Cortado Ventures Invests in Dockware
Cortado Ventures is excited to announce our investment in Dockware, a company transforming the warehouse dock from one of the supply chain’s biggest blind spots into a data-rich source of truth.
The dock is where freight meets the real world. Until now, it’s been plagued by bad scans, incorrect dimensions, damaged pallets, and incomplete counts. These routine errors lead to pricing disputes, insurance claims, and strained customer relationships. As logistics shifts toward density-based pricing and AI-driven optimization, the need for accurate, real-time data at the dock has never been more critical.
Dockware is solving this challenge with a computer vision and edge computing platform purpose built for the dock. Whether using their mobile app or autonomous sensor suite, Dockware captures dimensions, detects damage, reads labels, and more, instantly and without slowing workers down. The result? Messy freight becomes clean, actionable data.
Founded by Conor Godfrey, Josh Hathaway, and Tarek Kandalaft, the Dockware team draws on deep experience in building precision systems at scale, honed while building rockets, and is now applying that same rigor to freight infrastructure.
Our investment in Dockware reflects Cortado Ventures’ thesis of backing founder-led, B2B companies solving complex problems in large, legacy industries through technology and innovation. Logistics is a cornerstone of the Midcontinent economy, and Dockware’s ability to bridge the gap between physical freight and digital operations positions them to create outsized impact in the region and beyond.
Cortado Ventures joined this $2.5M funding round, led by Zenda Capital, to support Dockware’s mission of rebuilding the physical-digital connection in logistics from the dock up. Read Zenda Capital’s full press release on Dockware here.
About Dockware
Dockware delivers real-time freight visibility from the dock, combining AI, computer vision, and edge computing to capture clean, reliable data without disrupting workflows. Learn more at dockware.ai.
About Cortado Ventures
Cortado Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in ambitious, growth-driven companies, backing a new generation of economic prosperity for the Midcontinent region, defined as Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico. As one of the largest VC funds in Oklahoma, Cortado’s focus is on tech companies bringing innovative solutions to the energy and logistics, life sciences, and the future of work sectors. For more information, visit cortado.ventures.