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Cortado Ventures Doubleshot Newsletter: August 2025

Aug 13, 2025 | Media, Newsletters

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) Read about our latest investments in Dockware, a company developing sensor systems that capture real-time freight data to create accurate digital twins for more efficient warehouse and logistics operations, and Tobe Energy, a company...

Nathaniel Harding Featured on 96.9 Freedom First News Podcast

Jul 25, 2025 | Media, Podcasts

Our Managing Partner, Nathaniel Harding, recently joined Freedom 96.9 First News with Jason Doyle to talk about the rise of venture capital in Oklahoma and the Midcontinent. In the conversation, Nathaniel highlighted Cortado’s distinction as the first VC firm with...

Cortado Ventures Invests in Dockware

Jul 23, 2025 | Media, New Investment Announcements, Portfolio Companies

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

Jul 23, 2025 | Media, Newsletters

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

Jul 16, 2025 | Media, Partner Articles, Press

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

Jul 9, 2025 | Blog, Media, New Investment Announcements, Portfolio Companies, Press

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...

Recent newsletters

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: September

Sep 17, 2021

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Read about Oklahoma Entrepreneur Mentor Program’s third cohort in our Builders Highlight. Cortado is co-hosting the OVRC on the Road Event TODAY at Skyline. We introduce Boddle, an edtech company with a math-based computer game for...

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: August

Aug 19, 2021

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) This month’s newsletter starts with our Builder Highlight featuring Techlahoma. We announce a new innovative portfolio company: Watkins Conti Products. Oklahoma City is abuzz with several events this month: Oklahoma Venture Forum...

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: July

Jul 22, 2021

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Read about OU I-HUB in our Builders Highlight. Our next investment is in stealth mode…for now. MITO, a portfolio company, announced its first official commercial application with Folsom. We introduce our venture scouts for 2021 and new...

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: June

Jun 18, 2021

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) This month, highlight OKEMP in this month’s Builder Highlight, and are excited to announce our new investment in PatchRx. Following the announcement, we have information on the upcoming OKC tech++ event on the 24th. Susan Morning was...

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: May

May 18, 2021

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) To kick off this month’s newsletter, we are excited to highlight Stitch Crew as this month’s Builder Highlight. Next, we have a few portfolio company updates to share as well as an introduction to our interns for the summer....

Cortado Ventures Monthly Update: April

Apr 19, 2021

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) This month we start by highlighting StarSpace46, a hub for coworking and entrepreneurship. Next, we share news about our most recent investment in Recuro and the addition of Tom Leydorf to our team as an advisor. We are...