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Investing in the Midcontinent with Nathaniel Harding, Cortado Ventures | Billion Dollar Moves

From $50 million in circulation annually in venture capital to about $500 million; this 10x growth in a short amount of time in Oklahoma caught my attention. So when Nathaniel Harding of Cortado Ventures invited me out to Oklahoma City for the MidContinent VC Summit earlier this year—my answer was yes! Today’s conversation is with a leader unlike any other I’ve had on the show— a former Air Force captain stationed at the US-NATO headquarters in Afghanistan, Nathaniel transitioned from military service to become a successful oil entrepreneur, leading a venture that ultimately exited for a staggering $120 million. Today he serves as Managing Partner at Cortado Ventures, which has just announced its oversubscribed close of Fund 2, investing in early-stage startups in the Midcontinent region of America. -- TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:16 - Oklahoma venture capital grows tenfold in years! 05:59 - Reflections on the Midcontinent VC Summit 10:10 - Nathaniel's upbringing that shaped him: serving the nation, making his mark in the family business, $120 million exit 24:06 - Brick & mortar to tech: oilman to investing in underestimated founders in the Midcontinent 35:29 - Capital growth and inflection points in the MidContinent 39:37 - Mistakes in deal terms? Nathaniel's hard lessons as a VC 50:00 - Follow-on strategy? 52:44 - Billion Dollar Questions 54:05 - Bonus 'off-camera' reflections On Billion Dollar Moves, we travel across the globe in search of the unexpected leader. Every week, it is our job to deconstruct the Billion Dollar Moves of unicorn founders & funders; many of them, underestimated, long before they became iconic. Many of them, unexpected leaders, just like you. This show is about unfiltered conversations about success, failure, fear, and courage in the pursuit of the next big thing in tech and venture. -- FOLLOW Nathaniel: linkedin.com/in/nathanielharding/ Cortado Ventures PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://sarah-chen.com/billion-dollar... Watch on Youtube : tinyurl.com/sarahchenglobal Join the community FOLLOW SARAH: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarahchenglobal Instagram: instagram.com/sarahchenglobal Twitter: twitter.com/sarahchenglobal