Anschutz Investment
VC Fund
Denver, United States
Anschutz Investment is a VC fund in Denver focused on Information Technology and Music. You might say that Denver multibillionaire Philip Anschutz is on a Qwest. His holding company, with investments in over 100 companies, includes a stable of entertainment, media, and sports businesses. Through Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), Anschutz owns sports and entertainment centers throughout the US, as well as hockey, soccer, and otherpro teams in the US and Europe. It promotes concerts and other events as well. Other Anschutz holdings include movie chain Regal Entertainment Group, newspaper companies The San Francisco Examiner and The Washington Examiner, and the family-oriented Anschutz Film Group. Anschutz, who founded the firm in 1958, made his first fortune from oil on his Utah/Wyoming ranch. He also founded Qwest Communications.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 27%
Last updated:
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Industries Anschutz Investment invests in
Stages Anschutz Investment invests in
Countries Anschutz Investment invests in
Contacts
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Augie Cruciotti
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Philip Anschutz
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Scott T Carpenter
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 3 (27%)
- Music 2 (18%)
- Software 2 (18%)
- Network Hardware 2 (18%)
- Telecommunications 2 (18%)
Stage
- Series B 4 (36%)
- Series C 2 (18%)
- Funding Round 2 (18%)
- Seed 1 (9%)
- Series A 1 (9%)
Country
- United States 9 (82%)
- United Kingdom 1 (9%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Augie Cruciotti
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Philip Anschutz
Team Member
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Team Member | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Scott T Carpenter
VP
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VP | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Movius
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Movius Interactive provides cloud-based enterprise mobility solutions. It offers a Software-as-a-Service business mobility solution that addresses various issues by extending enterprise telecommunication services to mobile devices and a platform that provides a set of pre-packaged applications and application programming interfaces for applicationdevelopment needs. Movius Interactive offers support and training services. It serves telecommunication providers, businesses, and end-users in the United States and internationally. Ahmed Afoz, Art Laursen, David Israel, and Tony Ma founded IP Unity Glenayre in 1999 tha became Movius Interactive. Movius Interactive has its headquarters in Atlanta in Georgia. It has locations in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Madrid in Spain, Bengaluru in India, and Johannesburg in South Africa. | $45M / Series D / Mar 20, 2019 | |
Nodin
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AI-driven enterprise data analytics platform provider | $5M / Seed / Apr 23, 2018 | |
Ruckus Network
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Ruckus Network is a multimedia network that provides online digital entertainment services to college students. It enables college students to download and stream free and legal music from various artists. Ruckus Network was founded in 2003 and is based in Herndon, Virginia. | $10M / Series B / May 24, 2007 | |
Ruckus
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Ruckus Network Inc., is the provider of the college-only digital entertainment service, Ruckus.Ruckus offers:National, local, and campus-based programmingOver 3.2 million free, high fidelity, licensed tracks of music from major labels and indiesHollywood blockbusters, cult classics, independent films, TV shows and music videos.Robust social networking features that allow students with similar music, video and programming interests to explore, connect and share with friends on their campus and meet new people with similar interests on campuses across the country.Comprehensive and continuously evolving media, wrapped in a social networking fabric, which Ruckus members find increasingly valuable and compelling.Dedicated field operations team provides a comprehensive set of services and support that make Ruckus a strong partner in building a digital network and strengthening your campus community.Based in Herndon, Virginia, Ruckus is backed by Battery Ventures and Shelter Capital Partners, which are leading technology investment firms that invest in businesses at all stages of growth with a focus on high-value contributions to companies that have the potential to become industry leaders. | $10M / Series B / May 01, 2007 | |
Movaz Networks
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Movaz Networks manufactures broadband optical transport systems. The company provides wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment; and a portfolio of WDM transport and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions that incorporate advanced optical transport, distributed photonic switching, generalized multi-protocol lambda switchingprotocols, and standards based network management. Movaz Networks offers its products through direct sales, a private label partnership, and value added resellers to telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational organizations, and government agencies. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia. | $20M / Jan 26, 2006 | |
Native Networks
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Native Networks is a London-based developer of products for optical access networks. The company is based in Coventry, United Kingdom. | $11.5M / Series C / Jul 18, 2003 | |
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Movaz Networks
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Movaz Networks manufactures broadband optical transport systems. The company provides wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment; and a portfolio of WDM transport and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions that incorporate advanced optical transport, distributed photonic switching, generalized multi-protocol lambda switchingprotocols, and standards based network management. Movaz Networks offers its products through direct sales, a private label partnership, and value added resellers to telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational organizations, and government agencies. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia. | $62M / Series B / Jun 05, 2001 | |
Zolo Technologies
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Zolo Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets laser-based and multiplexed systems for power, aerospace, photonics, and industrial markets. The company provides tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy instruments that enable coal boiler tuning, jet engine temperature measurement, hot spot identification, and combustion instabilitymonitoring and diagnosis services. It markets its products under ZoloBOSS, Zolographics, and SensAlign brand names. Zolo Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Boulder, Colorado. | $18M / Series A / Sep 01, 2000 | |
Captura Software
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Captura was founded in September, 1994 to provide large companies with comprehensive solutions and services for managing their costs and decreasing processing costs.The company continues this tradition today with its Total Expense Management solutions. Captura's Total Expense Management Solutions allow companies to automate expensemanagement by using Web-based technology and capture essential financial data that can help them make sound, timely business decisions.Captura's Total Expense Management Solutions can be deployed globally to a company's users via a standard web browser and Internet connection. The applications themselves are centrally hosted and maintained according to one of Captura's available Deployment Options.Captura enhances its sophisticated solutions with strategic alliances in the financial, software, travel, application service provider (ASP) and communications industries that help Captura customers design and deploy integrated solutions for capturing and analyzing expense data from throughout the enterprise. | $21M / Feb 25, 2000 | |
EmpowerTel Networks
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empowerTel Networks is the first company to deliver a complete carrier-grade Voice-over-IP switching system designed for carriers and next-generation communication service providers. Founded in 1997, their mission is to deliver “services based VoIP switching solutions” with an open architecture to leverage and deploy value-added services to theswitching platform. | $54M / Series C / Feb 15, 2000 | |
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FAQ
What does Anschutz Investment invest in?
Anschutz Investment invests primarily in Information Technology, Music and Software startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Anschutz Investment includes Augie Cruciotti (Managing Director), Philip Anschutz (Team Member) and Scott T Carpenter (VP). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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