An inspiring start to a new year.   This past month I had the opportunity to travel to South Asia for two weeks for an entrepreneurial and cultural exchange. I spent a week in Mumbai, India, and a week in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was an inspiring trip with some...

When we started Cortado Ventures in the spring of 2020, we believed that technological innovation would infiltrate new areas, increasingly outside of the usual geography, as the “third wave” of venture capital arrived in places like the Midcontinent where we call...

When I served as secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development for the state of Oklahoma, we spent hours and hours discussing how to best grow our economy. We worked hard to lure very large companies like Tesla to our state and community, but it was very difficult...

As the FemTech market continues to rise, startup founder Dr. Pinkey Patel shares her outlook on emerging tech solutions like her own for maternal health. Dr. Pinkey Patel, Founder of FemTech startup Myri Health Although FemTech is a relatively new term, more and more...

"Since its inception, SXSW Pitch has been front row to some of the most ambitious startups from around the world, using creative ideas to change their industry’s future," said SXSW Pitch Event Producer Chris Valentine. "We are thrilled to play a role in helping shape...