Jimmy Kan
InvestorPartner at Anzu Partners
San Diego, California
Writes $3M – $15M checks · typically $8M
Experience
- Stealth StartupCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Anzu PartnersPartnercurrent2017 — presentSan Diego, CA
- OTI LumionicsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- AM BatteriesBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- ArduinoBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- EnCharge AIBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- South 8 TechnologiesChairman of the Boardcurrent2021 — present
- Aspinity, Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- Liquid InstrumentsBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Niron Magnetics, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2026
- QualcommSenior Hardware Engineer and Researcher2013 — 2017Greater San Diego Area
- UC San DiegoPh.D. - Materials Physics2009 — 2013Greater San Diego Area
- UC San DiegoResearch Assistant2006 — 2009Greater San Diego Area
- GenentechProcess Research and Development2009Oceanside, California, United States
Skills & more
Arduino IDEPhysics45Magnetics19MRAM5Spintronics4PVD7X-ray crystallography7Wedding Photography6Digital Photography19Nanotechnology36Materials Science23Sputter Deposition4
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Magnetic RecordingAFMCharacterizationSputteringScanning Electron MicroscopyElectron Beam LithographyPowder X-ray DiffractionThin FilmsTEMMicrofabricationLabviewMathematicaLanguages English
From Jimmy's professional profile.
Deals · 1
AspinityBoard seat
via Anzu Partners · filed May 2024 · $5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Anzu Partners
Angela Feller
Senior Executive Assistant at Anzu Partners
Beverly Himes
Principal, Senior Vice President, Financial & Government Accounting at Anzu Partners
Bill Strong
Partner at Anzu Partners
Brandon Fleischman
General Counsel at Anzu Partners
Cathryn Paine
Partner at Anzu Partners
Claudia Gau
Senior Accountant at Anzu Partners
Courtney Fabian
Executive Assistant at Anzu Partners
Daniel Hirsch
Principal, Legal at Anzu Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jimmy Kan?
- Partner at Anzu Partners
- Where does Jimmy Kan work?
- Jimmy Kan is Partner at Anzu Partners.
- What check size does Jimmy Kan write?
- Jimmy Kan typically writes checks of $3M – $15M.
- What boards does Jimmy Kan sit on?
- Jimmy Kan holds tracked board seats at Aspinity, Niron Magnetics.
- Where did Jimmy Kan go to school?
- Jimmy Kan studied at UC San Diego (Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering); UC San Diego (B.S. & M.S., Condensed Matter and Materials Physics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup352
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