Every business deserves a full team
Cortiva helps SMEs grow by filling the critical roles they can't yet afford to hire for. Our AI team members step into real positions — from operations to finance to marketing — so your business keeps moving while you build towards the team you need.
Why Cortiva?
Cortiva (pronounced Cor-TEE-va, /kɔːrˈtiːvə/) comes from two Latin roots: cortis, meaning support, and viva, meaning life. Together they form our strapline: “Supporting the life of your business.”
We believe every business deserves a full team. Most SMEs know exactly which roles they need to fill — a financial controller, a marketing lead, someone to own operations — but hiring is expensive, slow, and risky when you are still growing. Cortiva bridges the gap. Our AI team members take on those critical roles today, so your business can keep growing towards the point where you hire real people for them.
That is the measure of our success: when a customer outgrows their AI team member and hires a real person for the role. The agent runs a structured handover — transferring processes, documentation, and context — and steps aside. That is what supporting the life of your business looks like.
Our principles
The values that guide every decision we make.
Growth-Focused
Every decision we make is guided by one question: does this help our customers grow? Our AI team members are built to fill the roles that hold your business back, so you can focus on what you do best.
Transparent Pricing
No hidden fees, no per-seat surprises. You hire an AI team member at a clear monthly salary, and you know exactly what you are paying from day one. Scaling your team should never mean scaling your anxiety.
Built to Hand Over
Our agents are scaffolding, not permanent fixtures. When your business grows enough to hire a real person for the role, your AI team member runs a structured handover — complete with documentation, processes, and context.
SME-First
We build for the 20-person agency, the growing consultancy, the ambitious startup. Cortiva is designed for business owners who need results now, not enterprise procurement teams with 18-month timelines.
Powered by open-source technology
Cortiva is built on an open-source engine that powers every AI team member. The core framework is publicly available under the MIT licence — meaning the technology behind your agents is transparent, community-tested, and continuously improved by developers around the world.
For our customers, this means trust. You can see exactly how the engine works. There is no black box. The intelligence behind your Head of Finance or AR Clerk is built on foundations that thousands of developers inspect, improve, and rely on.
Cortiva HQ — the platform where you hire, manage, and monitor your AI team — is built on top of this engine. Revenue from salaries funds ongoing development of both the platform and the open-source core, creating a cycle that makes every agent smarter over time.
Built for business owners
Our team understands the reality of running an SME. We have built Cortiva for founders and owners who need to move fast, stay lean, and grow sustainably — hiring the team they need, one role at a time.