Scherzer Deal Report

The Scherzer Deal Report: November 7-11, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$85M
Debut special situations and credit fund focused on biomedical tech companies.
 
$450M
Second opportunistic private credit fund
 
$322M
Debut fund ($216M) and a co-investment fund ($106M)
 
$332M
Third fund

Private Equity Deals

GHO Capital and Vistria Group
Undisclosed
Wilmington, NC-based biotech contract development and manufacturing organization
 
Arsenal Capital Partners
$449M
Princeton, NJ-based maker of drug development biosimulation software
 
Astara Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Sanford, FL-based provider of residential HVAC, plumbing, and other home services
 
Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based maker of PC gaming hardware
 
Genstar Capital
Undisclosed
Southlake, TX-based mobile device protection company
 
Northleaf Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Topeka, KS-based provider of broadband services to select Midwestern rural markets
 
North Castle Partners
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based fragrance brand
 
5th Century Partners
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of acne treatment products
 
Allied Industrial Partners
Undisclosed
Raleigh, NC-based solid waste management company
 
TSG Consumer Partners and Oak Hill Capital
Undisclosed
Marietta, GA-based provider of residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services

 

Venture Capital Deals

Keurig Dr. Pepper, TRB Advisors, Alliance Consumer Growth
$50M
Stratford, CT-based nonalcoholic beer brewer
 
Riverwood Capital
$40M
Miami, FL-based auto customer data and experience platform
 
Nava Ventures, Accel
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based cloud database startup
 
Sageview Capital and Omega Venture Partners co-led and were joined by Gutbrain Ventures and Digitalis Ventures
$41M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of a lab intelligence platform
 
Tracker Capital, Celestra, Intel, Micron
$40M
Santa Clara, the CA-based manufacturer of semiconductors, interconnects to accelerate chiplet-based systems.
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alkeon Capital, Cedars-Sinai, Inflect Health, ApolloMD, Founders Fund, Tarsadia
$46M
San Francisco, CA-based automated medical coding startup
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alameda Research, Jump Capital, Castle Island
$18M
New York, NY-based institutional DeFi wallet maker
 
Cota Capital, AV8 Ventures, Markd, Startup Venture Capital, Maiden Re
$22.5M
San Franciso, CA-based digital insurer for small businesses
 
Riverstone Holdings Latin America, Alliance Resource Partners, Caterpillar Venture Capital, Cottonwood Technology Fund
$30M
Round Rock, TX-based developer of air core motors
 
Mubadala Capital, Horizons Ventures, Bison Ventures, Manta Ray Ventures, Irongrey, Alumni Ventures, Plum Alley, Transform VC, BoxOne Ventures, Intersect VC, Compound, Felicis
$41M
Redwood City, CA-based computational platform for mapping the therapeutic potential of secreted proteins
 
Fin Capital, Centana Growth Partners, JPMorgan Growth Equity Partners, Canapi Equity Partners, ThirdPrime
$50M
New York, NY-based security compliance platform
 
Akamai Technologies, Shasta Ventures, 60 Degree Capital
$38M
San Mateo, CA-based edge cloud computing startup
 
Primus Capital Partners
$100M
New York, NY-based provider of subscription solutions for retailers and DTC brands
 
Santé Ventures, Route 66 Ventures, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund, WPSS.bio, Palo Santo, Iter Investments, Ocama Partners, re.Mind Capital
$30M
Boston, MA-based developer of psychoactive medicines for mental health
 
Thoma Bravo, Goldman Sachs, PayPal Ventures, Amex Ventures, Citi Ventures
$70M
San Francisco, CA-based blockchain intelligence startup
 
3L Capital, Origin Ventures, Chapford Capital Group, Plus Capital, Lily Collins, Nina Dobrev
$35M
New York, NY-based rental service for designer handbags, jewelry, and diamonds
 
Enavate Sciences, Longitude Capital, Vivo Capital, Rock Springs Capital, Perceptive Advisors, Agent Capital, Pivotal bioVenture Partners, Superstring Capital, Fairmount, Wellington Management, Tellus BioVentures, Quan Venture Fund, Xencor
$118M
Waltham, MA-based developer of therapeutics for autoimmune disaese

The Scherzer Deal Report: October 31 – November 3, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$620M
Third fund
 
$66M
Debut fund
 
$250M
Second fund
 
$20M
Debut creator fund
 
$4.4B
Second growth equity fund ($3.6B) and a first-time fund to invest in smaller growth deals ($800M)
 
$1.3B
Fourth fund

Private Equity Deals

ATL Partners
Undisclosed
Miramar, FL-based provider of aerospace component maintenance
 
Carlyle
$350M
Dallas, TX-based renewable energy company
 
GTCR
Undisclosed
Horsham, PA-based medical device contract manufacturing organization
 
Lee Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Birmingham, AL-based substance use disorder treatment provider
 
Blackstone
Undisclosed
St. Louis, MO-based global technology and software company
 
HCAP Partners
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based remote health monitoring platform
 
Voyager Interests
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based tool rental company focused on the oil and gas industry.
 
Littlejohn & Co.
Undisclosed
Warren, MI-based specialty food distributor
 
Greenbriar Equity Group, Tailwind Capital
Undisclosed
Everett, WA-based maker of branded drivetrain, suspension, and undercar products to the vehicle aftermarket
 
Thoma Bravo
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based provider of automation solutions for financial services
 
Avista Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Rensselaer, NY-based provider of genetically engineered research models
 
Cinven
$720M
Cedar Rapids, IA-based tax prep software provider
 
H.I.G. Capital
Undisclosed
Milwaukee, WI-based provider of digital services to the financial services market
 
Bruckman, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and Rosser Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based hot chicken restaurant chain
 
Aurora Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Villa Rica, GA-based provider of high-pressure processing services for cold chain-oriented human and pet food customers
 
Bonaccord Capital Partners
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based private equity firm
 
Providence Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based sports, music and culture agency

 

Venture Capital Deals

Thoma Bravo, Sanabil Investments, Costanoa Ventures, Databricks Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, HPE, Icon Ventures, Queensland Investment Corp., Riverwood Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Union Grove
$123M
Redwood City, CA-based provider of data-cataloging software
 
Innovation Endeavors, Western Technology Investment, Stanford University
$21M
Mountain View, CA-based sustainable homebuilding startup
 
Sequoia Capital India, Ribbit Capital, Coatue, Betsy Cohen, Eric Schmidt
$90M
Stamford, CT-based wealth management startup
 
Mercato Partners
$25M
Chicago, IL-based commerce data platform
 
Eclipse Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Hercules Capital
$132M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of software-defined manufacturing solutions
 
Paramark Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, American College of Cardiology, Asset Management Ventures, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund, Mass General Brigham, Maverick Ventures Investment Fund, Storm Ventures
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of clinical data to health systems
 
Dawn Capital, Atlas Merchant Capital, Gsquared, King River Capital
$70M
New York, NY-based embedded insurance startup
 
Helena, One Small Planet, Regeneration.VC, At One Ventures, SoundWaves
$18M
Santa Cruz, CA-based maker of biodegradable Styrofoam alternatives
 
Bain Capital Life Sciences, Fidelity, Valor Equity Partners, Paragon Biosciences
$250M
Chicago, IL-based drug developer focused on Tourette Syndrome
 
Origin Ventures, the Felton Group
$17M
Richmond, VA-based HR perks and benefits platform
 
Ambix Healthcare Partner
$15M
Baltimore, MD-based digital surgery robotics startup
 
Battery Ventures, The Factory, Walden Catalyst, FPV Ventures
$18M
New York, NY-based platform for AI model development
 
Arch Ventures, Monograph Capital, Jeito Capital
$120M
San Francisco, CA-based biotech focused on immune-mediated diseases.
 
Founders Fund, 8VC, Susa Ventures
$30M
Chicago, IL-based payments platform for the shipping and logistics industry
 
Intuitive Ventures, J&J Innovation, Section 32, Eniac Ventures, Anzu Partners, Dolby Family Ventures
$25M
San Diego, CA-based provider of medical device cybersecurity solutions
 
Bain Capital Ventures
$15M
Seattle, WA-based serverless cache startup
 
Norwest Venture Partners, B Capital, XYZ VC, Array Ventures
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based enterprise procurement platform
 
Tribe Capital, Craft Ventures, Unusual Ventures
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based sales prospecting startup
 
Generation Investment Management, A.P. Moller, CMA CGM, Goldman Sachs, TPG, Emergence Capital, Chicago Ventures, Sapphire, 8VC, Sozo Ventures, Omidyar Technology Ventures
$80M
Chicago, IL-based supply chain visibility platform
 
Collaborative Fund, New Climate Ventures, Eldridge, Nextrans, Good
$20M
New York, NY-based textile and mixed-plastic waste recycling startup
 
Tritium Partners, Album VC, Kickstart, Desert Angels, Revolution Rise of the Rest
$40M
Scottsdale, AZ-based staffing platform for hospitality gig work
 
IVP
$30M
Atlanta, GA-based virtual office space startup
 
Ballie Gifford, GIC, Lowercarbon Capital
$200M
Houston, TX-based developer of plant-derived chemicals
 
Samsung Ventures
$24M
Denver, CO-based maker of parts for ammonia manufacturers
 
Heritage Group, Cigna Ventures, Horizon Healthcare Services
$44.5
M New York, NY-based virtual mental health provider
 
RA Capital Management, The Engine, Mission BioCapital, Global Health Investment Corporation
$27M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of patch-based vaccine delivery solutions
 
Insight Partners, CMFG Ventures, CU Direct, Curql, Suncoast Credit Union, Golden1 Credit Union, Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union, NorthGate Capital
$50M
Burbank, CA-based automated underwriting startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: October 24-28, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$4.5B
First close for its fourth infrastructure private equity fund
 
$1.1B
Debut fund
 
$1.9B
Debut Impact fund
 
$2.35B
Fourth flagship fund
 
$138M
Fifth seed fund ($102M) and third opportunities fund ($36M)
 
$100M
Debut fund
 
$618M
Continuation fund

Private Equity Deals

Long Ridge Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of omnichannel customer engagement software
 
Syncona
Undisclosed
Alachua, FL-based gene therapies developer
 
NovaQuest Private Equity
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based digital patient recruitment company
 
Stonepeak
$570M
Denver, CO-based data center and colocation company
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Bedford, TX-based swim school operator
 
Global Emerging Markets
$450M
Austin, TX-based lithium extraction tech company
 
Sky Peak Capital
Hicks Machine
Undisclosed
Walpole, NH-based precision machining company
 
General Atlantic
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based credit hedge fund manager
 
KKR
Undisclosed
Teaneck, NJ-based digital services transformation company
 
Energy Spectrum Capital
$200M
Oakland, CA-based developer of low-carbon, dispatchable energy projects
 
Stride Consumer Partners
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based cosmetics brand
 
RidgeLake Partners, Bonaccord
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based private equity firm focused on the media, entertainment, and communications sectors.
 
Thoma Bravo, Sunstone Partners
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based customer insights platform
 
MSP Sports Capital, Tony Hawk
Undisclosed
Bristol, CT-based operator of the action sports platform

 

Venture Capital Deals

Lewis & Clark AgriFood, Ospraie Ag Science, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Cavallo Ventures
$22M
Charlottesville, VA-based developer of crop health products
 
Lightswitch Capital, Alkeon Capital, Sobrato Capital, Novartis Pharma AG, Valor Equity Partners, Korify Capital, Vine Ventures, Gaingels
$35M
Los Altos, CA-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company for mental health
 
Anzu Partners, TDK Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Foothill Ventures
$25M
Chelmsford, MA-based developer of lithium-ion dry-electrode technology
 
Fifth Wall Climate, SK Ecoplant, Oman Investment Authority, Lithium Americas, GLy Capital Management, Mirae Asset Capital, Shinhan GIB and insiders Hitachi Ventures, InMotion Ventures, TDK Ventures, Orbia Ventures, At One Ventures, TRUMPF Venture, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures
$200M
Westborough, MA-based lithium-ion battery recycler
 
Left Lane Capital
$150M
New York, NY-based provider of co-branded credit cards and loyalty programs for property renters
 
Runway Growth Capital and Olayan Group
$50M
Raleigh, NC-based payroll software provider
 
FTV Capital
$110M
Minneapolis, MN-based payments acceptance and issuance platform
 
Paulson Investment Co.
$25M
Brooklyn, NY-based developer of hemostatic medical device technologies
 
Insight Partners, Amplify Partners
$20M
Longmont, CO-based provider of tools for cloud app developers
 
JPMorgan, National Bank Holdings, Mendon Venture Partners
$35M
Orlando, FL-based accounts payable payments-as-a-service startup
 
BMW iVentures, Zebra Technologies, Japan Airlines, Translink Innovation Fund, Foothill Ventures, Menlo Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Signal
$20M
Austin, TX-based autonomous forklift maker
 
Valspring Capital, Endeavour Vision, CIBC, USVP, Health Velocity Capital, Nueterra Capital, Brandon Cruz, Clint Jones
$60M
Chicago, IL-based healthcare navigation platform
 
Lilium, Applied Ventures, Catalus Capital
$24M
Fremont, CA-based lithium-ion cell company
 
Accel, NEA, Addition
$55M
F-based API integration service
 
CareCapital, Intuitive Ventures
$40M
Miami, FL-based developer of a robot-assisted dental implant surgery tech
 
Khosla Ventures, Fine Structure Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Lowercarbon Capital, MCJ Collective
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based organic nitrogen production startup
 
Canaan Partners, Sanofi Ventures, Taiho Ventures, Osage University Partners
$65M
West Haven, CT-based developer of cancer immunotherapies
 
PSG
$20M
Boston, MA-based provider of encrypted email and file collaboration solutions
 
NightDragon, BAM Elevate, Insight Partners, Honeywell, M12, Axon, Citi, Highland Capital Partners, Playground Global, Forte Ventures, C5 Capital, Avanta Venture
$75M
New York, NY-based emergency response data platform
 
Hospital for Special Surgery and Flare Capital
$21M
New York, NY-based virtual physical therapy company
 
JLL Spark, Navitas Capital, Bridge Investment Group, Crow Holdings, Cushman & Wakefield, Jamf, Nuveen, World Trade Ventures, 1414 Ventures
$17M
Stamford, CT-based provider of flexible work management software
 
BlackRock
$120M
San Jose, CT-based network security provider
 
Left Lane Capital, Swift Ventures, Base10
$27M
San Francisco, CA-based business management and payments platform for multi-day travel businesses

The Scherzer Deal Report: October 17-21, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$7.1B
Second special opportunities fund
 
$2.5B
Fourth flagship private equity fund
 
$300M
Fourth fund
 
$100M
Debut fund
 
$400M
Debut fund of funds
 
$150M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based marketing and customer experience provider for B2C brands
 
Vista Equity Partners
$8.4B
Seattle, WA-based compliance software firm
 
Bain Capital
Undisclosed
Princeton, NJ-based provider of consulting and digital technology to healthcare and life sciences companies
 
Comvest Partners
Undisclosed
Homestead, PA-based engineering, planning, and environmental consultancy
 
Odyssey Investment Partners
Undisclosed
Philadelphia, PA-based litigation support services
 
Bain Capital, ADIA
Undisclosed
Hookset, NH-based fleet management company
 
The Riverside Company
Undisclosed
Metairie, an LA-based provider of outsourced labor and employment compliance solutions
 
Thoma Bravo
$2.8B
Denver, CO-based authentication software company
 
Valeas Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Akron, OH-based investment advisory firm
 
KKR
Undisclosed
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of aesthetic skin and body care services
 
Tecum Capital
Undisclosed
Farmingdale, NY-based fiber optic assembly and custom cable manufacturer
 
Mubadala Capital Tru
Undisclosed
Pittsburgh, PA-based snack food contract manufacturer
 
CCP Capital Strategies
Undisclosed
Miami, FL-based provider of maritime cellular network

 

Venture Capital Deals

Tiger Global, Bow Capital, Ahren, Pitney Bowes
$32M
Berkeley, CA-based developer of supply chain automation hardware
 
Fin Capital, M13
$43M
New York, NY-based network for SKU data
 
Cervin, Liberty Global, Cheyenne Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Crosslink Capital
$15M
Los Altos, CA-based automated digital risk protection startup
 
Catalyst Investors, Schooner Capital
$15M
Boston, MA-based vacation rental property management platform
 
RedBird Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Greycroft
$15M
Los Angeles, CA-based B2B BPNL startup
 
Pacific Dental Service
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of robotic root canal tech
 
Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, HarbourVest Partners, SE Ventures, PSP Growth, Norwest Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Telstra Ventures
$94M
San Francisco, CA-based collaborative rebate management platform
 
AXA IM Alts, T&W Medical A/S, A&C Foelsgaard Alternativer ApS, Kendall Capital Partners, KOFA Healthcare
$26M
Woodland Hills, CA-based eye screening AI startup
 
Insight Partners, Coatue, Bessemer Venture Partners, IVP, Foundation Capital, Founders Circle Capital, HubSpot Ventures
$125M
Austin, TX-based AI content platform
 
GV, Sequoia Capital, Arrive, Second Century Ventures, Operator Partners, Signia Ventures, Team Builder Ventures
$40M
New York, NY-based real estate platform that helps transition renters into owners
 
Index Ventures, First Round Capital, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Operator Partners, Box Group
$15M
New York, NY-based provider of industry-specific credit cards
 
Cormorant Asset Management, Novartis
$55M
Waltham, MA-based developer of tunable therapeutics for cancer
 
OrbiMed, Lumira Ventures, Harrington Discovery Institute, Advent Life Sciences, Belinda Termeer
$35M
Natick, MA-based developer of breast cancer medicines
 
Felicis
$70M
Redwood City, CA-based developer of radiation-free whole-body imaging
 
Yunqi Partners
$36M
San Francisco, CA-based data stream processing platform
 
Asset Management Ventures, Bertlesmann
$40M
Austin, TX-based clinical trial matching platform for patients with chronic health conditions
 
Camford Capital, Khosla Ventures, Intuitive Ventures, Pitango HealthTech, 8VC, Alumni Ventures, and the Cancer Research Institute.
$26M
Cambridge, MA-based immunotherapy startup
 
Baird Capital, Sands Capital Ventures, Grotech Ventures, Veraz Investments
$16M
Reston, VA-based decision intelligence platform
 
KKR, Rock Springs Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, GV, OrbiMed, Access Industries, T. Rowe Price, Ajax Health/Zeus, Casdin Capital, Aisling Capital
$260M
Stamford, CT-based precision medicine startup
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Basis Set Ventures, Footwork VC, Peterson Ventures, Sierra Ventures
$25M
San Gabriel Valley, CA-based startup that connects e-commerce sellers with suppliers
 
Bold Capital Group
$67M
Bellevue, WA-based microbiome startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: October 10-14, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$150M
Debut VC fund
 
$850M
Fifth fundNext
 
$200M
Fifth seed-stage fund ($135M) and an opportunity fund ($65M)
 
$925M
Third fund
 
$10.65B
Eighth flagship buyout fund

Private Equity Deals

Council Capital, Health Enterprise Partners
Undisclosed
Woburn, MA-based healthcare payment integrity company
 
VSS Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Albany, NY-based provider of rheumatology services
 
CIVC Partners
Undisclosed
Philadelphia, PA-based provider of property management and associated residential services to HOA customers
 
Clayton Dubilier & Rice, TPG
Undisclosed
Portland, ME-based provider of animal health tech and services to vets
 
Thoma Bravo
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based digital identity firm
 
Cimarron Healthcare Capital, Tacoma Holdings
Undisclosed
Texas-focused Medicare Advantage home health and hospice company
 
KKR, Ellison family, RedBird Capital, Tencent
$400M
Hollywood, CA-based film studio
 
Vista Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Clearwater, FL-based cybersecurity awareness firm
 
Centerbridge Partners
Undisclosed
Fort Mill, SC-based maker of electric power utility products
 
MSouth Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of allied health care staffing
 
Elliott Management, Brookfield Asset Management
$16B
New York, NY-based information, data, and market measurement firm
 
BlackRock, Promethean Investments
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based mini golf operator
 
WestRiver Group
Undisclosed
Culver City, CA-based spatial computing company focused on workforce knowledge.
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners, Cameco
$7.9B
Cranberry Township, PA-based nuclear power company

 

Venture Capital Deals

Council Capital, Health Enterprise Partners
Undisclosed
Woburn, MA-based health care payment integrity company
 
VSS Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Albany, NY-based provider of rheumatology services
 
CIVC Partners
Undisclosed
Philadelphia, PA-based provider of property management and associated residential services to HOA customers
 
Clayton Dubilier & Rice, TPG
Undisclosed
Portland, ME-based provider of animal health tech and services to vets
 
Thoma Bravo
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based digital identity firm
 
Cimarron Healthcare Capital, Tacoma Holdings
Undisclosed
Texas-focused Medicare Advantage home health and hospice company
 
KKR, Ellison family, RedBird Capital, Tencent
$400M
Hollywood, CA-based film studio
 
Vista Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Clearwater, FL-based cybersecurity awareness firm
 
Centerbridge Partners
Undisclosed
Fort Mill, SC-based maker of electric power utility products
 
MSouth Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of allied health care staffing
 
Elliott Management, Brookfield Asset Management
$16B
New York, NY-based information, data, and market measurement firm
 
BlackRock, Promethean Investments
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based mini golf operator
 
WestRiver Group
Undisclosed
Culver City, CA-based spatial computing company focused on workforce knowledge.
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners, Cameco
$7.9B
Cranberry Township, PA-based nuclear power company

The Scherzer Deal Report: October 3-7, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$500M
Second fund
 
$150M
Fund of funds
 
$35M
Debut fund
 
$61M
Debut fund
 
$300M
Third direct venture fund
 
$300M
Latest fund
 
$800M
12th flagship fund
 
$52M
Debut fund

Private Equity Deals

BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund, The Builders Fund
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of early childhood education and family engagement services
 
LLCP
Undisclosed
Charlotte, NC-based provider of workflow and data solutions to the agribusiness and animal health markets
 
Owl Rock, Viking Global Investors, Ontario Teachers, Neuberger Berman
Undisclosed
Sunnyvale, CA-based security operations center-as-a-service company
 
KKR
Undisclosed
Tampa, FL-based provider of services to the ISO tank container industry
 
Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of benefits administration software
 
Elliott Associates, Vista Equity Partners
$16.5B
Fort Lauderdale, FL-based provider of workplace virtualization software
 
WestView Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Walnut Creek, CA-based consultancy to the cell and gene therapy industry
 
Alpine Investors
Undisclosed
Scottsdale, AZ-based provider of ethical business practice management software
 
Vistria Group, Century Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Charlotte, NC-based provider of employer-facing benefits tech and administrative services
 
Brookfield Renewable
Undisclosed
Skokie, IL-based waste carbon recycling company
 
Cavu Consumer Partners
Undisclosed
Culver City, CA-based maker of personal care and hair care products
 
Wafra
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based private equity firm focused on the North American middle market.
 
CenterOak Partners
Undisclosed
Charleston, SC-based pest control company
 
Accel-KKR
Undisclosed
Waltham, MA-based compensation software and data provider
 
Petershill, Hunter Point Capital
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based credit-focused asset manager
 
Peak Rock Capital
Undisclosed
Littleton, CO-based maker of design software and spatial data integration for utilities and infrastructure firms
 
Investcorp
Undisclosed
Fullerton, CA-based wholesale produce distribution company
 
Greenbelt Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Albuquerque, NM-based maker of PV mounting solutions
 
AEA Investors
Undisclosed
Rochester, NY-based maker of electric motors and related parts
 
AE Industrial Partners, BlackRock Private Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Denver, CO-based provider of small satellites, satellite parts, and mission operation solutions

 

Venture Capital Deals

8VC, Mubadala Capital, Thiel Capital, Presight Capital, Founders Fund
$42M
Waltham, MA-based drug discovery startup
 
Activate Capital, OMERS Ventures, Prologis Ventures, Reefknot Investments, Four More Capital, GV, Amadeus Capital, Floating Point, Ridgeline Partners
$100M
New York, NY-based supply chain visibility platform
 
White Star Capital, Kale Investment Fund, Benevolent Capital
$66M
Brooklyn, NY-based e-commerce software bundler
 
Kyowa Kirin Co., Hanwha Impact Partners, Flagship Pioneering
$121M
Somerville, MA-based developer of cell behavior therapies,
 
Arboretum Ventures, Beringea, North Coast Technology Investors
$30M
Novi, MI-based developer of ultrasound breast cancer screening tech
 
Ten Eleven Ventures, Global Brain, J Ventures
$25M
Portland, OR-based device supply chain security startup
 
Canapi Ventures, Stone Point Ventures, AXIS Capital, State Farm Ventures, The Hartford STAG Ventures, Fermat Capital Management, EOS Venture Partners
$20M
New York, NY-based cyber insurance startup
 
Smash Capital, Company Capital, Montage Ventures
$15M
Austin, TX-based alt investing platform
 
TPG Rise, GIC, CPP Investments, ArcelorMittal, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
$450M
Somerville, MA-based developer of long-duration battery storage using iron
 
Red River West, Trousdale Ventures, Owen Van Natta, Temaris & Associates, La Maison Partners, BPI France, Airbus Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Radicle Impact
$40M
Oakland, CA-based fintech that automates T-bill investments and storage
 
ParaFi Capital, Greycroft, Antler Global, Hashed, Jump Crypto, Mithril, 6th Man Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Uncorrelated Fund
$18M
New York, NY-based web3 banking startup
 
Stripes, Incisive Ventures, Unlock Venture Partners
$26M
Seattle, WA-based fitness equipment startup that’s developing an electro muscle stimulation suit
 
Climate Innovation Capital, S2G Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Marubeni, UP Partners, National Grid Partners, Clean Energy Ventures, Zoma Capital
$33M
Boston, MA-area developer of overhead line monitoring for electric utilities
 
Science Ventures, PowerPlant Partners, Convivialité Ventures, Hinge Capital, Access Capital, Live Nation
$70M
Los Angeles, CA-based maker of branded water products in aluminum cans
 
Fifth Wall, Agility Ventures
$40M
Los Angeles, CA-based electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure company
 
Goldman Sachs, Foresite Capital, Avidity Partners, Cowen Healthcare Investments, Section 32, Versant Ventures
$90M
Cambridge, MA-based precision medicine startup focused on cancer
 
KKR
$410M
Minneapolis, MN-based provider of enterprise penetration testing and vulnerability management solutions.
 
Owl Rock Capital, Mayfield, General Catalyst
$75M
Coyote, CA-based data privacy and security platform
 
Sway Ventures, Menora Mivtachim, Kleiner Perkins, Andreessen Horowitz, Shasta Ventures, Cowboy Ventures
$80M
San Francisco, CA-based debt payoff platform
 
Positive Sun
$20M
Chicago, IL-based research platform for institutional investors
 
Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Construct Capital, First Round Capital
$38M
Philadelphia, PA-based provider of e-commerce restocking solutions.
 
Fandom
$50M
Radnor, PA-based digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news
 
Jiupai Capital, Bright Future Technology Holdings
$20M
San Jose, CA-based maker of a sous vide device
 
Insight Partners
$30M
Foster City, CA-based ecosystem cloud platform
 
Norwest Venture Partners, Flex Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Ascend, Seven Peaks Ventures
$15M
Seattle, WA-based AI assistant for corporate meetings

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 26-30, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

 

Private Equity Deals

Berkshire Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of enterprise cloud services
 
Wind Point Partners
Undisclosed
San Antonio, TX-based fueling and EV charging infrastructure provider
 
Olympus Partners
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based eye care management services group
 
Great Point Partners
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based provider of cell-based products and discovery services
 
Thompson Street Capital Partners, Endicott Capital
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of cross-media advertising intelligence solutions
 
One Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Omaha, NE-based healthcare staffing firm
 
Grey Rock Investment Partners
Undisclosed
Tulsa, OK-based oil and gas developer focused on reducing methane emissions from legacy wells.
 
Brand Velocity Group
Undisclosed
Wilmington, CA-based maker of youth team sports uniforms and equipment
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners
Undisclosed
Boulder, CO-based renewable energy developer, and operator
 
PSG
Undisclosed
San Antonio, TX-based provider of e-commerce search, merchandising, and personalization software
 
Caymus Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Reston, VA-based IT staffing firm
 
Thoma Bravo
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based provider of automation solutions for financial services
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners
Undisclosed
Rockville, an MD-based company, focused on developing, producing, constructing, integrating, and financing solar energy systems.
 
Polaris, Exor, Hero MotoCorp.
$117M
Scotts Valley, CA-based maker of electric motorcycles and powertrains

 

Venture Capital Deals

Thrive Capital, Benchmark
$32M
San Francisco, CA-based internal tool development platform
 
Mirae Asset Capital
$17M
Los Angeles, CA-based virtual concert platform
 
Ballast Point Ventures, Mercury, Lytical Ventures
$17M
Falls Church, VA-based health care transparency startup
 
Ally Bridge Group, Longitude Capital, The Rise Fund
$50M
Sunnyvale, CA-based developer of portable EEG headsets for detecting seizures
 
BlackRock, Chrysalis Investments, Millennium, Unbound
$62.5M
New York, NY-baserd malware protection startup
 
Tiger Global, GV, Scale Ventures, Workday
$50M
Denver, CO-based document onboarding startup
 
Imaginary Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Left Lane Capital
$25M
New York, NY-based small business management platform for the beauty and wellness market
 
TCV, Transformation Capital, SignalFire, SVB
$75M
New York, NY-based startup that helps therapists launch private practices covered by insurance
 
General Mills, Squarepoint Capital, Portfolia, Grosvenor Food & AgTech, Tiger Global, Liberty Street Funds, Walleye Capital, Celtic House Asia Partners, Apeira Capital
$120M
San Francisco, CA-based B2B marketplace for healthy and organic foods
 
Van Tuyl Cos., FM Capital, 8VC, Sierra Ventures, K9 Ventures, Vest Coast Capital
$15M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of AI solutions for manufacturing
 
Sequoia Capital, A Capital, SV Angel
$17M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of predictive enterprise intelligence solutions
 
Kevin Durant, David Blitzer, Billie Jean King, Chelsea Handler
$16.75M
Garden City, NY-based U.S. pro women’s volleyball league
 
Honeywell, ServiceNow
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based supply chain intelligence startup
 
Altos Ventures
$30M
Fremont, CA-based provider of bottled water in recyclable aluminum bottles
 
IVP, Meritech Capital Partners
$65M
New York, NY-based business planning platform
 
Valor Siren Ventures, Corazon Capital
$17M
Chicago, IL-based musician monetization startup
 
Ten31, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Wyoming
$80M
Chicago, IL-based bitcoin lightening network startup
 
Team Global
$15M
Austin, TX-based developer of small-scale particle accelerators for biotech researchers
 
CPP Investments
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based low-code automation and integration startup
 
Third Point Ventures, Bridge Bank, Menlo Ventures, Point 72, GGV Capital, Harmony Capital
$50M
Palo Alto, CA-based data cloud optimization startup
 
L2 Point Management, Cedar Pine, Fidelity, Forestay Capital
$125M
Boston, MA-based cloud storage company
 
GGV Capital, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Founders Fund
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based hourly worker hiring and onboarding platform

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 19-23, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$3.7B
Fund focused on sports, media, and entertainment
 
$225M
Second early-stage fund
 
$100M
Debut fund
 
$2.5B
Third opportunities fund
 
$252M
Debut special opportunities fund
 
$150M
Second growth fund
 
$3B
12th fund-of-funds
 
$353M
Fifth SBIC fund
 
$215M
Eighth seed fund and fourth select fund
 
$500M
Second fund
 
$1.02B
Third fund
 
$1.1B
Fifth debt fund

Private Equity Deals

British Columbia Investment Management Corp.
Undisclosed
Columbia, MD-based residential services franchising platform
 
Acrisure
Undisclosed
Schaumberg, IL-based small business insurer
 
Atlas Merchant Capital
Undisclosed
Seattle, WA-based midmarket investment bank
 
Goldman Sachs, Cleanhill Partners
Undisclosed
Poway, CA-based provider of utility-scale inverters.
 
Norwest Venture Partners
Undisclosed
San Leandro, CA-based acne skincare brand
 
Runway Growth Capital, Skyview Capital
Undisclosed
Bethesda, MD-based cybersecurity company
 
Shamrock Capital
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based communications firm for tech and health care companies
 
Vector Capital
$100M
Santa Clara, CA-based network security company
 
BlackRock Long Term Private Capital
Undisclosed
Lincoln, NE-based oral surgery and digital dentistry platform
 
Bregal Sagemount
Undisclosed
Lehi, UT-based provider of solar sales, proposal, and design software
 
TSG Consumer Partners, Leon Capital Group
Undisclosed
Nashville, TN-based dental support organization
 
GIC, Oak Street
Undisclosed
Scottsdale, AZ-based net-lease
 
REITLLR Partners
Undisclosed
Peachtree Corners, GA-based provider of managed mobility services
 
WindRose Health Investors
Undisclosed
Greenwich, CT-based provider of pharma rebate administration services

 

Venture Capital Deals

Sixth Street Growth
$200M
Chicago, IL-based employer-of-record platform
 
Haymaker Ventures
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of cash flow analysis software for small businesses
 
NIO Capital, BAI Capital, Franklin Templeton, NewView Capital, Acadia Woods Partners
$39M
Boston, MA-based digital chassis company
 
Andreessen Horowitz
$16M
San Francisco, CA-based flexible office lease startup
 
Pelion Venture Partners, Crosslink Capital, Anthemis, Trucks VC, FJ Labs, Tribeca Early Stage Partners, Refashiond Ventures
$26M
New York, NY-based fintech platform for freight brokers
 
Left Lane Capital, Horizon Kinetics, Gaingels, Republic. co
$30M
New York, NY-based blockchain-based diamond commodities trading startup
 
Alpine Software Group
$20M
Miami, FL-based rental property management software startup
 
Emergence Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Pear
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of insurance underwriter workflow software
 
Goldman Sachs, GiantLeap Capital, Intel Capital
$90M
Mountain View, CA-based data security startup
 
Insight Partners, Future Ventures, Arcadia Investment Partners, Bold Capital Partners, Plum Alley, Myelin VC, TA Ventures, Gaingels, Korify Capital
$17M
New York, NY-based cell engineering startup focused on female reproduction.
 
Silversmith Capital Partners
$50M
Washington, DC-based fundraising platform for nonprofit educational institutions
 
Hudson Structured Ventures, Anthemis Group
$15M
Beaverton, OR-based life insurance refinancing startup
 
John Deere, MS&AD Ventures, Bee Partners, UpWest, TAU Ventures
$16M
David, CA-based agricultural data startup
 
Volta Energy Technologies, Flag Group
$38M
Denver, CO-based battery performance and safety startup
 
EQT Ventures, Accel, Menlo Ventures
$36M
New York, NY-based HR data platform
 
Battery Ventures, Schneider Electric, RXR, Bienville Capital, 8VC, Suffolk Construction, Human Capital, AME, BoxGroup
$39M
San Francisco, CA-based construction materials management platform
 
Tiger Global, Tusk Venture Partners, Shima Capital, Circle Ventures, Solana Ventures, Polygon Ventures, Avalanche Labs, Galaxy Labs
$15M
New York, NY-based token management platform
 
Valar Ventures, Heartcore Capital
$30M
Miami, FL-based mobile banking service for migrants
 
Brevan Howard Digital, Morgan Creek Digital, Samsung Next, FTX Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Kraken Ventures, Uncork Capital, Underscore VC, Galaxy, Coinbase Ventures
$35M
New York, NY-based provider of crypto market intelligence products
 
US Venture Partners, GPG Ventures, Exceller Hunt Ventures
$73M
Austin, TX-based maker of neurological medical devices
 
Alpine Space Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, Lavrock Ventures, Airbus Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Pallas Ventures, Techstars Ventures
$28M
Los Angeles, CA-based developer of modular space propulsion systems
 
Gurnet Point Capital, TechU Ventures, The American Cancer Society
$34.4M
Natick, MA-based biotech focused on early detection of viral-driven cancers.
 
Centerbridge Partners, Allianz X, White Mountains Insurance Group, Gallatin Point Capital, Greycroft, Acrew Capital
$315M
Washington, DC-based provider workers’ comp insurance to small businesses
 
RA Capital Management, Bain Capital Life Sciences, BB Biotech AG, Longitude Capital, Medicxi, RxCapital
$132M
Charlottesville, VA-based biotech focused on metabolic disorders.
 
Andreessen Horowitz, XYZ, Nyca Partners, Sound Ventures, Activant Capital, Visa, Google Ventures, Eric Schmidt, Vikram Pandit, The General Partnership, NAventures, ING Ventures, ConsenSys, Cross River Digital Ventures, Alloy Labs, Uniswap Labs Ventures
$51.5M
Miami, FL-based digital transaction fraud detection startup
 
Norwest Venture Partners, Alumni Ventures, Companion Fund, Struck Capital, SWS Venture Capital, TTV Capital
$35M
Pasadena, CA-based fintech focused on human and pet health.
 
Craft Ventures
$21M
San Francisco, CA-based security review platform
 
ATW Partners, Kleiner Perkins
$71M
Long Beach, CA-based developer of a catapult-style space launch system
 
BRV Capital Management
$100M
Millbrae, CA-based provider of grocery software
 
Makers Fund, NEA, a16z
$50M
Los Angeles, CA-based game maker
 
North Castle Partners, HartBeat Ventures, Rx3 Ventures
$165M
Dallas, TX-based maker of personal massage devices
 
Madrona, PSL Ventures, Oregon Venture Fund, Elevate Capital, Portland Seed Fund
$15M
Portland, OR-based travel planning and booking platform
 
Linse Capital, MSD Partners, Sequoia Capital, Next47, Meritech Capital, Felicis Ventures
$205M
San Mateo, CA-based developer of physical security cameras for the enterprise
 
Arthur Ventures, Peterson Partner
$20M
Salt Lake City, UT-based AI for destination tourism
 
DCVC, Heritage Group Ventures, Genoa Ventures, Mott Corp., MANN+HUMMEL Corporate Ventures, Burnt Island Ventures, R-Cubed Capital Partners
$33M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of reverse osmosis membrane tech

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 5-16, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$1.1B
Debut fund
 
$11.2B
Eighth fund
 
$2.2B
Debut fund
 
$4.63B
12th flagship fund ($3.85B) and first growth buyout fund ($780)
 
$95M
Second fund
 
$50M
Third fund
 
$15M
Debut fund
 
$80M
Fourth fund
 
$126M
Third flagship VC fund
 
$690M
Ninth early-stage VC fund ($430M) and third acceleration fund ($260M)
 
$330M
Third fund
 
$500M
First early growth fund
 
$400M
Fourth fund( $320M) and an opportunity fund ($80M)

Private Equity Deals

Charlesbank Capital Partners and Motive Partners
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based financial and tech consultancy
 
Cambridge Capital
Undisclosed
Culver City, CA-based refrigerated freight management company
 
Latticework Capital Management
Undisclosed
Montclair, CA-based clinical trials center
 
Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
San Mateo, CA-based provider of cybersecurity software to the financial services market
 
Kelso & Co.
Undisclosed
Jacksonville, FL-based provider of IT consulting and digital services to midsized and large enterprises
 
Kudu Investment Management
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based private credit and equity investor
 
Olympus Partners
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based eye care services firm
 
Klis Capital
Undisclosed
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-based provider of custom floral arrangements, plants and gifts
 
HKW
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based distributor of ethnic foods to the grocery, foodservice and wholesale channels
 
Stone-Goff Partners
Undisclosed
Greenbelt, MD-based provider of consulting and engineering services to rural broadband operators
 
Red Nucleus
Undisclosed
Key Largo, FL-based provider of commercial and market access strategies for life sciences
 
Arcline
Undisclosed
Coppell, TX-based provider of elevator and pool emergency monitoring solutions
 
Resurgens Technology Partners
Undisclosed
Tampa, FL-based no-code software development platform
 
American Securities
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based adhesives maker
 
Kain Capital
Undisclosed
Chandler, AZ-based provider of primary and specialty care
 
Altamont Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Pendleton, IN-based provider of eco-friendly waste management services for food processors and retailers
 
CIVC Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based freight broker
 
Pharos Capital Group
Undisclosed
Franklin, TN-based nephrology practice and chronic care management company
 
Sentinel Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Brooklyn, NY-based online provider of signs
 
Essex Bay Capital
Undisclosed
Oakland, CA-based employee engagement and wellness platform
 
Gryphon Investors
Undisclosed
Clinton, TN-based maker of custom colors and additives for the plastics and fiber industries
 
KLH Capital Thorpe Specialty Services
Houston, TX-based provider of maintenance and engineering services to the petrochemicals market
 
HumanCo, Manna Tree, Centerbridge Partners
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based 42-unit restaurant chain
 
Igneo Infrastructure Partners
Undisclosed
Grand Rapids, MI-based data center and network solutions provider
 
SK Capital Partners Van
Undisclosed
Lockport, NY-based producer of life science chemistries
 
LLR Partners
Undisclosed
Westerville, OH-based provider of supply chain management software for health organizations
 
Blue Point Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Bay Shore, NY-based maker of frozen Asian-inspired cuisine for retail private label and foodservice customers
 
Brightstar Capital
Undisclosed
Petaluma, CA-based maker of fabricated wood products for interior and exterior applications
 
 

 

Venture Capital Deals

L Catterton, Activant Capital
98point6
$20M
Seattle, WA-based virtual primary care company
 
Access Biotechnology, Matrix Capital Management, Westlake Village BioPartners, Cowen Healthcare Investments, Decheng Capital, Marshall Wace, OrbiMed, Samsara BioCapital, Surveyor Capital, Tybourne Capital Management, venBio Partners
$300M
Los Angeles, CA-based biotech focused on inflammatory diseases like psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis
 
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Shield Capital, Republic Capital, Giant Step Capital, C16 Ventures, Initialized Capital, Liquid 2, Kevin Mahaffey
$48M
Austin, TX-based developer of a constellation of low-flying imagery satellites
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Avenir Growth, Canapi Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Avid Ventures, Felicis Ventures
$52M
New York, NY-based identity operating system for the financial sector
 
Insight Partners
$20M
Boston, MA-based provider of code deployment software
 
TCV, Battery Ventures, Foundation Capital
$38M
Mill Valley, CA-based platform for ML ops
 
Builders VC
$17M
Boulder, CO-based biotech focused on transcriptional dysregulation in disease
 
SoftBank, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Byers Capital, Emerson Collective Investments, Green Sands, Hitachi Ventures, Sixth Street, Westlake Village BioPartners, UCSF, Foundation Investment Co., Euclidean Capital, Waycross Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
$220M
South San Francisco, CA-based programmable cell therapy startup
 
SK Group
s$50M
Westborough, MA-based lithium-ion battery recycling and materials company
 
F-Prime Capital, Elad Gil, Lachy Groom, Semper Virens, Base Case Capital, Gaingels
$21.5M
San Francisco, CA-based recruitment startup
 
PSG
$100M
Santa Barbara, CA-based open-source password manager
 
Tecera
$25M
Golden, CO-based OneStream Software consultancy
 
ADM Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Genoa Ventures, Lever VC, Thia Ventures, iSelect Fund, Stage 1 Fund, Lifely VC, Satori Capital
$17.5M
Boulder, CO-based maker of plant-based pet treats
 
Bonsai Partners, Fasanara, Actyus, K Fund
$58M
Miami, FL-based business lending platform
 
Madison Valley Partners, Carica Sustainable Investments, Next Frontier Capital
$55M
Bozeman, MT-based provider of methane mapping lidar solutions for the oil and gas industry
 
Cox Enterprises, Hanaco Growth Fund, Valor Equity Partners, General Global Capital, TalC, Founders Fund, FinTLV, Elsted Capital Partners, David Petraeus
$56M
New York, NY-based emergency communications and services startup
 
CommerzVentures, Carbide Ventures, Massive, Nauta Capital, Notion Capital
$20M
Denver, CO-based software management platform
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Arweave, Bain Capital Crypto, Blockchain Capital
$30M
San Antonio, TX-based crypto startup supporting projects on Arweave
 
Shield Capital, Calibrate Ventures, L3Harris Technologies, Sigma Defense
$25M
Raleigh, NC-based ML ops platform
 
OMERS Growth Equity, GGV Capital, Insight Partners, HighlandX, ServiceNow
$35.6M
Boston, MA-based automated sourcing platform
 
OMERS Ventures, Greylock, Trilogy Financial, Flying Fish Partners, Madera Partners
$16M
Seattle, WA-based go-to-market intelligence platform
 
Drive Capital, Aisling Capital
$90M
Columbus, OH-based contract development and manufacturing group focused on gene therapy
 
Felicis and Dragonfly Capital
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based data infrastructure platform for crypto teams
 
BMO Impact Investment Fund, Ares Management, Commonfund, RockCreek, Kimco Realty Corporation, Manna Tree Partners, The Silverman Group
$310M
New York, NY-based indoor produce farmer
 
Riverside Acceleration Capital, Kreos Capital, AlbionVC, Oxx
$30M
Boulder, CO-based API management platform
 
ARCH Venture Partners
$60M
Austin, TX-based developer of a mood and fitness tracking ring
 
3L Capital, Invus Opportunities, F-Prime Capital, Cowboy Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, Slack Fund, Semper Virens, Sift Venture
$30M
Encinitas, CA-based people skills training platform
 
Energy Impact Partners, Keyframe Capital, FirstMark Capital, Alumni Ventures, Transform Capital
$37M
Los Angeles, CA-based school transportation startup
 
PeakBridge, Cornucopian Capital, OurCrowd, BASF
$15M
Cambridge, MA-based personal fitness tracking startup
 
Bain Capital Life Sciences, Pictet, QIA, Innovatus Capital Partners, Peijia Medical, Andera Partners, Valiance Advisors, Gimv, Cormorant Asset Management, RMM, Venture Incubator
$100M
Irvine, CA-based developer of transcatheter aortic valve replacement system
 
Insight Partners, Target Global, Kapor Capital, Vertex Ventures
$25M
New York, NY-based job sourcing platform focused on underrepresented candidates
 
Third Prime
$18M
New York, NY-based BNPL startup
 
NFX, 83North, Viola
$33M
New York, NY-based real estate investment platform
 
Acorn Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Powerhouse Ventures, Spirit Super/ANU Connect Ventures, MA Growth Ventures, Significant Capital Ventures, Boman Enterprises
$28.5M
Solana Beach, CA-based provider of testing solutions for engineers
 
Belden
$30M
San Jose, CA-based industrial IoT startup
 
Spark Capital, Lux Capital, Kleiner Perkins, DCVC, Future Shape
$35M
Cambridge, MA-based X-ray computed tomography startup
 
Alpha Wave, Tiger Global, TLV Partners, Entrée Capital, Meron Capital
$60M
New York, NY-based corporate financial management startup
 
NewRoads Capital, Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau
$22M
Scottsdale, AZ-based freight shipping startup
 
FTX Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Jump Crypto, Apollo, Binance Labs, Franklin Templeton, Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sino Global, Dentsu Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, O’Leary Ventures
$300M
Palo Alto, CA-based web3 infrastructure company
 
Bain Capital Life Sciences, SV Health Investors, Access Biotechnology, Atlas Venture, BVF Partners, Bill Gates, Lightstone Ventures, Pfizer Ventures, RA Capital Management, SR One
$125M
Cambridge, MA-based computational drug discovery platform
 
Collate Capital, Blumberg Capital, Goldman Sachs, New Road Capital
$25M
New York, NY-based ocean freight contract startup
 
BAM Elevate, Nimble Partners, SignalFire, Zach Coeliusa
$50M
San Mateo, CA-based customer engagement platform and mobile push notification firm
 
Pelion Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Upfront Ventures
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based data security posture management startup
 
Morningside Ventures
$20M
Washington, DC-based maker of wearable medical devices for treating vestibular disorders
 
Energize Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue
$55M
San Francisco, CA-based digital platform for carbon markets and other regulated emissions
 
FTV Capital
$146M
El Dorado Hills, CA-based insurance processing platform
 
Primus Capital, Edison Partners
$40M
Wayne, PA-based real-world health data company
 
Inspired Capital, Notation Capital, CoFound, Sahil Lavingia, Peter Thiel, Naval Ravikant, Austen Allred
$20M
Seattle, WA-based platform for zero-effort automated QA
 
General Catalyst, CVS, UPMC, Eden Global Partners, Euclidean Capital, Samsung Next, TriplePoint Capital, Declaration Partners
$65M
New York, NY-based health care company incubator
 
Emergence Capital Partners, Founder Collective, Homebrew, Flex Capital, Inspired Capital, Operator Collective
$38.5M
New York, NY-based platform for branded calls and texts
 
Pantera Capital, Animoca Brands, Polygon, Dan Houser, Dapper Labs, Kenetic Capital, Sarmayacar, DWeb3 Capital
$25M
San Francsico, CA-based web3 blockchain game developer
 
Insight Partners
$22M
Wilmington, NC-based provider of cybersecurity solutions for MSPs
 
FTV Capital, Headline
$63M
San Mateo, CA-based embedded finance startup
 
Vision Ridge Partners, Keyframe Capital, Cyrus Capital
$1B
San Francisco, CA-based developer of an EV charging network for fleets
 
Initialized Capital, Next47
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based enterprise sales tool startup
 
Addition, Transpose Platform
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based no-code platform for enterprises
 
MissionOG, FINTOP Capital, Sallyport Investments, Checchi Capital, Dynasty Financial Partners, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Flyover Capital, Fin Capital, Compound Capital
$15M
Dallas, TX-based wealth management analytics startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 22-30, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$1.2B
Latest flagship fund
 
$145M
Debut fund
 
$80M
Debut fund
 
$150M
Third fund

Private Equity Deals

New State Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Strongsville, OH-based provider of specialty business continuity solutions
 
KKR, GCM Grosvenor
Undisclosed
Glendale, CA-based renewable energy developer
 
Apollo Global Management
Undisclosed
Southlake, TX-based US gastroenterology group
 
Arsenal Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Hudson, NH-based automation solutions provider
 
Summit Partners
Undisclosed
San Antonio, TX-based clinical research organization focused on cancer.
 
HCAP Partners
Undisclosed
Scottsdale, AZ-based provider of managed detection and response cybersecurity software
 
Revelstoke Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Miami, FL-based eating disorder treatment provider
 
Genstar Capital
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based capital markets risk management tech company
 
OMERS Private Equity
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based commercial HVAC and plumbing services company
 
Avance Investment Management
Undisclosed
Coral Gables, FL-based provider of revenue management solutions
 
Incline Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of nonprofit fundraising services
 
Aurora Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based waste management solutions provider
 
Kinderhook Industries
$323M
Baytown, TX-based provider of liquid and solid industrial waste containment solutions
 
BlackRock, Bain Capital, Virgin Group
$550M
Plantation, FL-based upscale cruise line
 
I Squared Capital
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based provider of waste and specialty cleaning services
 
Avista Capital PartnersWell
Undisclosed
Sarasota, FL-based developer of skin and gastrointestinal products
 
Kelso & Co.Williams
Undisclosed
Boston, MA-based accounting, tax, and valuation advisory

 

Venture Capital Deals

Merck, Cowen Healthcare Investments, ArrowMark Partners, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Timefolio Capital, Pappas Capital, MPM Capital, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis
$84M
Cambridge, MA-based biotech focused on solid tumors
 
Thoma Bravo, Cigna Ventures, Insight Partners, Optum Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Sound Ventures
$130M
New York, NY-based membership network for therapists to build their practices
 
Addition, Intel Capital, Foundation Capital
$99M
San Francisco, CA-based AI app development platform
 
111° West Capital, MBX Capital, New Leaf Ventures, Katalyst Ventures
$29M
San Francisco, CA-based medication analysis startup
 
Decarbonization Partners, Quantum Energy Partners
$60M
New York, NY-based carbon management software provider
 
KKR, Cedar Pine, Kinderhook, 8VC, Optum Ventures, OSF Ventures, Gundersen Lutheran, Edward-Elmhurst Health VC, University of Iowa
$75M
Coralville, IA-based point-of-care disease diagnostics startup
 
DCVC, CPPIB, Liberty Energy, Macquarie, Grantham Foundation, Impact Science Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Capricorn, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Helmerich & Payne, 3×5 Partners, Elemental Excelerator
$138M
Houston, TX-based geothermal energy developer
 
Section 32, Intel Capital, Founders Fund, Accelerator Investments, First Spark Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, BITKRAFT Ventures, CRV, M12, Micron Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, SK Telecom VC, NTT Docomo Ventures, The Venture Reality Fund
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based platform for developing virtual characters
 
Fidelity, Westpac
$15.5M
New York, NY-based digital assistant for the financial services industry
 
Canaan Partners, Conductive Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, NEA
$25M
Mountain View, CA-based startup that helps online retailers match customers with products
 
Sunrun, SK Group
$300M
San Mateo, CA-based home electrification startup
 
Novo Holdings
$50M
Foster City, CA-based provider of genomic solutions for South Asia populations
 
Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Pantera Capital, KB Financial Group, Jerry Yang/AME Cloud Ventures, Dreamers VC
$16M
New York, NY-based cashback card for physicians
 
Union Grove Venture Partners, Mayfield, USVP, Expa Capital, LG Technologies
$36M
San Francisco, CA-based furniture resale startup
 
White Star Capital and Freshly founder Michael Wystrach
$40M
Charlotte, NC-based vet care startup
 
Transformation Capital, General Catalyst, Town Hall Ventures
$24M
Denver, CO-based virtual care provider focused on transgender patients
 
Melitas Ventures, Cleveland Avenue
$25M
New York, NY-based kitchen management system
 
Eldridge, AXA Venture Partners
$15M
New York, NY-based recommendation API
 
Mainsail Partners
$41.5M
Dallas, TX-based provider of business management software for the moving market
 
GGV Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, CRV
$47M
Mountain View, CA-based data analytics startup
 
Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Shopify
$24M
San Francisco, CA-based web3 dev kit startup
 
Arch Venture Partners
$50M
Seattle, WA-based biotech company, aiming to create a new class of medicines to precisely target disease biology
 
Kleiner Perkins, Goodwater Capital, Greycroft
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based property rental platform

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