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...

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. 

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...

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...

At Cortado Ventures, our work is about more than capital. We’re dedicated to supporting growth and innovation in Oklahoma and the Midcontinent for the benefit of the entire region. But what role does a venture capital firm play in the growth of an entire region? While...

Edna Martinson is the co-founder of Boddle – a gamified platform that provides interactive 3D games to aid learning for kids. The company was started by Martinson and her husband Clarence Tan with the heart and mission of inspiring kids to love learning. Since its...