Anzu Partners Advances Its Operational Depth with Three Business Services Promotions

BOSTON & SAN DIEGO & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2026--

Anzu Partners, an investment firm delivering capital and strategic support to breakthrough technology companies, announced the promotion of three team members to Principal across its business services teams:

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“Jennifer, Becky, and Kalyn have each made an exceptional contribution to what sets Anzu apart — a fully built-out business services platform that gives our portfolio companies access to deep operational expertise across finance, people, and communications,” said Cathryn Paine, Partner, Anzu Partners. “Not every venture capital firm is making this type of investment in its own platform, and we believe it makes a real difference for the founders and companies we back. These promotions reflect both their individual achievements and our continued commitment to supporting our companies as they scale.”

Anzu has built its business services platform in-house rather than relying on external service providers, giving portfolio companies direct access to senior operators in fund accounting, people operations, and communications. The promotions of Jennifer, Becky, and Kalyn reflect the firm’s continued investment in this model.

Since joining Anzu in 2024, Jennifer Ting has brought more than 17 years of fund accounting experience to the firm's financial operations, with a specialization in private equity and hedge fund structures. In her role, Jennifer oversees Anzu's fund accounting function, ensuring the operational precision that underpins the firm's ability to move quickly and effectively on behalf of its portfolio companies. Prior to joining Anzu, Jennifer held senior roles at LSV Advisors, LLC and The Blackstone Group. She earned her B.S. in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University.

Rebecca (Becky) Chimwanda has been promoted to Principal in recognition of her contributions to building the people infrastructure that supports Anzu's growing team and portfolio. Based in Boston, Becky oversees workforce planning, talent management, compensation, and HR systems, providing portfolio companies with access to human resources expertise that is rarely available through a venture capital partner. Prior to Anzu, Becky served as Assistant Director of HRIS, Compensation, and Human Resources at Merrimack College, and previously held HR operations and management roles at Broadridge Financial Solutions, UTC Aerospace, and Liberty Mutual. Becky earned her B.B.A. and M.B.A. from Hofstra University.

Kalyn Schieffer leads the public relations and external communications for Anzu Partners and its portfolio companies, helping build awareness and drive growth across key markets. Her team gives Anzu portfolio companies access to dedicated communications and media relations expertise at a stage when strong market positioning can be a meaningful competitive advantage. Prior to joining Anzu, Kalyn served as Account Supervisor at March Communications, a Boston-based B2B tech PR agency, where she managed communications programs for companies ranging from early-stage startups to large public enterprises. Kalyn earned her B.A. in Public Relations and Communication Studies from the University of Rhode Island.

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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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Anzu Partners is providing this press release for informational purposes only. This is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation for an offer to buy an interest in any fund managed by Anzu Partners. Any such offer or solicitation will only be made to qualified potential investors pursuant to a private placement memorandum.

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Jennifer Ting, Rebecca Chimwanda, and Kalyn Schieffer are promoted to Principal, strengthening the business services platform Anzu Partners has built across finance, people, and communications

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers.

The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — shot up 1.4% in April, biggest monthly gain since March 2022.

Energy prices climbed 7.8% from March to April and 22.7% from a year earlier. Gasoline soared 15.6% from March and diesel, the dominant fuel used in shipping, jumped 12.6%.

Excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core producer prices rose 1% from March and 5.2% from April 2025.

All the numbers were much higher than economists had expected and it alters the dynamic at the U.S. Federal Reserve and its fight against inflation.

Prices are rising at time when Americans are already frustrated by the high cost of living. Affordability is likely to be a key issue when voters go to the polls Nov. 3 to determine whether President Donald Trump’s Republican Party maintains control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

“This report will set off alarm bells at the Fed and add fuel to the political conversation about affordability,″ Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics, wrote in a commentary. ”The results are so far above expectations that this update will set off alarm bells in the financial markets, too.″

The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, and Tehran responded by shutting off access to the Gulf of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passes. Energy prices raced higher.

Wholesale prices can offer an early look at where consumer inflation might be headed. Economists also watch it because some of its components, notably measures of health care and financial services, flow into the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the Commerce Department’s personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, price index.

Already this week, the Labor Department said that its closely watched consumer price index jumped 3.8% last month from April 2025 — the biggest year-over-year increase in more than three years — as energy prices continued to climb.

Walmart, a company famous for its intense focus on low prices, already announced rare price hikes last year, and the rising costs may intensify pressure to do so again. It is not alone.

Whirlpool, which makes KitchenAid and Maytag appliances, reported this month that its revenue dropped nearly 10% in its most recent quarter and said that the war has caused a “recession-level industry decline″ that has undermined consumer confidence. It had announced a 10% price hike in April, its largest in a decade, and said that a separate 4% price increase is coming in July.

The company had absorbed the higher costs, choosing not to pass them on to customers, but that is changing.

Before the Iran war, the Fed had been expected to cut its benchmark interest rate in 2026. But it has turned cautious as it waits to see how long the conflict lasts and whether higher energy prices spill over into other products and cause a broader inflationary outbreak.

Trump has attacked the Fed and its outgoing chair, Jerome Powell, for refusing to slash rates to boost the economy. Kevin Warsh, the president’s hand-picked choice to succeed Powell, is expected to be confirmed by the Senate this week; but it’s unclear whether Warsh would pursue lower rates given the uncertainty caused by the war — or whether he could persuade his colleagues on the Fed’s rate-setting committee to go along if he tried.

The per-gallon price is displayed electronically above the grades of gasoline available from a pump at an Exxon gasoline station in Litttleton, Colo., Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Apples are displayed for sale in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A customer picks up scallions for sale in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Customers shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)