Innovation for Critical Industries
The transformation of global industry is taking place at technological and geographic intersections in America’s Midcontinent Region.
We invest and get involved early, bringing together experienced technical founders and industry giants with the footprint to drive significant change in their sectors.
True innovations transform how we live and work, and make the impossible possible.
We focus on seed-stage frontier tech companies serving large legacy industries where transformation is difficult, but potential impact and returns are immense.
Our companies deliver practical applications of new technologies that vastly improve heavy labor environments and functions.
We look for exponential improvements to current productivity and safety standards and “crazy” ideas that will change the world.
Launching disruptive technologies and bringing them to our network
Key sectors
Select portfolio company
select corporate partners
Energy
AI-enabled real time jobsite hazard evaluation so organizations can act quickly to address risks to their people, environment, assets, and reputation.
Healthcare
A gene editing platform that utilizes a unique CRISPR/Cas biomolecular tool to knock out drug resistance in cancer cells.
Manufacturing
Micro-sized hybrid polymer modifiers that make high-performing materials easy to use and accessible to all.
Mobility & Logistics
An underground robotic logistics system that delivers orders direct to customers in seconds.
What We Look For
Seed Stage | B2B Tech | Critical Industry Focus | Experienced Founders | Capital Efficiency
Oklahoma City based, investing throughout the U.S. Midcontinent
The founders most capable of disrupting legacy industries are concentrated where those industries operate, in the Midcontinent region. These trailblazers have hands-on experience in the field, technical prowess, and the courage to challenge the biggest players in the game.
Outperforming Silicon Valley
High Win Rate
2/3
of our Seed rounds have gone on to raise Series A rounds (2x industry average)
Industry Validation
100
institutional investors have co-invested or followed-on with Cortado
Outsized ROI
$1.5B
total enterprise value of our portfolio from $30M deployed
Location
600 N Robinson, Suite 600,
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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