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Cottonwood Technology Fund

527 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, USA

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in high-tech and deeptech startups.

Founded

2010

Deals ยท 12mo

6

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

Germany
The Netherlands
United States

Sector focus

Advanced Materials
Chemical
Clean Energy
Communications Infrastructure
...

Investment portfolio

38rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
plasmotion
Oct 2026Led
$3 MOther Equity
Keiron
Jul 2026Participated
$24 MSeries A
Casimir
May 2026Participated
$12 MSeed
Brilliance
Apr 2026Led
$7 MOther Equity
QT Sense
Feb 2026Led
$5 MSeed
Daisy Genomics
Dec 2025Participated
$3 MSeed
Orange Quantum Systems
Jun 2025Participated
$14 MSeed
Q*Bird
May 2024Led
$3 MOther Equity
Sencure
Feb 2024Led
$1 MOther Equity
Circular Genomics
Jan 2024Participated
$8 MSeries A
Infinitum
Nov 2023Participated
$185 MSeries E
Orange Quantum Systems
Sep 2023Led
$2 MSeed
plasmotion
Oct 2026Led
$3 MOther Equity
Keiron
Jul 2026Participated
$24 MSeries A
Casimir
May 2026Participated
$12 MSeed
Brilliance
Apr 2026Led
$7 MOther Equity
QT Sense
Feb 2026Led
$5 MSeed
Daisy Genomics
Dec 2025Participated
$3 MSeed
Orange Quantum Systems
Jun 2025Participated
$14 MSeed
Q*Bird
May 2024Led
$3 MOther Equity
Sencure
Feb 2024Led
$1 MOther Equity
Circular Genomics
Jan 2024Participated
$8 MSeries A
Infinitum
Nov 2023Participated
$185 MSeries E
Orange Quantum Systems
Sep 2023Led
$2 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Cottonwood Technology Fund: 38 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Cottonwood Technology Fund: 38 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed43
Series A35
Series B23
Series C+03
Other Equity105

Monthly Deal Activity

Cottonwood Technology Fund: 38 deals are recorded across 180 months.All available history.
Cottonwood Technology Fund: 38 deals are recorded across 180 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Nov '111
Dec '110
Jan '120
Feb '120
Mar '120
Apr '120
May '120
Jun '121
Jul '120
Aug '120
Sep '121
Oct '120
Nov '120
Dec '120
Jan '130
Feb '131
Mar '130
Apr '130
May '130
Jun '131
Jul '130
Aug '130
Sep '130
Oct '130
Nov '130
Dec '130
Jan '140
Feb '140
Mar '140
Apr '140
May '140
Jun '140
Jul '140
Aug '140
Sep '140
Oct '141
Nov '140
Dec '140
Jan '150
Feb '150
Mar '152
Apr '150
May '150
Jun '150
Jul '150
Aug '150
Sep '151
Oct '150
Nov '150
Dec '150
Jan '160
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Sep '160
Oct '160
Nov '160
Dec '160
Jan '170
Feb '170
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '171
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '171
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '171
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '181
May '180
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '181
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '191
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '190
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Jun '190
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '191
Jan '200
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Dec '200
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Sep '260
Oct '261

Sector Breakdown

Cottonwood Technology Fund: Space & Frontier Tech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (18 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Cottonwood Technology Fund: Space & Frontier Tech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (18 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Space & Frontier Tech18
Clean Energy & Sustainability16
Manufacturing15
Transportation & Logistics10
Networks, Cloud & Communication9
Health & Life Sciences9
Enterprise Software8
Hardware & Robotics8
Real Estate & Construction6
Data, Analytics & IT6
Consumer & Lifestyle3
Food & Agriculture2
Professional Services2
Cybersecurity & Privacy1
E-Commerce & Retail1
AR/VR1
Media & Entertainment1

Deal Size Distribution

Cottonwood Technology Fund: 38 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Cottonwood Technology Fund: 38 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M18
$5M-$10M8
$10M-$25M6
$25M-$50M3
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M2
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Cottonwood Technology Fund: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (23 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Cottonwood Technology Fund: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (23 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States23
Europe15
Cottonwood Technology Fund: 20 co-investors are shown, with Sun Mountain Capital sharing 6 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Cottonwood Technology Fund: 20 co-investors are shown, with Sun Mountain Capital sharing 6 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Sun Mountain Capital6
Ajax Strategies4
Chevron Technology Ventures4
Ground State Ventures4
Alliance Resource Partners3
Riverstone Holdings3
Caterpillar Venture Capital2
Energy Innovation Capital2
InnovationQuarter2
Lumana Invest2
NOM2
Oost NL2
Rockwell Automation2
Scout Ventures2
Stage 1 Ventures2
Tramway Venture Partners2
Wave Capital2
AERIUM Analytics1
Alex. Brown & Sons1
American Deep Tech1

Investment Strategy

Cottonwood Technology Fund: Led accounts for 50% and participating for 50% of round participation.All available history.
Cottonwood Technology Fund: Led accounts for 50% and participating for 50% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led1950%
Participating1950%
Cottonwood Technology Fund: Single-lead accounts for 68% and co-led for 32% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Cottonwood Technology Fund: Single-lead accounts for 68% and co-led for 32% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1368%
Co-led632%

Team

Alain le Loux MSc. MBA

General Partner

Alan Abbott

Special Limited Partner

Charles Call

Special Limited Partner

David Blivin

President & CEO

Matthew Ongaro

Junior Partner

Patrick Claessen

Senior Investment Manager

Shinjan Dasgupta

Senior Analyst