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Cottonwood Technology Fund IV

Geography: United States
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €25M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Cottonwood Technology Fund IV

Cottonwood Technology Fund IV is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Patent-holding deep tech founder in SW USA or NW Europe, quantum/photonics/materials

deep tech / hard science

IP-driven / patent-first

SW USA + NW Europe

early (1–3M) + growth (5–25M B/C)

photonics, quantum, nanotech, materials, sensors, robotics, climatetech, health sciences

Bullish Signals

Fund IV first close announced Mar 2025external

Top-decile early stage fund self-reportedexternal

Portfolio co raised $150M+ (Skorpios)external

Dual US + EU offices, global networkexternal

Quantum, photonics, nanotech portfolio activeexternal

Fund IV open to new LPs nowexternal

Emphasizes defensibility via material, patent, manufacturing, regulatoryexternal

Recent co-lead: Keiron Printing €10M+external

EU co-investments: DeepTechXL, Waves Capital, ATUMexternal

Portfolio: Q*Bird (quantum), Orange Quantum, SmartNanotubes, Sencure, mPower, Circular Genomicsexternal

Hands-on: 8 corporates brought to Sencure in year oneexternal

Pre-fund support confirmed (Skorpios, Bayotech model)external

Gender-diverse, multicultural teamexternal

Offices: Denver, Santa Fe, Amsterdam, Enschedeexternal

Q*Bird €2.5M grant + €5M EIC Acceleratorexternal

Orange Quantum €12M seed round securedexternal

mPower $21M Series B for solar mesh techexternal

Sencure €7.9M follow-on for biometric wearablesexternal

Orange Quantum Systems: first industrial quantum chip testerexternal

Keiron: laser-based PCB soldering replaces three machinesexternal

Enterprise builders at global scale, roll-out companiesexternal

Contrarian Signals

No software/AI — narrow thesisexternal

Very geo-restricted deal sourcingexternal

Hard science = long commercialization timelinesexternal

Founder Do's

Have foundational patents / strong IP

Operate in photonics, quantum, nanotech, advanced materials, sensors, climatetech, health sciences, robotics, advanced manufacturing

Base in SW USA (AZ, NM, TX, UT, CO, OK) or NW Europe (NL, DE, BE, CH, SE, DK, FI)

Need hands-on biz dev + corporate customer intros + next-round fundraising support

Target large disruptable markets; build defensible physical moats

Founder Don'ts

No software, AI, apps, platforms, or crypto

No consumer products or pharma / drug development

No companies lacking strong patent defensibility

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€25M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Dave Blivin, Alain Le Loux

Alain le LouxPartner

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