by Cortado Ventures Media | Jul 14, 2022 | Blog, Media
Thinking about pitching your startup to our team at Cortado? Read on to gain a better understanding of the type of companies we’re most likely to invest in. Since Cortado’s inception in 2020, we’ve invested in 27 companies, each one of which has helped us to further...
by Susan Moring | Jul 11, 2022 | Blog
With the current state of the markets, many Silicon Valley VCs are slowing down their investment dollars and changing their strategies to be more disciplined. In the Midcontinent — which includes Oklahoma, Missouri, North Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, and Kansas — we’re...
by Cortado Ventures Media | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog, Media, Portfolio Companies
Q&A with Joey Wignarajah, co-founder of Oklahoma’s first venture studio, backed by Cortado Ventures At Cortado Ventures, we partner with best-in-class operators building a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in our region. We do this because we love being a...
by Cortado Ventures Media | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog, Media, Portfolio Companies
Mortgage automation so good, you can Ardley believe it. An interesting aspect of fintech investing is the need to understand how well a product will perform (and how it will create value for its customers) in various economic environments. The mortgage industry...
by Nathaniel Harding | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog
NAICS codes are vital to commercial underwriting, lending, fraud detection, payment processing, customer segmentation, and more. However, classifications are wrong nearly 50% of the time. This Medium post from Cortado Principal, Susan Moring, explains how Relativity6...
by Nathaniel Harding | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog
This story is written by J.D. Baker, Kayte Spillman, and Greg Horton. Out from the Gloomy Past: The Rise and Legacy of Oklahoma City’s Black Entrepreneurship. J.D. Baker, a platform manager at Cortado Ventures, writes about the history of Black-owned businesses...