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Anzu Partners

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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 manages approximately $1 billion in strategic assets across three venture funds, a mezzanine revenue-based investing fund (“RBI”), and a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”). The venture capital funds focus on investments in early-stage companies, ranging from pre-revenue to post-commercialization, where we have deep knowledge and relationships to drive value for investors. RBI provides capital through a non-dilutive preferred share vehicle to post-revenue companies, offering an alternative to traditional venture and debt financing. Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I seeks to identify high-quality businesses with transformative technologies for industrial applications. Anzu primarily invests in companies across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Founded in 2014, Anzu Partners operates a robust investment platform for industrial and life science technology companies. Anzu’s current portfolio consist of 25+ portfolio companies, and the firm has 12+ investment professionals, 260+ fund investors, and 40+ portfolio support staff. We have had several meaningful exits and manage an active pipeline of new opportunities in diligence, tracked through firm-wide pipeline reviews that cover 400-500 industrial and life science technology companies per year across the globe.

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