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The Scherzer Deal Report: September 28 – October 2, 2026

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Ares Management
$4.2B
PE secondaries strategies fund

Dorm Room Fund
$50M
Second VC fund

Investcorp
$1.22B
Scond North American PE fund

Rising Point Capital

$325M
Debut fund focused on lower midmarket services companies

Stride Consumer Partners
$550M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

Spectrotel
AireSpring
Undisclosed amount
Clearwater, FL-based provider of connectivity, managed services, and network infrastructure solutions

EMS
AMD Supply
Undisclosed amount
Deerfield Beach, FL-based distributor of fencing, hurricane shutters, and aluminum products

Long Lake Management
Amex GBT
$6.3B
New York City, NY-based business travel and expense management firm

Warner Pacific
Beere&Purves
Undisclosed amount
Walnut Creek, CA-based general agency for benefits brokers

CLEAResult
CHEERS
Undisclosed amount
Sacramento, CA-based platform for energy code compliance registration

Blue Sage Capital
Clean Team
Undisclosed amount
Toledo, OH-based janitorial services firm

Coalesce Capital
ClearDefense
Undisclosed amount
Raleigh, NC-based provider of residential pest control services in the Southeast

Fifth Ocean Capital and Tartan Investment Partners
Complete Production Resources
Undisclosed amount
Orlando, FL-based live event production and equipment rental provider

Gladstone Investment
Detroit Defense
Undisclosed amount
Troy, MI-based engineering services and systems integration firm

Roland Foods
Dot Foods
Undisclosed amount
Mt. Sterling, IL-based less-than-truckload consolidator for the food industry

TJP
Evolution Consulting & Research
Undisclosed amount
Exton, PA-based life sciences market research organization

MyEyeDr
EyeCare Partners
Undisclosed amount
St. Louis, MO-based optometry and ophthalmology practice

TRG
Fentron
Undisclosed amount
Westerville, OH-based cybersecurity and advisory firm

Carisk Partners
FirstCare Onsite
Undisclosed amount
Maitland, FL-based provider of onsite occupational healthcare services

Antin Infrastructure Partners
HP Helicopters
Undisclosed amount
Redlands, CA-based maker of specialty helicopters

Luminate Capital Partners
ITpipes
Undisclosed amount
Seattle, WA-based pipe inspection software for sewer and stormwater systems

PrimeSource Brands
JACLO
Undisclosed amount
Cranford, NJ-based distributor of plumbing products and decorative bath fixtures

Bain Capital
Kahua
$250M
Alpharetta, GA -based construction tech firm

Relation Insurance Services
LaPlaca Insurance
Undisclosed amount
Chalfont, PA-based provider of business insurance, employee benefits, and personal lines

Webster Equity Partners
Lifecore Biomedical
$663.7M
Chaska, MN-based injectable-grade hyaluronic acid manufacturer

AGS American Glass Services
Mark Industries
Undisclosed amount
Elgin, IL-based commercial glazing contractor

Nearly Natural
Modernized Pottery
Undisclosed amount
Miami, FL-based line of 3D-printed, eco-friendly planters and related home décor

Vortex Companies
Municipal & Contractors Sealing
Undisclosed amount
Cincinnati, OH-based trenchless services provider

One Equity Partners
Myriad360
Undisclosed amount
West Deptford, NJ-based systems integrator

Fusion Capital Partners
Pioneer Power Group
Undisclosed amount
Rockville, MD-based electrical power systems study company

Finalsite
Revtrak
Undisclosed amount
Glastonbury, CT-based school payments provider

Liberty Mutual Investments and Thayer Street Partners
SunHaven Management
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based community association management platform

GTCR
Tactacam
$1B
Decorah, IA-based maker of cellular-connected cameras for the outdoor and security markets

Incline Equity Partners
The Conrad Company
Undisclosed amount
York, PA-based distributor and service provider of fluid power, motion control, automation and related industrial products

Diversis Capital
Tideworks Technology
Undisclosed amount
Seattle, WA-based provider of terminal operating systems for marine and intermodal rail terminal operations

Trading Technologies International
Trafix
Undisclosed amount
Mineola, NY-based provider of trading infrastructure solutions

Harrison Street
Vicinity Energy
$2.92B
Boston, MA-based provider of district energy solutions

Manna Tree
Zambezi
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based creative agency

Venture Capital Deals

UPMC Enterprises, Ziff Capital Partners, Cockrell Interests, and Tanis Ventures
Ai3Bio
$48M
Watertown, MA-based autoimmune biotech

Accel, a16z, Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint, 8VC, Ballistic Ventures, Google Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Kleiner Perkins, and Menlo Ventures
Armadin
$255.5M
Palo Alto, CA-based cybersecurity startup led by Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia

Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Premji Invest, Sutter Hill Ventures, Maverick Silicon, Nvidia, and Intel Capital
CScale
$145M
Palo Alto, CA-based optical interconnect developer

A16z, Animo Ventures, and Focal.vc
Doxx
$38M
Miami, FL-based private agentic defined networking platform

TQ Ventures, Eclipse, Union Square Ventures, Giant Ventures, Triatomic Capital, TO Capital, TF Capital, Mana Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Overmatch, and Borderless
Efficient Computer
$97M
Pittsburgh, PA-based developer of energy-efficient processors

Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Sapphire Ventures, and Navitas Capita
EliseAI
$350M
New York City, NY-based housing and healthcare AI automation company

Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management, Sequoia Capital, Human Capital, Evantic, SV Angel, Odyssey, and EQT
Flow Engineering
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based agentic platform for hardware development

Lockheed Martin and Unusual Machines
Fortem Technologies
$50M
Lindon, UT-based airspace security company

ARCHIV, Nvidia, DSC Investment, Trend Micro, KB Investment, Kyobo Life, KT Corp, and CTBC
GMI Cloud
$668M
Mountain View, CA-based provider of GPU infrastructure and inference services

Oak HC/FT, YC, Orange Collective, FT Partners, and HeavyBit
Halluminate
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of AI training environments for financial work

Khosla Ventures, Doerr Capital, CEV, Pear Ventures, Gates Frontier, Niterra SUISO no MORI Fund, Toyota Ventures, and Siemens Financial Services
Hertha Metals
$134M
Conroe, TX-based green steel producer

Saluda Grade, Continental General Insurance Co., Citi Ventures, Magnetar, Harmony Partners, Norwest, Adams Street Partners, LiveOak Ventures, Parker89, Era Ventures, and Javelin Venture Partners
Homeward
$120M
Austin, TX-based cash-back real estate financing company

Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue
Instinct
$1B
San Francisco, CA-based developer of general-purpose AI agents (i.e., rival to Meta’s Muse)

CoinFund, AllianceBernstein, Vista Equity Partners, Coinbase Ventures, a16z, and YC
Jeeves
$110M
Orlando, FL-based stablecoin-native banking platform for enterprises

Johnson & Johnson, Samsara BioCapital, Sheatree Capital, BMS, Kyowa Kirin, Sherpa Healthcare Partners, Western Technology Investment, and the MD Anderson Cancer Focus Fund
Link Cell Therapies
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based oncology cell therapy startup

Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Coatue
Miter
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based construction workforce management platform

Future Ventur
Modulate
$25M
Somerville, MA-based audio AI startup Thoreau Ortet $500M New York City, NY-based frontier health

AI lab Long Journey Ventures, Abstract Ventures, BAM Ventures, Top Shelf Ventures, SuperAngel Fund, and AME Cloud Ventures
OuterSignal
$22M
New York City, NY-based agentic customer intelligence platform for brands

SignalFire, Fika Ventures, Permanent Capital Ventures, TTV Capital, and Dash Fund
Outmarket AI
$34.5M
San Francisco, CA-based AI platform for insurance

Insight Partners, Overmatch Ventures, and First Round Capital
Quartermaster
$100M
Arlington, VA-based maritime surveillance startup

AT&T Ventures, Forestay, and Quadrille Capital
Reco
$55M
Altamonte Springs, FL-based AI security startup

Paper Co., Cerity Partners Ventures, and G2 Ventures
Relay
$36M
Raleigh, NC-based smart radio startup

Fidelity, Amplify, Alter Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Maverick Capital, +ND Capital, Point72, StepStone Group, AllianceBernstein, Baron Capital, JPMorgan, and the State of Michigan
SiMa.ai
$150M
San Jose, CA-based physical AI startup

GIC, CapitalG, IronArc, and SquarePeg
Supabase
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of backend tools for building AI apps B Capital, Black Opal Ventures, Denver Ventures, Pave Health Ventures, Alumni Ventures,

Gaingels, Pari Passu Ventures, Spero Ventures, The Venture City, and Overwater Ventures
Tiny Health
$33M
Austin, TX-based microbiome testing company

The Column Group, TCGX, and Viking Global Investors
TriGemX Bio
$94M
New York City, NY-based developer of migraine treatments

Lux Capital, Natural Capital, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, 8090 Industries, Giant Step, and Also Capital
Varda Space
$251M
El Segundo, CA-based orbital drug manufacturer

Lachy Groom, Abstract Ventures, John Doerr, VXI Capital, Triatomic, Susa Ventures, Dwarkesh Patel, Naveen Rao, and Sholto Douglas
Volantis
$88M
San Francisco, CA-based inference semiconductor company

October 7th, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 21-25, 2026

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Bessemer Venture Partners  
$5.75B
New growth fund and new seed/early-stage fund

Private Equity Deals

Ridgeline Roofing & Restoration
Advantage Roofing & Exteriors
Undisclosed amount
Kalamazoo, MI-based roofing and exterior services contractor

Arcventis Health Partners
Aligned Modern Health
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based functional medicine company 

Forge
Becker’s Healthcare
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based health care industry events business

Granite Creek Capital Partners
Climarock
Undisclosed amount
Warsaw, MO-based provider of insulation panel systems for aboveground storage tanks

Copeland
Dickson 
Undisclosed amount
Addison, IL-based environmental monitoring and compliance firm 

LLR Partners Energy
CAP
Undisclosed amount
Boalsburg, PA-based utility and energy management platform

Odyssey Investment Partners
Falcon Gases
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based packaged industrial gas provider

Vanguard Renewables
Generate Upcycle
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based waste management company

Cornell Capital 
Hancock Claims Consultants
Undisclosed amount
Alpharetta, GA-based provider of claims field services to residential

P&C insurers Lone View Capital
HappyCo
Undisclosed amount
Carlsbad, CA-based property operations platform for multifamily housing

Verdence
Harvest Investment Consultants
Undisclosed amount
Hunt Valley, MD-based RIA

Audax Private Equity
Integral Consulting
Undisclosed amount
Boulder, CO-based science and engineering consultancy

Peakline Partners
Kalon
Undisclosed amount
Stamford, CT-based mid-ticket equipment finance platform

Ascend Learning
M7 Health
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based automated health scheduling and staffing platform

H.I.G. Capital 
Mistras 
$866M
Princeton Junction, NJ-based provider of industrial asset integrity and lab testing solutions

Haelan Capital
NuView Health
Undisclosed amount
Boca Raton, FL-based virtual care provider

Shamrock Capital and Flexpoint Ford 
Podium Entertainment
$400M
Los Angeles, CA-based indie-author book and audiobook publisher

WSB
Poly
Undisclosed amount
Dothan, AL-based architecture and engineering firm

Media One
Premex Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Marietta, GA-based print-ready fabric supplier

Butterfly Equity 
Sabert
Undisclosed amount
Sayreville, NJ-based food packaging manufacturer

Veridian Healthcare
ScarScience
Undisclosed amount
Gurnee, IL-based scar treatment brand 

Climate Adaptive Infrastructure
SMT Energy
$268M
Boulder, CO-based developer of battery energy storage systems

PAR Excellence Systems
Terso Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Madison, WI-based provider of ultra-high frequency RFID inventory tracking tech for health care

Verdane 
Xpansiv
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based provider of registries, marketplaces, and data for energy transition markets

Venture Capital Deals

Lightspeed, Redpoint Ventures, Duration Ventures, Sierra Ventures, and Bain Capital Ventures
Ande
$52M
New York City, NY-based “AI-native network for corporate entertainment”

Accel, Index Ventures, and Emergence Capital
Ando
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based messaging platform for teams working alongside AI agents

NEA, Frist Cressey Ventures, and 25m Health
Basalt Health
$20M
Nashville, TX-based provider of post-acute care software

S32, Anthropic’s Anthology Fund, Catalio, European Tech Collective, Firebrand River Capital, Inception Fund, King Philanthropies, NATO Innovation Fund, Nvidia, PostScriptum, Redalpine, The Rockefeller Foundation, Singular, Sovereign AI, and True Ventures
Basecamp Research
$140M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of AI models for therapeutic designs

M13, Picus Capital, Afore Capital, and Torch Capital
Baselayer
$35M 
New York City, NY-based provider of fraud detection for banks and other financial institutions

DFJ Growth, Premji Invest, Catalio, LG Technology Ventures, Sigmas Group, 8VC, Alexandria Venture Investments, Amgen, a16z, Discovery Ventures, Grids Capital, Intermountain Ventures, Lilly Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Quadrille Capital, and Section 32
BigHat Biosciences
$75M
San Mateo, CA-based protein therapeutics developer

Entrée Capital, Work-Bench, Emerge Ventures, and Bright Pixel Capital
Chamelio
$26M
New York City, NY-based AI platform for in-house legal teams

Insight Partners, Trenches Capital, Watchfire, Barrel Ventures, Footwork, and YC
Confido
$55M
New York City, NY-based startup that automates back-office operations for consumer brands

Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Cyera
$400M
New York City, NY-based data security company

Creaegis, Accel, S32, and Prosus
Ema
$77M
Mountain View, CA-based developer of enterprise agents

Catalio, Durable Capital Partners, Iconiq, Lightspeed, Surveyor Capital, T. Rowe Price, Digitalis Ventures, Alderline Group, Baillie Gifford, Premji Invest, FPV Ventures, True Ventures, Kinnevik, Dimension, Lifeforce Capital, and Lux Capital
Enveda
$311M
Boulder, CO-based drug discovery startup that focuses on medicinal plants

Smash Capital, Altos Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, YC, Freestyle, and Offline
Firecrawl
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based library of official data for AI agents

Updata Partners, GFT Ventures, and Launch
Go.AI
$85M
Chicago, IL-based seller of AI hardware appliances to banks

Left Lane Capital
Hifi
$37M
New York City, NY-based company helps businesses move money between bank accounts and stablecoins

Smith Point Capital, Seraphim, Carthona Capital, Earthshot Ventures, RPM Ventures, and YC
Hubble Network
$200M
Seattle, WA-based developer of space-based Bluetooth connectivity solutions

Evolution Equity Partners
Island
$400M
Dallas, TX-based enterprise internet browser and control layer

Samsung C&T
Kairos Power
$100M
Alameda, CA-based nuclear reactor startup

Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Geodesic, Benchmark, Mayfield, FCVC, YC, and Uncork
Numeral
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based sales tax compliance platform

Socratic Partners and Hudson River Trading
PicoJool
$27.5M
Palo Alto, CA-based semiconductor laser diode startup

Quiet Capital, Gradient, Haystack, and Compound
Polyphron
$20M
New York City, NY-based developer of human tissue models for drug development

The Ackman Oxman Institute, Pershing Square, undisclosed life sciences fund, Duquesne Family Office, B Capital Group, ARK Invest, Invus, Mubadala Capital, Mirae Asset Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Hitachi Ventures, and JSL Health Capital
Precision Neuroscience
$250M
New York City, NY-based brain-computer interface startup

NOA VC, Upfront Ventures, DCVC, Lowercarbon Capital, Dream Ventures
Rainmaker
$100M
El Segundo, CA-based cloud seeding startup

Francisco Partners, Thrive Capital, and Khosla Ventures
Rightway
$155M
New York City, NY-based pharmacy benefit management and care navigation startup

Emergence Capital and Costanoa
Sela
$21M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of voice agents to automate mortgage sales calls

Insight Partners, S32, Addition, March Capital, Blumberg Capital, Allegis Capital, Frontline, Standard, Third Point Ventures, Greylock, Lightspeed, GV, Factory, Prosperity7, Walden Catalyst, and Wells Fargo
Snorkel AI
$350M
San Francisco, CA-based AI data development platform

Bain Capital Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Long Journey, Felicis, Dylan Field, and JPMorgan
Solcoa Industries
$75M
Alameda, CA-based producer of rare earth metals

.406 Ventures, Emerson Collective, Serena Ventures, and Japan’s MPower Partners
Teal Health
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based self-collection device for at-home HPV cervical cancer screening

Alive HealthTech Growth Fund, Deep Insight, Star51 Capital, Connecticut Innovations, eHealth Ventures, Mayo Clinic Ventures, NYU, and Iron Nation
UltraSight
$24M
Boston, MA-based developer of cardiac workflows

September 30th, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 14-18, 2026

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Carlyle
$2.3B
Second infrastructure credit fund

Goldman Sachs Asset Management
$11.7B
Ninth flagship PE fund, Asia-focused fund, and co-investment vehicles

Morgan Stanley Investment Management
$1.3B
Debut growth equity fund

Pulse Fund
$63M
Debut fund

Private Equity Deals

Danforth Health
Ambit RD
Undisclosed amount
Morristown, NJ-based provider of patient identification services for biopharma

Western Pavement Services
Andersen Asphalt
Undisclosed amount
West Haven, UT-based provider of asphalt maintenance services

Centauri
Benny the Benefits Navigator
Undisclosed amount
Coralville, IA-based platform for streamlining public benefits applications

Endpoint Clinical
Bluefin
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based provider of clinical supply forecasting and planning tech

Allyant
Braille Works
Undisclosed amount
Seffner, FL-based provider of accessible alternative format communications

Vortex
CLH & Son
Undisclosed amount
Auburn, ME-based infrastructure contractor

Pacific West
Coleman
Undisclosed amount
Kansas City, MO-based provider of construction and repair services for rail and industrial facilities

Tallvine Partners
Crosby Enterprises
Undisclosed amount
Galliano, LA-based provider of marine infrastructure solutions across the U.S. Gulf Coast and inland waterways

NMS Capital
Endoscopy Corp. of America and Medical Optics
Undisclosed amount
Southfield, MI-based endoscope repair parts supplier & Tamarac, FL-based surgical instrument provider

H.I.G. Capital
EverRise Lift Group
Undisclosed amount
Millersville, MD-based elevator service and modernization platform

Blackstone
Flow Control Holdings
Undisclosed amount
Cincinnati, OH-based provider of flow control solutions and components

StayTerra
Gather Vacations
Undisclosed amount
Honolulu, HI-based manager of luxury vacation rental properties in Hawaii and the West Coast

Verlinvest 
HomeExchange
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based home-swapping platform

Graham Partners 
Immix
Undisclosed amount
Charlotte, NC-based provider of software for remote video monitoring and security operations centers

Loenbro
Prism Electric
Undisclosed amount
Garland, TX-based contractor in Texas and Oklahoma

Sheridan Capital Partners 
PtEverywhere
Undisclosed amount
Raleigh, NC-based provider of practice management and payments software for outpatient physical therapy providers

Brookfield Asset Management
Reliance Worldwide
$2.9B
Atlanta, GA-based plumbing supplies manufacturer

Genstar Capital 
Richey May
Undisclosed amount
Denver, CO-based accounting and advisory firm

Ivy Fertility
Santa Barbara Fertility Center
Undisclosed amount
Santa Barbara, CA-based fertility clinic

Vitruvian Partners
Smartling
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based provider of enterprise translation software

Bertram Capital
Starc Systems
Undisclosed amount
Brunswick, ME-based maker of reusable temporary containment wall systems

TPG 
Tablet Command
Undisclosed amount
Walnut Creek, CA-based provider of incident management and response software for fire departments and emergency response agencies

Venture Capital Deals

Tidemark, a16z, Emergence Capital, Pathlight, Definition, and 3KVC
Adaptive
$30M
New York City, NY-based provider of accounting software to construction contractors

Vitruvian Partners, Town Hall Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Portage Ventures, PruVen Capital, and YC
Angle Health
$600M
San Francisco, CA-based health-care benefits platform

Insight Partners, Theory Ventures, Construct Capital, Gradient Ventures, and 10VC
BackOps
$42M
San Francisco, CA-based supply chain management startup

Piva Capital, Clean Energy Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Zero Infinity Partners, Inovia, Whitecap, and Active Impact Investments
Branch Energy
$33M
Houston, TX-based installer of batteries in commercial buildings

Madrona and Inspired Capital
BuyWander
$21M 
Spokane, WA-based auction platform for retail returns

Moore Strategic Ventures, Coreline Ventures, HR Tech Fund, Woven Capital, Atomico, Globis Capital Partners, and JPS Growth Investment
Caddi
$114M
Chicago, IL-based manufacturing automation firm

Roo Capital and Grand Ventures
Comp AI
$34M
Miami, FL-based security and compliance platform

IAG Capital Partners
Cornelis Networks
$205M
Wayne, PA-based data center infrastructure startup

Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and Valor Equity Partners
Crusoe
$3.9B
Denver, CO-based data center developer that’s been speaking to banks about an IPO

Matrix, Playground, Socratic Partners, Capricorn, Matter Venture Partners, and IAG
Delos Data
$100M
Palo Alto, CA-based semiconductor and software startup

Catalio Capital Management, US Fertility Innovation Fund, Rethink Impact, Muse Capital, Alumni Ventures, LabCorp Venture Fund, and General Catalyst
Evvy
$40M
New York City, NY-based women’s health diagnostics startup 

Blackstone, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Evantic Capital, Sound Ventures, NEA, Mantis VC, and Clearlake
Factory
$200M
San Francisco, CA-based AI coding startup

Expa, Coinbase Ventures, Tenet Fund, and Second Sight Ventures
Fin
$20M
New York City, NY-based financial infrastructure company

Xora, Mayfield, Aramco Ventures, Sanjay Mehrotra, and Jerry Yang
Hang Ten Systems 
$53M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI services adoption company 

Insight Partners, YC, Commerce Ventures, and Fifth Wall
Kastle
$24M
San Francisco, CA-based AI workforce platform for consumer lending

Insight Partners, Trust Ventures, and Caffeinated Capital
Luzern Risk
$45M
New York City, NY-based captive insurance platform

Centaurus Capital, Doerr Capital, ConocoPhillips, Shell Ventures, SiteGround Capital, H. Barton Asset Management, the Jeffrey and Marieke Rothschild Foundation, Khosla Ventures, and Gates Frontier
Mazama Energy 
$135M
Frisco, TX-based superhot geothermal energy developer

Obvious Ventures, Headline, and AGI House
Mithrl
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based AI infrastructure company for biopharma

Baillie Gifford, BAI, and JPMorgan
Nex
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based gaming console maker

Eclipse, Craft Ventures, The Westly Group, Swish Ventures, Factory, Incite Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Operator Partners, and Liquid 2 Ventures
Noetive
$41M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of self-improving AI for physical industries

Lightspeed, Accel, South Park Commons, Nvidia, and Define Ventures
Nuance Labs
$50M
Seattle, WA-based startup focused on making AI conversations more “human”

Thoreau, Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments, Twine Ventures, and Seedcamp
Penelope Health
$100M
New York City, NY-based provider and payer policy intelligence platform

Piva Capital, RA Capital Management, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Google, and Khosla Ventures
Planted
$31.8M
Oakland, CA-based developer of robots for building solar farms

Walden Catalyst Ventures, Socratic Partners, Cambium Capital, Knollwood, Hudson River Trading, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Rhapsody Venture Partners, Buff Gold Ventures, and Blue Sky Capital
Polaris Electro-Optics
$50M
Carlsbad, CA-based optical interconnects developer

Quiet Capital, Gradient, Haystack, and Compound
Polyphron
$20M
New York City, NY based developer of human tissue models for drug development

Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed, and Khosla Ventures
Profound
$180M
New York City, NY-based AI marketing startup for brands 

USVP, Santé, Oxford Science Enterprises, 415 Capital, IAG Capital Partners, the Vertical Group, and Dendrion Ventures
ReEmerge
$37M
Edina, MN-based cognitive impairment medtech startup

Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Activate Capital, Committed Capital, Timeless Partners, and Logos Fund
Rune
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of solar power solutions for data centers

Forbion, TPG Life Sciences Innovations, and Sectoral Asset Management
Sling Therapeutics 
$123M
Ann Arbor, MI-based developer of oral treatments for thyroid eye disease

Lightspeed, Wellington, Goldman Sachs, Tiger Global, T. Rowe Price, SV Angel, a16z, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, GIC, and Amplify 
Temporal
$550M
Bellevue, WA-based microservices orchestration startup

The General Partnership, Index Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, General Catalyst, and a16z
Thatch
$108M
San Francisco, CA-based health benefits company

DCVC
TypeSafe AI
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based composable AI startup

Walden International, CDIB Capital Group, Stalwart Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Era Ventures, Morado Ventures, and SOSV
Viabot
$24M
Santa Clara, CA-based developer of autonomous robotics for outdoor property maintenance

DoorDash
Wonder
$125M 
New York City, NY-based food retailer and tech platform

September 23rd, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 7-11, 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

Apogem Capital  
$597M
11th fund

Frazier Life Sciences  
$1.1B
Public biotechs focused fund

PennantPark Investment Advisers 
$745M
Private credit CV

Peterson Partners 
$510M 
Single-asset VC for Kelso Industries

Pinegrove Venture Partners
$1.5B 
12th fund

Rohati Capital 
$50M
Debut fund

TrueBridge Capital Partners 
$508M
Second VC secondaries fund

Volition Capital
$950M
Sixth fund

Private Equity Deals

Eir Partners
Accumulus Technologies
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based provider of life sciences regulatory SaaS

Precera Medical
Additive Metal Services
Undisclosed amount
Port Huron, MI-based provider of metal injection molding and sinter-based additive manufacturing

Bregal Sagemount 
A-Rent Test Equipment
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based provider of electrical test equipment rentals, calibration, and asset management services

Sverica 
Atrium
Undisclosed amount
Bozeman, MT-based consulting and data transformation firm focused on Salesforce and Snowflake

American Equipment Solutions
BC Wire Rope & Rigging
Undisclosed amount
Anaheim, CA-based full service provider of wire rope, slings, chain, hoists, and rigging equipment

H.I.G. Capital
Click Here Digital
Undisclosed amount
Baton Rouge, LA-based digital marketing agency

Pavion
Communication Company
Undisclosed amount
South Bend, IN-based technology solutions provider

Apollo 
Cumberland Farms
$500M
Westborough, MA-based convenience store chain

Homewerks
GTR Technologies
Undisclosed amount
Seattle, WA-based maker of ventilation fans and other home improvement products

New Water Capital
LidWorks
Undisclosed amount
Plant City, FL-based maker of food and beverage lids

The State Group
Mel-Kay Electric
Undisclosed amount
Evansville, IN-based mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractor

One Equity Partners
Metro East Industries
Undisclosed amount
Alorton, IL-based provider of train maintenance and repair services

Apax Partners
NextGen Security
Undisclosed amount
Exton, PA-based provider of security systems integration services

Vion Biosciences
Prolytix
Undisclosed amount
Essex Junction, VT-based provider of bioanalytical lab services

PSG 
Real Estate Business Analytics
Undisclosed amount
Littleton, CO-based provider of multifamily housing industry data

CBTS
Recovery Point Systems
Undisclosed amount
Gaithersburg, MD-based provider of disaster recovery and cyber resiliency solutions for enterprise IT

Chimney Rock Equity Partners
Russell Equipment
Undisclosed amount
Twinsburg, OH-based provider of off-lease aftermarket material handling equipment and parts

Point 41 Capital Partners
Safe-Way Garage Doors
Undisclosed amount
Warsaw, IN-based overhead garage door manufacturer and distributor

Watkins
Sauer Brands
Undisclosed amount
Richmond, VA-based spice business

Macquarie Asset Management
SI Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Huntersville, NC-based provider of structural integrity engineering and testing for critical infrastructure

MKB
Siltworm
Undisclosed amount
Merrillville, IN-based maker of erosion and sediment control products

Dollar Shave Club
Truly Beauty
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based Gen Z-focused body care company

Belle Brands
Vegamour
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based hair longevity brand

FFL Partners
Waylin Partners
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based Office of CFO advisory firm

Venture Capital Deals

Greylock, A*, Category Ventures, BoxGroup, and Icehouse Ventures
Antioch
$32M
New York City, NY-based simulation platform for physical AI

Acadia Investment Partners
ARC
$60M
Philadelphia, PA-based enterprise device management platform for frontline retail workers

JMI Equity, TCV, Entrée Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, CRV, and Alven
Archy
$50M
San Jose, CA-based provider of practice-management software to dental offices

Alchip, AMD, Intel, MediaTek, and Nvidia
Ayar Labs
$150M
San Jose, CA-based developer of co-packaged optics

Fin Capital, SMBC, Hannah Grey VC, National Bank of Canada, YC, Penny Jar Capital, Cardumen Capital, and Treasury
Blee
$27M
New York City, NY-based provider of marketing compliance software

Silverton Partners
Bluecore Energy
$50M
Long Beach, CA-based developer of small nuclear reactors on barges that could power ports

Undisclosed private family fund and foundation, WRF Capital, and Seattle Children’s
BrainChild Bio
$116M
Seattle, WA-based developer of CAR T-cell therapies to treat pediatric brain tumors

Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, CapitalG, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Maverick Silicon
Celero Communications
$275M
Irvine, CA-based developer of DSP technology for AI infrastructure

Wellington, a16z, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and CapitalG
Clay
$115M
New York City, NY-based sales automation startup

a16z, Accel, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Avenir
Cognition
$2B
New York City, NY-based AI coding startup

a16z, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, 8VC, and Lightspeed
Covenant
$250M
Washington, DC-based startup missile maker

Lightspeed, Picture Capital, and Redpoint Ventures
Cylake
$245M
Sunnyvale, CA-based “cybersecurity platform for operational sovereignty”

AlleyCorp, Uncork Capital, Renegade Partners, and SemperVirens
Epsilon Health
$27M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of AI-enabled radiology services

Bain Capital Ventures, Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Redpoint, BoxGroup, and Pear VC
Forus
$150M
New York City, NY-based AI platform for doctors’ offices

Diffusion, Lightspeed, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, a16z, Coatue, Conviction, Elad Gill, Goldman Sachs, GIC, Evantic, Sapphire Ventures, and Whale Rock
Harvey
$550M
San Francisco, CA-based legal AI platform

NewView Capital, Insight Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, Lightbank, Avenir Growth Capital, Story Ventures, and Camber Creek
Inspiren
$70M
New York City, NY-based senior living tech startup

Oak HC/FT, NEA, Coinbase Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, OpenFX, and Wilson Sonini|
Lattitude
$35M
San Francisco, CA-based cross-border payments infrastructure startup

A16z, Maverick Capital, Coatue, Audacious, Alumni Ventures, Greylock, and Lightspeed
Lightfield
$47M
San Francisco, CA-based CRM for “companies that run on agents”

Ribbit Capital, Infinite Capital, Bedrock Capital, and Sequoia Capital
Mach Industries
$600M
Austin, TX-based aerospace defense-tech startup

RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures, and XTX Markets Ventures
Maven Robotics
$100M
Santa Clara, CA-based warehouse robotics startup

Alpha Wave, YK Bioventures, Eli Lilly, Gaorong Ventures, Arch Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, and Future Ventures
Moonwalk Biosciences
$70M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of RNAi medicines for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases

Nasdaq
Payward
$100M
Cheyenne, WY-based parent company of crypto exchange Kraken

Silversmith Capital Partners and Arthur Ventures
Perry Weather
$110M
Dallas, TX-based provider of weather monitoring software

TQ Ventures, Hanwha Asset Management, G Squared, JAWS, Starship Ventures, Draper Associates, and Drover Ventures
Poseidon Aerospace
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of cargo-hauling unmanned aircraft

NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, Dylan Patel’s Semi Analysis Capital, and Jim Clark
Positron AI
$875M
Reno, NV-based AI inference hardware company

Halo Fund, Thrive Capital, Industry Ventures, Canvas Prime, Index Ventures, House Fund, Euclidean Capital, Alumni Ventures, and Vestigo Ventures
Savvy Wealth
$100M
New York City, NY-based provider of back-office tech for RIAs

RA Capital Management, Canaan Partners, and Forbion
Solstice Oncology
$225M
Boston, MA-based immunotherapy startup

Point72 Ventures, Spark Capital, General Innovation, Glade Brook Capital, US Innovation Technology, Washington Harbour Partners, Woven Capital, and YC
Stoke Space
$1B
Kent, WA-based maker of reusable rockets

Spark Capital
TAR
$120M
Austin, TX-based developer of off-grid power systems for AI data centers

Insight Partners, Medical Excellence Capital, M Ventures, and Pfizer Ventures
TwoStep Therapeutics
$62.5M
San Carlos, CA-based cancer-focused biotech

Unless, Drive Capital, Tiger Global, Highland Capital Partners, and Tectonic Ventures
Vecna Robotic
$31M
Waltham, MA-based provider of flexible material handling automation solutions

Agora
Vheda Health
$47M
Columbia, MD-based health outcomes and analytics platform

LIP Ventures and Inven Capital
Wint
$36M
New York City, NY-based provider of water management intelligence

September 16th, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 31-September 4, 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

A16z
$8.5B
Fifth growth fund 

Carrick Capital Partners  
$600M
Single-asset CV focused on identity security company Saviynt

Private Equity Deals

KKR 
A1 Garage Door Service
$2B
Phoenix, AZ-based residential garage door repair and replacement company

Great Hill Partners
Aurenity
Undisclosed amount
West Hartford, CT-based excess & surplus managing general agent

RTB Holdings
Boost Transport
Undisclosed amount
Gainesville, GA-based provider of managed transportation services

Sequoia Financial Group
BSW Wealth Partners
Undisclosed amount
Boulder, CO-based RIA with $2.3b in client assets under management

Valence Surface Technologies
Cametoid TechnologiesUndisclosed amount
Manchester, CT-based provider of ion vapor deposition surface treatments for aerospace and defense

Reworld Waste
Clean & Green Recycling, ClearFlo Technologies and EnviroTec
Undisclosed amount
Long Island, NY-based environmental solutions companies

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Colt Group
Undisclosed amount
Pasadena, TX-based provider of specialty industrial services

Blue Sea Capital 
CompletePet
Undisclosed amount
Miami, FL-based maker of pet wellness products

MacLean Power Systems
Delta Star
Undisclosed amount
Lynchburg, VA-based provider of power transformers and mobile substation solutions

Voltaris Power
Electronic Power Design
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based provider of power distribution equipment for data centers

Aquiline 
Flourish
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based wealthtech platform

Marco Sealing Solutions
Global O-Ring and Seal
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based distributor of industrial sealing products

Flexstone Partners
Glouston Capital Partners
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based PE secondaries manager

Truelink Capital 
JT Thorpe Group
Undisclosed amount
Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of industrial maintenance and thermal management services

Trimlite
KW Building Products
Undisclosed amount
Lexington, KY-based wholesale distributor of residential doors, windows, and related building products 

TSG Consumer
Los Tacos No. 1
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based taco restaurant chain

Trafera
Morris Electronics
Undisclosed amount
Morris, MN-based IT company

GreenArrow
MSL Electric
Undisclosed amount
Anaheim, CA-based electrical contractor

Citrix
Numecent
Undisclosed amount
Irvine, CA-based application virtualization tech company 

H.I.G. Capital 
Outcomes One
Undisclosed amount
Orlando, FL-based provider of clinical network services and pharmacy tech

Midland Industries
Pegasus Supply Group
Undisclosed amount
Noblesville, IN-based provider of industrial and electronic connection products

LongRange Capital 
Pizza Hut
$1.5B
Plano, TX-based pizza chain

Veryon
Polaris Aero
Undisclosed amount
Scottsdale, AZ-based aviation software company

Aria Care Partners
Precision Mobile Care
Undisclosed amount
Park City, UT-based provider of mobile onsite preventive and restorative dental care

West Physics Consulting
Radiographic Testing Services
Undisclosed amount
Albany, NY-based medical equipment services provider

Bernhard Capital Partners 
Revenew International
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based provider of cost recovery and performance improvement solutions

ALKU
RockITdata
Undisclosed amount
Philadelphia, PA-based tech consultancy

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
Suppression Systems
Undisclosed amount
Tacoma, WA-based fire suppression company

Ally Waste
Swift Integrated Services
Undisclosed amount
Provo, UT-based provider of dumpster management and waste brokerage services

Corridor Capital
Titan Investors
Undisclosed amount
Miami, FL-based producer of investment events

Oaktree 
Vivax-Metrotech

Undisclosed amount
Santa Clara, CA-based maker of locating and inspection devices for utility infrastructure

Venture Capital Deals

Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Swish Ventures, and Netz
AIR

$50M
New York City, NY-based inline firewall for agents


Khosla Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, 2048 Ventures, BoxGroup, Liquid2, and Alumni Ventures
Aslan
$20.8M
Washington, DC-based maker of AI agents that act as operatives in national security missions

RA Capital Management, HanKang Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, YuanBio Venture Capital, and CDH Investments
Ausperbio
$120M
San Francisco, CA-based biotech focused on chronic hepatitis

BAtreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, and Mubadala
Crusoe
$3B
Denver, CO-based data center developer

Propel Bio Partners, Good Ventures, and Arrowtown
EIT Pharma
$35M
Kirkland, WA-based biotech focused on infectious diseasesa

16z
Felix Pago
$87M
Miami, FL-based money-transfer startup

A16z, Arm, and M12
Gimlet Labs
$300M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of AI inference software

Salesforce and Farallon Capital Management
HiBob
$166M
New York City, NY-based HR and benefits software startup

Delta-v Capital, Ten Eleven Ventures, M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, Morgan Stanley, and Booz Allen Ventures
HiddenLayer
$100M
Austin, TX-based enterprise AI security startup

Matrix Partners and Activate Capital
Light
$46M
Austin, TX-based enabler of embedded electricity products for businesses

Tiger Global, Goldman Sachs, G2 Venture Partners, and Scale Venture Partners
Locus Robotics
$41.6M
Wilmington, MA-based warehouse robot and software developer

Maverick Silicon, Fidelity, Atreides Management, Key1 Capital, and Ora Global
Lyte
$165M
Sunnyvale, CA-based robotics and AI startup

Greenoaks, Valor Equity Partners, Iconiq, and Imaginary Ventures
Medici Brands
$250M
New York City, NY-based parent company of David Protein and confectionery brand Hall

PassLabcorp Venture Fund, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, and Innovatus Capital Partners
N-Power Medicine
$32M
Redwood City, CA-based cancer drug developer

Broadscale Group, FMO, Al Mada Ventures, USV, Equal Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Twelve Below, FJ Labs, MCJ, and Transition Ventures
Odyssey Energy Solutions
$27M
Boulder, CO-based platform for financing distributed renewable energy projects in emerging markets

Hughes & Co. and Health Enterprise Partners
PatientIQ
$30M
Chicago, IL-based patient outcomes data company

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Dragon Global, Robot Ventures, Solari, Susa Ventures, SV Angel, Valkyrie, Balaji Srinivasan, and Anthony Scaramucci
Physical Superintelligence
$58M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of physical AI labs

1789 Capital
Polymarket
$300M
New York City, NY-based prediction-market platform

Energy Impact Partners, Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, Up Partners, LACI Impact Fund, Eclipse, VoLo Earth, Cubit Capital, RA Capital Management, MassMutual Catalyst, and Nor’easter
Reframe Systems
$40M
Andover, MA-based home construction platform

Altimeter, Madrona, Foundation Capital, S32, and Zetta Ventures
SciFin
$44M
San Francisco, CA-based revenue data startup

BVF Partners, Deep Track Capital, Perceptive Advisors, RA Capital Management, NVentures, Catalio Capital Management, and Eli Lilly
Superluminal Medicines
$60M
Boston, MA-based obesity drug developer

FTV Capital
TabaPay
$155M
Mountain View, CA-based provider of money-movement services to fintechs and lenders

Morgan Health, Humana, CVS Health Ventures, AlleyCorp, HealthQuest Capital, Foresite Capital, Concord Health Partners, Frist Cressey Ventures, Town Hall Ventures, and a16z
Thyme Care
$125M
Nashville, TN-based cancer care company

AN Venture Partners, RA Capital Management, ANRI, Gemseki, and SBI US Gateway Fund
Typewriter Therapeutics
$56M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of re-dosable genetic medicines

Marathon, Chemistry, Wing, AMD Ventures, Outset Capital, Fifty Years, and YC
Wafer
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based inference chip startup

September 9th, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 24-28, 2026

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Andreessen Horowitz 
$1.1B
Hardware infrastructure fund

GenNx360 Capital Partners 
$865M
Fourth fund

MassMutual Ventures 
$150M
Second climate tech fund

OpenAI  
$400M
Second corporate venture fund

Permanent Capital Ventures 
$200M
Second early-stage VC fund

StepStone Group 
$1.7B
Infrastructure secondaries fund

Private Equity Deals

TJC 
3dB Labs

Undisclosed amount
West Chester, OH-based provider of RF signal processing and spectrum analysis solutions

Imagenet
Analytica Consulting
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based data consultancy

E Source
Aneden Consulting
Undisclosed amount
Seattle, WA-based interconnection and compliance firm

Mubadala Capital 
Arrive Logistics
Undisclosed amount
Austin, TX-based truckload brokerage 

Linden Capital Partners
ArtesRx
Undisclosed amount
Windermere, FL-based pharmacy business for complex patient populations

Vital Records Control
AskTuring
Undisclosed amount
San Diego, CA-based AI platform for analyzing internal data repositories

Apollo Atlantic
Aviation
$10B
Plano, TX-based private jet fixed-base operator

ATIS
AuditMate
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based provider of elevator asset management technology

Kelso & Co.
Bearing Distributors
Undisclosed amount
Cleveland, OH-based distributor of bearings, power transmission and fluid power products

Nvidia 
Cloverleaf Infrastructure
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based developer of clean energy-based data centers 

Vistria Group
Curi Capital
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based RIA 

WellStack
DeLorean AI
Undisclosed amount
Palm Beach, FL-based health care predictive analytics startup

Sound Growth Partners
Diamond Art Club
Undisclosed amount
Miami, FL-based diamond painting kit maker

360training
eMedCert
Undisclosed amount
Indianapolis, IN-based online ACLS, PALS and BLS certification course provider

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners
Escape Fire Protection
Undisclosed amount
Vadnais Heights, MN-based fire safety provider for commercial and industrial customers

DAZN
EverPass Media
Undisclosed amount
Greenwich, CT-based live sports media group

Sweetmore Bakeries
Fantasy Baking
Undisclosed amount
Sylmar, CA-based maker of private label cookies and bars

Secovia Capital 
Ferrovia
Undisclosed amount
Auburn, AL-based railroad vegetation management services provider

WSB
Foresight Planning & Engineering Services
Undisclosed amount
Austin, TX-based consulting firm

VetnCare
Geary Veterinary Hospital
Undisclosed amount
Walnut Creek, CA-based veterinary practice

Engage2learn
Instructional Coaching Group
Undisclosed amount
Lawrence, KS-based professional development platform for coaches, teachers, and administrators

FTV Capital
Kingsview Partners
Undisclosed amount
Grants Pass, OR-based wealth manager

Truvant
Multi-Pak Packaging
Undisclosed amount
West Caldwell, NJ-based contract packager

BVP Forge
Nevvon
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based compliance and training infrastructure platform for home care and self-directed care workers

HighGrove Partners
O&A Landscaping
Undisclosed amount
Orlando, FL-based commercial landscaping company

Thurston Group
Pixel Health
Undisclosed amount
Holyoke, MA-based provider of IT consulting and MSP services to hospitals and large physician groups

Skimmer
Pool Builder Geek and Poologics
Undisclosed amount
Dripping Springs, TX-based & Tomball, TX-based pool construction software companies

Continuim Equity Partners 
Resodyn
Undisclosed amount
Butte, MT-based maker of mixing systems for industrial customers

AirPro Diagnostics
Revv
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based OS for ADAS automotive repair workflows

Presidential HVAC
Shipley Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
Undisclosed amount
Ashton, MD-based home services provider

NewBold Technologies
Spencer Technologies
Undisclosed amount
Medway, MA-based “tech lifecycle partner” to multi-site retail and hospitality brands

Industrial Physics
Vitrek
Undisclosed amount
Lockport, IL-based provider of electronic test and precision measurement equipment

Superstep Capital
Zencore
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based independent Google Cloud consultancy

Venture Capital Deals

Define Ventures, Endeavor Health, Peak XV Partners, Yale New Haven Health Center for Health Care Innovation, Endeavor Health Ventures, YC, Counterpart Ventures, Ten13, and Spider Capital
Arintra
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based health care revenue assurance platform

General Atlantic
Blank Street
$105M
Brooklyn, NY-based coffee chain

Maverick Silicon
Celera Semiconductor
$30M
Santa Clara, CA-based analog chip developer

TQ Ventures, Benchmark, Nexus Venture Partners, Atreides Management, South Park Commons, and Zscaler
Deep Cognito
$43M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of hybrid reasoning models

Energize Capital, DCVC, Nvidia, Samsung Ventures, and GE Vernova
Emerald AI
$150M
Washington, DC-based startup

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, S32, Ankona Capital, General Catalyst, Northpond Ventures, Polaris Partners, PTX Capital, and Zetta
Faro AI
$37.3M
San Diego, CA-based provider of structured data and AI infrastructure for clinical development

SBI Group
Fasset
$68M
Los Angeles, CA-based stablecoin neobanking platform

Lachy Groom, Acrew Capital, Operator Partners, Contrary, and Cooley
FSH Technologies
$20M
Philadelphia, PA-based developer of state and local government software

QIA, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Millennium Management, ARK Invest, and Intact Private Capital
Gatik
$200M
Santa Clara, CA-based developer of self-driving box trucks

8VC
Generalist
$200M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of robot “brains”

Benchmark and Index Ventures
Instinct
$250M
San Francisco, CA-based AI assistant startup

Accel and Conviction
Keenable
$26M
San Francisco, CA-based web search index for AI agents

Volition Capital
Levanta
$22M
Seattle, WA-based affiliate and creator platform for e-commerce brands

Matrix, Artis, and YC
Metriport
$26M
Sunnyvale, CA-based patient data retrieval startup

Goldman Sachs, Meritech Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Jack Altman
Owner
$240M
San Francisco, CA-based AI platform for restaurants and small businesses

Nabors Industries
Quaise Energy
$35M
Houston, TX-based geothermal drilling tech developer

Cycle Capital, Ciena, Goldman Sachs XIG-Industry Ventures, Hina Liberty Capital, Susquehanna International Group, InterVest, Safar Partners, Foothill Ventures, M Ventures, Osage University Partners, and Sierra Ventures
Quintessent
$40M
Santa Barbara, CA-based developer of quantum dot laser technology for AI data center interconnects

Mare Liberum and AE Ventures
Regent Craft

$120M
North Kingstown, RI-based maker of electric maritime vessels

Bain Capital, ABN Amro Clearing Bank, and Nyca Partners
RQD
$74M
New York City, NY-based clearing and custody firm

Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, Electronic Arts, AMD Ventures, Pacific Alliance Ventures, Coatue, Greycroft, Eric Schmidt, and Sean Parker
Stability AI
$76M
Los Angeles, CA-based developer of audio models

8VC, Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Socii Capital, Kindergarten Ventures, Calm Ventures, and Gaingels
Standard Metrics
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based portfolio management platform

Manhattan West, Nvidia, Cisco Investments, Cedar Capital, Goanna Capital, Standard Capital, Benchmark, EQT, Soma, NFX, and 776
Starcloud
$250M
Redmond, WA-based developer of orbital data centers

General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Breakout Ventures, Factory, Neo, SV Angel, MVP Ventures, Underscore VC, and Lyda Hill
Transfyr
$25M
Cambridge, MA-based “physical AI platform for real-world science”

Energy Impact Partners, John Doerr, Mantis VC, StepStone, Founders Fund, Overmatch Ventures, and Seven Stars
Voya Energy
$35M
Hayward, CA-based startup that helps convert scrap aluminum into backup power for data centers

September 2nd, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 17-21, 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

Broadwing 
$440M
Debut fund

Crestline Management 
$625M
Second Europe-focused PE fund

Floating Point 
$125M
Third fund

Homestead Capital 
$350M
Private credit fund

Makers Fund 
$250M
Fourth fund

Reach Capital 
$265M
Fifth fund

Private Equity Deals

Genstar Capital 
Ascensus
Undisclosed amount
Dresher, PA-based retirement and savings account provider 

Arctos Partners
Atlanta Falcons 
$10.6B
Atlanta, GA-based NFL franchise

John To Go
Bravo Site Services
Undisclosed amount
Long Island, NY-based portable toilet and trailer rental provider

Albireo Energy
Bryant Hammett & Associates
Undisclosed amount
Ferriday, LA-based civil engineering, land surveying and hazard mitigation firm

Summit Restoration Group
Capital Construction Services and Capital Fire & Water
Undisclosed amount
Richmond, VA-based emergency response and rebuild groups

New Heritage Capital
Carepoint Pharmacy
Undisclosed amount
Schaumburg, IL-based access hub and dispensing pharmacy

Ode
Casper Studios
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based AI services firm

Providence Equity Partners 
CheckedUp
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based patient education and engagement tech company

WSB
Civil Infrastructure Associates
Undisclosed amount
Murfreesboro, TN-based municipal engineering firm

River Associates Investments 
Diamond Wipes
Undisclosed amount
Chino, CA-based wet wipe maker

The Crest Group
Dukane
Undisclosed amount
St. Charles, IL-based maker of ultrasonic solutions and plastic joining technologies

Guidant Power

Dyna Scan Technical Services
Undisclosed amount
Cincinnati, OH-based infrared inspection firm specializing in health-care facilities

Astara Capital Partners
Dynatec Systems
Undisclosed amount
Burlington, NJ-based maker of industrial wastewater treatment systems

Uplift Investors
Engage Fi
Undisclosed amount
Tampa, FL-based financial services tech consultant

Stone Point Capital
Ever.Ag
Undisclosed amount
Lewisville, TX-based agri-food tech company

Shur-Co
Heavy Motions
Undisclosed amount
Ontario, CA-based maker of hydraulic systems and motion products

Ardian
Horse Creek and Electra
Undisclosed amount
Weinert, TX-based & Oklaunion, TX-based wind farms

Turnspire Capital Partners
Hulcher Services
Undisclosed amount
Denton, TX-based provider of rail infrastructure, maintenance, and field services

Security Fire Solutions Platform
Industrial Electronic Systems
Undisclosed amount
Rancho Cordova, CA-based provider of fire alarm, security, and life safety solutions

Risepoint
Keypath Education
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based health-care education company

Long Ridge Equity Partners
MarketSphere
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based provider of unclaimed property compliance solutions

Genstar Capital
Oncourse Home Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Naperville, IL-based provider of home infrastructure warranties

Agellus Capital
Phillips Fire & Life Safety
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based fire and life safety services company

SEVA Growth
Serif Health
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based provider of healthcare price transparency data

Certerra
Skyrise Engineering and Testing
Undisclosed amount
Fort Lauderdale, FL-based geotechnical and materials testing firm

Trinity Consultants
Verux
Undisclosed amount
Sacramento, CA-based environmental consultancy

Francisco Partners
Weave Communications 
$650M
Lehi, UT-based patient engagement and payments platform

PSG
XBE
Undisclosed amount
Kansas City, MO-based “system of action” for heavy materials, logistics, and construction teams

Venture Capital Deals

New Leaf Venture Partners, abrdn, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Samsara BioCapital, Redmile Group, Mass General Brigham Ventures, RA Capital Management, Pontifax, Sanofi Ventures, Foresite Capital, NEA, Eurofarma Ventures, Kaitai Capital, Soleus Capital, Nancy Chang, Shang Bay, and Rock Springs Capital
Abcuro
$66M
Newton, MA-based biotech focused on autoimmune diseases and cancer

Prysm Capital, Eclipse, Greenoaks, and MVP Ventures
Also
$150M
Palo Alto, CA-based micromobility company 

FCVC, YC, Telesoft Partners, Alumni Ventures, Robinhood Ventures, Nucleation Capital, Pelion VC, and Duke Capital Partners
Apollo Atomics
$31M
Cambridge, MA-based MIT spinoff building pressurized water reactors

General Catalyst
Cityblock
$116M
New York City, NY-based urban primary care provider

Jane Street, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, a16z, Tiger Global, Bain Capital Ventures, Neo, Primary, Stripes, Positive Sum, and Blackstone
Etched
$700M
San Jose, CA-based builder of frontier inference clusters

Disruptive and Nvidia
Groq

$350M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI inference neocloud

DST Global, Tribe Capital, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Smash Capital, Fifth Wall, Valor Capital, Intel Capital, Liberty Global Tech Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, NTT Docomo Ventures, Accel, Menlo Ventures, AI Capital Partners, GFT Ventures, Capra Ventures, BAM Corner Point, and BroadLight Capital
Higgsfield
$400M
San Francisco, CA-based AI video generation startup

8VC, Townhall Ventures, aMoon Fund, Citi Impact Fund, Alumni Ventures, K2 HealthVentures, Autism Impact Fund, John Doerr, Richard Merkin, and the Leon Levine Foundation
Hopscotch Primary Care
$53M
Chicago, IL-based provider of primary care for rural communities

Eli Lilly, OrbiMed, Newpath Partners, Euclidean Capital, SV Health Investors’ Dementia Discovery Fund, Chugai Venture Fund, Alexandria Venture Investments, and PhiFund
Leal Therapeutics
$30M
Worcester, MA-based maker of neuro-metabolic therapeutics for CNS disorders

Eclipse Capital, Google, Salesforce Ventures, Galvanize, I Squared Capital, Woven Capital, Radical Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Activate Capital, ACME Capital, ArcTern Ventures, and Overlap Holdings
Muon Space
$250M
Mountain View, CA-based satellite startup

Sequoia Capital, American Strategic Technology Fund, Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, and Spark Capital
Neros Technologies
$250M
Torrance, CA-based drone manufacturer

Section 32, Thiel Bio, Founders Fund, Breyer Capital, Blue Venture Fund, and JSL Health Capital
Network Bio
$50M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of disease-specific AI models

Ardenwood Ventures, CrimsonOx, UpHonest, Turbo, Llama Ventures, Neo, Fusion Fund, Defy, and Maynard Webb
Palona AI
$20M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI operating layer for physical businesses

Mercury Fund, Full In, CT Innovations, CP Overture, Charge Ventures, and Inspired Capital
Queen One
$25M
New York City, NY-based CRM

Rhapsody Venture Partners, Bell Ventures, and Faster Than Glass
Relativity Networks
$22M
Winter Park, FL-based developer of hollow-core fiber

O.G. Venture Partners, M Ventures, NFX, Vine Ventures, Qumra Capital, and TechAviv
Remepy
$36M
New York City, NY-based biotech whose lead candidate focuses on Parkinson’s disease

Archimed
Renata Medical
$25M
Newport Beach, CA-based maker of stents for pediatric congenital heart disease

Iconiq, a16z, and Sequoia Capital
Rillet
$100M
New York City, NY-based AI accounting startup

Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and CRV
Rundoo
$30M
Redwood City, CA-based  provider of a system of record for independent supply stores

Costanoa Ventures, First In, Point72 Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Nomi Capital, Felicis, Sapphire Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Fortitude Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, and Palumni VC
Smack Technologies
$61M
Austin, TX-based provider of battlefield software

Bessemer Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, and Aramco Ventures
Twin1 AI
$20M
San Mateo, CA-based digital twin creation platform

a16z, HRT Ventures, Next Ladder Ventures, 8VC, and Bloomberg Beta
Vals AI
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based AI evaluator

Seligman Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group, Prosperity7 Ventures, Mayfield, Maverick Silicon, MARA, Premji Invest, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and StepStone Group
Velaura AI
$110M
Santa Clara, CA-based developer of ultra-low-power silicon and software solutions

Menlo Ventures, Acrew, Forerunner, Goodwater, Peak XV, Together Fund, Livvy Dunne, Shaun White, Dak Prescott, DK Metcalf, Plus Capital, Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC, and MVP Ventures
Wispr
$280M
San Francisco, CA-based voice dictation tool maker

August 26th, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 10-14, 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

1789 Capital 
$1.2B
Real estate development fund

Accel  
$3.5B
New funds

WovenEarth Ventures 
$155M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

Thoma Bravo 
Accelerant 
$4B
Atlanta, GA-based risk exchange platform for specialty insurance

Integrated Water Services
Advanced Equipment and Services
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based water treatment solutions provider

Lindsay Goldberg
Alro Steel
Undisclosed amount
Jackson, MI-based distributor of metals and performance plastics

AEVEX 
BlackSea Technologies
$650M
Baltimore, MD-based developer of autonomous maritime and subsea systems

VSS Capital Partners 
Cordoba
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based provider of engineering, construction and program management services

Blue Point Capital Partners
Dumpsters.com
Undisclosed amount
Westlake, OH-based waste management and site services company

Astara Capital Partners
Dynatec Systems
Undisclosed amount
Burlington, NJ-based provider of membrane-based industrial wastewater treatment services

Atlas Merchant Capital
Edge Focus
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based provider of underwriting and portfolio management software for consumer credit

Trinity Hunt Partners
Fisher Management Partners
Undisclosed amount
Columbus, OH-based management consulting firm

R&B Wholesale Distributors
Grand Appliance
Undisclosed amount
Sturtevant, WI-based appliances and electronics distributor

New Mountain Capital
Jensen Hughes
Undisclosed amount
Columbia, MD-based fire protection engineering and nuclear risk engineering firm

CHG Healthcare
KREWE Anesthesia
Undisclosed amount
New Orleans, LA-based staffing firm specializing in certified registered nurse anesthetists

Airo Mechanical
Legrande’s Enterprises
Undisclosed amount
Myrtle Beach, SC-based specialty plumbing and HVAC firm

CAI Software
LLumin
Undisclosed amount
Springfield, MA-based computerized maintenance management system for manufacturers

Wolf-Gordon
Look Walls & Interiors
Undisclosed amount
Dallas, TX-based custom wallcovering maker

Bernhard Capital Partners
New Mexico Gas Co.
Undisclosed amount
Albuquerque, NM-based natural gas company

Apollo Sports Capital
New York Yankees
$2.6B
New York City, NY-based professional baseball team

Clarendon Capital
O’Donnell Metal Deck & Bar Joist
Undisclosed amount
Elkridge, MD-based independent metal deck and steel bar joist product distributor

Quad-C Management
Paradigm HSE
Undisclosed amount
Pasadena, TX-based provider of health and safety solutions to industrial customers

Amberjack Capital Partners
PMV Automation
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based maker of water management parts

New Heritage Capital
PowerRail
Undisclosed amount
Exeter, PA-based maker of aftermarket locomotive parts

Currier Plastics
Sage Product Development
Undisclosed amount
Foxborough, MA-based medical device engineering, design and development provider

Velocity FBO Network
SkyPlace FBO
Undisclosed amount
San Antonio, TX-based fixed base operator services provider for aviation

Merit Financial Advisors
The Bridgeway Group
Undisclosed amount
Pasadena, CA-based wealth manager

Braemont Capital
Thought Logic Consulting
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based enterprise consultancy

Second Nature Brands
Tillamook Country Smoker
Undisclosed amount
Vose, OR-based jerky brand

Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Tosca
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based provider of reusable food packaging

Hightower Advisors
Valley Financial Group
Undisclosed amount
Ambler, PA-based wealth manager

Gridiron Capital
van den Boom & Associates
Undisclosed amount
San Diego, CA-based provider of outsourced back-office solutions for life sciences companies

Battery Ventures
Vetspire
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based veterinary software company

Western Botanicals
Yellow Emperor
Undisclosed amount
Eugene, OR-based maker of liquid dietary supplements

Venture Capital Deals

Venrock 
Aligned Marketplace
$20M
New York City, NY-based company that connects self-insured employers with primary care clinics

Tasso Partners, Eli Lilly, and Scopia Capital
Amplifica
$26M
San Diego, CA-based developer of hair growth treatments

Susquehanna Growth Equity
ApartmentIQ|

$25M
Madison, WI-based market intelligence and revenue management platform for the multifamily industry

Granite Asia, HighLight Capital, MPCi, and NRL Capital
Aureka Biotechnologies
$100M
Laguna Hills, CA-based developer of biological foundation models for drug discovery

Redmile, Vsquared Ventures, and Kindred Capital
Bios Life
$25M
Boston, MA-based virtual cancer surveillance startup

Peak XV Partners, GV, and YC
Blacksmith
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based AI code-testing platform

Deerfield Management
Boulevard Bio
$65M
New York City, NY-based precision immunology startup

Edison Partners, Venture53, Origin Ventures, Salt VC, and SpringTime Ventures
Clear Jet
$25M
Austin, TX-based provider of parcel logistics infrastructure and orchestration

Atomico, Smash Capital, BMW iVentures, Datadog, Hirtle Callaghan, SineWave Ventures, CRV, Scale Venture Partners, Flex Capital, and Pelion Venture Partners
CodeRabbit
$143M
Walnut Creek, CA-based AI code review startup

Coatue, Blackstone, MGX, T. Rowe Price, Sixth Street Growth, BOND, Clearlake Capital, Point72, Premji Invest, TPG, a16z, Dragoneer, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, GIC, Goldman Sachs, Insight Partners, JPMorgan Private Capital, Kinetic, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, NEA, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Temasek, Thrive Capital, and WCM Investment Management
Databricks 
$5B
San Francisco, CA-based AI software company

Octagon Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Fidelity, Cormorant Asset Management, Duquesne Family Office, Sanofi Ventures, Abrdn, Angelini Ventures, and Readout Capital
Epicrispr
$90M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of programmable epigenetic medicines

T. Rowe Price, Sequoia Capital, Janus Henderson, Franklin Templeton, PEAK6 Investments, Prelude Ventures, Engine Ventures, TPG Rise Climate, Capricorn, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Dustin Moskovitz, Cari Tuna, Gigascale Capital, Coatue, Energy Impact Partners, NGP, GE Vernova, Blindspot Ventures, and M&G Catalyst Fund
Form Energy
$750M
Somerville, MA-based developer of multi-day grid batteries

Lightspeed, Committed Capital, Basis Set, Caffeinated Capital, GGF, Haystack, and Logos Fund
Gravity
$30.5M
San Francisco, CA-based agent-to-agent ads product

Felicis, Hedosophia, and Menlo Ventures
Heaviside Industries
$60M
Los Angeles, CA-based defense hardware startup

The Column Group, Vida Ventures, MRL Ventures Fund, Emerson Collective, Euclidean Capital, Solasta Ventures, Sanofi, and Eli Lilly
InduPro
$77M
Cambridge, MA-based oncology biotech

Regeneron Ventures, Playground Global, RA Capital Management, Goldcrest Capital, Forge Life Science Partners, Godfrey Capital, Wild Tree Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Everbright Biofund, Civilization Ventures, and Pear VC
Infinimmune
$75M
Alameda, CA-based developer of antibody therapeutics

Forge Life Science Partners, Longwood Fund, Alexandria Venture Investments, Foresite Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures, and Nextech Invest
Khartis Therapeutics
$50M
San Diego, CA-based developer of oral medicines for immunological and chronic diseases

Ten Coves Capital, Schooner Capital, Derive Ventures, and Osage Venture Partners
MarginEdge
$80M
Arlington, VA-based provider of restaurant management software

Album VC, Karma Ventures, .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, and Lakestar
Mindgard
$30M
Boston, MA-based enterprise AI security startup

Id4 Ventures, TQ Ventures, Red Bridge Ventures, Kadmos Capital, and WS Investment Co.
Pathway
$30M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI lab focused on “post-transformer architecture”

LB Investment, Arm, and Maverick Silicon
Point2 Technology
$60M
San Jose, CA-based maker of data center interconnect solutions

O.G. Venture Partners, M Ventures, NFX, Vine Ventures, Qumra Capital, TechAviv, 97212 Ventures, Fresh Fund, PsyMed Ventures, Tadmor Group, and IT-Farm Corp
Remepy
$36M
New York City, NY-based biotech pairing prescription medicines with therapeutic software

General Catalyst, AMP PBC, Nvidia, AMD Ventures, YC, and Temasek
River AI
$1.1B
Palo Alto, CA-based open-source AI startup

Valor Atreides AI Fund, ME Group, DRW, F-Prime, Samsung, VanEck, Further, Jump, Tectonic, Wintermute, Breed, Hack, Blank VC, Sancus Ventures, and SoGal Ventures
Silicon Data
$30.5M
New York City, NY-based real-time compute pricing data platform

Cathay Innovation, Dell Technologies Capital, Citi Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, State Farm Ventures, and Wipro Ventures
Skan AI
$63M
Menlo Park, CA-based context graph of work for enterprise

AID1 Capital Partners, Altimeter Capital, and Soft
BankThrive Holdings
$2B
New York City, NY-based private equity firm focused on AI

Sequoia Capital
Trajectory
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based AI lab focused on continual learning

Global PayTech Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Quantum Light Capital, Monashees, and Kaszek
Yuno
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based payments infrastructure company

August 19th, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 3-7, 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

Align Ventures 
$125M
Second early-stage fund

Cynosure Partners  
$270M
Single-asset CV

Jump Capital 
$350M
Eighth early-stage VC fund

Savano Capital Partners 
$252M
Fourth direct secondaries fund

Wind Point Partners 
$3.2B
Eleventh flagship fund

Private Equity Deals

SkyKnight Capital
Apex Infusion
Undisclosed amount
Signal Hill, CA-based infusion services provider

GlacierPoint Enterprises
Arctica Frozen Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Miami, FL-based ice cream delivery company

Brookfield
Aypa Power
$7B
Austin, TX-based battery storage firm

Investcorp
Berger Financial Group
Undisclosed amount
Plymouth, MN-based wealth manager

Tower Arch Capital
Boxzooka
Undisclosed amount
Secaucus, NJ-based 3PL and fulfillment provider for e-commerce brands

Ridgemont Equity Partners and Coogee Bay Partners
Caring Transitions
Undisclosed amount
Cincinnati, OH-based provider of move management, online estate and liquidation services for seniors

Grant Thornton
CBIZ
$5B
Independence, OH-based advisory firm

Golub Capital
Church’s Texas Chicken
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based chicken chain

Bain Capital
Eaton Fiber
$1.5B
New York City, NY-based wholesale fiber infrastructure platform

Unio Specialty Care
Golden Gate Urology
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based urology treatment provider

Truelink Capital
JT Thorpe Group
Undisclosed amount
Richmond, CA-based industrial maintenance services company

InterVest
Kapitus
Undisclosed amount
Arlington, VA-based provider of SME financing solutions

Wynnchurch Capital
Luxfer
$463M
Riverside, CA-based materials maker

Madison River Capital
Nexus Power
Undisclosed amount
Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of power systems design, engineering, procurement, and project management

Dentalcorp
Northstar Dental Partners
Undisclosed amount
Boca Raton, FL-based group of 21 supported dental practices

Decera Clinical
Onviv
Undisclosed amount
Morristown, NJ-based health-care insights platform

Longshore Capital Partners
Prochant
Undisclosed amount
Charlotte, NC-based provider of revenue cycle management service for home-based care providers

Capitol Meridian Partners
RH Aero Systems
Undisclosed amount
Mason, OH-based provider of aviation support equipment and services

TSG Consumer
Saltair
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based body care brand

Carlyle
Secturion Systems
Undisclosed amount
Centerville, UT-based provider of hardware encryption solutions that protect sensitive and classified information

Balance Point Capital Advisors Ship
Sigma
Undisclosed amount
Indianapolis, IN-based supply chain optimization company

Strategic Value Partners
South Field Energy
Undisclosed amount
Columbiana, OH-based natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation facility

Providence Equity Partners
The Team
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based talent agency

Venture Capital Deals

Battery Ventures, Accel, and Foundation Capital
AegisAI
$36M
San Francisco, CA-based email security company

Paradigm, Caffeinated Capital, Point72 Ventures, Shine Capital, and Industrious Ventures
Antares
$470M
Torrance, CA-based nuclear reactor startup

G2 Venture Partners, Eclipse, Ribbit Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Activate Capital, John Doerr, Westly Group, StepStone Group, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Decarbonization Partners, Impact Science Ventures, Trust Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and Lowercarbon Capital
Antora Energy
$550M
Sunnyvale, CA-based energy storage company

Mitsubishi Electric, Catapult Ventures, Kompas VC, and YC
Array Labs
$21M
Redwood City, CA-based radar satellite developer

Vista Equity Partners, AllianceBernstein, Blue Owl Capital, Carlyle, Fortress Investment Group, Golub Capital, Lord Abbett, and RBC
CAIS
$170M
New York City, NY-based alts investment platform for independent financial advisors

B Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Micron, MediaTek, Ericsson, and ScOp
ChipAgents
$60M
San Jose, CA-based developer of agentic AI platforms for semiconductor design

Samsara Biocapital, Catalio Capital Management, Adage Capital Management, Sofinnova Investments, Aisling Capital, and ADAR1 Capital Management
Claris Bio
$118M
Jersey City, NJ-based developer of a corneal disease treatment

Treehouse Family Capital, Daikin America, Veralto, Bush Foundation, Nord Asset Management, and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Claros Technologies
$55M
Minneapolis, MN-based developer of PFAS-destruction tech

FTV Capital
COR
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based project profitability platform for agencies and professional services firms

Insight Partners, GTM Capital, and S3 Ventures
DataBahn
$40M
Dallas, TX-based data pipeline platform

Seligman Ventures, Cisco Investments, and Lumentum
Eliyan
$145M
Santa Clara, CA-based developer of optical interconnect solutions

Team8
Encore AI
$30M
New York City, NY-based voice agent startup

Catalyst Health Ventures and Genoa Ventures
Epitel
$26M
Salt Lake City, UT-based wireless neurological device maker

Coreline Ventures, Capital Today, 359 Capital, Parable, Play Time, Alphalist Partners, Bayhouse Ventures, Carya Venture Partners, and HF0
Fish Audio
$52M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of AI voice models

B Capital, F-Prime, and Cherryrock Capital
Flourish Health
$26M
Richmond, VA-based mental health provider for young people with complex needs

Battery Ventures, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Nexus Venture Partners, and NewRoad Capital Partners
Freehand
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based supplier payment automation startup

General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund
Function
$450M
Austin, TX-based longevity and lab-testing startup

Lightspeed, Hitachi Ventures, Fin Capital, Mercer Ventures, and Operator Partners
Harmony
$34M
New York City, NY-based AI platform for employee support

Kleiner Perkins, Iconiq, Lightspeed, CapitalG, and Altimeter
K2 Space
$500M
Torrance, CA-based satellite platform

Coursera Learn
Vector
$100M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI education startup

Parlay Capital, Data Point Capital, FDJ Ventures, Greenwave Ventures, Connexa Capital, Impellent Ventures, the Operating Group, Sharp Alpha Advisors, Chicago Trading Company Ventures, Belvedere Trading, Ematiq, and principals at White Swan Data and Consolidated Trading
ProphetX
$35M
New York City, NY-based B2B sports prediction market

Greenoaks, Definition, Index Ventures, Hanabi, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Factory, and CVS Health Ventures
Simile
$200M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI simulation startup

August 12th, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 27-31, 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

Align Ventures 
$125M
Second early-stage fund

Cynosure Partners  
$270M
Single-asset CV

Jump Capital 
$350M
Eighth early-stage VC fund

Savano Capital Partners 
$252M
Fourth direct secondaries fund

Wind Point Partners 
$3.2B
Eleventh flagship fund

Private Equity Deals

SkyKnight Capital
Apex Infusion
Undisclosed amount
Signal Hill, CA-based infusion services provider

GlacierPoint Enterprises
Arctica Frozen Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Miami, FL-based ice cream delivery company

Brookfield
Aypa Power
$7B
Austin, TX-based battery storage firm

Investcorp
Berger Financial Group
Undisclosed amount
Plymouth, MN-based wealth manager

Tower Arch Capital
Boxzooka
Undisclosed amount
Secaucus, NJ-based 3PL and fulfillment provider for e-commerce brands

Ridgemont Equity Partners and Coogee Bay Partners
Caring Transitions
Undisclosed amount
Cincinnati, OH-based provider of move management, online estate and liquidation services for seniors

Grant Thornton
CBIZ
$5B
Independence, OH-based advisory firm

Golub Capital
Church’s Texas Chicken
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based chicken chain

Bain Capital
Eaton Fiber
$1.5B
New York City, NY-based wholesale fiber infrastructure platform

Unio Specialty Care
Golden Gate Urology
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based urology treatment provider

Truelink Capital
JT Thorpe Group
Undisclosed amount
Richmond, CA-based industrial maintenance services company

InterVest
Kapitus
Undisclosed amount
Arlington, VA-based provider of SME financing solutions

Wynnchurch Capital
Luxfer
$463M
Riverside, CA-based materials maker

Madison River Capital
Nexus Power
Undisclosed amount
Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of power systems design, engineering, procurement, and project management

Dentalcorp
Northstar Dental Partners
Undisclosed amount
Boca Raton, FL-based group of 21 supported dental practices

Decera Clinical
Onviv
Undisclosed amount
Morristown, NJ-based health-care insights platform

Longshore Capital Partners
Prochant
Undisclosed amount
Charlotte, NC-based provider of revenue cycle management service for home-based care providers

Capitol Meridian Partners
RH Aero Systems
Undisclosed amount
Mason, OH-based provider of aviation support equipment and services

TSG Consumer
Saltair
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based body care brand

Carlyle
Secturion Systems
Undisclosed amount
Centerville, UT-based provider of hardware encryption solutions that protect sensitive and classified information

Balance Point Capital Advisors Ship
Sigma
Undisclosed amount
Indianapolis, IN-based supply chain optimization company

Strategic Value Partners
South Field Energy
Undisclosed amount
Columbiana, OH-based natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation facility

Providence Equity Partners
The Team
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based talent agency

Venture Capital Deals

Battery Ventures, Accel, and Foundation Capital
AegisAI
$36M
San Francisco, CA-based email security company

Paradigm, Caffeinated Capital, Point72 Ventures, Shine Capital, and Industrious Ventures
Antares
$470M
Torrance, CA-based nuclear reactor startup

G2 Venture Partners, Eclipse, Ribbit Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Activate Capital, John Doerr, Westly Group, StepStone Group, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Decarbonization Partners, Impact Science Ventures, Trust Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and Lowercarbon Capital
Antora Energy
$550M
Sunnyvale, CA-based energy storage company

Mitsubishi Electric, Catapult Ventures, Kompas VC, and YC
Array Labs
$21M
Redwood City, CA-based radar satellite developer

Vista Equity Partners, AllianceBernstein, Blue Owl Capital, Carlyle, Fortress Investment Group, Golub Capital, Lord Abbett, and RBC
CAIS
$170M
New York City, NY-based alts investment platform for independent financial advisors

B Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Micron, MediaTek, Ericsson, and ScOp
ChipAgents
$60M
San Jose, CA-based developer of agentic AI platforms for semiconductor design

Samsara Biocapital, Catalio Capital Management, Adage Capital Management, Sofinnova Investments, Aisling Capital, and ADAR1 Capital Management
Claris Bio
$118M
Jersey City, NJ-based developer of a corneal disease treatment

Treehouse Family Capital, Daikin America, Veralto, Bush Foundation, Nord Asset Management, and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Claros Technologies
$55M
Minneapolis, MN-based developer of PFAS-destruction tech

FTV Capital
COR
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based project profitability platform for agencies and professional services firms

Insight Partners, GTM Capital, and S3 Ventures
DataBahn
$40M
Dallas, TX-based data pipeline platform

Seligman Ventures, Cisco Investments, and Lumentum
Eliyan
$145M
Santa Clara, CA-based developer of optical interconnect solutions

Team8
Encore AI
$30M
New York City, NY-based voice agent startup

Catalyst Health Ventures and Genoa Ventures
Epitel
$26M
Salt Lake City, UT-based wireless neurological device maker

Coreline Ventures, Capital Today, 359 Capital, Parable, Play Time, Alphalist Partners, Bayhouse Ventures, Carya Venture Partners, and HF0
Fish Audio
$52M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of AI voice models

B Capital, F-Prime, and Cherryrock Capital
Flourish Health
$26M
Richmond, VA-based mental health provider for young people with complex needs

Battery Ventures, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Nexus Venture Partners, and NewRoad Capital Partners
Freehand
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based supplier payment automation startup

General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund
Function
$450M
Austin, TX-based longevity and lab-testing startup

Lightspeed, Hitachi Ventures, Fin Capital, Mercer Ventures, and Operator Partners
Harmony
$34M
New York City, NY-based AI platform for employee support

Kleiner Perkins, Iconiq, Lightspeed, CapitalG, and Altimeter
K2 Space
$500M
Torrance, CA-based satellite platform

Coursera Learn
Vector
$100M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI education startup

Parlay Capital, Data Point Capital, FDJ Ventures, Greenwave Ventures, Connexa Capital, Impellent Ventures, the Operating Group, Sharp Alpha Advisors, Chicago Trading Company Ventures, Belvedere Trading, Ematiq, and principals at White Swan Data and Consolidated Trading
ProphetX
$35M
New York City, NY-based B2B sports prediction market

Greenoaks, Definition, Index Ventures, Hanabi, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Factory, and CVS Health Ventures
Simile
$200M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI simulation startup

August 5th, 2026|Categories: Scherzer Deal Report|Tags: , |
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