Mike Moradi is a general partner at Cortado Ventures and an entrepreneur who founded and led biopharma and nanotech startups. He has been a managing, general, or venture partner for several venture capital funds.

What Mike can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Cortado Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Cortado Ventures.

Career

  1. NanoSource
  2. Nanopolaris
  3. eyeCRO · co-founder and CEO
  4. Sensulin · co-founder
  5. Oklahoma Pension Employees Retirement System · trustee
  6. Cortado Ventures · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

SensulineyeCRONanopolarisNanoSourceCortado Ventures

Focus

biopharmananotechventure capital

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Cortado Ventures does not invest inConsumer

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Questions

Who is Mike Moradi?

Mike Moradi is a general partner at Cortado Ventures and an entrepreneur who founded and led biopharma and nanotech startups. He has been a managing, general, or venture partner for several venture capital funds.

How much does Mike Moradi invest?

Mike Moradi invests through Cortado Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Mike Moradi?

A warm intro from a founder Cortado Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Mike Moradi do before Cortado Ventures?

NanoSource; Nanopolaris; co-founder and CEO at eyeCRO; co-founder at Sensulin; trustee at Oklahoma Pension Employees Retirement System.

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