Scherzer Deal Report

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 1-5, 2025

Here is this week’s Deal Report for private equity and venture capital activity for US-based PE and VC firms and portfolio companies, brought to you by Scherzer International.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Atlas Venture
$400M
Third opportunities fund

Benefit Street Partners
$2.3B
Continuation fund

Carlyle
$20B
Private equity secondaries ($5b) and eighth AlpInvest fund ($15B)

Great Hill Partners
$7B
Ninth flagship PE fund

Private Equity Deals

Trivest Partners
Applied Value Group
Undisclosed amount
Andover, MA-based management consultant 

Beringer Capital
Bold Orange 
Undisclosed amount
Minneapolis, MN-based provider of customer experience solutions for enterprise brands

GTCR
Innovative Systems
Undisclosed amount
Mitchell, SD-based provider of software for regional broadband providers

TPG
Irth Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Columbus, OH-based provider of enterprise software for energy and infrastructure companies

Advent International
PatientPoint
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based health marketing and engagement firm

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners
Pick Your Part
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based self-service business for used auto parts

Venture Capital Deals

Portage Ventures, a16z, M13, and Fika Ventures
Allocate

$30M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of private markets software

Iconiq, Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Capital, and The Chertoff Group
Anthropic
$13B
San Francisco, CA-based public-benefit AI research firm and developer of the Claude family of large language models

Bond, CapitalG, Premji, Scribble, Conviction, 01a, IVP, Spark Capital, and Greylock
Baseten
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based AI inference infrastructure startup

GE Aerospace
BETA Technologies
$300M
South Burlington, VT-based maker of electric aircraft

Arboretum Ventures and Hatteras Venture Partners
Boomerang Medical
$20M
Mountain View, CA-based developer of an implantable neuromodulation system for IBS

Brewer Lane Ventures, New York Life Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Perceptive Ventures, F-Prime, Flyover Capital, and Fika Ventures
Dispatch
$18M
Miami, FL-based provider of data orchestration software for financial advisories

Premji Invest, Baillie Gifford, Kinnevik, Lingotto Investment Management, Peakline Partners, FPV, Socium Ventures, Dimension, Level Ventures, Henry Kravis, IA Ventures, and Lux Capital
Enveda
$150M
Boulder, CO-based drug discovery startup that focuses on medicinal plants

Venrock, HSBC Asset Management, Spero Ventures, Toba Capital, Designer Fund, and Commonwealth Ventures
Euclid Power
$20M
Bloomington, MN-based provider of clean energy project management software

Benchmark, Lightspeed, Nvidia, and YCombinator
Exa
$85M
New York, NY-based search engine for AI

Dimension Capital, Stage 2 Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ridge Ventures, Tokyo Black Venture Capital, and Vermillion Cliffs Ventures
Fiveonefour
$17M
Portland, OR-based developer toolkit for analytical backends

First Round, Core VC, Rethink Impact, Cameron Ventures, YC, and Liquid2
Flex
$15M
Austin, TX-based HSA and FSA payment service provider

Sofinnova Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Elevage Medical Technologies, Ally Bridge Group, Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund, Janus Henderson Investors, and Longaeva
Galvanize Therapeutics
$100M
Redwood City, CA-based cancer and lung disease biotech

Base10 Partners, Tokio Marine, WaVe-X, World Innovation Lab, a16z, and YCHappy
Robot
$44M
San Francisco, CA-based AI workforce management platform

Scale Venture Partners, 8VC, Bling Capital, Max Ventures, Remus Capital, and FirstLook Partners
Hello Patient
$22.5M
Austin, TX-based AI platform for patient communications

YZi Labs, Republic Digital, HyperChain Capital, Breyer Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Crypto.com, DNA Fund, Selini Capital, Protein Capital, Quantstamp, and Web3
HemiLabs
$15M
New Castle, DE-based developer of a Bitcoin programmability layer

Ribbit Capital, Ares Credit, Moonshots Capital, and Positive Sum
ID.me
$340M
McLean, VA-based digital identity company

Transformation Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, MIT’s E14 Fund, Ubiquity Ventures, and 53 Stations
Ketryx
$39M
Cambridge, MA-based safety compliance platform for life science

sa16z, Khosla Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Coatue Management, Zeev Ventures, Iconiq Capital, and Greycroft
Lead Bank
$70M
Kansas City, MO-based lender

Canapi Ventures, a16z, Curql, Remarkable Ventures, and Intercontinental Exchange
ModernFi
$30M
New York, NY-based provider of deposit-management infrastructure for community and regional banks and credit unions

Vanedge Capital, Edge Venture Capital, NEA, Fusion Fund, Knollwood Capital, Dolby Family Ventures, Khosla Ventures, imec.xpand, Keymaker, Ohio Innovation Fund, and Hyperlink Ventures
Mojo Vision
$75M
Cupertino, CA-based micro-LED platform

Quiet Capital, Shine Capital, General Catalyst, Contrary, Mythos, Valyrian, and Ravelin
Orchard Robotics
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of vision tech for farms

Base10 Partners, Northzone, Eniac, and Era Ventures
Predoc
$30M
New York, NY-based medical records management automation startup

Touring Capital, Mayfield, MVP Ventures, Revolution Ventures, SBI Investment, BOLD Capital, XPV-Exponential Ventures, and Idealab Studio
ProRata.ai
$40M
Pasadena, CA-based chatbot that shares revenue with media publishers

Honeywell, Quanta Computer, NVentures, JPMorgan, Mitsui, and Amgen
Quantinuum
$600M
Broomfield, CO-based quantum computing group

Bessemer Venture Partners, HubSpot Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Ridge Ventures, YCombinator, and RTP Ventures
Recall.ai
$38M
San Francisco, CA-based platform that allows software developers access to meeting recordings

Centana Growth Partners
Reggora
$18M
Boston, MA-based real estate appraisal software startup

Hedosophia, Insight Partners, Center 15 Capital, 645 Ventures, Moore Strategic Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Squadra Ventures, AE Industrial, Disruptive, CSP Equity Partners, and Savano Capital Partners
Shift5
$75M
Arlington, VA-based observability platform

Arch Venture Partners, OrbiMed, GV, and KKR
Treeline Biosciences
$200M
Watertown, MA-based cancer drugmaker

Red Dot Capital Partners, Nyca, Wing VC, DCG, Cerca Partners, Funfair Ventures, and SilverCircle
Utila
$22M
New York, NY-based digital asset ops platform for stablecoins

Spring Rock Ventures
Vouched
$17M
Seattle, WA-based identity and agent verification startup

Cox Enterprises, Georgian, Salesforce Ventures, and Norwest
You.com
$100M
Palo Alto, CA-based enterprise AI infrastructure startup

September 10th, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 25-29, 2025

Here is this week’s Deal Report for private equity and venture capital activity for US-based PE and VC firms and portfolio companies, brought to you by Scherzer International.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

SeaTown
$612M
Third Asia-Pacific private credit fund

Private Equity Deals

Trivest Partners
Applied Value Group
Undisclosed amount
Andover, MA-based management consultant 

Beringer Capital
Bold Orange 
Undisclosed amount
Minneapolis, MN-based provider of customer experience solutions for enterprise brands

GTCR
Innovative Systems
Undisclosed amount
Mitchell, SD-based provider of software for regional broadband providers

TPG
Irth Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Columbus, OH-based provider of enterprise software for energy and infrastructure companies

Advent International
PatientPoint
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based health marketing and engagement firm

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners
Pick Your Part
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based self-service business for used auto parts

Venture Capital Deals

HashKey Capital, Pantera Capital, Primitive Ventures, IMC Trading, GEM, Gate Labs, Ambush Capital, and Big Brain Collectivea
Priori
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based execution layer for on-chain markets

Eight Roads, 3E Bioventures, F-Prime Capital, Zhuhai Huajin Capital, Legend Star, Transfar Capital, New Alliance Capital, Yijing Capital, Gaorong Ventures, Jifeng Ventures, and Hongsheng Capital
Arnatar Therapeutics
$52M
San Diego, CA-based developer of RNA therapeutics

N47, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures
Aurasell
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based CRM startup

GV, Eclipse Ventures, Riot, and Impatient Venture
Blue Water Autonomy
$50M
Boston, MA-based developer of unmanned ships for the U.S. Navy

Nvidia’s NVentures, Stanley Druckenmiller, Counterpoint Global, Gigascale Capital, FFA Private Bank, Neva SGR, Woori Venture Partners US, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Emerson Collective, Eni, Future Ventures, Gates Frontier, Google, Khosla Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, and Eric Schmidt
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
$863M
Devens, MA-based nuclear fusion startup

Fine Structure Ventures, EDBI, Wealthberry, BOLD, GS Futures, Sandbox Industries, and Material Impact
Debut
$20M
San Diego, CA-based ingredient discovery startup for the beauty market

General Catalyst, AlleyCorp, Baukunst, Village Global and Ubiquity Ventures
Eyebot
$20M
Boston, MA-based maker of vision test kiosks

Capstone Partners, Sierra Ventures, Alumni Ventures, KDB, and KB Securities
FriendliAI
$20M
Redwood City, CA-based AI inference platform

Insight Partners, Perceptive Ventures, and Marvin Ventures
InstaLILY
$25M
New York, NY-based AI assistant for industrials

Dementia Discovery Fund, OrbiMed, and Newpath Partners
Leal Therapeutics
$30M
Worcester, MA-based developer of neurology drugs

Xora Innovation, Capricorn Investment Group, Mayfield, Juniper Networks, Lam Capital, New Legacy Ventures, and K2 Access
OpenLight
$34M
Santa Clara, CA-based chip design startup

Eclipse, VoLo Earth Ventures, MassMutual Catalyst Funds, Cubit Capital, RA Capital Management, Saga Ventures, and Nor’easter Ventures
Reframe Systems
$20M
Boston, MA-based home construction automation startup

Fidelity, RiverVest Venture Partners, Lightchain Capital, Abingworth, ICG, LYZZ Capital, Tybourne Capital Management, and Aisling Capital Management
Wugen
$115M
St. Louis, MO-based developer of off-the-shelf CAR-T cell therapies

September 3rd, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 18-22, 2025

Here is this week’s Deal Report for private equity and venture capital activity for US-based PE and VC firms and portfolio companies, brought to you by Scherzer International.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Anchorage Capital Advisors
$1.5B
Ninth credit opportunities fund

Haven Capital Partners 
$375M
Debut fund

Pritzker Private Capital
$3.4B
Fourth flagship fund

Private Equity Deals

Peak Rock Capital
Aegis Industrial
Undisclosed amount
Horsham, PA-based provider of a manufacturing execution system

Closed Loop Private Equity
Agri-Cycle
Undisclosed amount
Valley Park, MO-based industrial food collection company

Platinum Equity
Anuvu
Undisclosed amount
Lombard, IL-based provider of entertainment and high-speed connectivity for airlines

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Beehive Battery Energy Storage System
Undisclosed amount
Peoria, AZ-based battery energy storage system (BESS)

Charlesbank Capital Partners
Centegix
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based provider of workplace safety solutions

Ames Watson
Claire’s
Undisclosed amount
Hoffman Estates, IL-based jewelry retailer

Riata Capital
Coeo Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Grove, IL-based provider of managed network and cloud collaboration solutions to SMEs

Core Industrial Partners
Edwards Moving & Rigging
Undisclosed amount
Shelbyville, KY-based provider of heavy hauling and rigging services

Genstar Capital
First Eagle Investments
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based lender

FTV Capital and Lead Edge Capital
Highway
Undisclosed amount
Dallas, TX-based provider of logistics carrier identity and compliance logistics

Core Industrial Partners
Immec
Undisclosed amount
Social Circle, GA-based provider of facility maintenance, retrofit, and renovation services

Edison Partners
KnowledgeLake
Undisclosed amount
St. Louis, MO-based enterprise workflow automation platform

Blackstone
Shermco
Undisclosed amount
Irving, TX-based provider of lectrical equipment services

Rockwood Equity Partners
Zero Manufacturing
Undisclosed amount
North Salt Lake, UT-based maker of fabricated aluminum and molded plastic protective cases

Venture Capital Deals

Valor Equity Partners, Fine Structure Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, NRG Energy, Vamos Ventures, Tishman Speyer, Kindred Ventures, 50Y, Harpoon Ventures, Crescent Enterprises, Crosscut, Alumni Ventures, MCJ, Gaingels, and Nucleation Capital
Aalo Atomics
$100M
Austin, TX-based developer of modular nuclear plants for data centers

Future Ventures, Resilience Reserve, Epic Ventures, and Sigmas Group
Better Meat

$31M
Sacramento, CA-based maker of plant-based meats

NEA, Salesforce Ventures, Crane Venture Partners, Swift Ventures, and Bloomberg Beta
Bluefish
$20M
New York, NY-based AI marketing platform

Canapi Ventures, Live Oak Bank, Huntington National Bank, Bankwell Bank, YC, Peterson Ventures, and Alliance Funding Group
Casca
$29M
San Francisco, CA-based loan origination platform

Thoma Bravo and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Dayforce
$12.3B
Minneapolis, MN-based HR software provider

HSG, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, and Y Combinator
Eight Sleep
$100M
New York, NY-based developer of smart sleep products

A16z, Bessemer Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, and Navitas
EliseAI
$250M
New York, NY-based developer of chatbots for the housing and health-care markets

Bezos Expeditions, Canaan Partners, Emerson Collective, Intel Capital, Khosla Ventures, NVentures, Prysm, and Temasek
FieldAI
$405M
Irvine, CA-based developer of “brains” for robots

Mumford Investments, LHH Investments, Canvas Ventures, and Wipro Ventures
Functionize
$41M
San Francisco, CA-based software testing startup

SK, Porsche Investments, ATL, OMERS, Decarbonization Partners, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund, and Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
Group14
$463M
Woodinville, WA-based silicon battery materials manufacturer

USVP, aMoon, Visionary Ventures, Sectoral Asset Management, Radius Special Situations Fund, and Civilization Ventures
Iantrek
$42M
White Plains, NY-based developer of a surgical solution for glaucoma patients

O.G. Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Citi Ventures, Team8, Disruptive AI, Cardumen Capital, and Cerca
IVIX
$60M
New York, NY-based AI platform for stopping financial crime

Silver Lake Waterman
Kasa
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of flexible accommodations

Wellington Management and Box Group
Keychain
$30M
New York, NY-based manufacturing platform for CPG companies

Washington Harbour Partners, Sequoia Capital, GV, Spark Capital, and NFDG
Medallion
$43M
San Francisco, CA-based back-office management automation company

Icehouse Ventures, Kindred Ventures, NVIDIA, Pledge Ventures, Uber, and Baillie Gifford
Nuro
$97M
Mountain View, CA-based developer of autonomous driving tech

KKR, JMI Equity, Silverton Partners, Ridge Ventures, and Ten Eleven Ventures
Ontic
$230M
Austin, TX-based protective intelligence platform

Springcoast Partners and Edison Partners
Overhaul
$105M
Austin, TX-based supply chain risk-management company

Bain Capital Venures and a16z
Pylon
$31M
San Francisco, CA-based B2B support platform for post-sales teams

Partners Group
Restor3d
$104M
Durham, NC-based developer of 3D-printed orthopedic implants

ATW Partners, Kongsberg Defence, and Aerospace
SpinLaunch
$30M
Long Beach, CA-based developer of a low-orbit broadband constellation

Iconiq, USVP, Mango Capital, MongoDB Ventures, ASG, and Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners
TinyFish
$47M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of enterprise web agents

Cota Capital, Storm Ventures, and Cervin Ventures
Tote.ai
$22.6M
San Francisco, CA-based POS system for fuel and convenience stores

Maj Invest, Iconiq, and Temasek
Twin
$53M
Mountain View, CA-based metabolic health startup

Korea Development Bank, Amazon, and AMD
Upstage
$45M
San Jose, CA-based enterprise document AI startup

Mercato Partners, FCA Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures, SignalFire, NY Life, and CD-Venture
Wellth
$36M
Los Angeles, CA-based digital health platform

Permanent Capital Ventures and Juxtapose
Wisdom
$21M
New York, NY-based dental RCM startup

Sequoia Capital
Zed Industries
$32M
Boulder, CO-based developer of an open-source code editor

August 27th, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 11-15, 2025

Here is this week’s Deal Report for private equity and venture capital activity for US-based PE and VC firms and portfolio companies, brought to you by Scherzer International.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

H.I.G. Capital’s White Horse
$5.9B
Fourth direct lending fund

Hatteras Venture Partners
$200M
Seventh fund

JMI Equity
$3.1B
12th software-focused growth equity fund

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners
$1.65B
Second fund

Periscope Equity
$370M
Third fund

Sound Point Capital
$1.1B
Third private credit fund

Private Equity Deals

Gridiron Capital
ABC Legal Services
Undisclosed amount
Seattle, WA-based provider of service of process and court filing solutions

Proterra Investment Partners
AcreTrader
Undisclosed amount
Fayetteville, AR-based farmland investing platform

26North
AVI-SPL
Undisclosed amount
Tampa, FL-based provider of audio visual and communications systems

Searchlight Capital Partners
Chord
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based music IP management and acquisition platform

Rallyday Partners
Elder Care Homecare
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based senior home care agency in the Northeast

THL Partners
Headlands Research
Undisclosed amount
Lake Worth, FL-based network of clinical trial sites

Nautic Partners
KabaFusion 
Undisclosed amount
Cerritos, CA-based provider of home infusion therapies, specializing in both acute and chronic conditions

Mainsail Partners
Life Safety Inspection Vault
Undisclosed amount
Chubbuck, ID-based fire safety compliance company

Centerbridge Partners
MeridianLink
Undisclosed amount
Irvine, CA-based banking software provider

Blue Sea Capital
MicroCare
Undisclosed amount
New Britain, CT-based provider of precision cleaning solutions

Arlington Capital Partners
Neumo
Undisclosed amount
Centreville, VA-based  private investment firm specializing in government regulated industries

Inspirit Equity
Nomi Health
Undisclosed amount
Orem, UT-based health-care payment platform

Surge Private Equity
White Plains Linen
Undisclosed amount
Peekskill, NY-based commercial laundry

DigitalBridge Investments and Crestview Partners Wide
OpenWest
Undisclosed amount
Englewood, CO-based broadband provider

Venture Capital Deals

Forgepoint Capital, Oquirrh Ventures, NextEra Energy Ventures, and Gula Tech Adventures
1Kosmos
$57M
Iselin, NJ-based passwordless authentication platform

8VC, Headline, and Transformation Capital Partners
Citizen Health
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based rare disease data advocacy startup

Founders Fund
Cognition
$500M
New York, NY-based AI coding startup

Footwork, Watchfire Ventures, Barrel Ventures, Liquid 2, Boulder Food Groups, and YC
Confido
$15M
New York, NY-based AI financial operating system for consumer brands

SprigEquity
Conformal Medical
$32M
Nashua, NH-based heart implant developer

Felicis
Evertune
$15M
New York, NY-based AI marketing startup

EOS Ventures
Fountain Life
$18M
Orlando, FL-based longevity startup

Overwater Ventures, Insight Partners, RA Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Bold Capital Partners, Future Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, Arcadia Investment Partners, PAGS Group, Pontiva Healthcare Partners, and Portfolia
Gameto
$44M
Austin, TX-based developer of stem cell-derived therapies for reproductive health

Greenfield Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Ironspring Ventures, Chicago Ventures, and FUSE VC
GoodShip
$25M
Bellevue, WA-based supply chain management startup

True Ventures, Explore Investments, Moore Strategic Ventures, SC8 Investments, Glentura, and the Yagan Family Foundation
Jocasta Neuroscience
$35M
Scottsdale, AZ-based developer of neurodegenerative disease therapies

Seven Seven Six, Courtside Ventures, Will Ventures, and Forerunner Ventures
Jump
$23M
Los Angeles, CA-based sports fan experience startup

Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, and South Park Commons
Profound
$35M
New York, NY-based startup that helps businesses control how they appear in AI responses

CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Shaper Capital
Protege
$25M
New York, NY-based AI training data platform

Deerfield Management, Arboretum Ventures, Lightstone Ventures, Santé Ventures, Genesis Capital, Rex Health Ventures, and Cadence Capital
Reprieve Cardiovascular
$61M
Milford, MA-based maker of fluid management tech for congestive heart failure

Elevage Medical Technologies, Ally Bridge Group, Northwell Health, SPRIG Equity, Norwest, NEA, Viking Global Investors, Action Potential Venture Capital, Abbott, Boston Scientific, Euclidean Capital, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Morgenthaler Ventures, ShangBay Capital, Ascendum Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Gilmartin Capital, and Midas Capital
SetPoint Medical
$115M
Valencia, CA-based chronic autoimmune disease therapies developer

Bestseller, CTW Venture Partners, SRI Capital, and MacDonald Ventures
Softwear Automation
$20M
Atlanta, GA-based autonomous sewing tech company

A16z, Conviction, and YC
Sola
$17.5M
New York, NY-based AI co-pilot for robotic process automation

The Westly Group, TCV, Sequoia Capital, and Menlo Ventures
Squint
$40M
San Jose, CA-based developer of manufacturing workflows

Amplify Partners, Databricks Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, General Catalyst, Civilization Ventures, Conviction, Mubadala Capital Ventures, and AIX Ventures
Tahoe Therapeutics
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based biotechnology company that develops AI models of human cells to enhance drug discovery

General Catalyst
Titan
$74M
New York, NY-based IT services company

Northzone
Topline Pro
$27M
New York, NY-based startup using AI to automate operations for home services companies

Altimeter and One Investment Management
Vulcan Elements
$65M
Durham, NC-based maker of rare-earth magnets

Activant Capital and FPV Ventures
XOPS
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based autonomous IT company

August 20th, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 4-8, 2025

Here is this week’s Deal Report for private equity and venture capital activity for US-based PE and VC firms and portfolio companies, brought to you by Scherzer International.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Butterfly Equity
$527M
Continuation fund

Carlyle
$9B
10th U.S. opportunistic real estate fund

CRV
$750M
20th flagship VC fund

OrbiMed
$1.86B
Fifth health-care royalty and credit fund

Painswick Capital Management
$1.5B
Continuation fund

Post Road Group
$1.025B
Third flagship fund ($525M) and second digital infrastructure fund ($500M)

Prelude Growth Partners
$600M
Third consumer packaged goods fund

Private Equity Deals

CCMP Growth Advisors
Airo Mechanical
Undisclosed amount
Mooresville, NC-based provider of HVAC and plumbing services for multifamily and light commercial properties

Archimed
Arkstone Medical Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Boca Raton, FL-based provider of infectious disease diagnostics

Creo Capital Partners
Bova Fresh
Undisclosed amount
Boca Raton, FL-based food procurement and logistics company

One Equity Partners
Brown & Root
Undisclosed amount
Baton Rouge, LA-based industrial services firm

Declaration Partners
CP Group
Undisclosed amount
San Diego, CA-based maker of material recovery facilities and sorting technologies

KKR
DentalXChange
Undisclosed amount
Irvine, CA-based provider of revenue cycle management solutions for the U.S. dental market

Brookfield Asset Management
Duke Energy Florida
Undisclosed amount
Florida arm of Duke Energy business

Audax and Parthenon Capital
Elevate Patient Financial Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Spring, TX-based revenue cycle management company.

Francisco Partners
Elite
Undisclosed amount
Brooklyn, NY-based provider of legal software and payment solutions

JMI Equity, TCV, and Serent Capital
First Due
Undisclosed amount
Miami, FL-based public safety software developer

K5 Global, Bezos Expeditions, and Wellington Management
HistoSonics
$2.25B
Minneapolis, MN-based developer of liver cancer therapies

HPS Investment Partners
Lido Advisors
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based wealth advisor 

Freeman Spogli
Philz Coffee
$145M
Oakland, CA-based specialty coffee company

GHK Capital Partners 
Rogers Building Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Douglasville, GA-based provider of HVAC and plumbing services to commercial and industrial end markets

GreyLion
Slipstream IT
Undisclosed amount
Bue Bell, PA-based IT consultant to the pharma industry

Apollo
Stream Data Centers
Undisclosed amount
Dallas, TX-based provider of data center solutions

BV Investment Partners
The Millennium Alliance
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based P2P sales enablement platform

Lightview Capital, Aldine and Patriot Capital
Vermana
Undisclosed amount
Orlando, FL-based commercial pool services provider

Venture Capital Deals

Bain Capital Life Sciences, Norwest, F-Prime, Intuitive Ventures, Lightstone Ventures, and Santé Venture
Apreo Health
$130M
Menlo Park, CA-based medical device maker focused on emphysema

Base10 Partners, General Catalyst, Matrix Partners, Equitage Ventures, Senior Living Transformation Co., and Stanford University
August Health
$29M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of senior living tech

Barclays, BNP Paribas, JPMorgan, Canapi Ventures, 9Yards Capital, and Greenfield Partners
Capitolis
$56M

New York, NY-based fintech for banks

Emergence Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, and SoFi
Casap
$25M
New York, NY-based credit card dispute fintech

Menlo Ventures, Yosemite, DST Global Partners, SV Angel, Avenir, DCVC, Thrive Capital, OpenAI, Dimension, Neo, Lachy Groom, and Fred Ehrsam
Chai Discovery
$70M
San Francisco, CA-based AI drug discovery startup

CapitalG, Meritech Capital Partners, and Sequoia Capital
Clay
$100M
New York, NY-based marketing services startup

Benchmark, Sequoia Capital, Zeev Ventures, and Aleph VC
Decart
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based AI research lab

Evok Innovations, Constellation Technology Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Veriten, and Halliburton Labs
DISA Technologies
$30M
Casper, WY-based developer of mineral recovery and uranium remediation tech

Tiger Global
Fort Robotics
$18.9M
Philadelphia, PA-based provider of robot safety solutions

Prosus Ventures, a16z, Patron, First Spark, Factorial, VamosVentures, and Patrick Collison
Fundamental Research Labs
$33M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of collaborative AI agents

Apollo, BlackRock, JPMorgan Asset Management, and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
GeoWealth
$38M
Chicago, IL-based asset management platform

Norwest, Battery Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, and Boldstart
Kustomer
$30M
Short Hills, NJ-based CX platform for brands

Insight Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Permanent Capital Ventures, VMG Partners, PSP Growth, and NewBuild Venture Capital
Lyric
$43.5M
Sunnyvale, CA.-based supply chain intelligence platform

General Catalyst, Sierra Ventures, Bowery Capital, Epic Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Cintrifuse Capital, and Foster Ventures
Pantomath
$30M
Cincinnati, OH-based data ops platforma

Moon, B Capital, and Flare Capital Partners
Positive Development
$51.5M
McLean, VA-based autism therapy startup

Elephant
Stavtar
$55M
New York, NY-based spend management platform for alt asset managers

Kinnevik, Regeneron Ventures, Iconiq, Amgen Ventures, Alex Gorsky’s family office, JIC-VGI, LG Technology Ventures, Gradiant Corp.,  FPV Ventures, Playground Global, Eli Lilly, ANRI, and Potentum
Strand Therapeutics
$153M
Boston, MA-based MIT spinout developing mRNA-based therapeutics

Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Mysten Labs, Susquehanna Crypto, and Varient
Subzero Labs
$20M
Madison, WI-based developer of a blockchain for internet‑scale decentralized applications

Insight Partners
Tavily
$20M
New York, NY-based startup connecting AI agents to the web

August 13th, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 28-August 1, 2025

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

50 South Capital
$2.1B
Fifth private equity secondaries fund ($1.2B) and its 11th direct PE fund ($893M)

Deciens Capital
$93M
Third fund

Dextra Partners
$825M
Seventh co-investment fund

Frazier Life Sciences
$1.3B
12th venture fund

Gilgamesh Ventures
$20M
Second fintech-focused fund

Silversmith Capital Partners
$1.7B
Fifth fund

Skyline Investors
$125M
Debut fund

Private Equity Deals

Archimed
Arkstone
Undisclosed amount
Boca Raton, FL-based clinical decision support firm focused on infectious disease

Warburg Pincus
FlavorSum
Undisclosed amount
Kalamazoo, MI-based provider of natural flavor solutions for food and beverage companies

GTCR
FMG Suite
Undisclosed amount
San Diego, CA-based provider of marketing automation software for financial advisors and insurance brokers

Gridiron Capital
Greenix
Undisclosed amount
Orem, UT-based pest control company

TA Associates
HealthMark Group
Undisclosed amount
Addison, TX-based clinical information exchange solutions for health-care providers

L Catterton
L.A.B. Golf
Undisclosed amount
Creswell, OR-based golf putter maker

EQT
Neogov
Undisclosed amount
El Segundo, CA-based provider of public sector HR management and policy management software

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Shipley Do-Nuts
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based donut and coffee shop franchisor

Integrum Holdings
Stout
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based investment bank

Thoma Bravo
Trading Technologies
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based capital markets tech platform

Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners
Triumph Group
Undisclosed amount
Radnor, PA-based maker of aftermarket parts for aerospace and defense systems

Venture Capital Deals

A16z, Oak HC/FT, OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins, and Optum Ventures
Ambience Healthcare

$243M
San Francisco, CA-based AI scribe startup

Insight Partners and Mubadala Capital
Anaconda
$150M
Austin, TX-based provider of AI dev tools

Valtruis, Transformation Capital, Shaper Capital, and Healthy Ventures
Arbital Health
$31M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of health care payments solutions

Sofinnova Investments, B Capital, F-Prime, Omega Funds, Third Rock Ventures, QIA, and Alexandria Venture Investments
Artbio
$132M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of radiopharmaceuticals for treating cancer

TQ Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, NewFare, WIN, Interlace, Arena Holdings, and Tony James’ family office
Augmodo
$37.5M
Seattle, WA-based retail inventory management startup

O.G. Venture Partners, Lightspeed, Hetz Ventures, and Vertex Growth
BlinkOps
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of cybersecurity “micro-agents”

Emergence Capital, Pace Capital, 1984 Ventures, Essence VC, and Cox Exponential
Cline
$32M
San Francisco, CA-based AI coding agent

Abstract Ventures, True Ventures, and HOF Capital
Conversion
$28M
Brentwood, TN-based marketing automation startup

Theory Ventures, Madrona, Decibel Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, and IQT
Dropzone AI
$37M
Seattle, WA-based developer of cybersecurity agents

Insight Partners, Decibel, Sunflower Capital, and Kaya
E2B
$21M
San Francisco, CA-based open-source cloud infrastructure company

Notable Capital and Hyperwise Ventures
Echo
$15M
Blue Bell, PA-based software infrastructure security startup

Greylock and Redpoint Ventures
Fable Security
$31M
San Francisco, CA-based human risk management platform

Meritech, Salesforce Ventures, Shopify Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kindred Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Notable Capital, First Round Capital, Unusual Ventures and Village Global
Fal
$125M
San Francisco, CA-based AI infrastructure company

a16z, Norwest Venture Partners, Canvas Ventures, and Camber Creek
Flyhomes
$15M
Issaquah, WA-based real estate platform

PSGHero
Devs
$125M
Sandy, UT-based provider of OSS security tools

GFT Ventures, Sound Venturesled, Silicon Road Ventures, Osage Ventures, and Rise of the Rest
Knit
$16.1M
Austin, TX-based consumer research startup

Maor Investments, Dell Technologies Capital, Norwest, and Zeev Ventures
LakeFS
$20M
Santa Monica, CA-based version control system for enterprise data

Coatue, Accel, and Picture Capital
Legion
$38M
New York, NY-based AI security operations center startup

Wing VC, Norwest, and S Capital
Lumana
$40M
Los Gatos, CA-based video security startup

Forbion, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Sanofi, T. Rowe Price, Avego BioScience Capital, Novo Holdings, 5AM Ventures, and Blue Owl Healthcare Opportunities
MapLight Therapeutics
$373M
Redwood City, CA-based biotech focused on CNS disorders

Kleiner Perkins and AllianceBernstein
Motive
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based ops platform for the physical economy

Onto Innovation, Lam Capital, UMC Capital, and MediaTek Capital
Multibeam
$31M
Santa Clara, CA-based process control startup for semiconductors

Sutter Hill Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, and Capital One Ventures
Observe
$156M
San Mateo, CA-based observability startup

Dragoneer, Blackstone, TPG, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, a16z, Altimeter, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, and Thrive Capital
OpenAI
$8.3B
San Francisco, CA-based artificial intelligence research and deployment company

Foundation Capital and Green Bay Ventures
PlayerZero
$20M
Atlanta, GA-based predictive software quality company

Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management, DFJ Growth, Flume Ventures, Resilience Reserve, 1517 Fund, and Unless
Positron AI
$51.6M
Reno, NV-based developer of a transformer inference appliance

Insight Partners and a16z
Promptfoo
$18.4M
San Francisco, CA-based AI security and evaluatoon platform

Accel and Bain Capital Ventures
Prophet Security
$30M
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of agentic AI for SOCs

Iconiq, Sutter Hill Ventures, Lightspeed, T. Rowe Price, GV, Emerson Collective, Operator Collective, Pinegrove Capital Partners, Founders Fund, D1 Capital Partners, GIC, Coatue, Avenir Growth, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, Sands Capital, 8VC, Lux Capital, Altimeter, Definition Capital, 137 Ventures, General Catalyst, and Stripes
Ramp
$500M
New York, NY-based financial ops platform

Ballistic Ventures, defy.vc, Booz Allen Ventures, Shield Capital, Next Frontier Capital, and Madison Valley Partners
Reveal Technology
$30M
Bozeman, MT-based defense-tech focused on imagery and mapping

Human Capital, Pax VC, Washington Harbour Partners, a16z, Point72 Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, and Forward Deployed VC
Rune Technologies
$24M
Arlington, VA-based developer of predictive software for the battlefield

Avataar Ventures, SIG Venture Capital, NextEquity Partners, and Prosperity7 Ventures
Safe
$70M
Palo Alto, CA-based cyber risk company

A16z, Matrix Partners, Michael Ovitz, and YC
Salient
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based loan servicing platform

FTV Capital
Saphyre
$70M
Hoboken, NJ-based provider of finance ops and trading workflow software

Valspring Capital, Primary Venture Partners, C&S Family Capital, Lerer Hippeau, and Toba Capital
Small Door Veterinary
$35M
New York, NY-based membership-focused veterinary care company

Silver Lake Waterman
Sparrow
$35M
San Francisco, CA-based employee leave management startup

Bitfinex, Hack VC, Franklin Templeton, eGirl Capital, Mirana, Castle Island Ventures, Susquehanna International Group, Nascent, and Blue Pool Capital
Stable
$28M
San Francisco, CA-based tether-focused layer-1 blockchain

Material Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Azolla Ventures, Fortescue, Impact Science Ventures, and SOSV
Still Bright
$18.7M
Newark, NJ-based developer of copper extraction tech

Wellington, Atlassian Ventures, CrowdStrike Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Sequoia Capital, and JPMorgan
Vanta
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based enterprise compliance management startup

Toba Capital
Wallarm
$55M
San Francisco, CA-based API and AI security startup

Touring Capital, a16z, Long Journey Ventures, Distributed Ventures, and Company Ventures
Wingspan
$24M
New York, NY-based payroll platform for independent contractors

August 6th, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 14-18, 2025

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Blue Owl Capital
$850M
Alternative credit fund

Mantis VC
$100M
Third fund

Modi Ventures
$88M
Second fund

Neuberger Berman
$2.8B
Fifth co-investing fund

Pantheon
$2.2B
Third fund

Stone Point Capital
$11.5B
Tenth flagship fund

The Riverside Co.
$750M
Second fund for SMEs

Valante Capital
$115M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

Hg
A-lign
Undisclosed amount
Tampa, FL-based provider of cybersecurity compliance services

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
AIA Contract Documents
Undisclosed amount
Washington, DC-based risk management and workflow platform for the architecture, engineering and construction industry

Blue Sage Capital
Clean Scapes Enterprises
Undisclosed amount
Austin, TX-based commercial landscaper.

GTCR
Clear Capital
Undisclosed amount
Reno, NV-based provider of residential property valuation services

TPG
DirecTV
Undisclosed amount
El Segundo, CA-based pay TV provider

Nautic Partners
Ideal Tridon
Undisclosed amount
Smyrna, TN-based maker of fastening, sealing, and support systems

Constellation Wealth Capital
Merit Financial Advisors
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based wealth manager

Liberty Hall Capital Partners
Paxia
Undisclosed amount
Herndon, VA-based provider of in-flight catering management software for commercial aerospace

Strategic Value Partners
Red Oak Power
Undisclosed amount
Sayreville, NJ-based 831 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant

Main Post Partners
Smoothie King
Undisclosed amount
Dallas, TX-based food chain

Oak Hill Capital and Pamlico Capital
Socket Telecom
Undisclosed amount
Columbia, MO-based fiber internet service provider

BVP Forge
Technical Toolboxes
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based provider of engineering and maintenance software for energy infrastructure

Monogram Capital Partners
Western Smokehouse Partners
Undisclosed amount 
Galesburg, IL-based meat snack maker 

Venture Capital Deals

Climate Adaptive Infrastructure and Kimmeridge Energy Management Company
38 Degrees North
$230M
Sausalito, CA-based company focused on community solar

Korea Development Bank and KDB Silicon Valley
Amogy
$23M
New York, NY-based provider of ammonia-to-power solutions

8VC and Eclipse
Bedrock Robotics
$80M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of autonomous heavy machinery

JMI Equity, Index Ventures, and VMG Partners
Boulevard
$80M
Los Angeles, CA-based maker of software for self-care businesses

Centana Growth Partners
CertifID
$47.5M
Austin, TX-based real estate wire fraud prevention company

Union Square Ventures, a16z crypto, and Lightspeed Faction. Coinbase, Offline Ventures, Sound Ventures, and Distributed Global
Ephemera
$20M
New York, NY-based company with an open-source messaging protocol

Navis Capital Partners
Eton Solutions
$58M
Morrisville, NC-based wealth management platform for family offices

Zeev Ventures, Greenfield Partners, 10D VC, Square Peg, JIBE, Vintage Investment Partners, and Leblon Capital
Exodigo
$96M
Palo Alto, CA-based underground data intelligence company

5AM Ventures and The Forest Road Company
Fellow Health
$24M
San Leandro, CA-based company male reproductive health startup

Energize Capital, BCV, and Footwork
Felt
$15M
Oakland, CA-based platform for geospatial work

New Enterprise Associates, Washington Harbour Partners, Lockheed Martin, and Booz Allen Hamilton
Firestorm Labs
$47M
San Diego, CA-based drone printing company

Translink Capital, RRE Ventures, McRock Capital, Escape Investment Management, and Fifth Growth Fund
Foundation EGI
$23M
Los Altos, CA-based engineer automation startup

Impact Venture Capital, CerraCap Ventures, G Vision Capital, Mark IV Capital, and SourceCode Cerberus
GigaIO
$21M
Carlsbad, CA-based A.I. infrastructure developer

FemHealth Ventures and Warren Point Capital
GT Medical Technologies
$16M
Tempe, AZ-based medical device company

Insight Partners, Y Combinator, BoxGroup, and Flex Capital
Heron
$16M
New York, NY-based workflow automation company

SYN Venturesi
Counter
$30M
Dallas, TX-based cyber risk intelligence company

Volition Capital
Linkby
$15M
Boston, MA-based performance marketing platform

NGP Capital, Sorenson Capital, Headline, Flybridge Capital, Notable Capital, Mango Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, and IBM
NetBox Labs
$35M
New York, NY-based network and infrastructure management company

Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins,Coatue, Conviction, and Thrive
OpenEvidence
$210M
Cambridge, MA-based AI medical assistant for doctors

Five Elms Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, and Inovo VC
Spacelift
$51M
Redwood City, CA-based data-center infrastructure automation platform

Andreessen Horowitz, The Chernin Group, BOND, Klutch Sports Group CEO Rich Paul, and Skims CEO Jens Grede
Substack
$100M
San Francisoc, CA-based email newsletter platform

Greycroft, Craft Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, and South Park Commons
Vultron
$17M
San Francisco, CA-based proposal development platform

Interactive Brokers
Zerohash
$100M
Chicago, IL-based crypto infrastructure business

July 23rd, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 7-11, 2025

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

BlueFive Capital
$2B
Debut fund

Boldstart Ventures
$250M
Seventh fund

Coller Capital
$6.8B
Second private credit secondaries fund

Ego Death Capital
$100M
Second crypto-focused fund

Haveli Investments
$4.5B
Debut fund

Heavybit
$180M
Fifth flagship fund and second opportunity fund

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
$3.6B
Seventh flagship fund

Lorient Capital
$500M
Third health-care PE fund

OnePrime Capital
$305M
Third secondaries fund

Propel Venture Partners
$100M
Fifth fintech fund

Sarah Smith Fund
$16M
Debut fund

Private Equity Deals

Hg
A-lign
Undisclosed amount
Tampa, FL-based provider of cybersecurity compliance services

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
AIA Contract Documents
Undisclosed amount
Washington, DC-based risk management and workflow platform for the architecture, engineering and construction industry

Blue Sage Capital
Clean Scapes Enterprises
Undisclosed amount
Austin, TX-based commercial landscaper.

GTCR
Clear Capital
Undisclosed amount
Reno, NV-based provider of residential property valuation services

TPG
DirecTV
Undisclosed amount
El Segundo, CA-based pay TV provider

Nautic Partners
Ideal Tridon
Undisclosed amount
Smyrna, TN-based maker of fastening, sealing, and support systems

Constellation Wealth Capital
Merit Financial Advisors
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based wealth manager

Liberty Hall Capital Partners
Paxia
Undisclosed amount
Herndon, VA-based provider of in-flight catering management software for commercial aerospace

Strategic Value Partners
Red Oak Power
Undisclosed amount
Sayreville, NJ-based 831 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant

Main Post Partners
Smoothie King
Undisclosed amount
Dallas, TX-based food chain

Oak Hill Capital and Pamlico Capital
Socket Telecom
Undisclosed amount
Columbia, MO-based fiber internet service provider

BVP Forge
Technical Toolboxes
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based provider of engineering and maintenance software for energy infrastructure

Monogram Capital Partners
Western Smokehouse Partners
Undisclosed amount 
Galesburg, IL-based meat snack maker 

Venture Capital Deals

M Ventures, Hadean Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, 4BIO Capital, Bioqube Ventures, Innovestor’s Life Science Fund, Investinor, Surveyor Capital, and Arkin Bio Ventures
Actithera
$75.5M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of radioligand therapies

Paradigm and Dragonfly
Agora
$50M
Santa Clara, CA-based stablecoin startup

Bold Capital, Bold Longevity Growth Fund, Genoa Ventures, Manta Ray Ventures, and Yu Galaxy
Aqtual
$31M
Hayward, CA-based developer of diagnostic tests for chronic diseases

General Catalyst and GID
Bilt
$250M
New York, NY-based rent credit card provider

Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, and Paradigm
Harmonic AI
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based math-focused AI startup

Alpha Edison, Wasserstein & Co, Audeo Ventures, Interlock Partners, and New Wave Capital
Honor Education
$38M
San Francisco, CA-based learning platform

T. Rowe Price, SurgoCap Partners, Temasek, UBS, and BNY
iCapital
$820M+
New York, NY-based provider of private markets tech platform for financial advisors

Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, D.E. Shaw Ventures, Amity Ventures, August Capital, Founders Circle Capital, Sozo Ventures, and Fifth Down Capital
MaintainX
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based asset management platform

EQT Life Sciences, USVP, Amzak Health, Osage University Partners, Sectoral Asset Management, and Aperture Venture Partners
Neuros Medical
$56M
Cleveland, OH‑based maker of nerve‑stimulation devices

Next47, Workday Ventures, Bling Capital, and Hyperwise Ventures
Nominal
$20M
New York, NY-based automation platform for finance ops

Threshold Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Building Ventures, Heartland Ventures, and Hometeam Ventures
Parspec
$20M
San Mateo, CA-based construction supply chain tech startup

General Catalyst, M13, and Shine
Polimorphic
$18.6M
New York, NY-based provider of resident services software for local governments

5AM Ventures, Atlas Venture, OrbiMed, and Qiming Venture Partners USA
Renasant Bio
$54.5M
Berkeley, CA-based developer of a kidney disease drug

Rizvi Traverse, Forge Global, and Ava Family Office
SandboxAQ
$95M
Palo Alto, CA-based Alphabet spinoff developing AI models for enterprises

PeakSpan Capital, Hearst Ventures, Trestle Partners, Capital Midwest Fund, and Litquidity Ventures
ServiceUp
$55M
Los Gatos, CA-based vehicle repair management platform

GreatPoint Ventures
Sundial
$16M
San Francisco, CA-based AI analytics startup

Khosla Ventures, NFDG, Bloomberg Beta, Homebrew, and Lachy Groom
Tolan
$20M
Saint Augustine, FL-based AI companion

Leaders Fund, Socii Capital, YC, Rebel Fund, and Eastlink Capital
Vellum
$20M
New York, NY-based AI development platform

Iconiq, Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Capital, and The Chertoff Group
Virtru
$50M
Washington, DC-based data security startup

July 16th, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 30-July 4, 2025

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

AN Venture Partners
$200M
Debut fund

Catalio
$400M
Fourth biotech VC fund

Greenoaks
$2.5B
Sixth flagship VC fund

Halogen Ventures
$30M
Third fund

Recognize
$1.7B
Second fund

Shore Capital Partners
$450M+
Third food and beverage fund

Private Equity Deals

Foundation Investment Partners
AAA Industrial Supply
Undisclosed amount
Garrett, IN-based distributor of industrial supplies and safety equipment

Nordic Capital
Arcadia
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based health-care data platform. Sellers include Revelation Partners and Cigna Ventures

Aquiline
Archway
Undisclosed amount
Oaks, PA-based SEI’s family office services business

Trinity Hunt Partners
Blackhawk Supply
Undisclosed amount
Hoffman Estates, IL-based distributor of HVAC parts

Altaline
Brazos Safety Systems
Undisclosed amount
Fort Worth, TX-based provider of flight safety tech and analytics

Audeo Capital
Carlson Hall
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based provider of offshore hiring solutions for U.S. tech startups

Blackstone
Cvent
Undisclosed amount
McLean, VA-based events software platform

TorQuest Partners
GlassRatner
$118M
Atlanta, GA-based financial advisory firm

Pact Capital Partners
Graham Partners
Undisclosed amount
Newtown Square, PA-based PE firm focused on manufacturing and tech-enabled services

Advent International
LayerZero
Undisclosed amount
Aurora, OH-based maker of static transfer switches and power distribution units for data centers

CenterOak Partners
Now CFO
Undisclosed amount
Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of outsourced finance and accounting services for SMB

Thoma Bravo
Olo
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based restaurant SaaS provider

Brightstar Capital Partners
PlayAGS
$1.1B
Las Vegas, NV-based casino game equipment maker

Stone Point Capital
The Difference Card
Undisclosed amount
Mt. Kisco, NY-based provider of health-care cost containment solutions

Harvest Partners
The Learning Experience
Undisclosed amount
Deerfield Beach, FL-based provider of early childhood education

Charger Investment Partners
Versa-Drill
Undisclosed amount
Indianapolis, IN-based maker of drilling rigs

Truelink Capital
Zep
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based maker of maintenance and cleaning solutions

Venture Capital Deals

Thrive Capital, Field Ventures, Homebrew, BoxGroup, Designer Fund, Mischief, and Not Boring
Ambrook
$26.1M
Denver, CO-based provider of accounting software for agriculture

Accel, Foundation Capital, YC, and Capital 49
Campfire
$35M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of ERP software

Radical Ventures, Nvidia, and Amplo
Emerald AI
$24.5M
Washington, DC-based data center power startup

BioStar Capital and Cue Growth
Field Medical
$35M
Encinitas, CA-based developer of cardiac ablation technology

Digitalis Ventures, Bold Capital, Hill Creek Partners, and NovaQuest Capital Management
Gallant
$18M
San Diego-based developer of off-the-shelf stem cell therapies for pets

Battery Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, 01A, New View Capital, and World Innovation Lab
Levelpath
$55M
San Francisco, CA-based procurement platform

Inspired Capital, Stripe, Neo, Spero Ventures, Shine Capital, and Visible Ventures
Remark
$16M
Las Vegas, NV-based developer of expert models for ecommerce

Industry Ventures, Vestigo Ventures, Euclidean Capital, Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital, The House Fund, and Brewer Lane Ventures
Savvy Wealth
$72M
New York, NY-based digital platform for financial advisors

Cerberus Ventures, Mansueto Investments, Woori Venture Partners, Apollo Labs, Bold Capital Partners, W. R. Berkley, Safar Partners, Portal Innovations, Colorcon Ventures, and Cerity Partners Ventures
Syntis Bio
$33M
Boston, MA-based developer of oral therapies for obesity and diabetes

ANRI, JIC Venture Growth Investments, NEA, Spiral Capital, and YC
Tailor
$22M
New Hyde Park, NY-based headless ERP platform

Flagship Pioneering
Terrana Biosciences
$50M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of vaccines for plants

July 9th, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 23-27, 2025

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Counterpart Ventures
$132M
Third fund

Galaxy Ventures
$175M
Debut fund

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
$3.2B
Eighth midmarket buyout fund

Sorenson Capital
$150M
Third VC fund

Private Equity Deals

Parthenon Capital
AArete
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based digital consultancy

Unity Partners
Amplēo
Undisclosed amount
Salt Lake City, UT-based fractional finance company

26North
AVI-SPL
Undisclosed amount
Tampa, FL-based provider of audio visual and communications systems

Sound Growth Partners
Bars
Undisclosed amount
Lakewood, CO-based provider of in-store ID check compliance services

Court Square Capital Partners
DCCM
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based engineering firm focused on public infrastructure projects

TSG Consumer Partners
Dude Wipes
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based men’s personal hygiene brand 

Bregal Sagemount
Extra Duty Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Shelton, CT-based provider of off-duty program administration services and scheduling software to law enforcement and public safety agencies

Citation Capital
Gallo Mechanical
Undisclosed amount
New Orleans, LA-based mechanical contractor focused on large-scale HVAC and plumbing services

CenterGate Capital
Marena
Undisclosed amount
Lawrenceville, GA-based provider of compression garments and other clothing to medical facilities

STG
Movable Ink
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based personalized content platform

Serent Capital
PhotoDay
Undisclosed amount
Winter Park, FL-based provider of software for volume photographers

FTV Capital and Lightyear Capital
ProfitSolv
Undisclosed amount
Knoxville, TN-based provider of practice management software for professional services firms

ArcLight and DigitalBridge
Takanock

Undisclosed amount
Traverse City, MI-based provider of digital and power infrastructure solutions

Bow River Capital
Topia
Undisclosed amount
San Mateo, CA-based distributed workforce compliance company

Venture Capital Deals

A16z and Khosla Ventures
Abridge
$300M
Pittsburgh, PA-based medical AI scribe startup

Rethink Impact, L’attidude Ventures, GingerBread Capital, and DNX Ventures
AllSpice
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based collaboration platform for electronics teams

Town Hall Ventures and Kaiser Permanente Ventures
Arine
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based medication adherence startup

Granite Asia
Centific
$60M
Seattle, WA-based AI data foundry

USVP, Gradient, Madrona, Recall, Ascend, Essence, New Normal Fund, and Fika
Clarify
$15M
Seattle, WA-based autonomous CRM

Align Private Capital, IronGate Capital Advisors, Bravo Victor Venture Capital, KBW Ventures, and David Petraeus
Clearspeed
$60M
San Diego, CA-based provider of voice-based risk assessment

a16z
Cluely
$15M
Los Angeles, CA-based app that lets users cheat on things like tests and job interviews

Forgepoint Capital, S3 Ventures, and GTM Capital
DataBahn
$17M
Dallas, TX-based data pipeline platform

Felicis, M12 Ventures, Citi, and CRV
Eventual
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based AI data platform

Kleiner Perkins, Coatue, Sequoia Capital, GV, DST Global, Conviction Capital, Elad Gil, Open AI Startup Fund, Elemental, SV Angel, and REV
Harvey
$300M
San Francisco, CA-based legal AI startup

Morgan Stanley’s 1GT
Insight M
$30M
Sunnyvale, CA-based provider of methane detection services for the oil and gas industry

The Stephens Group, Hummingbird Nomads, Duquesne, Brand Foundry, Floating Point, and American Family Ventures
Ledgebrook
$65M
Needham, MA-based insuretech focused on excess and surplus line

Greylock, SignalFire, SV Angel, and Maverick
Mandolin
$40M
Indianapolis, IN-based AI automation platform for specialty drug access

Marathon Management Partners, M13, Inspired Capital, and Newform Capital
Niural
$31M
Lewes, DE-based payroll and finance operations startup

Kleiner Perkins, NVentures, Saga Ventures, South Park Commons, and SV Angel
Profound
$20M
New York, NY-based answer engine optimization tool for brands

Playground Global, Cambium Capital, and Vsquared Ventures
Snowcap Compute
$23M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of a superconducting compute platform

F-Prime Capital, QED Investors, Foundation Capital, and Fika Ventures
Spinwheel
$30M
Oakland, CA-based consumer debt management startup

America’s Frontier Fund, SBVA, Matter Venture Partners, B Capital, EDBI, Sojitz, CDIB -TEN Capital, Yazaki Innovations, B5 Capital, Tyche Partners, and Woven Capital
Tacta Systems
$64M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of dextrous intelligence for robots

A16z and Conviction Partners
Thinking Machines Lab
$2B
San Francisco, CA-based startup led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati

Menlo Ventures, NEA, and 8VC
Wispr Flow
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of a dictation app

July 2nd, 2025|Scherzer Deal Report|
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