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Why We Invested: Motive
Transforming the Car Shopping Experience Cortado Ventures is thrilled to have invested in Motive, an Oklahoma-based enterprise SaaS company focused on the automotive industry. Read on to learn more about the company, our investment, and how this technology will...
Did COVID Change Biotech Funding for Good?
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 implemented on a large scale. With this wave of need in the biotech sector, investments in biotech...
VC dollars are becoming clean again. Finally, the change is here?
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, they decamped, and funds for clean tech dried up [Fig 1]. As of 2008, over 8% of venture...
Cortado Ventures Invests in gener8tor
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
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
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
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: June 2024
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) We invested in two startups, Apricot Technologies and Fluid Efficiency, while three of our portfolio companies, Watkins-Conti, PatchRx, and Drov Technologies made news with major announcements. This month’s highlights for portco and...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: May 2024
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Join us in celebrating the major success of the 2024 Midcon VC Summit! We are also thrilled to announce that General Partner Mike Moradi has been named a Class 29 Kauffman Fellow. Additionally, Cortado Ventures is experiencing a surge in...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: April 2024
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Join us for the upcoming Midcon VC Summit and secure your sponsorship or registration today! Explore the latest breakthroughs and investments from our portfolio companies, including Cadenza Bio, Myri Health, nSight Surgical, and Mate...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: March 2024
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Sponsorships and registration are now available for our upcoming Midcon VC Summit, and tickets are live for our Founder Hour. Discover the latest investments and significant advancements made by our portfolio companies, such as CorriXR,...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: February 2024
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this month’s Doubleshot Newsletter, you will find: Midcon VC Summit 2024 Cortado News Portco News Ecosystem News & Events Midcon VC Summit 2024 Registration Is Open! The Midcon VC Summit is coming to Bentonville! Join us for...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: January 2024
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this month’s Doubleshot Newsletter, you will find: Message from our Managing Partner Annual General Meeting 2023 Investment News: CorriXR Portco News: Glycologix Midcon Markup Podcast: New Episode with Blake Bixler Portco Job...
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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...
MidCon Markup Ep. 3: How to Raise Venture Capital with Susan Moring
Cortado Ventures' Investment Principal Susan Moring shares practical insights instructing founders how to pursue investment from Cortado and other VCs. Hint: It takes a lot of follow-up!

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