Netherlands · Investor

Cottonwood Technology Fund

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AQuantum ComputingMaterials ScienceSmart Grid

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque2522days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.2MCheque size, as they say$500K – $3.0MRounds led1 of 26Sole investor8 roundsMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Cottonwood Technology Fund

Cottonwood Technology Fund highlights

  1. 01

    26 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 77% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $1.5M

What they do

Cottonwood Technology Fund is an early-stage deep tech venture capital fundFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $3.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Quantum ComputingMaterials ScienceSmart Grid
Based in
Enschede, Netherlands
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Dec
    Infinitum ElectricSeries B · US · FinSMEs$13MLed
  3. Jan
    Infinitum ElectricSeries A · US · FinSMEs$1.8MSole investor
  4. 2015

    7 rounds

  5. Mar
    Clear Flight SolutionsVenture · NL$1.7MSole investor
  6. Feb
    Masterson IndustriesSeries A · US$550KWith 1 other
  7. Feb
    Clear Flight SolutionsSeries A · NL$750KSole investor
  8. Feb
    Raptor ProductsSeries A · US$250KSole investor
  9. Feb
    Skorpios TechnologiesSeries D · US$25MSole investor
  10. Feb
    TriLumina Corp.Series B · US$4.5MWith 2 others
  11. Jan
    Respira TherapeuticsUS$600KWith 1 other
  12. 2014

    5 rounds

  13. Oct
    Respira TherapeuticsUS$1.5MWith 1 other
  14. Jul
    Exagen DiagnosticsDebt · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  15. Jul
    xF Technologies Inc.Debt · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  16. Feb
    TriLumina Corp.Series A · US$8.5MWith 2 others
  17. Feb
    xF Technologies Inc.Series A · US$4.5MWith 2 others
  18. 2013

    4 rounds

  19. Dec
    Skorpios TechnologiesVenture · US$20MSole investor
  20. Aug
    Respira TherapeuticsSeries A · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  21. Aug
    xF Technologies Inc.Series A · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  22. Jan
    TriLumina Corp.Series A · US$3.8MWith 1 other
  23. 2012

    2 rounds

  24. Apr
    InView TechnologySeries A · US · sec.gov$250KWith 2 others
  25. Feb
    Exagen DiagnosticsSeries C · US$34MWith 2 others
  26. 2011

    4 rounds

  27. Dec
    Exagen DiagnosticsSeries A · US · sec.gov$12MWith 2 others
  28. Aug
    FibeRioSeries B · US$3.6MWith 1 other
  29. May
    Exagen DiagnosticsGrowth · US · sec.gov$5.4MWith 4 others
  30. Feb
    Exagen DiagnosticsSeries B · US$17MWith 4 others
  31. 2010

    2 rounds

  32. Oct
    Respira TherapeuticsSeries A · US$1.0MSole investor
  33. Aug
    FibeRioSeries A · US$1.3MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

16 of 32 we have independently watched raise

AppliedimpactroboticsBayotechBennubioBioflyteCasimirspaceHornetechnologiesInfinitumelectricInphocalLumentumMpowertechOpntQ-birdRespiratherapeuticsReyedarSarcosTeamwildfireArmonicatechBrilliancergbCirculargenomicsExagenFiberiotechFlexiramicsGreenthemetechKeirontechnologiesOrangeqsQtsenseSencureSkorpiosincSmart-nanotubesSoundenergyThedronebirdXftechnologies

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Cottonwood Technology Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Sun Mountain CapitalPrivate equity14rounds togetherTullis Health InvestorsPrivate equity5rounds togetherEpic VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherMesa Verde Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherStage 1 VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Cottonwood Technology Fund

What does Cottonwood Technology Fund invest in?

Cottonwood Technology Fund invests most often at Series A and Series B (77% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Quantum Computing, Materials Science and Smart Grid.

How active is Cottonwood Technology Fund?

26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has Cottonwood Technology Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Infinitum Electric (Series B, Dec 2019).

How big are Cottonwood Technology Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.2M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $3.0M.

Does Cottonwood Technology Fund lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 26 investments on record (4%).

Where does Cottonwood Technology Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and the Netherlands (8%).

Is Cottonwood Technology Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does Cottonwood Technology Fund invest alongside?

Most often Sun Mountain Capital (14 rounds together), Tullis Health Investors (5 rounds together) and Epic Ventures (2 rounds together).

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