Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: November 2025

by | Nov 12, 2025 | Media, Newsletters

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front)

This month, we’re sharing why we invested in Dockware, a company transforming warehouse intelligence through real-time freight visibility and data automation. Our Portco Highlight features Sway Medical, driving innovation in mobile health assessments and athlete safety. From portfolio milestones to major ecosystem wins, the Midcontinent continues to make headlines. Learn more about Startup Colorado in this month’s Builder Highlight, explore upcoming startup and investor events across Oklahoma, and browse open career opportunities with our growing portfolio companies.

Newsletter Elements

  • Cortado News
    • Why We Invested: Dockware
  • Portco News
    • Portco Highlight: Sway Medical
    • Portcos In The News
      • Ardley
      • Myri Health
      • Cadenza Biotechnologies
      • Mito Material Solutions
      • Boddle Learning
      • Agentech
      • Onto Health
    • Portco Jobs
  • Ecosystem News & Events
    • Builder Highlight: Startup Colorado
    • Upcoming Events

Cortado News

Why We Invested: Dockware

In our latest Why We Invested blog, Investment Associate Mansi Patel explains the reasoning behind the investment, from Dockware’s vision for real-time freight accuracy to their innovative approach to automating shipment data through AI.

Dockware is helping carriers, shippers, and warehouses recover lost revenue, streamline operations, and bring long-overdue innovation to one of the world’s most essential industries: logistics.

Read “Why We Invested in: Dockware” on Medium.

Portco News

Portco Highlight: Sway Medical

This month’s Portco Highlight is Sway Medical, led by Alex Pettigrew and Chase Curtiss. Sway’s mission is to make sports injury diagnostics more accessible and efficient. Founded in 2011, Sway has facilitated over 3 million tests on its platform and is well on its way to achieving its goals.

Sway’s mobile app helps trainers, coaches, and athletes quickly assess injuries right after they happen. The app includes simple, science-backed tests for balance, cognition, and reaction time, as well as symptom surveys that help track recovery and keep athletes safe.

Sway stands out for its commitment to accuracy. They partner with independent researchers and medical experts to make sure every test meets high standards. Most recently, Sway announced an integration with Teamworks Performance, expanding how their platform supports athletic programs and performance monitoring nationwide.

Their tools aren’t just used on the sidelines but have also become a resource in healthcare settings, rehab clinics, and wellness programs across the country.

Stay up to date with Sway Medical here.
Sway Medical Integrates with Teamworks Performance.

Portcos In The News


Ardley Launches New Intelligence Platform and Champions Women

Ardley has introduced a new refinance and recapture intelligence platform in partnership with Cenlar FSB, the nation’s leading mortgage subservicer. The platform provides lenders with advanced analytics, real-time borrower insights, and retention tools to help navigate changing rate environments and strengthen portfolio performance. By combining Ardley’s technology with Cenlar’s deep industry expertise, the collaboration sets a new standard for data-driven lending.

Ardley COO Taylor Potter recently took the stage at mPower Las Vegas, joining a panel discussion on how women are redefining leadership in real estate and mortgage technology. With women representing 65% of REALTORS® but holding less than 37% of commercial roles and under 45% of loan officer positions, her insights underscored the importance of elevating women’s voices across the industry. Taylor’s leadership continues to reflect Ardley’s commitment to building inclusive teams and driving meaningful progress in mortgage and real estate innovation.

Read more here:

Ardley Partners with Cenlar FSB on Refinance and Recapture Intelligence Platform
Ardley COO Taylor Potter speaks at mPower conference in Las Vegas

Myri Health and Dr. Pinkey Patel Recognized for Leadership and Innovation in Maternal Health

Dr. Pinkey Patel, founder of Myri Health, was selected to join WBL (Women Business Leaders), a premier community of women shaping the future of healthcare and life sciences. This recognition celebrates her leadership and aligns with Myri’s vision to make maternal and women’s health more connected, collaborative, and outcomes-driven.

Myri Health has also been chosen for the Endless Frontier Labs 2025–2026 Digital Health Cohort, hosted by NYU’s Stern School of Business. Selected from more than 1,200 global applicants, Myri will work with mentors, investors, and researchers to accelerate its mission of improving maternal healthcare through connected, preventative systems.

Additionally, Dr. Patel joined Ayush Jain on HealthTech with Purpose to discuss how Myri is transforming maternal care by building connected infrastructure that intervenes early and closes critical gaps in the healthcare system.

Read more here.
Myri Health Founder Selected to Join WBL in Health Care Industry Foundation
Myri Health Selected for Endless Frontier Labs 2025-2026 Cohort
Myri Health CEO Featured on Healthtech with Purpose Podcast

Cadenza Bio Publishes Peer Reviewed Study in Nature Portfolio Jounal

Cadenza Bio has published a peer-reviewed study in Scientific Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal. This study demonstrates how two of its oral, brain-penetrant ERβ ligands, K102 and K110, promote myelin repair and functional recovery in multiple sclerosis models. Conducted with leading academic collaborators, the study offers strong preclinical evidence supporting the development of new therapies that both modulate inflammation and drive repair in the central nervous system.

Read more here.

Mito CEO Hailey Marie Keith Named 2025 Modern Maker by Manufacturing USA

MITO Material Solutions CEO and Co-Founder Haley Marie Keith has been named a 2025 Modern Maker by Manufacturing USA, recognizing her leadership in advancing sustainable materials and innovation in manufacturing.

Through MITO’s work integrating high-performance additives with recycled materials, Keith and her team are helping industries reduce environmental impact while maintaining strength and efficiency.

Read more here.

Boddle Learning Earns Spot at Entrepreneurship World Cup
in Saudi Arabia

Boddle Learning is representing the United States at the Entrepreneurship World Cup global finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosted by the Global Entrepreneurship Network. Selected among the top 100 startups worldwide, Boddle continues to expand its global footprint and transform gamified learning for K–6 students. Huge congratulations to Edna Martinson and Clarence Tan for leading this incredible journey and bringing innovation in education to the global stage.

Read more here.

Agentech Partners with Verisk to integrate AI Claims Automation

Agentech has partnered with Verisk to integrate intelligent automation within the XactAnalysis® platform, enhancing efficiency across the insurance claims ecosystem. The integration enables carriers, adjusters, and TPAs to streamline workflows, reduce costs, and improve accuracy.

This partnership represents an important step toward a more connected and technology-driven future in claims management.

Read more here.

Onto Health Partners With Wawa

Onto Health has partnered with wawa, a modern EMR and RCM platform, to power its connected technology infrastructure for fertility care. The integration enables automated revenue cycle management, real-time analytics, and faster insights that improve patient outcomes through cleaner data and tighter feedback loops. Digitally integrated health systems can improve data accuracy by up to 30% and reduce claim denials by 15%, which highlights the value of this collaboration.

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: Startup Colorado

Meet Startup Colorado, a nonprofit organization with a mission of supporting founders and ecosystem builders in multiple rural counties within the state of Colorado. They aim to make human, social, and financial capital easily accessible to these entrepreneurs through community, events, and programming. The program offers organizations the opportunity to accelerate their business with their Founder Coopetition, which consists of a 4-week Idea Factory and a 6-week Growth Challenge. Soon, they will be offering a Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator for the founders starting businesses that are driving belonging and creating impact in Colorado, as well.

Stay up to date with Startup Colorado here.

Ecosystem Events