Our Story
Our mission is to seek to deliver excess risk-adjusted returns by leveraging our AI software platform and data science team in private markets and to provide flexible capital to companies. In 2018, we partnered with Cowen Inc. to launch Cowen Sustainable Investments. In December 2023, co-founders Vusal Najafov and Ewa Kozicz reacquired the firm and rebranded it back to Anthelion Capital.
We continue to innovate our software platform leveraging the latest AI technology. This platform is leveraged for credit underwriting and portfolio management for broadly syndicated bank loans and direct lending investments. It also provides key insights to our portfolio companies.
Anthelion Capital is primarily backed by large institutional investors including pension plans and sovereign wealth funds. Anthelion also acts as the investment manager for Alphite Capital, a specialty finance company focused on middle market and broadly syndicated bank loans.
Meet the Team
Vusal Najafov
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Mr. Najafov is a co-Founder of Anthelion Capital and oversees strategy, investment selection, portfolio construction, and AI-native software platform development for the firm. He has twenty-four years of experience investing across sectors and asset classes as well as developing investing-focused data science software platforms. At Anthelion, Mr. Najafov co-led design and development of proprietary AI-native software platform for private credit and equity markets. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Camber, ecoATM, GreyOrange and Board Observer of actnano.
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Ms. Kozicz is a co-Founder of Anthelion Capital and oversees strategy, investment selection and portfolio construction for the firm with over 25 years of investment experience across sectors and asset classes, including significant expertise in agriculture, industrials, and financial services. She is currently on the Board of Directors of Camber, ecoATM and quip.
Ewa Kozicz
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Mrs. Barone is a seasoned Chief Operating Officer in the asset management space with a focus on launching and operating new funds within the private and public equity space with over 22 years of experience including 16 years as a COO. She is currently on the Board of Directors of Camber.
Michelle Barone
Ahmed Bayyari
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Mr. Bayyari oversees the Anthelion Capital technology platform development and infrastructure with 25 years of experience developing proprietary enterprise software products and cloud solutions.
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Mr. Sun is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of Anthelion Funds. His current responsibilities include all day-to-day operations and financial reporting functions of Anthelion as well as annual audit.
Steven Sun
Artem Mariychin
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Mr. Mariychin is Managing Director and Head of Data Science for Anthelion Capital. He has over a decade of investment, operational, and data science experience across sectors and asset classes, including significant expertise in technology, energy, and consumer. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Bevi, Camber, and quip.
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Mr. Huang’s primary responsibilities include deal execution and building Anthelion Capital’s technology platform using data analytics and machine learning. Previously Mr. Huang was a Corporate & Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Agricole focused on capital recapitalization and debt issuance for industrial companies.
Forrest Huang
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Mr. Hanley's responsibilities include the sourcing, valuation, structuring and management of investments across all sustainable sectors. He is currently a Board Observer for actnano and GreyOrange.
Thomas Hanley
Jordan Jaffe
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Mr. Jaffe's responsibilities include the sourcing, valuation, structuring and management of investments across all sustainable sectors. He is currently on the Board of Directors for Camber and quip, and a Board Observer for Bevi.
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Ms. Qian’s primary responsibilities include building data analytics and machine learning strategies for Anthelion Capital’s technology platform.
Yao Qian
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Mr. Zhang’s responsibilities include conducting data analytics using machine learning and coding to help build out the Anthelion technology platform.
Yipeng Zhang
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Ms. Zhang's primary responsibilities include developing data analytics and machine learning models for investment strategies.
Yumeng Zhang
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Ms. Emanuel’s primary responsibilities include supporting Investor Relations and marketing efforts as well as office management.
Carly Emanuel
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With over 20 years of software development and infrastructure experience across different industries, Mr. Worth joined Anthelion in April 2024 after previously working at SentinelOne Inc., where he led the technical implementation for the Business Data Ecosystem group.
Dan Worth
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With over 20 years of software development experience across different industries, Mr. Warwick joined Anthelion in April 2024 after previously working at Sourcegraph, where he contributed to the development of an AI Coding assistant.