Anzu Partners

Thanks to everyone who joined us in D.C. this week for the first edition of HTVD U.S. It was great to get together with the hardware community – including 35 founders and 61 investors from VC and CVC backgrounds – to explore opportunities in clean tech, manufacturing, materials, electronics, mobility, space and defense. HTVD U.S. also featured presentations by Anzu Managing Partner Whitney Haring-Smith, Opscura CEO Brian P. Brammeier and South 8 Technologies CEO Tom Stepien, among others. This event was made possible by our partners and we appreciate the involvement of HTVD | HIGHTECH VENTURE DAYS, NOVA by Saint-Gobain, Polsinelli, Sands Capital, TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen and TriNet. Keep an eye out for details on HTVD’s next gathering, taking place during October in Dresden, Germany: https://lnkd.in/euNHE_Tw #DC #HTVDUS #manufacturing #VC #aerospace #CVC #aviation #cleantech

“I think it’s a much bigger problem than people realize… and it just takes one spark for people to realize, all of a sudden.” In April, Anzu Principal Henk Both participated in a panel at Energy Tech Summit in Bilbao on Critical Resources: The Geopolitical Significance of Rare Earth Metals. A video of the full conversation, which also includes Rutger Van Raalten from CarbonX, Michael Granoff from Maniv Mobility and Beau-Anne Chilla from Anthemis Group, is now available. Watch the video to hear Henk’s perspective on the prevalence of rare earths across many industries, how the global supply chain has been established, the corresponding geopolitical implications and how companies are seeking out alternative solutions, including the work that Niron Magnetics, Inc. is doing. #ETS2024 #energy #rareearths #cleantech #supplychain #cleanenergy

In our April 2024 recap, we highlight: - Congratulations to Henk Both, Patrick Harrington, Kyle M., and Wendy Papakostandini on promotion to Principal  - 6K celebrates award wins from Forbes and TIME and announces new strategic partnerships  - South 8 Technologies partners with NanoGraf on $6.4M U.S. Army battery contract  - New partnerships forged between AM Batteries and Zeon Corporation, Xendee and The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  - Excision BioTherapeutics releases new promising research at key scientific conferences  - GelSight releases new APIs that enable its tactile sensing capabilities to more seamlessly integrate into factory automation processes, robotics systems, and more  - NUBURU® Inc. announces a second contract with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration for next-generation blue laser space technology Plus, a preview of this week's HTVD | HIGHTECH VENTURE DAYS U.S. event in Washington, D.C. Read on to learn more. #HTVDUS #VC #manufacturing #energy #venturecapital #batteries #ASGCT #robotics #cleantech #greentech

What's a common thread between tonsillectomies and electric vehicles? Psychology, as Managing Partner Whitney Haring-Smith explains. Find out how South 8 Technologies is addressing chemistry and confidence challenges for EV buyers in the latest edition of FWIW. For those going to HTVD | HIGHTECH VENTURE DAYS in D.C. this week, keep an eye out for South 8 CEO Tom Stepien, who will be in attendance as well and can tell you more. #EVs #batteries #energytransition #DC #HTVDUS #manufacturing #venturecapital #VC

Boston-based VC hub ven^x launched earlier this year to increase opportunities for deep-tech founders and investors. In this Q&A with Startup Boston, three of the people behind the venture – Hyuk-Jeen Suh of SkyRiver Ventures, John Ho of Anzu Partners and Steele Divitto of The Steele Group – share their perspectives on it, including how the concept emerged, why the time is right, the different benefits that ven^x provides and more. #VC #boston #deeptech #venturecapital #robotics #energy #biotech #manufacturing #cleantech #greentech

Great event with Starburst Aerospace and IAI North America. We appreciate them including Anzu Principal Kyle M. and Anzu Partner Cathryn Paine as mentors in the first CATALYST cohort, which features AeroFuse, BosonQ Psi (BQP), FibrX and VYZai. Thank you to our hosts and to all who attended! #aerospace #aviation #startups #VC #venturecapital

In our March 2024 recap, we highlight: - EnCharge AI’s $22M in recent funding to commercialize its industry leading AI processor - Aspinity, Inc. launches near-zero power solutions to detect vehicle security events - Xendee partners with Arizona State University to power remote communities in Fiji - Liquid Instruments brings its Moku platform to Apple Vision Pro to accelerate optics research - BioSkryb Genomics and ImmunoScape present at 2024 AACR Annual Meeting Read on to learn more. #AI #ML #semiconductors #energy #sustainability #AACR24 #multiomics #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #VC #greentech #cleantech #venturecapital

Anzu Partners is pleased to share three promotions to Principal across our business services teams: - Patrick Harrington, who leads fund finance and played a central role in executing over 40 investment rounds in 2023. - Kyle M., who leads capital solutions and investor relations for Anzu. - Wendy Papakostandini, who leads talent for Anzu and whose team recruited $10M worth of talent in 2023. “Patrick, Kyle, and Wendy are all strong examples of Anzu’s next generation of leaders with deep expertise in their fields and have the experience to push Anzu and the venture capital industry as a whole forward into a new era,” said Whitney Haring-Smith, Managing Partner. Read the press release to learn more about their accomplishments at Anzu, how their roles have evolved since joining and their professional backgrounds: https://lnkd.in/echkKN5q #VC #peopleops #venturecapital #finance #recruiting

Traditional ways of patterning for OLEDs don’t work well for enabling under-display cameras and facial recognition. CPM™ Patterning technology, created by Anzu portfolio company OTI Lumionics, provides a way to do that much more effectively. In fact, OTI Lumionics’ technology is the only mass production-ready solution for cathode patterning under-display cameras that would allow facial recognition to be performed. Speaking with Biometric Update, VP and Co-Founder Jacky Qiu gives a detailed explanation of their technology, how it works, what sets it apart, where it can continue to improve and what that might look like. Read the interview to learn more and keep an eye out for OTI Lumionics presentation on zero-order of transparency, taking place in May at the Society of Information Display Symposium in San Jose as a part of Display Week. #displaytech #OLED #AI #machinelearning #VC #venturecapital

As healthcare systems have become more centralized and intertwined with digital technology, cybersecurity matters. A lot. With just a few lines of code, Medcrypt provides proactive security for medical devices. This technology makes it easier than ever for manufacturers to get core cybersecurity features into their devices with minimal effort. It also makes cybersecurity for healthcare centers easier to maintain. As COO Vidya Murthy explains, the connectivity in a modern hospital means that a vulnerability in one device can quickly turn into exposure for the entire system. Hospitals should be able to focus on clinical operations and patient treatment. By making med device cybersecurity simpler and more complete, MedCrypt helps them do that. Here’s how. #medicaldevices #cybersecurity #healthcare #digitaltransformation #VC #cybersec #venturecapital