Cottonwood Technology Fund
Southwest deep-tech venture firm (founded 2010) investing in patent-based hard science at pre-seed and seed — photonics, advanced materials, nanotechnology, robotics, medical technology, and climate hardware. Offices in Santa Fe, Denver, and the Netherlands; Fund IV first close March 2025 targeting $80M.
Typical check size
$250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
2010
Headquarters
Santa Fe, NM
AUM
Fund IV targeting $80M (first close Mar 2025; indicative)
Rounds they lead
Pre-Seed
Seed
Rounds they invest
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Cottonwood Technology Fund as an investor (1 total).
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FAQs about Cottonwood Technology Fund
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Cottonwood is headquartered in Santa Fe, NM (with Denver and Netherlands offices). It is a statewide NM deep-tech investor — our Albuquerque hub curates it because portfolio companies like BayoTech are ABQ-HQ and the fund backs Southwest lab spinouts.
Pre-seed and seed hard-science companies, often prototype-stage before revenue; selective Series A follow-on.
IP-driven deep tech: photonics, micro/nanoelectronics, advanced materials, nanotechnology, medtech, climate tech, advanced manufacturing, and robotics.
Cottonwood announced a first close on Fund IV in March 2025, targeting $80M for early-stage B2B hardware across Southwest US and Northwest Europe.
Pitch via cottonwood.vc with patent/IP story and lab or prototype milestones — Cottonwood backs companies others consider too early for hardware.
Cottonwood frequently leads pre-seed/seed deep-tech rounds in its geographic mandate.
Public materials cite BayoTech (Albuquerque hydrogen) and other Southwest hard-tech names — verify current portfolio on cottonwood.vc.
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