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Cortado Ventures Invests in Dockware
Cortado Ventures Invests in Dockware Cortado Ventures is excited to announce our investment in Dockware, a company transforming the warehouse dock from one of the supply chain’s biggest blind spots into a data-rich source of truth. The dock is where freight meets the...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: July 2025
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) Celebrate our milestone in being the first VC firm in the country with three consecutive Kauffman Fellows, reflecting national recognition and deep leadership across our team. Our Portco Highlight features Fluid Efficiency, a deeptech...
Cortado Ventures Becomes First VC Firm with Three Consecutive Kauffman Fellows
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cortado Ventures Becomes First VC Firm with Three Consecutive Kauffman Fellows Firm-wide milestone reflects deep leadership bench and national recognition for Midcontinent innovation OKLAHOMA CITY, July 8, 2025 — Cortado Ventures, a leading...
Cortado Ventures Invests In Bastazo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cortado Ventures Invests in Proactive Cybersecurity Platform for Critical Infrastructure Bastazo is an AI-powered platform that helps OT teams efficiently shift from reactive patching to intelligent vulnerability remediation. OKLAHOMA CITY (July...
Susan Moring Announced as Kauffman Fellows Class 30 Member
We’re proud to share that General Partner Susan Moring has been selected to join Class 30 of the Kauffman Fellows Program, a prestigious global network of venture capital leaders. Kauffman Fellows is known for identifying and developing the world’s most innovative and...
Midcontinent Venture Capital Summit 2025 Recap: Turning insight into action in the heart of venture country
Authored by Nathaniel Harding, Cortado Ventures Managing Partner Read this on Medium What happens when 30+ venture capital firms, hundreds of founders, and a coalition of policy, academic, and ecosystem leaders converge on Tulsa for three days? You get MidCon ‘25 — a...
Recent newsletters
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: August 2024
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) This month, we're celebrating the success of our inaugural VC Intern Day - OKC and the incredible impact our interns have had this summer. ArborXR is making headlines with a $12 million funding round to enhance its AR/VR management...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: July 2024
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front)This month ushers in VC Intern Day - OKC, an exciting event for all VC interns in the midcon. Learn why we invested in Apricot Technologies and get a closer look at our portfolio company, Arbor XR. Stay updated with major announcements from...
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,...
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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!
MidCon Markup Ep. 2: Past, Present, and Future with Legendary Oklahoma Entrepreneur Scott Klososky
The Dos Equis marketing department misfired when they chose someone else for their Most Interesting Man in World campaign. Coming from a family with humble beginnings and developing a distaste for formal education throughout childhood, Scott Klososky blazed his own...
MidCon Markup Ep. 1: Raising a VC Fund in the Midcontinent with Nathaniel Harding
Following its $80M Fund II Close Announcement, Cortado Ventures' Managing Partner Nathaniel Harding shares his insights and expertise on raising a venture capital fund. Nathaniel chats about raising funds in an emerging market, and how the Cortado team raised $100M in...
Dreams Too Big for Medical School with Deborah Moorad
Medicine is a profession mothers tend to love. High on virtue, prestige, and income, life as a doctor is rewarding and lucrative. Discontinuing a medical school route is common for people with practical life considerations, but for Deborah Moorad, med school was a...
Podcast: Susan Morning on “The Aspiring VC”
Susan Morning was featured on "The Aspiring VC" series with MassVentures! MassVentures is the Commonwealth's strategic venture capital team. Deep tech is at the core of the Commonwealth's innovation ecosystem and it includes advanced manufacturing, advanced materials,...
Cortado Ventures Announces $20 Million Fund
Cortado Ventures is excited to announce that we have reached $20 million raised for Fund I, twice our original goal and in half the time. This venture capital fund size enables Cortado to fully realize our goal of attracting, investing in, and supporting best-in-class...
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