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PORTCOS IN THE NEWS – OCTOBER 5, 2026
Each week, we highlight recent news, stories, and updates from across the Cortado Ventures portfolio. From product advancements to industry recognition, these updates reflect the continued growth and impact our companies are driving across critical industries....
PORTCOS IN THE NEWS – SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
Each week, we highlight recent news, stories, and updates from across the Cortado Ventures portfolio. From product advancements to industry recognition, these updates reflect the continued growth and impact our companies are driving across critical industries....
NVCA Meet a VC featuring Mike Moradi
Cortado Ventures General Partner Mike Moradi was recently featured in NVCA’s Meet a VC series, highlighting the people, perspectives, and convictions shaping the venture capital industry. In the feature, Mike shares lessons from his experience as a six-time founder...
PORTCOS IN THE NEWS – SEPTEMBER 21, 2026
Each week, we highlight recent news, stories, and updates from across the Cortado Ventures portfolio. From product advancements to industry recognition, these updates reflect the continued growth and impact our companies are driving across critical industries....
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: September 2026
Cortado Ventures backs early-stage founders building scalable companies across the Midcontinent, with a focus on long-term value creation and regional growth. BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) This month, we’re heading to Tulsa for our next Funder Founder Dinner and kicking...
NextGen Insights: The Real AI Edge in Drug Development and How Investors Can Take Advantage of It
Why the sharpest value-add from AI in drug development sits downstream, and what makes those companies worth backing. The money floods into the front of the pipeline, the platforms promising to surface the next molecule, because that is the part of the story that...
Recent newsletters
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: April 2026
Cortado Ventures backs early-stage founders building scalable companies across the Midcontinent, with a focus on long-term value creation and regional growth. BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) This month, we highlight General Partner Jim Bridenstine’s national media...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: March 2026
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) This month, we spotlight the launch of our $10M Angel Fund supporting Oklahoma startups and share insights from General Partner Susan Moring on the exit of Devon Energy and Expand Energy from OKC and the new era taking shape. Read our...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: February 2026
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) This month, we focus on what’s shaping the year ahead. We highlight General Partner Mike Moradi’s time at Davos 2026 and celebrate Agile Space Industries’ major milestone, the groundbreaking of its new Space Test Center in Tulsa. We’re also...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: January 2026
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) This month, we’re reflecting on how far we’ve come and what’s ahead, as Managing Partner Nathaniel Harding shares Cortado Ventures’ key accomplishments in 2025 and the priorities shaping the year to come. General Partner Mike Moradi, was...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: December 2025
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) This month marks a major milestone at Cortado Ventures with the acquisition of Sway Medical by Healthy Roster, a full circle moment for one of our earliest investments. We’re also reflecting on five years of Cortado Ventures, as Managing...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: November 2025
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...
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How Mike Beckham Sough Competition and Won Big on Amazon
Tech exit to selling "commoditized" water bottles on Amazon? Mike Beckham must be crazy! After 9 years of rapid growth with his company Simple Modern, Mike has proved his doubters wrong by leaning into competition to eliminate market risk. Tune in to hear how Mike...
Midcon Markup Ep. 6: From $2B Exit to AI Startup Disrupting the Energy Industry
Midcon Markup Ep. 5: Women’s Healthtech: From Patient to Founder
Midcon Markup Ep. 8: WHEN NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION IN POSTPARTUM CARE
Midcon Markup EP. 7: From Norway to Oklahoma to Lifelong Entrepreneurship Dream
MidCon Markup Ep. 4: Investment Banking. Law. Venture Capital. Why not all 3? with Bear Federman
While some professionals pursue careers in law or investment banking, others pursue venture capital. One anomaly out there has managed to do all three before the age of 30 with stops at USC and Harvard Law along the way. Tune into our latest MidCon Markup episode with...
