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The Modern Midas: 3 Ways to Be a Golden Entrepreneur for Investors

Nov 14, 2024 | Blog

Read the full story here Authored by Grant Millsap, Former Cortado Ventures Intern “The Triumph of Achilles” Franz Matsch Foreword As a college student who aspires to someday become an entrepreneur, I came into Cortado’s summer internship wanting to not only...

Why We Invested: Motive

Nov 6, 2024 | Blog

Read Why We Invested in Motive on our Medium page. Authored by Mansi Patel, Cortado Ventures Analyst Transforming the Car Shopping Experience Cortado Ventures is thrilled to have invested in Motive, an Oklahoma-based enterprise SaaS company focused on the automotive...

Did COVID Change Biotech Funding for Good?

Oct 30, 2024 | Blog

Read the full story here Authored by Elizabeth Duncan, Former Cortado Ventures Intern 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...

VC dollars are becoming clean again. Finally, the change is here?

Oct 10, 2024 | Blog

Read the full story here Authored by Kingsley Uzogor, Former Cortado Ventures Intern 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,...

Cortado Ventures Invests in gener8tor

Sep 30, 2024 | Media, New Investment Announcements, Portfolio Companies, Press

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

Sep 16, 2024 | Blog, Media, Portfolio Companies

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...

Recent newsletters

Cortado Ventures DoubleShot Newsletter: May 2023

May 18, 2023

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this month’s Doubleshot Newsletter, you will find: Builder Highlight: Recap of Midcontinent Venture Capital Summit 2023 Team Highlight: J.D. Baker named No. 1 Most Powerful Young Professional LP Highlight: Center for Advancement of...

Cortado Ventures DoubleShot Newsletter: April 2023

Apr 18, 2023

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this month’s Doubleshot Newsletter, you will find: Builder Highlight: Midcontinent Venture Capital Summit 2023 Team Highlight: Matt Waraich, Investment Associate LP Highlight: James Rogers, PhD. Cortado News PortCo Updates Ecosystem News...

Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: March 2023

Mar 18, 2023

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this month’s Doubleshot Newsletter, you will find: Builder Highlight: OVRC on the Road Team Highlight: Spring 2023 Interns LP Highlight: Bond Payne and Renzi Stone Cortado News PortCo Updates Ecosystem News & Events Special...

Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: February 2023

Feb 17, 2023

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this month’s Doubleshot Newsletter, you will find: Builder Highlight: The Verge OKC Launch Party Team Highlight: Simone Sparks, Executive Assistant LP Highlight: Sean Kouplen Cortado News PortCo Updates Ecosystem News & Events...

Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: January 2023

Jan 18, 2023

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this month’s Doubleshot Newsletter, you will find: Builder Highlight: OKC Minority Founder Accelerator Team Highlight: Cody Merrill, Venture Executive LP Highlight: Steve Mason Cortado & PortCo Updates Ecosystem News & Events...

Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: December 2022

Dec 18, 2022

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) In this month’s Doubleshot Newsletter, you will find: Builder Highlight: Oklahoma-based Accelerators LP Highlight: Regina Mullennix Cortado Updates PortCo Updates Ecosystem Events Happy Holidays from Cortado Builder Highlight:...