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We Bet on the Midcontinent. Five Years Later, It’s Paying Off.

Dec 1, 2025 | Blog

How a once-unlikely region became a launchpad for frontier tech, dual-use startups, and a new wave of American builders. Authored by Nathaniel Harding, Managing Partner Read the full story here. Five Years of Building in Public: The Midcontinent Steps...

Watkins-Conti Launches Yōni.Fit® in Online Shop

Nov 28, 2025 | Media, Portfolio Companies, Press

Watkins-Conti just reached a major milestone: the FDA-cleared Yōni.Fit® Bladder Support is now available online nationwide. This expansion significantly increases access to a non-surgical, patient-designed solution for stress urinary incontinence, a condition that...

NUVIEW Named Finalist for Global Space Awards

Nov 25, 2025 | Media, Portfolio Companies, Press

NUVIEW has been named a finalist for the Global Space Awards in the Innovation Breakthrough and Sustainability for Earth category, spotlighting its space-based LiDAR technology capable of mapping Earth and the Moon in 3D with extraordinary precision. This milestone...

Lumata Health CEO, Landon Grace Spotlighted in Healthcare Brew’s Making Rounds

Nov 25, 2025 | Blog

Landon Grace, CEO and co-founder of our portfolio company Lumata Health, was spotlighted in Healthcare Brew’s “Making Rounds.” In the interview, Landon explains how Lumata is shifting eye care from reactive diagnosis to proactive, continuous treatment support. Rather...

Agentech partners with Mid-America Catastrophe Services

Nov 19, 2025 | Media, Portfolio Companies, Press

Agentech has announced a major partnership with Mid-America Catastrophe Services, a national leader in independent adjusting and TPA services. Through this collaboration, Mid-America is integrating Agentech’s agentic AI platform, including the QA Complete review...

CorriXR Publishes Preclinical Data in Molecular Therapy Oncology

Nov 18, 2025 | Media, Portfolio Companies, Press

. CorriXR Therapeutics published preclinical data in Molecular Therapy Oncology demonstrating that CRISPR-directed editing of NRF2 restored chemosensitivity and reduced tumor growth in lung cancer models, with minimal off-target activity. Completed in collaboration...

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:...