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Cottonwood Technology Fund

Deep tech venture fund backing patent-based science startups in the US Southwest and Northern Europe

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TrustList summary

With offices in the United States and the Netherlands, Cottonwood Technology Fund puts venture money into deep tech. Its startups are built on patented hard science.

What Cottonwood Technology Fund does

Early-stage investment: backing for research-driven companies, including follow-on rounds with partners.
Growth-stage investment: participation in later B and C rounds.
Hands-on help: business development support and assistance raising the next round.
Research network: ties to national laboratories, technical universities, medical centres and research institutes.

Clients

Companies in photonics, optics, micro- and nanoelectronics, advanced materials, nanotechnology, sensors, health sciences, climate tech and robotics. It does not invest in consumer products, software, AI, apps, crypto or drug development. Its geographic focus covers the US Southwest, including New Mexico and Texas, plus Northern European countries including the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden.

Key facts

Offices: USA and the Netherlands
Portfolio examples: SmartNanotubes, Circular Genomics, Sencure, mPower Technology

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Cottonwood Technology Fund is ranked on 7 TrustList rankings: #5 on 1, #14 on 1, #15 on 1, #20 on 1, #24 on 1, #28 on 1 and #42 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Cottonwood Technology Fund has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Investor · 7 rankings

#5of 12
Consumer investors
It is the only one of the 12 here listing driving and energy.
Of the 12 here, 5 also cover seed stage and 4 also cover pre seed; 3 also work in London and 2 also work in Berlin.
Behind Beechwood Capital, ahead of Elevate Ventures.
#14of 29
Amsterdam
It is the only one of the 29 here listing consumer and medical.
Of the 29 here, 10 also cover fintech and 8 also cover partners; 8 also work in New York City and 7 also work in Chicago.
Behind Connect Ventures, ahead of Deutsche Beteiligungs.
#15of 34
Saas investors
It is the only one of the 34 here listing robotics and science.
Of the 34 here, 18 also cover artificial intelligence and 13 also cover series a; 8 also work in San Francisco and 4 also work in Silicon Valley.
Behind Clear Ventures, ahead of Episode 1 Ventures.
#20of 54
Series b
It is one of 2 here listing series d and one of 4 here listing manufacturing.
Of the 54 here, 33 also cover series; 4 also work in Hong Kong and 4 also work in Munich.
Behind Clinton Capital Partners, ahead of Craft Ventures.
#24of 56
Fintech investors
It is one of 5 here listing series b and one of 6 here listing deep tech.
Of the top 55 here, 13 also cover healthtech and 11 also cover SaaS; 8 also work in Amsterdam and 5 also work in Tokyo.
Behind Corsair Capital, ahead of DeFi Alliance.
#28of 58
Deep tech investors
It is one of 6 here listing fintech and one of 7 here listing SaaS.
Of the top 57 here, 5 also work in Boston.
Behind Connect Ventures, ahead of CrossCut Ventures.
#42of 111
Ai investors
It is one of 12 here listing partners and series.
Of the top 68 here, 18 also cover deep tech.
Behind Cota Capital, ahead of Dawn Capital.