In our June 2024 recap, we highlight: - Anzu Partners announces new investment in Navier AI (W24), a company founded by Evan Kay, an Anzu alum and former SpaceX rocket scientist - e-Zinc raised $31 million in new financing to accelerate product development - Xendee released survey demonstrating the value of microgrids for EV charging infrastructure - 6K, OTI Lumionics and GelSight advance applications with new partnerships - Adaptive Surface Technologies, Inc. welcomes new legislation directing U.S. Navy to transition from copper-based antifouling coatings - Niron Magnetics, Inc. Magnetics hosted several Minnesota government officials to share recent commercial progress - Several Anzu life sciences portfolio companies attended BIO 2024 in San Diego Read on to learn more. #AI #ML #energy #manufacturing #biotech #EV #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #transportation #BIO2024
Anzu Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Washington, District of Columbia 5,908 followers
We are an investment firm that focuses on early stage companies with breakthrough industrial & life sciences technology
About us
Anzu Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in breakthrough industrial technologies. We team with entrepreneurs to develop and commercialize technological innovations by providing capital and deep expertise in business development, market positioning, global connectivity, and operations. Anzu Partners has offices in Washington, DC, San Diego, CA, Boston, MA, Atlanta, GA, and Tampa, FL.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 51-200 employees
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- Washington, District of Columbia
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- Partnership
- Founded
- 2014
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- Early-stage investment, Business incubation, Advisory services, Strategic transactions, Industrial technology, Materials science, Mechanical engineering, Industrial Internet of Things, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Life Sciences, Deeptech, and Cleantech
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With the launch of Atlas™, Nirrin has taken a significant step in bringing the power of the core lab right to the point of sampling. As CEO Greg Crescenzi explains, “Atlas quickly reveals blind spots and overlooked issues that can become bigger problems throughout the bioprocess, giving scientists more predictive and proactive control over their process like never before.” Early adopter studies from 10 top global pharmaceutical companies have demonstrated the potential of Atlas to overcome the limitations of traditional analysis techniques, introducing new possibilities for studying and optimizing protein formulations. Read the article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News to learn more about Atlas and the work that Nirrin, an Anzu portfolio company, is doing. #lifesciences #VC #research #biotech #bioprocess #venturecapital
Nirrin Launches Atlas for At-Line Analysis at the Point of Sampling
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With Xendee, customers can optimize their microgrid and electric vehicle charging projects to decarbonize operations, reduce costs and increase energy resilience. With Mainspring Energy, customers gain fuel flexibility and the capacity to operate on their choice of gas, ammonia, hydrogen or biogas. With both, they can do even more. Learn about the recently announced partnership between Xendee, an Anzu portfolio company, and Mainspring Energy in Microgrid Knowledge. #EV #energytransition #VC #greentech #batteries #cleantech #venturecapital
Xendee, Mainspring Energy partnering on Microgrid Project Development
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To provide outstanding support and value to its customers, AM Batteries has unveiled a new Customer Success Center. This state-of-the-art facility will help customers test and qualify their materials on AM Batteries’ dry-electrode manufacturing process in a dry-room manufacturing environment, ensuring optimal electrode and battery performance. The new Customer Success Center is made possible in large part by a $2.23 million award from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative. Congratulations to AM Batteries on this achievement! #manufacturing #batteries #energy
We are excited to announce the kickoff to our Customer Success Center - a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide support and value to customers. Supported by a generous $2.23 million Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M212) grant and continued support from existing key partners, the Center drives innovation, ensures reliable customer testing and allows for high-quality production under controlled conditions. It also provides customers with an efficient manner to save energy, time, and money. As part of this news, we celebrated our grant alongside other innovative Massachusetts companies. Thank you to Secretary Hao, Undersecretary Stolba and the whole M212 team for a wonderful event! More here: https://lnkd.in/gNnrN4br Charles A Garris III, MS MBA, Lie Shi, Yan Wang, Omri Flaisher #AMBatteries #CustomerSuccessCenter #BatteryManufacturing #Sustainability #M2I2 #DryBatteryElectrode #InnovativeTechnology #IndustryStandard #Lithium
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We are excited to share that two Anzu portfolio companies, 6K and Niron Magnetics, Inc. were named to Silicon Valley Defense Group’s 2024 NATSEC100 list! Sponsored by J.P. Morgan, the NATSEC100 is an annual ranked list of leading venture-funded, national security-focused and dual-use startups. Congratulations to the 6K and Niron Magnetics teams! #nationalsecurity #defense #startupaward #cleantech #NATSEC100
We are incredibly excited to share the 2024 Edition of SVDG’s NATSEC100, sponsored by JPMorganChase. The purpose of this report is to offer a data-driven snapshot in time of our emergent techno-security ecosystem–one which we hope will drive meaningful, if pointed, discourse about the state of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and broader National Security Innovation Base (NSIB). While this list is by no means a perfect encapsulation of the Ecosystem, we hope that—at minimum—it provides that data-driven foundation for the important dialogue we must continue to have loudly, honestly, and publicly. This year, we hope you’ll recognize that several variables seem to be trending in the right direction. Even things we were surprised by. But overall, the picture is still far from rosy. There is a lot of work that remains to be done - by all stakeholders: industry, government, the private capital community. We all have a role to play. The question is how committed are we to playing those respective roles. There is no question - in our minds here at SVDG - about how much there is at stake. #NATSEC100 https://natsec100.org/
SVDG NATSEC100 2024 Report
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As traditional hull coatings on ships get older, the copper-based antifouling material degrades, with deteriorating effects on the vehicles and their surrounding maritime environment. That’s why the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed legislation to modernize the hull coatings of US Navy ships by 2028. What would an effective replacement look like? Adaptive Surface Technologies, Inc., an Anzu portfolio company, may have the answer. AST has conducted 60+ months of experiments to trial and demonstrate copper-free, antifouling coating capabilities at international testing facilities. After years of testing, AST’s marine coatings continue to outperform the leading commercial foul-release competitors. Adaptive Surface Technologies is now working with corporate partners to bring coatings based on their proprietary additives into the commercial marine market. To learn more about it, read the article in The Defense Post. #transportation #sustainability #shipping #antifouling
US Congress Proposes Hull Coating Upgrades for Navy Fleet
https://www.thedefensepost.com
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Congratulations to Liquid Instruments, which just secured a new round of funding totaling $12 million. With this new financing, Liquid Instruments will expand its manufacturing operations in Australia, establish a new office in Melbourne, and scale its global operations while supporting regional economic growth in the state of Victoria. The company, which is a part of Anzu’s portfolio, provides all-in-one testing devices for applications ranging from optics and photonics to aerospace and defense. This funding round was led by Breakthrough Victoria, with other investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures, Acorn Capital and Powerhouse Ventures. To learn more, read the article in San Diego Business Journal: https://lnkd.in/ebRd6GE9 #VC #manufacturing #venturecapital #optics #aviation #photonics #aerospace
Liquid Instruments Closes $12 Million Round - San Diego Business Journal
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Robots aren’t new. What’s new is the development of humanoid robotics: systems that resemble humans and, thanks to AI, can behave like humans. How can new companies in this space compete with corporates that have vast resources? “If you’re a start-up and you’ve got limited capital, I think you have to start with a niche problem and have to address it first and earn the right to build a broader platform,” says Anzu Partner John Ho. “That applies to wherever you are in the tech stack, whether it’s on the software side or the hardware side or the sensor side. I’ve seen that strategy be successful in a lot of cases.” Learn more about this emerging sector, the companies that are leading the way (including GelSight), the applications of their technology, and more in the Venture Capital Journal article by David Bogoslaw. #robotics #manufacturing #AI #machinelearning #VC #artificialintelligence #venturecapital #ML
Robots to the rescue
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We’re excited to see 6K and AM Batteries recognized by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey as climate tech industry leaders. Both of these Anzu portfolio companies were recently named to the TIME Magazine Top GreenTech Companies 2024 list and were honored with a Governor’s Citation earlier this week for their contributions to the Massachusetts economy. Congrats to 6K and AMB on the accolade! Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eBRXcbyq #cleantech #manufacturing #energy #greentech #energy #massachusetts
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Congratulations to Anzu portfolio company e-Zinc on closing their $31M Series A2 raise! This new financing will enable e-Zinc to complete its pilot manufacturing facility and begin deploying commercial pilot projects of its long-duration energy storage system. To learn more, read their post and the press release. #manufacturing #energy #cleantech #greentech #renewableenergy
💸 🚀 Exciting Funding Announcement! e-Zinc closes USD $31M in our Series A2 Raise 🚀 💸 Our team is thrilled to share this fantastic news and to jumpstart the next chapter for e-Zinc as we advance the commercialization of our revolutionary long duration energy storage technology. Thank you to all the partners and investors supporting us on our mission to accelerate the clean energy transition and enable a net zero future. This oversubscribed Series A2 round was led by Evok Innovations, with additional investments from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada, and Ultratech Capital Partners, and participation from existing shareholders, including Toyota Ventures, Eni Next, Anzu Partners, BDC, and Graphite Ventures. Read the full press release here -> https://lnkd.in/eHxaP2PF #cleantech #funding #investment #energystorage
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