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Cortado Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 36 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $10M, Sept 2023VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AConnected HealthSmall And Medium BusinessesHealth

Deploying now
67%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 36 on record
Since the last cheque61days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $750KRounds led0 of 36Sole investor12 roundsMostly inUnited States, 94%
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Cortado Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 77% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

We invest and get involved early, bringing together experienced technical founders and industry giants with the footprint to drive significant change in their sectors.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $750K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Connected HealthSmall And Medium BusinessesHealth
Based in
Oklahoma City, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first36 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    Lumata HealthVenture · US$23MWith 1 other
  3. Jul
    Exum InstrumentsVenture · US$3.4MWith 1 other
  4. May
    BoddleVenture · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  5. Jan
    Agile Space IndustriesSeries A · US$17MWith 2 others
  6. 2025

    12 rounds

  7. Dec
    BastazoGrant · US$1.1MWith 1 other
  8. Dec
    Tobe EnergyVenture · US$150KWith 1 other
  9. Dec
    GlycologixVenture · US$800KSole investor
  10. Dec
    Sober SidekickVenture · US$7.6MWith 2 others
  11. Oct
    Moat BiotechnologyVenture · US$26KSole investor
  12. Aug
    CorriXR TherapeuticsSeries A · US$1.0MSole investor
  13. Aug
    Cadenza BioDebt · US$2.4MSole investor
  14. Jul
    ArborXRVenture · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  15. Apr
    Exum InstrumentsVenture · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  16. Mar
    Lumata HealthSeries B · US$23MWith 1 other
  17. Mar
    EquiptSeed · US$3.2MWith 1 other
  18. Jan
    Pipedream LabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. 2024

    3 rounds

  20. Apr
    VoltSeed · GB$3.0MWith 3 others
  21. Apr
    Pipedream LabsVenture · US$13MWith 3 others
  22. Feb
    nSight SurgicalVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  23. 2023

    7 rounds

  24. Nov
    Wilder SystemsSeed · US$7.5MWith 1 other
  25. Oct
    SenslyticsSeed · US$1.4MSole investor
  26. Aug
    PatchRxSeries A · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  27. Apr
    Recuro HealthSeries B · US$47MWith 2 others
  28. Mar
    Mate FertilitySeries A · US$5.2MWith 2 others
  29. Mar
    MooveAISeed · US$3.3MWith 3 others
  30. Jan
    AI DrillerVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  31. 2022

    6 rounds

  32. Dec
    Watkins-Conti ProductsVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  33. Aug
    oPRO.aiSeed · US$1.2MSole investor
  34. Jul
    ArrayVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  35. Jun
    FanSubPre-seed · US$2.0MSole investor
  36. Apr
    Relativity6Seed · US$5.3MWith 3 others
  37. Mar
    Mito Material SolutionsSeed · US$4.6MWith 4 others
  38. 2021

    3 rounds

  39. Dec
    AI DrillerSeed · US$500KSole investor
  40. Oct
    SensulinVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  41. Mar
    PrivacyBrainSeed$750KSole investor
  42. 2014

    1 round

  43. Apr
    flux - neutrinitySeed · DE$83KWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

DODavid O. WoodsPartneriFiling they signed
MRMichael Reed Moradi-AraghiManager of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
NRNathaniel Reed HardingManager of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 2 we have independently watched raise

Elegant ThemesKellylyons

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Cortado Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Cortado Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Cortado Ventures

What does Cortado Ventures invest in?

Cortado Ventures invests most often at Venture and Seed (77% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Connected Health, Small And Medium Businesses and Health.

How active is Cortado Ventures?

36 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Cortado Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lumata Health (Venture, Sept 2026), Exum Instruments (Venture, Jul 2026) and Boddle (Venture, May 2026).

How big are Cortado Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $750K.

Does Cortado Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 36 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Cortado Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%).

Is Cortado Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Cortado Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (4 rounds together), MassChallenge (3 rounds together) and National Science Foundation (3 rounds together).

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