Atento investments aren’t limited to funding— we also source talent and invest human capital through partnerships with growing regional organizations dedicated to cultivating diverse talent and profound innovators.
The Tulsa community offers many benefits that aren’t as easy to find on the coasts, like affordable housing, hassle-free commutes, and innovative remote work programs, to name a few.
Technology and SaaS, Advanced Aerial Mobility and Aerospace, Analytics, Cyber Security, Energy Tech, and Virtual Health.
Our 3-part investment model is designed to generate exceptional, risk-adjusted returns. Our generalist approach includes a hybrid of direct investments and fund investments to reduce risk and maximize upside.
We spend the majority of our operational efforts sourcing and adding value to our pre-seed and seed portfolio companies headquartered in Tulsa. Our high-touch approach to business development and connections to top resources provides us with a strategic advantage and a high potential to generate the next unicorn.
From the highly-selective venture funds we invest in, we double down on returns by cherry-picking the top Series A and Series B companies from their portfolios to invest in nationwide.
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Investing in seasoned, diverse national fund managers with a track record of success. Our network of seed funds opens doors for our lead investment portfolio companies when it comes time for additional rounds of funding.
Historically, a person’s gender, race, and/or geography has precluded them from traditional VC funding sources— especially as the coasts have dominated the share of VC spending in the United States. This means that there is a whole subset of founders that are being overlooked. We identify high-potential individuals and invest the early-stage financial and human capital to help them take their companies to the next level.
Atento Capital maximizes returns by leveraging our relationships with the George Kaiser Family Foundation in Tulsa, OK to cultivate solid entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Heartland. This gives Atento Capital an unfair advantage regarding investment opportunities and offers entrepreneurs the best chance at success.
Providing the resources to unlock potential— beyond investing capital.
September 6, 2022 :
The founders of Sunny, Cindy Belardo and Drew Jarvis, started the company in 2019 after both women realized there had to be a way to make menstrual cups easier to use. After going viral on TikTok with a video about the Sunny Cup + Applicator, the pair went on to win a pitch competition presented by Atento Capital, which led them to relocate to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Belardo and Jarvis created the Sunny Cup + Applicator with three goals in mind: create....
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Business to Business Review service and spin out of Consumer Affairs.
Helping a BILLION people build the right soft skills to excel in an always-on, unstructured and ambiguous digital era.
Experts in precision micro-optics, surgical imaging, and endoscopic devices for global use + advancement of technology
Experts in precision micro-optics, surgical imaging, and endoscopic devices for global use + advancement of technology
April uses AI technology to integrate intelligent tax experiences wherever people make financial decisions.
Bootup helps people improve their lives through careers in tech.
Cleancult makes green cleaners with understandable ingredients and landfill-free packaging.
Experts in precision micro-optics, surgical imaging, and endoscopic devices for global use + advancement of technology
Experts in precision micro-optics, surgical imaging, and endoscopic devices for global use + advancement of technology
Trusted platform for early-stage, underrepresented founders building high-growth startups.
Seed Stage investor for B2B software founders with huge ambitions. Striving to be their most responsive, trusted, and helpful advisors.
seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors.
Experts in precision micro-optics, surgical imaging, and endoscopic devices for global use + advancement of technology
Experts in precision micro-optics, surgical imaging, and endoscopic devices for global use + advancement of technology
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We are passionate about community, equity, innovation, and real returns. We have all kinds of experts on our side to help our founders achieve their goals.
We offer a unique, paid summer internship. The Atenternship program has been called the best summer ever and offers college students real-world experience with VC and startups, professional development training, and curated Tulsa experiences that will surprise even long-time Tulsans. Applications for the summer 2023 internship are now open.
Our Fellows program gives college students hands-on venture capital training from sourcing deals and conducting diligence reviews, to connecting inspiring student founders with capital through the University Pitch Competition. Applications for the 2023 cohort will open Summer 2023.
One of our best value-adds for founders is our ability to recruit top talent to their startup. Interested in starting on the ground floor of a potential unicorn? Explore these opportunities:
We host regular open-to-all and private events so our community can connect and learn about the venture ecosystem. Check out our upcoming events.
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Our program, 412 Angels supports a collaborative network of dedicated thinkers and leaders across our corridors through a series of educational sessions and direct learning opportunities from top investors, improving members with knowledge of startup investing as an asset class. Program participants access high-quality deals by leveraging our due diligence.
We don’t require experience or fees to get involved, but because angel investing is, by default, not for the risk-averse, we require an application to join the network. Get started in 3 steps:
Your application will go directly to the 412 Angels leadership team and we will reach out to schedule our coffee meet-up!
To educate and encourage more members of our corridor to participate in early-stage investing. A strong venture community investing in local entrepreneurs directly drives startup ecosystems, unites the corridor, and encourages tech entrepreneurship.
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