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Why We Invested: Motive

Nov 6, 2024 | Blog

Read Why We Invested in Motive on our Medium page. Authored by Mansi Patel, Cortado Ventures Analyst Transforming the Car Shopping Experience Cortado Ventures is thrilled to have invested in Motive, an Oklahoma-based enterprise SaaS company focused on the automotive...

Did COVID Change Biotech Funding for Good?

Oct 30, 2024 | Blog

Read the full story here Authored by Elizabeth Duncan, Former Cortado Ventures Intern As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic required pharmaceutical companies to put to the test how fast vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics could be developed, tested, and...

VC dollars are becoming clean again. Finally, the change is here?

Oct 10, 2024 | Blog

Read the full story here Authored by Kingsley Uzogor, Former Cortado Ventures Intern You are in one of these two camps — those who believe that clean energy is the future and those who think the future is uncertain. VCs were in the first camp in 2006. By 2011,...

Cortado Ventures Invests in gener8tor

Sep 30, 2024 | Media, New Investment Announcements, Portfolio Companies, Press

Cortado Ventures Partners with gener8tor to Invest in New Startups gener8tor is a leading startup accelerator that supports high-growth companies across the nation OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept XX, 2024) — Cortado Ventures has invested in a select group of startups that...

Why We Invested: Prelude

Sep 16, 2024 | Blog, Media, Portfolio Companies

A game-changing alternative in the death care industry Author: Matt Waraich, Cortado Ventures Investment Associate Cortado Ventures has always taken pride in pioneering innovative thinking and investment strategies. Our aim is not to just stand out from the crowd, but...

Cortado Ventures Invests in Safety Radar

Sep 11, 2024 | Media, New Investment Announcements, Press

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 11, 2024 Contact: Anthony Triana atriana@saxum.com 405-818-0791 Cortado Ventures invests in workplace safety platform Safety Radar Tulsa-based startup is an AI-driven risk management platform OKLAHOMA CITY — Cortado Ventures has...

Recent newsletters

Q&A with Percy Kirk

Mar 17, 2021

This month, we had a Q&A with senior vice president and region manager for Cox Communications Central Region, Percy Kirk. He serves on the board of directors for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, board of trustees for the Oklahoma City National...

Respond Flow in OVRC Newsletter

Feb 18, 2021

Entrepreneurship is unpredictable, but it can also be incredibly rewarding. For Martin Langelo Lien, Co-Founder and CEO of Respond Flow, his start in entrepreneurship began in Norway with a side hustle in second grade. From a calligraphy set to an SMS software that...

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: February

Feb 16, 2021

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this newsletter, we start by highlighting Rick Nagel of Acorn Growth Companies. Next up, we are excited to announce our new Tulsa office location at 36 Degrees North and the launch of our new Venture Scout Program....

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: January

Jan 15, 2021

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this newsletter, we are thrilled to announce some exciting news for Cortado to kick off the year. We start by highlighting AJ Jack on his promotion to CEO at Heritage Trust. Next up is an announcement about...

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: December

Dec 15, 2020

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) This December newsletter highlights some exciting news for Cortado as we round out 2020. To begin, we interview one of our limited partners, Chip Fudge, Chairman of Claims Management Resources. Next up is our big...

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: November

Nov 13, 2020

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) This newsletter highlights some exciting news for Cortado. To begin, we recognize one of our limited partners, Renzi Stone. Next up is the news of our investment with Satellite, a career acceleration program for...