Tulsa’s investor routes include a university-connected venture platform, a Heartland angel network and nearby Oklahoma firms with different sector expertise. The opportunity is to combine those relationships with a small, well-matched wider research wave. This guide separates the capital provider, its fund and its founder pathway so the same organization does not appear several times in your pipeline.
Compare 15 investment routes by connection, stage and sector, then use the worked example and copyable worksheet to build a more useful first research wave.
Build a Tulsa shortlist without double counting the ecosystem
| Your situation | Research first | Prepare or clarify |
|---|---|---|
| University-connected technology opportunity | FortySix / Hurricane route | Confirm the relevant vehicle, founder connection and current pitch process. |
| Early company seeking Heartland angel participation | 412 Angels; applicable state investors | Establish member interest, geography and round readiness. |
| Industrial, healthcare or B2B startup | Cortado, OLSF, BlueStone, Forum and other matching firms | Choose by the product and evidence, not a generic technology category. |
Pick a small first wave you can research well. For every candidate, save one source-backed reason for fit and one question to resolve. Prioritize the firms that fit the company you have today, not the stage you hope to reach next year.
Compare 15 investor routes
This is an unranked, selective list of investment organizations and clearly identified investor networks. The connection column is a navigation aid, not a claim that every firm has a city office or accepts every local company. On small screens, scroll the table sideways to compare all columns.
| Investor or network | Connection | Initial-stage distinction | Company focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| FortySix Capital / Hurricane Ventures | Local connection: Tulsa and University of Tulsa network | Early stage through the university-fund route | Technology and commercialization |
| 412 Angels | Local connection: Tulsa, Northwest Arkansas and American Heartland | Early stage | High-potential startups |
| Cortado Ventures | State / regional: Oklahoma City; Midcontinent and wider U.S. | Seed | Frontier technology serving legacy industries |
| Plains Ventures | State / regional: Oklahoma; companies between the coasts | Seed and Series A | Software, life sciences, materials and manufacturing |
| OLSF Ventures | State / regional: Middle America | Seed and Series A | Healthcare |
| Victorum Capital | State / regional: Oklahoma City; overlooked U.S. markets | Seed and Series A | Early technology companies |
| BlueStone Venture Partners | State / regional: New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma preference | Series A/B; seed considered | Devices, diagnostics, digital health and life-science tools |
| Flyover Capital | Wider mandate: U.S. markets beyond traditional hubs | Early stage | Technology improving essential industries |
| Mercury Fund | Wider mandate: U.S. opportunities outside Silicon Valley | Early stage | AI and frontier technology |
| Revolution / Rise of the Rest | Wider mandate: U.S. ecosystems beyond traditional hubs | Seed through growth; fund-specific | Technology and company-building opportunities |
| Mucker Capital | Wider mandate: U.S. companies outside Silicon Valley | Seed and Series A; accelerator route separate | Scalable startups outside Silicon Valley |
| Matchstick Ventures | Wider mandate: U.S. markets between the coasts | Pre-seed and seed | Technology companies |
| Forum Ventures | Wider mandate: Wider company mandate; route-specific | Zero-to-one, pre-seed and accelerator | B2B and AI companies |
| Everywhere Ventures | Wider mandate: International; broader than one U.S. city | Pre-seed | Founder-led startup opportunities |
| Hustle Fund | Wider mandate: Wider startup mandate; confirm company conditions | Very early stage | High-potential startups |
Are FortySix and Hurricane Ventures two independent investor targets?
They are grouped here as one platform relationship. A founder still needs to identify the appropriate vehicle and university-related route, but counting a manager and its fund as two unrelated investors inflates the pipeline. The same principle applies to angel chapters and rebrands: retain the useful pathway detail, then count the capital relationship once.
Should founders use an older Tulsa investor directory unchanged?
No. Current ownership, strategy and intake can change. 412 Angels now presents an Endeavor Heartland-powered network. Atento’s current website describes a broader investment, innovation and philanthropy mandate, so an old portfolio is not treated here as proof of an unrestricted startup application. Use fresh official sources and record what remains unresolved before making an ask.
15 investors and networks to research
1. FortySix Capital / Hurricane Ventures
Venture-capital platform. FortySix’s platform and the Hurricane Ventures university-connected route are grouped in one entry to avoid double counting fund and manager. Hurricane publicly describes early technology investing and a founder pitch process. Confirm the applicable vehicle and university relationship with the team.
Public approach: Use the official Hurricane pitch application or FortySix Pitch Us. Official FortySix Capital / Hurricane Ventures information. Additional official criteria or platform context.
2. 412 Angels
Angel network. 412 Angels is currently powered by Endeavor Heartland and connects angel investors with startups across the Heartland. Its current identity matters more than older descriptions of its sponsors. Use the founder route and confirm what member interest means for an actual investment decision.
Public approach: Use Pitch Your Startup on the official entrepreneur information. Official 412 Angels information.
3. Cortado Ventures
Venture capital firm. Cortado is Oklahoma City-based and focuses on seed-stage frontier technology serving critical industries. Its thesis links technical founders with industrial customers. Show the deployment problem and customer evidence, not merely a broad claim that the company is innovative.
Public approach: Use the official Contact Us route. Official Cortado Ventures information.
4. Plains Ventures
Venture capital firm. Plains Ventures describes seed and Series A investing between the coasts. Its sector range includes software and physical or scientific technology. Use the current plainsvc.com founder route, not similarly named firms or Iowa’s Plains Angels.
Public approach: Use Got a Pitch for Us? on the official site. Official Plains Ventures information.
5. OLSF Ventures
Venture capital firm. OLSF is a healthcare specialist focused on companies outside the largest capital hubs. Its published stage is seed and Series A. Prepare healthcare-market and development evidence, and identify the expertise needed to move the next milestone forward.
Public approach: Use Fit and Get in Touch on the official site. Official OLSF Ventures information.
6. Victorum Capital
Venture capital firm. Victorum considers early technology businesses across the U.S., with attention to markets overlooked by traditional VC. Its criteria describe both leading and co-investing. Clarify the role needed in your round instead of assuming a local investor will automatically lead it.
Public approach: Review the official criteria and published team contact. Official Victorum Capital information. Additional official criteria or platform context.
7. BlueStone Venture Partners
Life-sciences venture firm. BlueStone’s criteria specify four life-science verticals and a preference for the Southwest states it names. Its principal financing target is Series A/B, while seed can be considered. Show the IP, development evidence and capital-efficiency case behind your next milestone.
Public approach: Use the official criteria and Contact Us pages. Official BlueStone Venture Partners information. Additional official criteria or platform context.
8. Flyover Capital
Venture capital firm. Flyover targets early technology companies transforming essential industries outside traditional hubs. Its current materials emphasize useful applications of AI, not AI for its own sake. Show customer economics and the industry problem before making a regional-capital pitch.
Public approach: Review the official strategy and use the published founder or team contact route. Official Flyover Capital information.
9. Mercury Fund
Venture capital firm. Mercury partners with founders building outside Silicon Valley and emphasizes company-building systems at early stages. Research the relevant sector and partner. A geographic match is helpful, but the product, go-to-market progress and capital milestone still need to fit.
Public approach: Use the official Contact page. Official Mercury Fund information.
10. Revolution / Rise of the Rest
Venture capital firm. Revolution has several investment strategies, including Rise of the Rest seed investing. Identify the relevant fund rather than counting each brand as another independent investor. Its interest in overlooked ecosystems does not remove sector, stage or company-quality requirements.
Public approach: Use the official Venture Capital strategy and team contacts. Official Revolution / Rise of the Rest information.
11. Mucker Capital
Venture capital firm. Mucker explicitly looks beyond Silicon Valley and provides seed and Series A capital. Decide whether you need its venture-capital route or its separately described accelerator path. A company outside a major hub should explain its customer insight and market opportunity, not apologize for its location.
Public approach: Use Submit Company on the official site. Official Mucker Capital information.
12. Matchstick Ventures
Venture capital firm. Matchstick invests at pre-seed and seed in ambitious founders between the coasts. Its value proposition combines capital, time and practical support. Explain the customer problem and what the first round would establish, then research the relevant partner and market connection.
Public approach: Use the official Connect page. Official Matchstick Ventures information.
13. Forum Ventures
Venture capital firm. Forum combines a venture studio, accelerator and pre-seed fund for B2B founders. Choose the right route for the company’s stage and desired involvement. A funding-only relationship and a studio company-building partnership should not be treated as the same offer.
Public approach: Use the official Pitch Us page. Official Forum Ventures information.
14. Everywhere Ventures
Venture capital firm. Everywhere Ventures describes pre-seed investing across many markets. It belongs in the wider-route section, not the count of local offices. Show a specific company opportunity and why the pre-seed milestone fits before approaching the team.
Public approach: Use the official Join Our Portfolio route. Official Everywhere Ventures information.
15. Hustle Fund
Venture capital firm. Hustle Fund explicitly invests very early and offers a public pitch route. This can be a useful wider lane when local funds expect later evidence. Explain what you have learned from customers and how quickly the team can test the next important assumption.
Public approach: Use the official Pitch Us form. Official Hustle Fund information.
A Tulsa software founder separates university and open-market routes
Fictional worked example. A fictional founder has a B2B workflow product and an initial paying customer. The team is exploring a university relationship but has not confirmed any qualifying affiliation. The round would fund a more reliable product and customer onboarding.
| Candidate lane | Next action | Why it changes the decision |
|---|---|---|
| FortySix / Hurricane | Clarify the relevant vehicle and relationship before assuming access | A university-connected label is a condition to investigate. |
| 412 Angels / Victorum / Plains | Research the founder process and company-stage fit | These are distinct member-network and venture-capital mechanisms. |
| Forum / Mucker / early wider funds | Prepare a B2B zero-to-one case | A clear product milestone can support a wider research lane. |
Keep the round tied to a concrete milestone. The round-size planning worksheet can help organize assumptions before you commit to an outreach target.
Build your Tulsa, Oklahoma investor-fit worksheet
Use one card per investment organization and strategy. The worksheet works in a document, spreadsheet or Finta research notes. Keep verified facts, assumptions and unanswered questions distinct.
INVESTOR FIT CARD: TULSA, OKLAHOMA
Company and next funding milestone: [authorized company facts]
Tulsa and university connections: [confirmed / possible / not relevant]
Current provider identity: [manager, fund, sponsor and application path]
Customer-learning milestone: [what the proposed round will establish]
Investor family and specific vehicle: [current name; avoid duplicates]
Official stage, sector and geography: [source URL and research date]
Fit evidence: [what actually matches]
Mismatch or open question: [what remains unresolved]
Investor role: [lead / participant / unknown; source or direct confirmation]
Approach route: [public founder route / team contact / permitted introduction]
Relationship context: [known person; permission to ask; no assumed introduction]
Owner, next action and follow-up date: [person; task; date]Bring your shortlist into Finta to connect investor research, relationship context, conversations and follow-up. Aurora can help organize the context and prepare next steps for your review. You stay in control of the approach and the information shared.
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Use the public sources and company information you are authorized to share. Check the output against those sources before acting.
Help me build an evidence-backed investor shortlist for a Tulsa, Oklahoma startup.
Company, location, current evidence and next funding milestone: [authorized facts]
Candidates and official sources: [names, URLs and dates]
Separate local offices, regional requirements and wider investment eligibility.
Check the current investor family, vehicle, entry stage, sector and public founder route.
Distinguish equity investors, angel networks, investing accelerators, grants and service providers.
Do not infer current eligibility from a historic portfolio investment or a nearby office.
Return a table: investor, fit evidence, mismatch, unknown, next question and action owner.
Choose a small first research wave and explain exclusions.
Keep missing or contradictory facts as unknown rather than inventing answers.
Do not contact anyone, submit applications or share confidential information.Keep the broader raise connected with the pre-seed guide, Seed Fundraising Comprehensive Guide and investor-prospecting workflow. For a national starting point, see the U.S. venture-capital and angel-investor guide.
Methodology and research date
By Finta Editorial Team. Official investor and institutional materials reviewed November 13, 2026. This guide includes 15 investor families or clearly identified networks: 2 local connections, 5 state or regional routes and 8 wider options. A local connection can be a university route or regional network group, not necessarily a standalone fund office.
Names, investment roles and published theses were checked against the official sources linked in each profile. Related managers, rebrands and chapters are grouped conservatively. Unspecified entry stages, geography and current intake are left as questions, not invented criteria. A published strategy is not a guarantee of available capital or a funding outcome. The cover is an editorial ecosystem illustration, not a map of investor offices or actual financing flows.
Not counted or kept separate:
- Atento’s historical portfolio does not establish a current unrestricted intake.
- Hurricane and FortySix are grouped rather than counted twice.
- Startup hubs, philanthropy and innovation programs are not presented as extra venture funds.
General information, not personalized financial, legal or tax advice. Confirm investment terms and company eligibility with the provider and appropriate advisers.