Anson Funds

What they do

Founded in 2003 by Moez Kassam, Anson Funds is a prominent alternative asset management firm managing over $2.4 billion in assets. The firm is known for its multi-strategy approach, deploying capital across classic shorts, value longs, and opportunistic investments. In recent years, Anson has built a formidable reputation as an aggressive activist investor, frequently taking significant stakes in public companies to push for board seats, strategic reviews, or outright sales. They are particularly active in the real estate (REITs), technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sectors.

What they look for

Anson Funds utilizes a multi-faceted methodology and disciplined security selection across global publicly traded equity and debt. Their primary objective is to generate superior returns with low volatility and low correlation to broad market indexes. In their 'Long' strategy, they look for high-conviction ideas in quality businesses with valuation re-rate potential or near-term catalysts, while their 'Activism' strategy seeks to unlock shareholder value through engagement.

Stage

Series B+

Sectors

SaaS, Media, Consumer, Proptech, Deeptech

Based

Toronto, CA