Anzu Partners

We are excited to welcome Hunter Brown back to the Anzu investment team! Hunter, who was an Investment Director at Anzu Partners from 2017 to 2021, returns to the firm after serving as an Associate Director at defense technology company, Anduril Industries. As a Principal on the investment team, Hunter will use his experience navigating the complex world of government procurement, program execution, and the intersection with the legislative branch to help Anzu field new investment opportunities within critical technologies. https://lnkd.in/eCtAd6uK #venturecapital #sandiego #criticaltechnologies #defense

Exciting to see Anzu portfolio company GelSight's technology represented on the cover of Science Magazine! In collaboration with Meta, GelSight’s revolutionary tactile sensing technology is reshaping robotics by giving machines the power to "feel." Digit gives robots a sense of touch, enhancing precision and adaptability like never before. Read the article to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gYxT6Smj #robotics #meta #tactilesensing

SAVE THE DATE: Anzu Partners is proud to sponsor the Second U.S. HTVD | HIGHTECH VENTURE DAYS. In 2025, HTVD will bring dozens of startups specializing in manufacturing, electronics, clean tech and more to Boston on April 7th and 8th. Stay tuned for more details! https://lnkd.in/dN8Puqj #venturecapital #HTVD #cleantech #manufacturing

Sending a BIG congratulations to the Anzu portfolio companies named to TIME’s List of the Best Inventions of 2024! South 8 Technologies was recognized in the Green Energy category for its liquefied gas electrolyte, LiGas. Compared to traditional liquid electrolytes, LiGas addresses common concerns with lithium-ion batteries by virtually eliminating the risk of thermal propagation and battery fires, enhancing the range and performance of batteries in extremely cold environments, and reducing production costs of Li-ion batteries. Read more about LiGas here: https://lnkd.in/ekDkujBU AM Batteries ’ powder to electrode method to manufacture Li-ion batteries was also selected in the Manufacturing & Materials category. Instead of coating electrodes in a toxic slurry and evaporating the liquid at high temperatures, AM Batteries has pioneered a manufacturing technique that sprays the powder coating directly onto electrodes, eliminating the need for heat, dry time, or solvents. Read TIME’s write up on AM Batteries here: https://lnkd.in/egZJ3cSZ Finally, while Azumo was not named on the list, the Lenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept, which leverages Azumo’s Nano-Thin Film Illumination (Nano-TFI) technology, was included in the Experimental category. Nano-TFI enables consumer device designers like Lenovo to create illuminated, high-resolution images and enhance smart surface applications with touch sensors, branding, decorative patterning and more on various materials. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eXECaqix See the full list of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/ekZTJCpd #TIMEBestInventions #lithiumion #batteries #batterytech #cleanenergy #cleantech #LCD #displaytech

We are excited to be included on the Inc. Magazine Founder-Friendly Investors list for the fourth consecutive year. Our team of investment, technical, and operational professionals partner with founders to achieve results for our portfolio companies and investors. In the past twelve months: ? our people team has recruited 95+ individuals for our firm and portfolio companies, averaging more than one new hire per week ? our marketing and commercialization team has delivered 290+ earned press hits and 45+ videos for portfolio companies ? our capital solutions team has facilitated 150+ first meetings and 95+ follow-up meetings between portfolio companies and potential co-investors ? our operational excellence team has created over $15M in value across portfolio companies through initiatives in yield, supply chain, engineering, facility projects, and business development ? our finance team has produced hundreds of monthly financials for portfolio companies and provided government accounting support for millions of dollars of contract value Thank you, Inc., for the recognition! You can see our firm profile and the full list here: https://lnkd.in/eN_vd3TE #venturecapital #startups #vc #incfounderfriendly

Anzu portfolio company e-Zinc hosted the opening ceremonies this week for its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with several Canadian government officials in attendance. We are excited to celebrate this milestone with the e-Zinc team as they continue to develop their long duration battery pilot project. #Ontario #manufacturing #energytransition #batterytech

In our latest newsletter, we recap: - Trio of Milestones for CytoTronics: Pixel? hits market, new funding round, industry awards - 6K?announces Series E funding and new CEO - Nirrin receives research grant from NIH - Niron Magnetics, Inc.?hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony at new commercial pilot plant - Nature's Toolbox, Inc. (NTx) launches NTx Services, ushering in next-generation mRNA production - Adaptive Surface Technologies, Inc.'s marine anti-fouling coating outperforms leading products in long-term exposure tests - GelSight?partners with Flexxbotics, and welcomes aviation veteran Troy Lambeth to its Board - Xendee?and?BioSkryb Genomics?share updates on partnerships with research institutions - Opscura?adds Chief Revenue Officer to its executive leadership team - Call to participate in The 2024 Battery Talent Census - open until Nov. 14th #VC #biotech #energy #lifesciences #venturecapital #manufacturing #batteries #microgrid

We are thrilled to welcome Joseph Clark III as Principal and Senior Vice President of Capital Solutions here at Anzu! Joey comes to us from the Innovation Economy group at J.P. Morgan, where he led teams across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Greater Atlanta areas to serve early-stage startups’ growth needs and cultivate tech ecosystems. We are excited to have him on board based out of our D.C. office, and look forward to seeing how he can deepen Anzu’s connections within the broader innovation ecosystem. https://lnkd.in/djxis-dd #DC #venturecapital #capitalsolutions #newhire

Anzu portfolio company CytoTronics won a Novel Product Award for its Pixel system at the 2024 MSD Tech Symposium. The Pixel system enables high-resolution, multiplexed, real-time assessment of live-cell characteristics, providing deeper understanding of how chemical or genetic perturbation affect cell function and has the potential to transform cell biology discovery. Congratulations to the CytoTronics team on this accomplishment! #cellbiology #drugdiscovery #biotech

While government is the primary source for funding national defense expenditures and investments, it can’t do that alone, especially in this day and age. There’s an opportunity for family office private capital to play a contributing role, bridging the gap and helping to provide a strategic advantage for America and its allies.? ? Anzu Principal Nick Fisher recently authored an article on this topic, working with Marc Sharpe of The Family Office Association. Read on to explore the current national defense landscape, how recent events in Europe in the Middle East are affecting the calculus, why the emerging trend of Military Civil Fusion is significant, what can provide a counterbalance and more: https://lnkd.in/e-2gBKdg? ? #nationalsecurity #VC #familyoffices #natsec #venturecapital #familywealth