# Cowboy Technology Angels

> Cowboy Technology Angels is a VC fund backing Aerospace and Manufacturing. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oklahoma City, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://cowboytechnologyangels.com/

Cowboy Technology Angels is a VC fund in Oklahoma City focused on Aerospace and Manufacturing. Cowboy Technology Angels, LLC, is comprised of alumni and other friends of Oklahoma State University who desire to see the wealth of research, talent and innovation that the university has developed applied to help grow investor-ready entrepreneurs and their young companies. CTA is an independent investment fund separate from Oklahoma StateUniversity, its Alumni Association, its Foundation, and Cowboy Technologies, LLC. Each member of Cowboy Technology Angels is an accredited investor. Members are able to select their own investments. Each member’s invested capital is then aggregated in a CTA Series which in turn invests in one Portfolio Company. The Members of a Series decide together how to manage the investment in their Portfolio Company. Only Members of a Series bear the risk and participate in the gains and losses of their Portfolio Company investment. Members contribute $2,000 upon joining the Fund then thereafter only as investments are made.Cowboy Technology Angels is managed by Jim Troxel, OSU ’68, who leads WBTangels. CTA has partnered with WBTangels to facilitate the investment processes of CTA, provide connections to technology and capital, and tend to CTA administration.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace | 2 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Sensor | 1 | 25% |
| Chemical | 1 | 25% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 25% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Troxel | Co-Founder, Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Infinite Composites | Infinite Composites develops and manufactures advanced composite pressure vessels and structures. ICT was founded in 2010 to revolutionize composite pressure vessel technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling widespread adoption of composite pressure vessels. Our vision is to make the infinite Composite Pressure Vessel (iCPV) the key enablingtechnology for space exploration and sustainable transport.Infinite Composites Technologies aims to practice continuous improvement to ensure we deliver products that exceed customer and industry quality standards and deliver products free of fault or defect. | $2M | Seed | Jul 19, 2019 |  |
| Vigilant Aerospace Systems | Vigilant Aerospace provides a complete, easy-to-use and well-tested “detect-and-avoid” (DAA) collision avoidance and situational awareness solution for unmanned aircraft to fly beyond line-of-sight in the national airspace. We have exclusively licensed NASA’s patent and software to deliver detect-and-avoid using both aircraft transponders and othersensors, like micro-radars and camera systems. The software runs on a laptop or tablet and provides the pilot with collision avoidance commands as well as a 3D synthetic cockpit view, weather and navigational data, detailed flight logging and other functions. The system has been flight tested with FAA observation at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, where it was invented. It is designed to meet FAA Part 107.30 waiver requirements and RTCA SC-228 MOPS for unmanned detect-and-avoid. | $1.6M | Debt Financing | Jun 03, 2019 |  |
| Associated Material Processing | Associated Material Processing manufactures proprietary, low-cost media for the complete removal of arsenic from industrial or manufacturing process waste and drinking water. Arsenic contamination in semiconductor manufacture, processed foods, and drinking water is a large and growing problem worldwide. Its chemical compounds remove hazardous andunwanted chemicals from waste streams of semiconductors that enable manufacturers to offer purified water. | $400K | Convertible Note | May 11, 2015 |  |
| GroundMetrics | GroundMetrics, Inc is the world leader in the development of land-based EM sensing and is working with oil, gas, mining, and geothermal companies to commercialize a new class of sensor system and methods and to provide advanced survey and monitoring services worldwide. GroundMetrics, Inc. spun-out of QUASAR Federal Systems (QFS) in 2010 with anexclusive license to productize QFS’s novel electromagnetic sensor technology for resource exploration, management and production. This technology offers advanced capabilities for electromagnetic (EM), induced polarization (IP) magnetotelluric (MT), and controlled-source EM (CSEM) surveys in arid regions common in Australia, Canada, Mongolia, Mexico, the Middle East, South America and the United States. Furthermore, it improves the precision, safety and economics of Borehole-to-Surface (BSEM) surveys and is ideal for time-lapse and continuous long-term monitoring applications such as reservoir imaging and monitoring for Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). GroundMetrics uses its proprietary sensors, noise mitgation methods and focused-azimuth borehole transmitter technology to provide survey and monitoring services directly to energy and mining companies. | $2.7M | Series B | Apr 23, 2014 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ariadne Capital Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ariadne-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asymmetry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asymmetry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Creative Destruction Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-destruction-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Crescent Ridge Partners Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Dcode — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [i2E](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i2e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cowboy Technology Angels invest in?

Cowboy Technology Angels invests primarily in Aerospace, Manufacturing and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cowboy Technology Angels?

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### Who are the partners at Cowboy Technology Angels?

The team at Cowboy Technology Angels includes Jim Troxel (Co-Founder, Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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