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AI Driller COO Richard Zamora Reflects on 9/11’s Lasting Impact in ABC News feature

Sep 12, 2025 | Blog, Media, Portfolio Companies, Press

Our portfolio company AI Driller was recently featured on ABC Big 2 News (KMID/KPEJ), where COO Richard Zamora reflected on the events of September 11, 2001, and how they shaped both his own journey and innovation across the energy industry. Richard’s story is one of...

Myri Health featured on HIMSSTV at WHX 2025

Sep 11, 2025 | Media, Portfolio Companies, Press

At WHX 2025, Myri Health Founder Dr. Pinkey Patel joined HIMSS TV’s Rachel McArthur to discuss the future of maternal care. The conversation highlighted the ongoing gaps mothers face in pregnancy and postpartum care, and how digital health and AI can help close them....

Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: September 2025

Sep 10, 2025 | Media, Newsletters

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) This month, our Managing Partner Nathaniel Harding appeared on Freedom 96.9’s First News to spotlight the rapid rise of venture capital in Oklahoma and the Midcontinent. We launched our NextGen Insights Blog series with a sharp debut piece...

Sway Medical Announces Integration with Teamworks Performance

Sep 10, 2025 | Media, Portfolio Companies, Press

Sway Medical has officially integrated with Teamworks Performance, a leading athletic performance and wellness platform. With this integration, Sway’s mobile concussion and cognitive testing tools are now more accessible to athletes, trainers, and organizations,...

Bastazo CEO Mauricio Iglesias featured by Aspiron Search

Sep 9, 2025 | Media, Portfolio Companies, Press

In the latest CyberBytes newsletter from Aspiron Search, Bastazo CEO Mauricio Iglesias shared his unique journey from control systems and OT engineering to leading Bastazo’s mission to protect critical infrastructure with AI-driven cybersecurity solutions. Mauricio’s...

NextGen Insights: Can Data Predict the Future of Venture?

Sep 9, 2025 | Blog, Media

Read the full story here! Authored by Raeed Zainuddin A great venture capital firm is built around great people: experienced operators, one-of-a-kind fundraisers and individuals uniquely attuned to predicting the future. Yet out of those three characteristics,...

Recent newsletters

Cortado Reaches Initial Close For Inaugural Fund In First Month Of Launch

Jul 6, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cortado Ventures is pleased to announce the initial close of their fund was completed in four weeks, with significant progress made toward the fund's overall target raise. Reaching this milestone in less than a month since...

Announcing Key Milestones for Cortado Ventures

Jun 29, 2020

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Cortado Ventures is a new venture capital fund launched 4 weeks ago—founded by serial entrepreneurs, investors, and CEOs—backing entrepreneurs who are driving innovation. In our second newsletter, we are pleased to announce the initial...

Cortado Ventures May 2020 Newsletter

May 29, 2020

Announcing Cortado Ventures New venture capital fund investing in Oklahoma startupsBottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Cortado Ventures is a new venture capital fund launching this week—founded by serial entrepreneurs, investors, and CEOs—and we back entrepreneurs who are...