CORTESSA TECH

CORTESSA TECH

Precision. Discipline. Perspective.
A private investment communityStructured as a series limited partnership

Leadership

Cortessa Tech is led by its three general partners.

Portrait of Adam LoPorto
Adam LoPorto
General Partner
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Adam LoPorto is a lifelong entrepreneur, investor, and business strategist whose career spans real estate, financial markets, technology, and business development.

Beginning his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 17, Adam founded and successfully exited his first business before turning 24. His early professional experience centered on real estate ownership and investment, ultimately leading to a leadership position as a director at a global real asset consultancy before establishing his own New York City-based firm with a partner.

Over the course of his career, Adam expanded his interests into financial markets, developing extensive personal experience in trading and investment strategy. Beginning in 2019, he built a substantial financial technology business focused on the development, commercialization, and deployment of sophisticated trading software and automated investment systems.

Drawing on decades of entrepreneurial experience and a multidisciplinary understanding of both traditional assets and emerging financial technologies, Adam brings a distinctive perspective to investment strategy, risk evaluation, business development, and client care.

The establishment of Cortessa Tech represents the realization of a longstanding ambition to create a private investment platform built around diversification, disciplined capital allocation, and independent investment strategies. Adam views Cortessa as the foundation for a broader, long-term vision of developing innovative investment opportunities within a structured and professionally managed environment.

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Raphael Farnese
General Partner
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Raphael Farnese is an entrepreneur and growth strategist with more than a decade of experience developing, scaling, and advising businesses across a broad range of industries, including technology, consumer products, professional services, entertainment, and financial markets.

Throughout his career, Raphael has played a significant role in the growth and operations of enterprises generating more than $25 million in annual revenue. His expertise encompasses strategic business development, sales infrastructure, marketing systems, and operational optimization, with an emphasis on building scalable and sustainable business models.

Raphael approaches business development with an investment-oriented perspective, focusing on identifying opportunities, evaluating risk, and creating structures designed to support long-term enterprise value. His experience working alongside founders, executives, and investors provides a multidisciplinary perspective on business performance, organizational resilience, and strategic growth.

At Cortessa Tech, Raphael brings this combination of entrepreneurial experience, operational expertise, and disciplined strategic thinking to the firm's leadership.

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Michael Walding
General Partner
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Contact

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