same thing happen. A local business pays somebody thousands for a website, and six months later they can't get ahold of the person who built it. Or they're stuck on Wix trying to figure out why the contact form stopped working.

The pattern is always the same: the site, the hosting, the email, and the systems around them belong to different vendors who never talk to each other, and things fall in the gaps.

Cortex exists to keep those pieces close together. When the same team builds the site, runs the hosting, and understands the systems around it, the whole thing can be maintained as one piece.

A few quick facts
Founded
2026
Location
Norman, Oklahoma
Focus
Websites, applications & infrastructure
Approach
Hands-on, direct communication
The team

That's us.

When you email, one of us reads it. When you call, one of us picks up. No ticket queue, no account manager, no handoffs.

Jacob Upchurch

Jacob Upchurch

Founder

I handle the bulk of the web development, from front-end builds to the backend logic and database work that keeps everything running. My background is in network infrastructure and systems administration, so security is built into every site and server I touch, not bolted on later. If it involves code, data, or keeping things locked down, it goes through me.

(405) 520-7347
Jansen Matzell

Jansen Matzell

Founder

I work across front-end development, project planning, and the client side of every build. I'm usually the person you'll talk to first, and my job is turning a rough idea into a scoped plan, then building a good share of what ships. If you're not sure what your business needs yet, that's exactly the conversation to have with me.

(405) 312-7788
How we work

Our ground rules.

You talk to us directly. You text or email, one of us responds. The person answering is one of the people who built your system.

Everything under one roof. The site, the hosting, the DNS, the email. When one team runs all of it, nothing falls between vendors.

We build like we'll be maintaining it. Because we usually are. Cleaner builds, fewer moving parts, and fixes that don't wait on a third party.

We explain the tradeoffs. If a cheaper option makes sense, we'll say so. If something is risky, we'll say that too. The goal is a good call, not the biggest project possible.

Think we'd be a good fit?

We're not for everyone, and that's fine. But if you want a team that's small, responsive, and invested in your success, let's talk.

Get in touch