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Caterpillar Ventures

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Total investments 28
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$24M
Portfolio companies 21
Rounds per year 3.50
Lead investments 2
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.25
Exits 4
Key employees 1
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Software
  • Robotics
  • Manufacturing
  • Energy
  • Automotive

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Nth Cycle

Electric Vehicle
Electronics
Manufacturing
Mining
Recycling
$37M04 Dec 2023 Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

Novarc Technologies

Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
Robotics
$20M14 Aug 2023 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

BrightVolt

Battery
Electronics
Manufacturing
$16M06 Oct 2021 Washington, United States

SeekOps

Energy
Energy Storage
Oil and Gas
$14M01 Jul 2021 Austin, Texas, United States

Powerhive

Cloud Computing
Energy
Software
Solar
$9M09 Jul 2019 Berkeley, California, United States

Sarcos Robotics

Aerospace
Industrial Automation
Robotics
Wearables
$30M05 Sep 2018 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Business Intelligence
Enterprise Software
Financial Services
SaaS
Software
$11M19 Jun 2017 San Francisco, California, United States

MineSense Technologies

Analytics
Marketing
Mining
Mining Technology
Software
$19M23 Feb 2017 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

OTTO Motors

Automotive
Autonomous Vehicles
Industrial Automation
Robotics
$30M05 Oct 2016 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
News
Infinitum Electric Receives Investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital

– Infinitum Electric, an Austin, Texas-based-creator of an air-core motor, received an equity investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., the venture capital arm of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), through Cottonwood Technology Fund.
– The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
– The company intends to use the funds to further expand production of its IEs Series motor systems for industrial applications and the development of a new line of alternators.

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Total investments 28
Average round size 24M
Rounds per year 3.50
Peak activity year 2015
Lead investments 2
Follow on index 0.25
Exits 4
Group Appearance index 0.68

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Nth Cycle

Electric Vehicle
Electronics
Manufacturing
Mining
Recycling
$37M04 Dec 2023 Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

Novarc Technologies

Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
Robotics
$20M14 Aug 2023 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

BrightVolt

Battery
Electronics
Manufacturing
$16M06 Oct 2021 Washington, United States

SeekOps

Energy
Energy Storage
Oil and Gas
$14M01 Jul 2021 Austin, Texas, United States

Powerhive

Cloud Computing
Energy
Software
Solar
$9M09 Jul 2019 Berkeley, California, United States

Sarcos Robotics

Aerospace
Industrial Automation
Robotics
Wearables
$30M05 Sep 2018 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Business Intelligence
Enterprise Software
Financial Services
SaaS
Software
$11M19 Jun 2017 San Francisco, California, United States

MineSense Technologies

Analytics
Marketing
Mining
Mining Technology
Software
$19M23 Feb 2017 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

OTTO Motors

Automotive
Autonomous Vehicles
Industrial Automation
Robotics
$30M05 Oct 2016 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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