Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Consumer • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) • Woman Focused |
Stages | Seed, Startup, Early Stage, Series A, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States • Germany • France • Mexico • Sweden • Switzerland • Netherlands • Denmark • Belgium • Europe • Finland |
Investment Range | $1,000,000 - $3,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Assets Under Management | $20,000,000 |
Cottonwood Technology Fund is a venture capital firm with a focus on disruptive early-stage startups in hard science and deep tech, offering equity investments within the range of $1,000,000 to $3,000,000, with a sweet spot of about $1,500,000. Headquartered at 422 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM, United States, it operates with the aim to support innovative firms poised to disrupt large markets and emerge as new global industry leaders. The fund invests in patent-based hard-science solutions across sectors such as photonics, robotics, health sciences, cleantech, advanced materials/nanotechnology, and more. Their specialties lie in pre-seed, seed, startup, early stage, and Series A rounds, contributing to a total asset under management of $20,000,000. Cottonwood's strong network includes interactions with national and institutional labs, technology universities, research institutes, and various corporate entities. The firm values gender diversity and an entrepreneurial mindset within its multinational team, which aids in providing hands-on business development support and creating a robust foundation for the growth of portfolio companies. The firm has a geographical focus on the Southwest USA, encompassing regions such as NM, AZ, UT, CO, TX, and covers Northern Europe, including The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland. Cottonwood's strategy is tailored to companies that offer Key Enabling Technologies and are capable of becoming industry standards. However, they are not interested in software, SaaS, life sciences, consumer products, agritech, AI, platforms, apps, crypto, or pharma/drug development. They seek disruptive capital investments that align with strong IP positions, ready to cater to large market demands.
We invest in hard science at pre-seed, seed, and early-stage. We fund IP-driven companies that provide Key Enabling Technologies (Photonics / Optics, Micro- & Nanoelectronics, Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology, Medical Technology, Cleantech / Energy Transition, Advanced Manufacturing & Robotics).