Cortado Ventures General Partner Mike Moradi was recently featured in NVCA’s Meet a VC series, highlighting the people, perspectives, and convictions shaping the venture capital industry.
In the feature, Mike shares lessons from his experience as a six-time founder and discusses Cortado’s approach to investing in experienced technical founders tackling critical industry challenges across the Midcontinent. He also explores why capital alone is not enough to build a strong venture ecosystem and the importance of connecting founders with customers, talent, expertise, and broader networks of support.
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) represents the U.S. venture capital industry, serving as a national voice for venture investors through advocacy, research, education, and industry resources. Its Meet a VC series spotlights investors from across the country and the experiences, perspectives, and investment philosophies shaping their work, giving Mike an opportunity to share Cortado’s approach and the Midcontinent story with a national venture audience.
Read the full Meet a VC feature to learn more about Mike’s journey and Cortado’s approach to venture capital.
Cortado Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in ambitious, growth-driven companies, backing a new generation of economic prosperity for the Midcontinent region, defined as Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico. As one of the largest VC funds in Oklahoma, Cortado’s focus is on tech companies bringing innovative solutions to the frontier, space, energy and logistics, life sciences, and the future of work sectors.
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