Our story

The problem we kept seeing.

The same thing happens all over town. 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 somebody comes out to look at the Wi-Fi, leaves a $200 bill, and nobody can say what actually changed. Or the website needs an update and the only help on offer is a support bot going in circles.

The pattern is always the same: the computers, the network, the email, and the website belong to different vendors who never talk to each other, and things fall in the gaps.

Technology is part of everyday life now, and it never stops changing. Most businesses around here have plenty to deal with before the printer starts acting up. So Cortex keeps the pieces close together for our community: one local team that sets your technology up, manages it, and explains it in plain English, so the whole thing gets maintained as one piece.

And when you reach out, your problem doesn't become a ticket number in a queue. It becomes a priority for the two of us to resolve quickly and properly, keeping a smile on your face and the Advil in the cabinet.

A few quick facts
Founded
2026
Location
Norman, Oklahoma
Focus
IT consulting, websites & 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