Anzu Partners Promotes Josh Stiling to Principal

Stiling's Deep Expertise in Battery Technologies and Industrial Materials Drives Key Portfolio Investments in Energy Storage and Electrification

ATLANTA & BOSTON & SAN DIEGO & TAMPA, Fla. & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anzu Partners, an investment firm delivering capital and strategic support to breakthrough technology companies, today announced the promotion of Josh Stiling to Principal on its investment team.

Since joining Anzu in 2021, Josh has led and supported investments across the firm's portfolio with a focus on the intersection of materials science, electrification, and manufacturing technologies. He has played a central role in Anzu's investments in AM Batteries and South 8 Technologies, two pioneering companies advancing next-generation battery technologies, as well as e-Zinc, Xendee, Voltaiq, and XGS Energy. Josh's deep expertise in battery and energy storage technologies has been instrumental in shaping Anzu's investment thesis in the industrial materials and energy space. His standing in the battery investment community is reflected in his selection as a Co-Chair of the 2026 Battery Venture, Innovation & Partnering Conference, held alongside the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit in Orlando — one of the industry's premier gatherings of investors, founders, and senior executives across the battery value chain.

"Josh's technical depth in battery technologies and industrial materials, combined with his hands-on experience as an engineer and operator, makes him an invaluable asset to our portfolio companies and to Anzu's investment process," said Whitney Haring-Smith, Managing Partner at Anzu Partners. "His promotion to Principal reflects the significant contributions he has made to our team and the work he has done supporting our investments in the energy storage, electrification, and broader sustainability space."

Josh brought a distinctive combination of technical expertise and real-world operational experience to Anzu Partners. He spent four years at Lyten, a next-gen materials and batteries startup in Silicon Valley, where he served as a senior engineer in materials development, working on batteries, supercapacitors, conductive inks, and an IoT sensing platform for explosive materials detection. That firsthand experience building and scaling complex technologies now informs how he evaluates new investments and supports portfolio companies at Anzu. After completing his degree in Chemical Engineering, Josh also competed professionally in water polo in Perth, Australia and Barcelona, Spain — an experience that honed the discipline and competitiveness he later brought to his engineering and investing career.

"Joining Anzu gave me the opportunity to apply my engineering background to identifying and supporting the most promising companies solving difficult problems in energy and materials," said Josh Stiling. "I'm proud of the work we've done alongside AM Batteries, South 8 Technologies, and our other portfolio companies as they develop products that have the potential to reshape how the world stores and uses energy. I look forward to building on these partnerships and backing the next generation of founders turning breakthrough science into commercial reality."

Josh holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an MBA, both from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

Josh's promotion reflects Anzu's broader commitment to thought leadership in the battery sector. The firm has been involved with the Volta Foundation and the creation of its Annual Battery Report, which includes a dedicated section on talent trends shaping the next generation of battery technology companies — an area where Anzu continues to develop original insight for founders, investors, and industry leaders.

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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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