by Nathaniel Harding | Mar 20, 2023 | Blog
OKLAHOMA CITY (MARCH 20, 2023) — Cortado Ventures announced today that it has begun the third close of Fund II, at $60 million of its $80 million seed Fund II. The Oklahoma City-based venture capital firm launched its second fund last year with the intent of bringing...
by Nathaniel Harding | Mar 18, 2023 | Newsletters
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this month’s Doubleshot Newsletter, you will find: Builder Highlight: OVRC on the Road Team Highlight: Spring 2023 Interns LP Highlight: Bond Payne and Renzi Stone Cortado News PortCo Updates Ecosystem News & Events Special...
by Nathaniel Harding | Mar 4, 2023 | Blog
As a single mother of two kids, Allison Watkins had learned, with a lot of work, what it takes to start a patented products venture, raise $6 million in capital, and to go through the testing and FDA review necessary to just get started. Read Full Article on The...
by Nathaniel Harding | Mar 2, 2023 | Blog
Last year at Cortado, we wrote about Industry 4.0 and the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI). One of our major investment themes is to back companies bringing AI to necessary and recession-proof industrial sectors, including energy and logistics. The “third wave” of...
by Nathaniel Harding | Feb 24, 2023 | Blog
OKLAHOMA CITY – Entrepreneurship is on the rise Oklahoma City, and The Verge is looking to invest. Spearheaded by Cortado Ventures in collaboration with the Inasmuch Foundation and Flourish, The Verge is a new nonprofit whose aim is to serve, support and champion...