Cottonwood Technology Fund is an international top performing early-stage venture capital fund with offices in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Enschede, The Netherlands. Its investment focus is on hard science and deeptech, providing (pre-)seed and early-stage funding to IP-driven companies. Cottonwood makes impact investments in Key Enabling Technologies such as Photonics/ Optics, Micro- & Nanoelectronics, Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology, Medical Technology, Cleantech/ Energy Transition, Advanced Manufacturing & Robotics. Cottonwood recently closed its third fund focused on business originating across Southwest USA and Northwest Europe.

Lumana Invest, founded by a group of entrepreneurs, is an investment company that focuses on fast-growing, innovative businesses delivering better solutions at a lower cost. Lumana primarily invests in start-ups entering new markets with ground-breaking technologies. Its investment philosophy is based on engaged shareholdership, supporting management in strategic issues, exploring boundaries with management and, if possible, pushing them further. The Lumana portfolio includes companies in biomedical technology, software, advanced materials and high-tech manufacturing technologies.