Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: February 2026

by | Feb 11, 2026 | Media, Newsletters

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front)

This month, we focus on what’s shaping the year ahead. We highlight General Partner Mike Moradi’s time at Davos 2026 and celebrate Agile Space Industries’ major milestone, the groundbreaking of its new Space Test Center in Tulsa. We’re also recapping our AGM Reception & Open House. Across the portfolio, momentum continues with this month’s Portco Highlight featuring Senslytics, alongside media and milestone updates from CorriXR, Myri Health, Apricot Health, Agentech, Onto Health, and AI Driller. We close the issue with open roles across the portfolio, a Builder Highlight on the Hyperspace Challenge, and upcoming events driving the broader ecosystem forward.

Newsletter Elements

  • Cortado News
    • GP Mike Moradi Featured on Panel at USA House during Davos 2026
    • Agile Space Breaks Ground on Tulsa Space Test Center
    • 2026 Annual General Meeting Reception & Open House
  • Portco News
    • Portco Highlight: Senslytics
    • Portcos In The News
      • CorriXR
      • Myri Health
      • Apricot Health
      • Agentech
      • Onto Health
      • AI Driller
    • Portco Jobs
  • Ecosystem News & Events
    • Builder Highlight: Hyperspace Challenge
    • Upcoming Events

Cortado News

GP Mike Moradi Discusses Future of Space at Davos 2026

Cortado Ventures General Partner Mike Moradi spoke at USA House during Davos 2026 on the panel Space: Perspectives on the Future, held alongside the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.

Joined by Max Haot of Vast, Dylan Taylor of Voyager Technologies, and moderated by SEMAFOR Editor in Chief Ben Smith, the discussion focused on how commercial space is becoming a major driver of long-term global economic growth. Topics included private space stations, orbital manufacturing, and the role of global collaboration in building sustainable space infrastructure.

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting brings together leaders from around the world to address economic, technological, and geopolitical change. USA House provides a forum for U.S. leaders to contribute to those discussions. Mike’s participation reflects Cortado’s commitment to supporting frontier industries that will shape the future economy.

Read more here.
Watch the full panel here.

 

Agile Space Breaks Ground on Tulsa Space Test Center

In November 2024, Agile Space Industries announced development plans for their Tulsa Space Test Center. On Friday, January 23rd, Agile broke ground on its new Space Center in Tulsa, marking a major milestone. The event brought together national, state, and industry leaders including our Managing Partner Nathaniel Harding.

This facility is designed to be a location for space engine testing and to support the current need for advanced in-space propulsion testing in the United States.

Key figures like Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, former NASA Administrator and Managing Partner of The Artemis Group Jim Bridenstine, and Agile Space CEO Chris Pearson all spoke on the vital role that the Tulsa Space Test Center is bound to play. The facility will ultimately anchor the growth of Oklahoma’s emerging space ecosystem. Construction is expected to be completed in 2027.

For over 15 years Agile Space Industries has led the way in aerospace propulsion and testing. With facilities in Durango, Colorado and Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, we are excited to see Tulsa, Oklahoma added to that list. This marks a huge step for Oklahoma and demonstrates the advancements being made in the region.

Read the press release here.
Read articles about the groundbreaking and the Tulsa Space Test Center below:
Agile Space Groundbreaking – The Journal Record
Agile Space Groundbreaking – Tulsa Regional Chamber
Agile Space Groundbreaking – Expansion Solutions
Tulsa Testing Facility Plans – News on 6
Tulsa Testing Facility Plans – OK Business Voice

2026 Annual General Meeting Reception & Open House

Last week, we held our Annual General Meeting, bringing together LPs and key stakeholders for a review of where we are today and where we’re headed in 2026. The meeting offered an opportunity to reflect on our progress, share updates, and look ahead with intention.

We were honored to hear from two of our portfolio company founders, learning firsthand how their companies have grown and evolved. Featured in our Founder Showcase were:

Sway Medical (Acquired by Healthy Roster 11/15/2025) – Presented by Chase Curtiss, Founder
Tobe Energy – Presented by Colby Deweese, Founder

Following the meeting, we welcomed guests to our Reception and Open House hosted at The Verge OKC, with additional support from our other sponsors, Carta and Magellan Executive Partners.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this year’s AGM Reception & Open House such a success.

 

Portco News

Portco Highlight: Senslytics

Meet this month’s PortCo highlight, Senslytics. Senslytics is an energy technology company led by CEO Blake Bixler. Recognizing the challenges and inefficiencies plaguing asset management in the energy sector, the founding team developed an AI platform to transform how engineers prevent costly equipment failures and optimize maintenance operations.

Senslytics delivers cutting-edge AI solutions that remove the guesswork from predictive maintenance for oil and gas operators, energy companies, and industrial asset managers. Their proprietary CausX AI platform analyzes operational data to identify root causes of potential failures and delivers actionable predictions with transparent reasoning. This transforms a once reactive process into a proactive strategy completed in minutes instead of hours. This revolutionary approach is powered by their product suite: ResVoirX, which enhances mudgas logging accuracy for reservoir properties, CorroX, a solution that pinpoints accelerated corrosion early to extend asset lifespan, and Contamination Monitoring, a service which prevents fluid sample issues during wireline formation tests.

We invested in Senslytics in 2022 because we recognized their unique and proven technology could transform multiple industries. Blake Bixler and advisor Hani Elshahawi bring decades of combined expertise and have channeled their knowledge into advancing the sector. We are proud to support Senslytics and look forward to their continued growth. Read about Why We Invested in Senslytics on our Cortado Ventures Insights page.

Keep up with Senslytics:
Website | Linkedin

 

Portcos In The News

CorriXR Publishes New Cancer Data, Advances Toward First Clinical Trial

 

CorriXR Therapeutics published new preclinical data in Molecular Therapy – Oncology demonstrating that CRISPR-Cas9–mediated NRF2 disruption restores chemosensitivity in head and neck and esophageal cancers. These findings extend prior lung cancer results and support CorriXR’s plan to file an IND for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

The data represents a significant step toward the first clinical application of CorriXR’s gene editing platform.

Read more here.

 

Myri Health Selected for Milken Institute Women’s Health Network

 

 

Myri Health was selected to join the Milken Institute’s Women’s Health Network, a global group focused on advancing women’s health through collaboration, prevention, and continuity of care. The recognition reflects Myri’s long-standing focus on building maternal and women’s health infrastructure well before the space gained widespread attention. As part of the network, Myri will collaborate alongside global leaders working to shape the future of women’s health.

Building on this momentum, Myri Health was also nominated globally for the MedTech World Awards 2026 as one of five companies recognized in the FemTech category. The nomination further highlights Myri’s growing impact in maternal health and equitable care delivery on a global stage.

Read more about Myri’s Milken Institute selection.
Read more about Myri’s MedTech World Awards 2026 nomination.
Vote for Myri here.

Apricot Health Launches AI Partnership with Advanced Home Health and Royal Care

 

Advanced Home Health and Hospice and Royal Care have each officially launched Apricot Health as their AI partner to support clinicians and streamline clinical documentation across their home health organizations. These deployments are designed to reduce clinician burden while maintaining high standards for documentation accuracy, quality, and compliance.

The announcements reflect the continued adoption of Apricot’s platform across home health settings, supporting care teams while improving operational workflows.

Read more about their partnership with Advanced Home Health.
Read more about their partnership with Royal Care.

Agentech AI Deployed Across PuroClean Disaster Services

 

Agentech announced that PuroClean Disaster Services is deploying its agentic AI workflows across restoration operations to strengthen claims compliance, invoice defensibility, and revenue capture. Early results from the rollout have already identified an average of $225 in additional revenue per file, while also improving documentation quality and meeting carrier service level agreements (SLAs).

This deployment highlights the growing role of AI-driven workflows in operational efficiency and financial performance within the restoration and insurance ecosystem.

Read more here.

Dr. Roohi Jeelani Named CEO and Founder of Onto Health

 

Dr. Roohi Jeelani, MD, FACOG, a nationally recognized leader in reproductive health and oncofertility, has been named CEO and Founder of Onto Health. Her appointment marks an important next chapter for the company as it expands its proactive, whole-person approach to fertility care.

Under Dr. Jeelani’s leadership, Onto Health is continuing its growth into Chicago and beyond while advancing access to integrated reproductive health services.

Read more here.

AI Driller’s Tyler Roane Named Power Brokers of the Patch Panelist

 

AI Driller’s Tyler Roane, West Texas Operations Manager, has been named a panelist for Power Brokers of the Patch, highlighting his leadership and deep technical experience in Permian Basin asset development. The recognition underscores AI Driller’s on-the-ground expertise across drilling, completions, production, and reservoir engineering ahead of the upcoming event.

Read more here.

Portco Jobs

Our portfolio companies are growing. Explore open roles across sectors from engineering and sales to data science and operations.

Builder Highlight: Hyperspace Challenge

 

Our highlight this month is Hyperspace Challenge, an Albuquerque-based ecosystem builder. Hyperspace Challenge focuses on strengthening the state’s space innovation community by connecting startups, researchers, and government partners. Fueled by organizations like the U.S. Space Force and the Air Force Research Lab, the program helps early-stage teams align their technologies with real mission needs in the realm of space. The organization is set apart through its emphasis on collaboration over competition, creating direct pathways between entrepreneurs, academia, and federal customers. Rather than functioning like a traditional accelerator, it prioritizes relationship-building, customer discovery, and long-term partnerships. By bringing together diverse players across sectors, Hyperspace Challenge helps grow a more connected, resilient space ecosystem while supporting economic development and workforce growth in New Mexico.

Keep up with Hyperspace Challenge:
Website | Linkedin

Ecosystem Events