Here is this week’s Deal Report for private equity and venture capital activity for US-based PE and VC firms and portfolio companies services brought to you by Scherzer International.
The Scherzer Deal Report: February 6-13, 2026
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
All Aboard Fund
New York City, NY
$99M
Debut fund
Brigade Capital Management
New York City, NY
$1B
Private credit fund
Primary Venture Partners
New York City, NY
$675M
Fifth flagship seed fund
Seligman Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
$500M
Debut fund
Private Equity Deals
Gauge Capital
AAI
Undisclosed amount
Westminster, CO-based insurance network
Proofpoint
Acuvity
Undisclosed amount
Sunnyvale, CA-based provider of AI enterprise security and governance solutions
CapitalSpring
Alloy Personal Training
Undisclosed amount
Roswell, GA-based provider of personalized fitness training
Hellman & Friedman
Bill Holdings
Undisclosed amount
San Jose, CA-based business payments firm
Supreme Group
Broth
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based health-care commercialization creative agency
White Cap
Colony Hardware
Undisclosed amount
Orange, CT-based direct-to-jobsite distributor of construction materials
By Light
Dignitas
Undisclosed amount
Newark, NJ-based provider of modeling, simulation, and training products
Pavilion Payments
Ditronics
Undisclosed amount
Las Vegas, NV-based provider of funds access services to the gaming industry
Left Lane Auto
Don Foshay’s
Undisclosed amount
Portland, ME-based auto repair and maintenance chain
General Atlantic
European Wax Center
$330B
Plano, TX-based provider of waxing services
Lone Star Funds
Hillenbrand
$3.8B
Batesville, IN-based plastic parts maker
Direct Marketing Solutions
Johnson & Quin
Undisclosed amount
Niles, IL-based direct marketing firm
Industrial Service Solutions
MSHS Pacific Power Group
Undisclosed amount
Fort Lauderdale, FL-based MRO for the energy, industrial and national defense sectors
Patient Square Capital
Paradigm
Undisclosed amount
Walnut Creek, CA-based specialty care management organization
Novaria Group
Plasma Ruggedized Solutions
Undisclosed amount
San Jose, CA-based provider of conformal coatings for sensitive electronics
Cinven
Regenity Biosciences
Undisclosed amount
Paramus, NJ-based bioresorbable technologies company
Mission Wealth
RightPath Investments & Financial Planning
Undisclosed amount
Frisco, CO-based fiduciary wealth advisory
TPG
Sabre Industries
$3.5B
Alvarado, TX-based provider of infrastructure for power utilities, telecoms and data centers
Province
StoneTurn
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based disputes and investigations firm
KPS Capital Partners
The Wells Cos.
Undisclosed amount
Albany, MN-based maker and installer of architectural and structural precast concrete solutions
MKB Co.
US Silt & Site Supply
Undisclosed amount
Bow, NH-based maker of erosion and sediment control products
Halo Partners
W.O. Grubb
Undisclosed amount
North Chesterfield, VA-based provider of cranes and other heavy equipment
Venture Capital Deals
Playground Global, Segra Capital, NGP, Mercator Partners, Alumni Ventures, 8VC, Logos, Simon Holmes à Court, and Isabelle Boemeke
Alva Energy
$33M
Cambridge, MA-based nuclear energy company
Bessemer Venture Partners, GV, Modern Capital, and Threshold Ventures
Inertia Enterprises
$450M
San Francisco, CA-based fusion energy startup
AT&T Ventures, John Deere, Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz, and PEAK6
Apptronik
$520M
Austin, TX-based developer of humanoid robots
Sapphire Ventures, Greylock, Thomson Reuters Ventures, and Canvas Ventures
Bretton AI
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based financial crime compliance startup
Chemistry, Headline, and M12
Didero
$30M
New York City, NY-based builder of procurement agents
Felicis, Madrona, M12, and Basis Set
Entire
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based AI coding startup
Eclipse, Ibex Investors, Lifeline Ventures, and JIMCO
Ever
$31M
San Francisco, CA-based EV marketplace
Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint, Maverick Capital, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Mercy, and Plus Capital
Garner
$118M
New York City, NY-based health-care navigation company
Smith Point Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, XRC Ventures, and Hillman Investments
Gather AI
$40M
Pittsburgh, PA-based AI platform for warehouse cameras and drones
RA Capital Management, Janus Henderson Investors, and BNP Paribas Asset Management
ILiAD Biotechnologies
$115M
Weston, FL-based whooping cough vaccine developer
Longevity Fund and Baillie Gifford
Loyal
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of lifespan extension drugs for dogs
Red Dot Capital, Leaders Fund, Secret Chord Ventures, Cerca Partners, Caffeinated Capital, and Velocity
XMatia
$21M
Miami, FL-based data ops unification startup
Founders Fund and Human Capital
Monaco
$35M
San Francisco, CA-based AI sales startup
Draper Associates, New Vista Capital, Soma Capital, 2 VC, VU Venture Partners, Wave FX, Type One Ventures, The Veterans Fund, and Flexport
Natilus
$28M
San Diego, CA-based maker of blended-wing aircraft
Walden Catalyst, Intel Capital, Race Capital, Storm Ventures, Thomvest, and Advanced Technology Research Council
Opaque
$24M
San Francisco, CA-based AI platform for sensitive data
USIT, Eclipse Ventures, Counterpart Ventures, Riot Ventures, Intel Capital, Friends and Family Capital, and Jane Street
Oxide Computer Co.
$200M
Emeryville, CA-based private cloud computing startup
General Atlantic, Nvidia, Adobe Ventures, and AMD Ventures
Runway
$315M
New York City, NY-based AI video startup
Vista Equity Partners, Cambium Capital, and Intel Samba
Nova
$350M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI chipmaker
Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Hanabi Capital, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrej Karpathy
Simile
$100M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of an AI model for predicting human behavior
IVP, investors Menlo Ventures, SignalFire, Torch Capital, Inspired Capital, and RiverPark Ventures
Solace Health
$130M
Redwood City, CA-based platform connecting patients with health advocates
Perceptive Advisors, a16z, Sofina, blisce, and Left Lane Capital
Talkiatry
$210M
New York City, NY-based psychiatric care startup
Primary, Builders VC, E1 Ventures, Proximity, Refactor Capital, Tusk Ventures, and Wonder Ventures
TBC
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based biological computing startup
Engine Ventures, IAG Capital Partners, Cadence and Geodesic Capital
Trener Robotics
$32M
San Francisco, CA-based robot skills platform for manufacturing
Curql, Silverton Partners, 645 Ventures, Broadridge, Green Visor Capital, Live Oak Ventures, First Capital, Epic Ventures, Tau Ventures, and Evolution VC
Uptiq
$25M
McKinney, TX-based builder of AI agents for lending and wealth workflows inside financial institutions

