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PORTCOS IN THE NEWS – JUNE 15, 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: June 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 share our investments in two companies, Quantum Space, a space...
Cortado Ventures Invests in Quantum Space
Cortado Ventures recently invested in Quantum Space through its Frontier Fund. Led by former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Quantum Space is building critical infrastructure for the emerging space economy. The company develops advanced spacecraft and in-space...
Cortado Ventures Invests in Purple Rhombus
Cortado Ventures recently invested in Purple Rhombus. Based in Austin, Texas, Purple Rhombus is an aerospace and defense company that designs, builds, and delivers low-cost unmanned aircraft systems engineered for mass production. The company is led by Chief Executive...
PORTCOS IN THE NEWS – JUNE 8, 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 – June 1, 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....
Recent newsletters
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: February 2025
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) We’re recapping our Annual General Meeting, where we unveiled key leadership transitions and celebrated portfolio milestones. This month’s Portco Highlight features Cadenza Bio, a biotech company pioneering treatments for autoimmune...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: January 2025
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) Happy New Year from Cortado Ventures! We’re kicking off 2025 with a letter from our Managing Partner and an invitation to cocktails at our AGM Reception on January 30th. This month we spotlight our newest interns, Apricot Health's...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: December 2024
Why We Invested in Safety Radar, RSVP for the Cortado AGM Reception, explore Nuview's groundbreaking innovations, and more. BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) In this month’s issue, learn about “Why We Invested” in Safety Radar, what’s new with our portfolio company Nuview,...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: November 2024
Why We Invested in Motive, Myri Health in the Top 100 for Entrepreneurship World Cup, our move to The Citizen and more. BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) Read the latest Why We Invested blog featuring our investment in Motive, along with two NextGen Insights blogs from our...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: October 2024
Why We Invested in Prelude, EXUM Instruments Highlight, Boddle Named as Finalist for $500,000 Yass Prize, and more. Cortado Ventures Oct 09, 2024 Share BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) Read the latest Why We Invested blog featuring our investment in Prelude. Our 2024-2025...
Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: September 2024
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) This month, we're celebrating our new investments in Safety Radar and Prelude/19Days. We have several portfolio companies making history, like Watkins-Conti’s FDA approved device being released and expansions in Mito Materials. We’re also...
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Listen to podcast episodes
Podcast: Nathaniel Harding | #OPNAskAnAngel
Cortado Managing Partner Nathaniel Harding was recently interviewed by Jeffery Potvin on an episode of The Open People Network: #OPNAskAnAngel podcast to discuss what he looks for in a startup. Harding went on to talk about how Oklahoma’s startup ecosystem growth and...
Podcast: David Woods | Expanding Your Network
David Woods is the CEO of Magellan Executive Partners, a management consulting firm based in Edmond, Oklahoma. Previously, David served as CEO of Ditch Witch, Founder and CEO of EXIM Group, and Co-Founder and Partner at Cortado Ventures. He graduated with a Bachelor...
Nathaniel Harding | Spotting the Potential for Explosive Growth: Podcast
Nathaniel Harding saw a gap in the venture capital world and has rushed to fill it. As he puts it: “There’s a lot of opportunity with startups happening and a lot of innovation in various sectors enabled by technology in different forms. But there’s not enough...
Nathaniel Harding Speaks to StitchCrew about VC in Oklahoma
Eighty percent of all venture capital is spent on three coastal states. Unfortunately, this statistic often leads founders to think they need to move to California, Massachusetts or New York to build a high growth company. Nathaniel Harding, Managing Partner at...
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