America and Europe’s finest hard tech startups to pitch at HTVD in Washington, D.C.

ATLANTA & BOSTON & SAN DIEGO & TAMPA & WASHINGTON D.C. – APRIL 18, 2024 – Anzu Partners, an investment firm delivering capital and strategic support to breakthrough technology companies, today announced that it is sponsoring the first High Tech Venture Days (HTVD) U.S. event on May 7-8, 2024 in Washington, D.C.

Originally established in 2013 in Dresden, Germany, HTVD is a matching program for startups, venture capital investors, and corporates, focusing purely on IP-based, B2B, industrial technologies and hardware. The event brings together about 100 attendees from the European and American industrial technology and hardware ecosystem, with the goal to support startups that work on real, physical products to solve real world problems by connecting them with investors and industry partners.

This year, 40 startups (30 from Europe, 10 from the U.S.) across industrial sectors including clean tech, electronics, manufacturing, materials, mobility, space, and defense have been selected to pitch and meet 40-60 VCs and CVCs to showcase their technology and build strategic relationships. Anzu Partners is sponsoring HTVD this year, alongside NOVA, Polisinelli, Sands Capital, and Technlogiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS), and all will be present during the event to hear pitches and connect with startups.

“HTVD is probably the single greatest constellation of investors and CVCs in the industrial tech space that I’ve ever seen,” said Steve Batista, Senior Vice President at Anzu Partners. “I can’t recommend highly enough attending this event if you are in the hard tech deep tech space.”

The agenda for HTVD is as follows:

May 7^th, 2024

·       Startup Reception at the Polsinelli Office (1401 Eye (“I”) Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005) – 1:00pm – 5:00pm ET

·       Investors Only Happy Hour at the Anzu Partners Office (801 17^th Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006) – 6:00pm – 10:00pm ET

May 8^th, 2024

·       HTVD Presentations and Startup Pitch Sessions at the Sands Capital Office (1000 Wilson Blvd #3000, Arlington, VA 22209) – 8:30am – 4:35pm ET

·       Dinner and Evening Reception – 6:00pm – 10:00pm ET

For more information on HTVD or to register to attend, please visit https://www.hightech-venture-days.com/home-us/.

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About Anzu Partners

Anzu Partners is an investment firm that focuses on clean tech, industrial and life science technology companies with the potential to transform their industries. Anzu works with entrepreneurs to develop and commercialize technological innovations by providing capital alongside deep expertise in business development, market positioning, global connectivity, and operations. For more information, please visit anzupartners.com.

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