Cottonwood Technology Fund Fund IV

Cottonwood Technology Fund

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Santa Fe, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
France
United Kingdom
Denmark
Sweden
Israel

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

Advanced Materials
Photonics
Robotics
Energy
Hard Tech
Manufacturing
Semiconductors
Nanotechnology
MedTech

About
Cottonwood Technology Fund is a Santa Fe-based venture capital firm focused on backing hard tech founders bridging America and Europe. Their focus spans advanced materials, photonics, robotics, and energy across the United States, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, and Israel. The firm supports hard tech founders from seed through Series B stages.

Min check size: $1M
Max check size: $4M
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Investment Thesis

Cottonwood Technology Fund is a seed to Series B stage venture capital firm deploying capital across advanced materials, photonics, robotics, energy, and hard tech sectors. They invest in hardware and deep tech startups emerging from research institutions in the American Southwest and Northwestern Europe. The firm differentiates itself through transatlantic focus with dual offices in New Mexico and the Netherlands, deep technical due diligence, and 15+ years of hard tech investing since 2010.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2010 by David Blivin (Founder and Managing Partner) with dual offices in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Enschede, Netherlands. The team brings deep experience in transatlantic deep tech investing, focused on commercializing hard tech innovations from research institutions in the American Southwest (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia, University of New Mexico) and Northwestern Europe. Cottonwood has invested in 40+ hard tech companies across advanced materials, photonics, robotics, energy, and manufacturing. Portfolio includes Lightscape Materials, Optonic, EFFECT Photonics, Rhinehart Development, and IS-Instruments. The firm operates two funds totaling over $200M AUM, having raised its most recent fund (Cottonwood Technology Fund IV) with backing from institutional investors, family offices, and strategic corporate partners across the US and Europe.