Anzu Partners promotes Kan to partner

• Kan joined Anzu in 2017
• He began his career as a hardware engineer
• Anzu manages approximately $1bn in strategic assets

Anzu Partners, an investment firm that focuses on early stage industrial and life science technology companies, has promoted Jimmy Kan to partner.

Anzu, founded in 2014, manages about $1 billion in strategic assets across three venture funds, a mezzanine revenue-based investing fund and a special purpose acquisition company. It has has offices in Boston, San Diego, Tampa and Washington, D.C.

“Jimmy’s promotion to partner is a reflection of the years of hard work and passion he has put into his role as a key member of our investment team here at Anzu,” David Michael, managing partner at Anzu Partners, said in a statement. “He has emerged as a leader in the venture capital landscape due to the combination of deep technical expertise and business savvy that he brings to the table.”

Kan began his career as a hardware engineer and researcher at Qualcomm, where he developed advanced memory technologies and sensors for low-power computing and IoT devices. He joined Anzu Partners in 2017.

Kan has BS and MS degrees in materials physics and a doctorate in materials science and engineering at the University of California, San Diego.