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The Scherzer Deal Report: Feb 26 – March 4, 2020

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.

PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
Corsair Capital	New York, NY	$1B	Fifth private equity fund
Fifth Wall Ventures	Los Angeles, CA	$100M	Fifth Wall Ventures Retail Fund
Lakestar	Zurich, Switzerland	$735M	European investment funds
M33 Growth	Boston, MA	$260M	Second fund
MPM Capital	Boston, MA	$100M	MPM Oncology Innovations Fund (INV)
QED Investors	Alexandria, VA	$350M	Sixth fund
Ridgewood Infrastructure	New York, NY	$600M	Debut private equity fund
Speedinvest	Vienna, Austria	€190 m	Third pan-European VC fund
Ubiquity Ventures	Palo Alto, CA	$40M	Second fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Regions Bank	Ascentium Capital	Undisclosed	Kingwood, TX-based equipment finance lender
The Blackstone Group	Dealpath	Undisclosed	San Francisco, CA-based provider of real estate investment and portfolio management software
Warburg Pincus	Delta Midstream	Undisclosed	Houston, TX-based midstream energy company focused on multiple basins
Prospect Hill Growth Partners	Fitness Ventures	Undisclosed	Orlando, FL-based franchisee of Crunch Fitness gyms
Nautic Partners	Harrington Industrial Plastics	Undisclosed	Chino, CA-based distributor of industrial plastic piping
The Blackstone Group	NRStor	Undisclosed	Toronto-based developer of battery storage solutions
Odyssey Investment Partners	NSi Industries	Undisclosed	Huntersville, NC-based provider electrical connectors and wire management products
Highview Capital, Firstlight Media	Quickplay	Undisclosed	Toronto, Canada-based provider of managed solutions for distributing video content to IP-connected devices
Francisco Partners	Smith Technologies	Undisclosed	Spartanburg, SC-based developer of community pharmacy and long-term care technology
Charlesbank Capital Partners	World Insurance Associates	Undisclosed	Tinton Falls, NJ-based insurance brokerage

Venture Capital Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Pivotal bioVenture Partners, Cormorant Asset Management, Cowen Healthcare Investments, EcoR1 Capital, Fidelity, Polaris, Pagsgroup, Surveyor Capital, Wu Capital, 5AM Ventures, NEA, Novartis, Partners Innovation Fund, RA Capital Management, Sofinnova Investments	Akuous	$105M	Boston, MA-based gene therapy startup focused on hearing loss
Fidelity, T-Rowe Price, Durable Capital Partners	Alignment Healthcare	$135M	Orange, CA-based Medicare Advantage insurer
Omega Funds, Longitude Capital, Redmile Group, Polaris Partners, Casdin Capital, Two River, Venrock, Delian Capital, Frazier Healthcare Partners	Amunix Pharmaceuticals	$73M	Mountain View, CA-based developer of T-cell engagers for treating solid tumors
Oak HC/FT, .406 Ventures, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Sandbox Advantage Fund	AxialHealthcare	$15M	Nashville, TN-based healthcare optimization startup focused on substance use issues
Rokk3r Fuel	Bolt Mobility	$30M	Miami Beach, FL-based electric scooter company co-founded by Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt
Summit Partners	Brooklinen	$50M	Brooklyn, NY-based e-commerce company for bedding and home goods
JLL Technologies	Eden	$29M	San Francisco, CA-based office management services platform
Deerfield Healthcare, Qiming Venture Partners US, Cormorant Asset Management, Invus Opportunities, Third Rock Ventures, GV	Element Science	$146M	San Francisco, CA-based developer of wearable cardioverter defibrillators
Mercato Partners, Napier Park Financial Partners, Comcast Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Stereo Capital, Runa Capital	Lendio	$55M	Lehi, UT-based small business loans marketplace
M33 Growth	Mize	Undisclosed	Temple Terrance FL-based customer experience platform for manufacturers
Arrowroot Capital	mParticle	$45M	New York-based consumer data platform
EQT Ventures, Preston-Werner Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins	Netlify	$53M	San Francisco, CA-based web development platform
Novartis, Redmile Group, Farallon Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management, Surveyor Capital, Logos Capital, Eventide Asset Management, Cowen Healthcare Investments, Schroder Adveq, Menlo Ventures, SCubed Capital, Agent Capital	Pliant Therapeutics	$100M	San Francisco, CA-based developer of fibrosis treatments
Rokk3r Fuel	PredaSAR	$25M	Boca Raton, FL-based developer of a synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation
Bessemer Venture Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, YC, DCVC, FF Science, AME Cloud Ventures, Morado Ventures, WTI	Rigetti Computing	$71M	Berkley, CA-based developer of quantum computing for AI and computational chemistry
Susquehanna International Group, Morningside Group, SMiT, Palm Commerce Holdings Co., Chariot Gold, SV Tech Ventures, Innolinks Ventures	Sensel	$22M	Sunnyvale, CA-based developer of pressure-sensitive touchpad devices
Craft Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Goldcrest Capital	Sourcegraph	$23M	San Francisco, CA-based provider of universal code search for companies
Flare Capital Partners, Breyer Capital, Epsilon Health, First Round Capital, Venroc	Suki	$20M	Redwood City, CA-based developer of a voice-enabled digital clinical assistant
Cornerstone OnDemand, HTC, Farmers Insurance Exchange	Talespin	$15M	Los Angeles, CA-based provider of AR/VR workforce training
Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, DCM, Bling Capital	Tempo	$17.5M	San Francisco, CA-based connected home fitness system
Draper Esprit, Lloyds Banking Group, IQ Capital, Backed, Playfair Capital	Thought Machine	$83M	London-based core banking platform
Zeev Ventures, Lennar Ventures	Veev	$85M	San Mateo, CA-based developer of smart home materials and systems
Silver Lake, CPPIB, Mubadala Investment Co., Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation, Magna International	Waymo	$2.25B	Mountain View, CA-based self-driving unit of Alphabet
Takeda Ventures, SV Health Investors, MRL Ventures Fund, RiverVest Venture Partners, Bay City Capital, Solasta Ventures, M Ventures, Ipsen Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Atlas Venture	Xilio Therapeutics	$100.5M	Waltham, MA-based developer of tumor-selective immuno-oncology therapies

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The Scherzer Deal Report: Feb 19-26, 2020

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.

PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
Corsair Capital	New York, NY	$1B	Fifth private equity fund
Fifth Wall Ventures	Los Angeles, CA	$100M	Fifth Wall Ventures Retail Fund
Lakestar	Zurich, Switzerland	$735M	European investment funds
M33 Growth	Boston, MA	$260M	Second fund
MPM Capital	Boston, MA	$100M	MPM Oncology Innovations Fund (INV)
QED Investors	Alexandria, VA	$350M	Sixth fund
Ridgewood Infrastructure	New York, NY	$600M	Debut private equity fund
Speedinvest	Vienna, Austria	€190 m	Third pan-European VC fund
Ubiquity Ventures	Palo Alto, CA	$40M	Second fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
TA Associates	AffiniPay	Undisclosed	Austin, TX-based payments tech company
BlackRock Long Term Private Capital	Creed	Undisclosed	London-based luxury fragrance company
Sverica Capital Management	Cytracom	Undisclosed	Allen, TX-based provider of cloud-based voice and messaging solutions for MSPs
Siris Capital	Digital River	$50M	Minneapolis, MN-based e-commerce enabler for brands
Brookstone Partners	Hudson Valley	Undisclosed	New Hampton, NY-based mitigation and restoration company
The Blackstone Group	iQ	£4.66B	British student housing company
The Stephens Group	Kele	Undisclosed	Memphis, TN-based distributor of building automation peripherals and controls solutions
The Carlyle Group	Mak-System	Undisclosed	Brussels-based provider of blood management software
Align Capital Partners	Marco Rubber & Plastics	Undisclosed	Seabrook, NH-based distributor of elastomer components
NEXT Investors	NorthPoint	Undisclosed	Reston, VA-based product suite and technology consulting practice
Wynnchurch Capital	Penn Machine	Undisclosed	Aston, PA-based maker of high-pressure forged fittings and branch connections
Industrial Opportunity Partners	PolyVision	Undisclosed	Johns Creek, GA-based maker of surfaces used in whiteboards and chalkboards
BV Investment Partners	TopBloc	Undisclosed	Chicago, IL-based Workday services partner
Hellman & Friedman, Blackstone Group	Ultimate Software and Kronos	Undisclosed	Merger to create one of the largest human capital management (HCM) and workforce management cloud solutions
Searchlight Capital Partners, ForgeLight	Univision	Undisclosed	Nation’s largest Spanish-language broadcaster

Venture Capital Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Xeraya Capital, Longview Ventures, Catalyst Health Ventures, BioStar Ventures, Cedar Point Capital, Frontcourt Group	Aria CV	$31M	St. Paul, MN-based developer of medical devices for treating pulmonary arterial hyperextension
Acrew Capital, Munich Re Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Shlomo Kramer	At-Bay	$34M	Mountain View, CA-based cybersecurity insurance startup
SoftBank Vision Fund 2	Behavox	$100M	New York-based provider of compliance and employee-monitoring software
Undisclosed	DigitalOcean	$100M	New York-based cloud infrastructure company
Cobalt Capital, Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator, SV Angel, PJC, Fuel Capital, Wildcat Capital Management	Feather	$30M	New York-based furniture rental servic
SignalFire, GLP Capital Partners	Flock Freight	$50M	Solana Beach, CA-based freight logistics matching platform
LS Corp., Forte Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, Intel Capital, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Honeywell Ventures, GE Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, March Capital Partners, Darling Ventures	FogHorn	$25M	Sunnyvale, CA-based provider of edge computing intelligence software
Dell Technologies Capital, Iconiq Capital, Tiger Global Management, Kearny Jackson, Alpha Square Group	HeadSpin	$60M	Palo Alto, CA-based provider of mobile app performance software
Health Velocity Capital, USVP, Chicago Ventures, Epic Ventures	HealthJoy	$30M	Chicago, IL-based employee benefits platform
Anterra Capital	Invetx	$15M	Boston, MA-based veterinary medicine startup
14W, Mangrove Capital, Anthem, Lerer Hippeau, Primary Ventures	K Health	$48M	New York-based digital primary care service
SoftBank Vision Fund 2	Karius	$165M	Redwood City, CA-based startup that tests for and identifies infectious diseases
Norwest Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Canaan, Launchub	Leanplum	$27M	San Francisco, CA-based provider of customer engagement software tools
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, The Engine, Lowercarbon Capital, The Grantham Foundation	Lilac Solutions	$20M	Oakland, CA-based lithium mining technology company,
Dawn Capital, Battery Ventures, Goldman Sachs, ProSieben, Qumra Capital, Vintage Investments, Gemini Ventures, North Base Media, La Maison, Remagine Ventures, Hamilton Lane, Maor Investments	Minute Media	$40M	New York-based sports media company that recently acquired The Player’s Tribune
RPS Ventures, Founder’s Circle Capital, IAC, Foundry Group, Crosslink Capital, Uncork Capital, TransLink Capital	Molekule	$58M	San Francisco, CA-based developer of connected indoor air purifiers
DCVC Bio, 8VC, Novo Holdings, Future Tech Labs, AgFunder, Susa Ventures, Cthulhu Ventures, Wireframe Ventures	MycoWorks	$17M	San Francisco, CA-based developer of a leather alternative
Charter Communications, Qualcomm, Belkin, Service Electric Cablevision, Liberty Global, Shaw Communication	Plume	$60M	Palo Alto, CA-based consumer experience management platform for smart home services
Toyota	Pony.ai	$462M	California and China-based self-driving car startup
Andreessen Horowitz	Q Bio	$40M	San Carlos, CA-based quantitative, clinically-relevant assessment of personal human health
CDK Global, Kleiner Perkins, GV, SVB, Lux Capital, Tyche Partners, Icon Ventures, Baidu, Steve Wozniak	Ripcord	$45M	Hayward, CA-based robotics digitization startup
Andreessen Horowitz, Temasek, Tencent, Altos Ventures, Meritech Capital, Tiger Global Management	Roblox	$150M	San Mateo, CA-based gaming platform
BlackRock, Intel Ventures, GV, Walden International, WRVI Capital, Redline Capital	SambaNova Systems	$250M	Palo Alto, CA-based developer of software-defined AI hardware
Salesforce Ventures, Silver Lake	ServiceMax	$80M	Pleasanton, CA-based provider of field service management software
ABS Capital Partners, Causeway Media Partners, Jim Lombardi	SquadLocker	$20M	Warwick, RI-based provider of custom apparel and equipment purchasing software for teams and organizations
Jump Capital, Granite Point Capital, Jerry Hausman, Ed Baker	Teikametrics	$15M	Boston, MA-based startup that offers tools to brands and sellers on Amazon and Walmart
Georgian Partners, Insight Partners, Ignition Partners	Tractable	$25M	London-based insuretech startup
Aquiline Technology Growth, World Innovation Lab, Goldman Sachs	Unqork	$51M	New York-based no-code enterprise app platform
NextWorld	Van Leeuwen	$18.7M	Brooklyn, NY-based artisanal ice cream brand

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The Scherzer Deal Report: Feb 12-19, 2020

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.

PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
Align Capital Partners	Dallas, TX and Cleveland, OH	$450M	Second private flagship fund
ForgePoint Capital	San Francisco, CA	$450M	Second fund
Marcy Venture Partners	San Francisco, CA	$85M	Flagship venture capital fund
Odyssey Investment Partners	New York, NY	$3.25B	Sixth middle-market buyout fund
Pamlico Capital	Charlotte, NC	$1.4B	Fifth flagship fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
TA Associates	Auction Technology Group	Undisclosed	London and Omaha, NE-based online auctions platform
Platinum Equity	Biscuit International	Undisclosed	Paris-based manufacturer of private label cookies
Amherst Residential	Front Yard Residential	Undisclosed	U.S. Virgin Islands-based real estate investment trust company
Thompson Street Capital Partners	Len the Plumber	Undisclosed	Baltimore-DC metropolitan-based full-service residential plumbing contractor

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Norwest Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, True Ventures, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Ram Shriram, Maynard Webb Investment	Aisera	$20M	Palo Alto, CA-based robotic process automation startup
Integrity Growth Partners	Algo	$15M	Troy, MI-based supply chain technology company
WAVE Equity Partners, Chevron Technology Ventures, Marubeni Corporation	Carbon Clean Solutions	$16M	London-based carbon dioxide separation technology company
Goldman Sachs, Tiger Global Management, Adage Capital Management	Flywire	$120M	Boston, MA-based vertical payments company
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, NewView Capital, Upfront Venture	GumGum	$22M	Santa Monica, CA-based computer vision and natural language processing company
ForgePoint Capital	Huntress Labs	$18M	Elliott City, MD-based cybersecurity startup
CDC Group	iMerit	$20M	Los Gatos, CA-based data annotation and enrichment company
Icon Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Oak HC/FT, Spring Mountain Capital, Female Founders Fund, Harmony Partners, Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman, Mindy Kaling	Maven	$45M	New York-based company providing employee benefits focused on women’s health and family planning
Coatue Management, Insight Partners	OneTrust	$210M	Atlanta, GA-based cybersecurity company
NEA, 8VC	Outrider	$53M	Golden, CO-based startup developing robots for warehouse yards
Optum Ventures	Scipher Medicine	$25M	Waltham, MA-based developer of a molecular technology platform
Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management, Qualcomm Ventures LLC, Vista Public Strategies of Vista Equity Partners, Third Point Ventures	SentinelOne	$200M	Mountain View, CA-based cybersecurity company
Bessemer Venture Partners, TPG, Greenoaks Capital, Tiger Global Management, Durable Capital Partners, TCV, G Squared, Light Street Capital, Alta Park Capital	Toast	$400M	Boston, MA-based maker of payment processing hardware and software for restaurants
Benesse Holdings	Udemy	$50M	San Francisco, CA-based online education company
Artiman Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Abies Ventures, Asahi Kasei Corporation, Hui Capital, Sony Innovation Fund	UltraSense Systems	$20M	San Jose, CA-based maker of touch user interface technology using 3D ultrasound
Sequoia Capital India, Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Cisco Investments	Whatfix	$32M	San Jose, CA-based provider of digital enterprise tool
Intel Capital, NEA, Highland Capital Partners, Redline Capital Management, Hercules Capital, Core Capital	ZeroFox	$74M	Baltimore, MD-based cybersecurity company

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The Scherzer Deal Report: Feb 5-12, 2020

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.

PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
A/O PropTech	London, England	€250M	Debut fund
Battery Ventures	Boston, MA	$2B	Battery Ventures XIII $1.2B fund and Battery Ventures XIII Side fund with $800M
KKR	New York, NY	$1.3B	First global impact investing fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Post Capital Partners	Agile Sourcing Partners	Undisclosed	Corona, CA-based BPO company for the electric and gas utility, commercial construction, security, and telecom markets
AE Industrial Partners	American Pacific	Undisclosed	Cedar City, UT-based chemical manufacturer for U.S. government military and space programs
Apax Partners	Cadence Education	Undisclosed	Scottsdale, AZ-based early childhood education provider
Industrial Opportunity Partners	Competition Cams	Undisclosed	Memphis, TN-based maker camshaft and valvetrain-related components for the automotive aftermarket
Investcorp	Fortune International	Undisclosed	Bensenville, IL-based distributor of seafood and gourmet food products
Trilantic North America	Gorilla Commerce	Undisclosed	Westport, CT-based direct-to-consumer home and pet product development platform
One Rock Capital Partners	Innophos	$932M	Cranbury, NJ-based food additives maker
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners	Kronos Foods Corp.	Undisclosed	Glendale Heights, IL-based provider of Mediterranean food products
Gryphon Investors	Pacur	Undisclosed	Oshkosh, WI-based provider of specialty plastic packaging materials for the medical device industry
Brentwood Associates	Parchment	Undisclosed	Scottsdale, AZ-based digital credentialing service
EQT Partners	Rimes Technology	Undisclosed	New York-based provider of financial data management and regulatory software
Westhook Capital	Santa Rita Landscaping	Undisclosed	Tucson, AZ-based provider of commercial landscaping services
RedBird Capital Partners, CJ Entertainment, Tencent	Skydance Media	Undisclosed	Hollywood, CA-based film studio
Morgenthaler Private Equity	Teel Plastics	Undisclosed	Baraboo, WI-based manufacturer of custom plastic tubing
Washington Equity Partners	Tube Bending	Undisclosed	Apple Valley, CA-based manufacturer and fabricator of tubing and tubing assemblies

Venture Capital Investors	Company	Amount	Description
AccelFoods, New Crop Capital, Green Monday Ventures, Blue Horizon	Alpha Foods	$28M	New York-based provider of vegetarian prepared meals
Venrock, Andreessen Horowitz	Astranis	$90M	San Francisco, CA-based commercial satellite startup
Insight Partners	Carbon Relay	$63M	Boston, MA-based startup focused on optimizing app performance in Kubernetes environments
ForgePoint Capital, Trend Forward Capital	Cysiv	$26M	Dallas, TX-based SOC-as-a-service startup
WRVI Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, Redline Capital, Acorn Pacific Ventures	Datometry	$17M	San Francisco,CA-based data warehouse virtualization startup
Millennium New Horizons, Unbound, LG, Nvidia	Deep Instinct	$43M	US-Israeli cybersecurity startup
Osparie Ag Science, Spark Capital	Freight Farms	$15M	Boston, MA-based maker of vertical-farming containers
super [set], Ridge Ventures	Habu	$15M	US based developer of “omni-channel orchestration for the entire customer journey
blisce, Waverley Capital, Times Bridge	Headspace	$53M	Santa Monica, CA-based meditation app maker
Cyrus Capital Partners, State Farm Ventures, Upfront Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Greycroft	HopSkipDrive	$22M	Los Angeles, CA-based ride-share company focused on kids and families
Northpond Ventures, Genoa Ventures, Vertical Venture Partners	Intabio	$18M	Newark, CA-based developer of instrumentation systems for biotherapeutic precision analysis and quality assessment
Premji Invest, Cox Enterprises, Temasek F-Prime Capital, Devonshire Investors, .406 Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Polaris Partners, Khosla Ventures	Iora Health	$126M	Boston, MA-based primary care provider that focuses on Medicare patients over 65
Bain Capital Life Sciences, Andera Partners, GIMV, Legend Capital, NeoMed Management, RMM, Valiance Life Sciences, VI Partners	JenaValve Technology	$50M	Irvine, CA-based developer of replacement heart valves
Greycroft, Maveron, Abstract Ventures	Landing	$20M	San Francisco, CA membership-based provider of finished urban apartments
Eight Roads, F-Prime Capital, Matrix Partners India, Ventureast	MoEngage	$25M	San Francisco, CA and Bangalore-based customer engagement and insights startup
Sequoia Capital, CPPIB, PSP Investments, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Accel, Base Partners, Iconiq Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Social Capital	Netskope	$340M	Los Altos, CA-based cloud access security broker,
Accel, Two Sigma Ventures, Heavybit, Prime Set, Bedrock Capital	Radar	$20M	Brooklyn, NY-based location data infrastructure startup
Dragoneer Investment Group, Salesforce Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Iconiq Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures	Snowflake	$479M	San Mateo, CA-based cloud data warehousing company
Arch Venture Partners, Milky Way Ventures, 8VC, Lyell Immunopharma	Sonoma Biotherapeutics	$40M	San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA-based developer of regulatory T-cell treatments for autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases
Cardinal Health, Novartis, Gilead Sciences, Canaan Partners, Threshold Ventures, Section 32, LifeForce Capital, Casdin Capital, Hive Ventures	Vineti	$35M	San Francisco, CA-based developer of logistics software for cell and gene therapies

The Scherzer Deal Report: Jan 29 – Feb 5, 2020

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.

PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
Trivest Partners	Miami, FL	$670M	Trivest Growth Investment Fund II (“TGIF II”) and the Trivest Discovery Fund
Turn/River Capital	San Francisco, CA	$420M	Fourth fund
Vestar Capital Partners	New York, NY	$1.1B	Seventh middle-market buyout fund
Andreessen Horowitz	Menlo Park, CA	$750M	Third life sciences fund
ArcLight Capital	Boston, MA	$3.4B	Seventh energy infrastructure fund
Industry Ventures	San Francisco, CA	$125M	Debut tech buyout fund
U.S. Venture Partners	Menlo Park, CA	$340M	Twelfth early-stage VC fund
Ecosystem Investment Partners	Baltimore, MD	$455M	Fourth fund
Generate Capital	San Francisco, CA	$1B	New fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Advent International	Forescout Technologies	$1.9B	San Jose, CA-based device visibility and control company
Freeman Spogli	Galco	Undisclosed	Madison Heights, MI-based distributor of MRO industrial electronic components
Black Dragon Capital	Grass Valley	Undisclosed	Montreal-based provider of broadcast equipment and solutions
New Mountain Capital	ILC Dover	Undisclosed	Frederica, DE-based maker of engineered products
Kriya Capital	Medstat Accounts Receivables Management	Undisclosed	Mesa, AZ-based provider of revenue cycle services for medical professionals
Lakeview Capital	The Mochi Ice Cream Co.	Undisclosed	Los Angeles, CA-based maker of branded mochi ice cream
Frontenac	XanEdu	Undisclosed	Ann Arbor, MI-based provider of customized digital and print course materials

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
SoftBank Vision Fund 2, GreenOaks Capital, Jackson Square Ventures, Olive Tree Capital, Zola Global	Alto	$250M	San Francisco, CA-based digital pharmacy
Cottonwood Venture Partners, Mercury Fund	Ambyint	$15M	Calgary-based AI-powered production and artificial lift optimization
Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Angular Ventures, Silvertech Ventures	Aquant	$30M	New York-based service intelligence platform
Koch Disruptive Technologies, CRV, CrowdStrike	Automox	$30M	Boulder, CO-based cyber hygiene platform provider
Koito Manufacturing	Cepton Tech	$50M	San Jose, CA-based developer of LiDAR solutions
Eclipse Venture	ClearMetal	$15M	San Francisco, CA-based Continuous Delivery Experience “CDX” for supply chains and logistics solutions
Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock	Cresta	$21M	San Francisco, CA-based AI platform for customer service
Activant Capital, 8VC, GLP, Ryan Peterson	Deliverr	$40M	San Francisco, CA-based delivery fulfilment startup
NewRoad Capital Partners, Greycroft, 9Yards	Emerge	$20M	Phoenix, AZ-based digital freight marketplace
Sequoia Capital, Activant Capital, Inspired Capital, Acrew Capital, Bain Capital Ventures	Finix	$35M	San Francisco, CA-based payments infrastructure platform
Imaginary Ventures, Wittington Ventures, Fifth Wall, Lerer Hippeau, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, M3 Ventures, The University of Chicago, Collaborative VC, Wasson Enterprise, Bluestein Associates, Barshop Ventures	Foxtrot	$17M	Chicago, IL-based online convenience store
Bessemer Venture Partners, Lead Edge Capital, Insight Partners, Atomico, 11.2 Capital, Quadrille Capital, Heuristic Capital	Hinge Health	$90M	San Francisco, CA-based digital physical therapy platform
Morpheus Ventures, Alpha Edison, PSP Growth	HouseCanary	$65M	San Francisco, CA-based home valuation company
McKesson Ventures, Define Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Brook Byers, Marc Benioff	Lightship	$20M	Los Angeles, CA-based direct-to-patient clinical research startup
Perceptive Advisors, Clifton Capital, RA Capital Management, Soleus Capital, ArrowMark Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, Intersouth Partners	Lyra Therapeutics	$30M	Watertown, MA-based biotech focused on ear, nose and throat disease
Verily, Decheng, NFX, Mayfield, Brook Byers, Jeff Huber	Mammoth Biosciences	$45M	San Francisco, CA-based CRISPR disease detection platform
AME Cloud Ventures, DataCore Software, Insight Partners	MayaData	$26M	Palo Alto, CA-based container attached storage provider for Kubernetes
NEA, Apax Digita, Santo Domingo Family, Comerica Bank, TriplePoint Capital	Moda Operandi	$100M	New York-based fashion discovery platform
MIG Capital, Western Digital Capital, Orange Digital Ventures, Partech Ventures, BGV, Plug-N-Play	NGD Systems	$20M	Irvine, CA-based computational storage startup
SBI Holdings	OpenLegacy	$20M	Princeton, NJ-based enterprise API integration platform
D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity, Partner Fund Management, T. Rowe. Price, Perceptive Advisors	Outset Medical	$125M	San Jose, CA-based developer of an all-in-one dialysis device
DNX Ventures, Battery Ventures, Epic Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Wildcat Ventures, Leap Global Partners, BlueRun Ventures	Paystand	$20M	Scotts Valley, CA-based commercial payments platform
Vulcan Capital, Durable Capital Partners	Rad Power Bikes	$25M	Seattle, WA-based e-bike brand and retailer
Oak HC/FT, Felicis Ventures, Prologis, Craft Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, Storm Ventures, Struck Capital, Stage 2 Capital	Sendoso	$40M	San Francisco, CA-based sending platform for e-gifts and customer engagement
Vertical Venture Partners, Grayhawk Capital, Ankona Capital, Blossom Street Ventures	SOCi	$15M	San Diego, CA-based localized marketing platform
Yamasa, Pontifax AgTech, Partech Partners, Azure Capital Partners, Next Equity	The Bouqs Co.	$30M	Venice Beach, CA-based online flower retailer
Accel, Floodgate, Weatherford Capital, Ballast Point Ventures, Silverton Partners	The Zebra	$38.5M	Austin, TX-based auto insurance marketplace
GV, Bain Capital Ventures, Casdin Capital, Define Ventures	Verana Health	$100M	San Francisco, CA-based clinical database

The Scherzer Deal Report: Jan 22-29, 2020

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.

PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
Benhamou Global Ventures	Palo Alto, CA	$150M	Fourth fund
GLS Capital	Chicago, IL	$345M	Debut litigation finance fund
Intermediate Capital Group	London, UK	$2.4B	Third fund
Kinderhook Industries	New York, NY	$1.11B	Sixth private equity fund
Prime Movers Lab	Jackson, WY	$100M	First seed-stage fund
Ribbit Capital	Palo Alto, CA	$420M	Sixth flagship fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
TPG Growth	Denali Water Solutions	Undisclosed	Russellville, AR-based provider of specialty waste and environmental recycling and disposal services
Incline Equity Partners	Foundation Source	Undisclosed	Fairfield, CT-based provider of support services to private foundations
Gryphon Investors	PestRoutes	Undisclosed	Mckinney, TX-based provider of business management software for pest control companies
Warburg Pincus	Scale Microgrid Solutions	Undisclosed	Ridgewood, NJ-based distributed clean energy and microgrid platform

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Susquehanna Growth Equity, Silversmith Capital Partners	ActiveCampaign	$100M	Chicago, IL-based customer experience automation startup
SBI Material Innovation Fund, Future Shape, PeopleFund, Thiel Capital, DCVC, YC	Advano	$18.5M	New Orleans, LA-based developer of solutions for improving rechargeable battery life
Sequoia Capital, IVP, Eniac Ventures, NextView Ventures	Attentive	$70M	New York-based personalized mobile messaging platform for brands
Centana Growth Partners, Pimco, Global Atlantic	Beacon Platform	$20M	New York-based provider of capital markets software
Lightspeed Venture Partners, MizMaa Ventures, TLV Partners	Bond	$15M	New York-based maker of electric tricycles for last-mile delivery
Greylock, Battery Ventures, Lerer Hippeau	Clubhouse	$25M	New York-based software provider for engineers to produce new features or standalone apps
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Industry Ventures, Prudence Holdings, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Jackson Square Ventures	Crexi	$30M	Los Angeles, CA-based commercial real estate marketplace
Samsung, Industry Ventures, AvidBank, M12, Costanoa Ventures, True Ventures, Northgate	Directly	$20M	San Francisco, CA-based developer of crowdsourced chatbots for customer service
Mubadala Capital, Canvas Ventures	Gabi	$27M	San Francisco, CA-based startup aimed at helping consumers save money on home and auto insurance
Insight Partners	Hivebrite	$20M	New York-based community management and engagement platform
Union Square Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Index Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital, Thrive Capital	Justworks	$50M	New York-based provider of HR management software
Horizons Ventures, Alibaba, CDIB, Himax Technologies, Qualcomm, Thundersoft, Sequoia Capital	Kneron	$40M	San Diego, CA-based on-device edge startup
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, HPE, Sapphire Ventures	OpsRamp	$37.5M	San Jose, CA-based startup that helps IT teams automate and manage hybrid environments
Coatue Management, First Round Capital	Persona	$17.5M	San Francisco, CA-based identity verification startup
KKR, Norwest Venture Partners, Revolution Ventures, Susa Ventures, AXA Venture Partners, MassMutual Ventures,Transamerica Ventures	Policygenius	$100M	New York-based online insurance marketplace
RA Capital, Abbvie Ventures, Atlas Venture, Arix Bioscience	Quench Bio	$50M	Cambridge, MA-based biotech focused on inflammatory diseases
Anchor Group, Comcraft	Roambee	$15.2M	Santa Clara, CA-based on-demand shipment monitoring platform
General Catalyst, Mayfield	Securiti.ai	$50M	San Jose, CA-based provider of cybersecurity and compliance automation tool
Felicis Ventures, Next47, Sequoia Capital, Meritech Capital	Verkada	$80M	San Mateo, CA-based developer of physical security cameras for the enterprise
Eminence Capital, Raine Ventures	Whip Media Group	$50M	Santa Monica, CA-based maker of the TV Time tracking app for television and film viewing

The Scherzer Deal Report: Jan 15-22, 2020

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PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
Lexington Partners	New York, NY	$14B	Ninth fund
Define Ventures	San Francisco, CA	$87M	Debut fund
HarbourVest Partners	Boston, MA	2.61B	Eleventh US fund-of-funds
Hollyport Capital	London, UK	$1B	Seventh private equity secondaries fund
KKR	New York, NY	$2.2B	Second tech growth equity fun
Manulife Investment Management	Boston, MA	$1.5B	First Private Equity fund of funds
Pathway Capital Management		$1B	Third private credit fund
Siguler Guff	New York, NY	$1.6B	Fourth fund
The Blackstone Group	New York, NY	$3.4B	Life Science fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Palladium Equity Partners	Accupac	Undisclosed	Mainland, PA-based provider of outsourced manufacturing and packaging solutions for the personal care and beauty markets
TPG Sixth Street Partners	AvidXchange	$260M	Charlotte, NC-based provider of accounts payable and payment automation software
Veritas Capital	Campus Management	Undisclosed	Boca Raton, FL-based provider of student information systems and other software for higher education
New Mountain Capital	Classic Collision	Undisclosed	Atlanta, GA-based operator of 34 collision-repair facilities in the Southeastern U.S.
Stone Point Capital, Further Global	Duff & Phelps	$4.2B	New York, NY-based corporate advisor and valuation firm
Frazier Healthcare Partners	Eptam Precision Solutions	Undisclosed	Northfield, NH-based outsourced medical device manufacturer
Skyview Capital	Fidelis Cybersecurity	Undisclosed	Bethesda, MD-based enterprise network security company
Regent Square, Galtney Partners	Generator Source	Undisclosed	Brighton, CO-based provider of commercial standby generators
Rhone Group, Chatterjee Group	Lummus Technology	$2.725B	Bloomfield, NJ-based provider of chemical processing technologies for hydrocarbon industry
Long Ridge Equity Partners	NinjaTrader	Undisclosed	Chicago, IL-based provider of trading software and brokerage services
Brand Velocity Partners	Original Footwear	Undisclosed	Stockton, CA-based maker of footwear for military and law enforcement personnel
McNally Capital	Re-Sourcing Holdings	Undisclosed	New York, NY-based provider of staffing and direct hire solutions with a focus on compliance, legal, IT, finance, and HR

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
SoftBank Group	Bear Robotics	$32M	Redwood City, CA-based developer of food-delivery robots
SoftBank Group, Canaan Partners, NEA, Khosla Ventures	Berkshire Grey	$263M	Lexington, MA-based developer of pick-and-place robots for commerce
T. Rowe Price, Viking Global	Color	$75M	Burlingame, CA-based maker of at-home genetic testing kits
Norwest Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Norwest Partners	FloQast	$40M	Los Angeles, CA-based provider of software for accountants
Arboretum Ventures, Venture Investors, Capital Midwest Fund, OSF HealthCare	Health Scholars	$17M	Westminster, CO-based provider of VR simulations for clinical healthcare training
SoftBank Group, Norwest Venture Partners, Temasek, Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Threshold Ventures, Cargill, Tyson Foods, Finistere, Future Ventures, Kimbal Musk, Fifty Years, CPT Capital	Memphis Meats	$161M	Berkeley, CA-based developer of cell-based meats
Emergence Capital, Ridge Ventures, 11.2 Capital, First Round Capital, Homebrew, Susa Ventures, SV Angel	Outlier	$22.1M	Oakland, CA-based provider of automated business analytics
WestBridge Capital, AllianceBernstein, AXA Venture Partners, Sierra Ventures, Omidyar Technology Ventures, Sigma Prime, Karlani Capital	Phenom People	$30M	Philadelphia, PA-based talent experience management platform
Five Elms Capital, Join Capital	Proxyclick	$15M	New York, NY cloud-based visitor management platform
Inovia Capital, Blumberg Capital, FJ Labs	Shyft	$15M	San Francisco, CA-based corporate relocation marketplace
SoftBank Group, DCM, Innovation Endeavors, Moore Strategic Ventures	Skylo	$103M	San Mateo, CA-based network that connects any machine or sensor via satellites
Calibrate Ventures, Material Impact, Fanuc Corp., Honeywell, Hyperplane, Scale, Tekfen Ventures, Yamaha	Soft Robotics	$23M	Bedford, MA-based robotics startup
BMW i Venture	Software Motor Co.	$25M	Sunnyvale, CA-based provider of optical motor systems
Airbus, Catapult Ventures, Lauder Partners, John Doerr, Byers family	SpinLaunch	$35M	Sunnyvale, CA-based developer of rocket-less satellite launch systems
Insight Partners, Goldman Sachs, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures	Sysdig	$70M	San Francisco-based dev-ops platform
Andreessen Horowitz, M12, GGV Capital, Workday Ventures	WorkBoard	$30M	Redwood City, CA-based provider of goal-setting SaaS

The Scherzer Deal Report: Jan 8-15, 2020

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PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
Lexington Partners	New York, NY	$14B	Ninth fund
Define Ventures	San Francisco, CA	$87M	Debut fund
HarbourVest Partners	Boston, MA	2.61B	Eleventh US fund-of-funds
Hollyport Capital	London, UK	$1B	Seventh private equity secondaries fund
KKR	New York, NY	$2.2B	Second tech growth equity fun
Manulife Investment Management	Boston, MA	$1.5B	First Private Equity fund of funds
Pathway Capital Management		$1B	Third private credit fund
Siguler Guff	New York, NY	$1.6B	Fourth fund
The Blackstone Group	New York, NY	$3.4B	Life Science fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
AFV Partners	Aircraft Performance Group	Undisclosed	Castle Rock, CO-based provider of flight operations software to business and charter aviators
Goldman Sachs	Aptos	Undisclosed	Atlanta, GA-based provider of retail industry software
Denham Capital	Ceiba Energy	$250M	Developer and owner of power generation assets in Latin America
MiddleGround Capital	EDSCO Fasteners	Undisclosed	Denton, TX-based maker of anchoring systems for power transmission poles and other large steel structures
KPS Capital Partners	IKG	$85M	Channelview, TX-based manufacturer of steel and aluminum bar grating
One Rock Capital Partners	Innophos	$932M	Cranbury, NJ-based food additives maker
Freeman Spogli & Co.	Kamps	Undisclosed	Grand Rapids, MI-based pallet management service provider
TPG Sixth Street Partners	Medsphere Systems	$40M	Carlsbad, CA-based provider of healthcare IT software
Harvest Partners	MRI Software	Undisclosed	Solon, OH-based provider of real estate management software
May River Capital	NSL Analytical Services	Undisclosed	Cleveland, OH-based materials testing lab
Visa	Plaid	$5.3B	San Francisco, IL-based provider of analytics software for accessing transaction data
Gemspring Capital	Skyline Displays	Undisclosed	St. Paul, MN-based provider of trade show displays
Arcapita	Waste Harmonics	Undisclosed	Victor, NY-based provider of waste management solutions

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Insight Partners	6sense	$40M	San Francisco, CA-based predictive intelligence platform for marketing and sales
March Capital Partners, Cisco Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, FirstMark Capital	ActionIQ	$32M	New York-based customer data platform
Cigna Ventures	Arcadia	$29.5M	Burlington, MA-based developer of population health management software
Cox Enterprises, Drive Capital, Heritage Group, Hearst Ventures, NCT Ventures	Aver	$27M	Columbus, OH-based provider of bundled healthcare payment solutions
Qatar Investment Authority, Temasek, Calridge, Green Monday Ventures	Califia Farms	$225M	Los Angeles, CA-based almond and oat milk producer
Adjuvant Capital, Euclidean Capital, Topspin Partners	Codagenix	$20M	Farmingdale, NY-based developer of prophylactic vaccines and oncolytic virus therapies
Declaration Partners, Maverick Ventures, AllianceBernstein PCI, SymphonyAI Group	Concerto HealthAI	$150M	Boston, MA-based provider of data and “enterprise AI tech” for precision oncolog
Insight Partners, Prism Ventures	Covera Health	$23.5M	New York-based radiology diagnostics startup
AnGes, OrbiMed and Takeda Ventures	Emendo Biotherapeutics	$61M	New York-based gene editing company
GV, Arch Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Casdin Capital, Section 32, Nextech, and Arboretum Ventures	EQRx	$200M	Cambridge, MA-based developer of drug equivalars
L Catterton	FlashParking	$60M	Austin, TX-based parking tech startup
Stray Dog Capital, Rocana Ventures, Almanac Investments, CPT Capital, New Crop Capital, Greenleaf Foods, 301 INC	Gathered Foods	$32M	New York-based maker of plant-based seafood products
Grey Sky Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Think.Health Ventures	Inflammatix	$32M	Burlingame, CA-based developer of point-of-care infection diagnostics
MTech Capital, Viola FinTech, MassMutual, Nationwide	Insurify	$23M	Cambridge, MA-based online insurer
Northpond Ventures	IsoPlexis	$20M	Branford, CT-based developer of single-cell functional proteomics
Toyota, Baillie Gifford, Global Oryx, SPARX Group, Intel Capital, Capricorn Investment Group, JetBlue Technology Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures	Joby Aviation	$590M	Santa Cruz, CA-based developer of electric air taxis
Brentwood Associates	KeyMe	$35M	New York-based developer of key duplication kiosks
Gilead Sciences, Vida Ventures, Westlake Village BioPartners	Kyverna	$25M	Berkeley, CA-based developer of cell therapies for serious autoimmune diseases
Bessemer Venture Partners, Threshold Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vertex Ventures, Bloomberg Beta	LaunchDarkly	$54M	Oakland, CA-based feature management platform for software developers
Turning Rock Partners	Next Level Aviation	$15M	Sunrise, CA-based supplier of spare parts for commercial aircraft
Fortress Investment Group, Columbia Capital, Future Fund, Telcom Ventures, Goldman Sachs, NEA, Oak Investment Partners	NextNav	$120M	Sunnyvale, CA-based developer of a non-GPS indoor positioning system
Madrone Capital Partners, Arch Venture Partners, Decheng Capital, Domain Associates, Biomatics Capital Partners, Altitude Life Sciences Ventures, Nan Fung Life Sciences	Omniome	$60M	San Diego, CA-based DNA sequencing platform
Vida Ventures, AbbVie Ventures, Foresite Capital, Canaan Partners	PACT Pharma	$75M	San Francisco, CA-based developer of personalized adoptive T cell therapies
Updata Partners, Equity Venture Partners	Practifi	$16.3M	Chicago, IL-based business management platform for financial advisors
Pavilion Capital, Decheng Capital, Hansjörg Wyss	ReadCoor	$27M	Cambridge, MA-based multi-omic spatial sequencing platform
TIO Bioventures	Treadwell Therapeutics	$27M	New York-based oncology pharma startup
Georgian Partners, Kleiner Perkins, M12, OurCrowd, Seven Peaks Ventures	Trusona	$20M	Scottsdale, AZ-based multi-factor authentication startup
Alta Partners, RA Capital Management, Boxer Capital, Canaan Partners	Tyra Biosciences	$50M	Carlsbad, CA-based developer of therapies targeted at drug-resistant cancer cells
Caffeinated Capital, Venrock, Obvious Ventures, Creandum, Playground Global, SciFi VC	Virta Health	$93M	San Francisco, CA-based biotech that aims to reverse Type 2 diabetes,
Iconiq Capital, Tiger Global, Accel, Founders Fund, NGP Capital, Newfund Capital, Qualcomm Ventures	Zinier	$90M	San Francisco, CA-based field service automation startup
Vertical Venture Partners, Health Velocity Capital, Healthworx, Horizon Healthcare Services	Zipari	$22.5M	Brooklyn, NY-based customer experience platform for health insurance

The Scherzer Deal Report: Jan 1-8, 2020

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PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.	Akron, OH	$100M	Debut of its corporate VC fund
H.I.G. WhiteHorse	Miami, FL	$1.1 b	New senior secured financing fund
Narya Capital	Cincinnati, OH	$93M	Debut fund
Platinum Equity Partners	Santa Ana, CA	$10B	Fifth fund
Royal Street Ventures	Kansas City, MO	$16.4M	Third fund
Shoreline Equity Partners	Jacksonville, FL	$300M	Debut fund
Vistria Group	Chicago, IL	$1.1 B	Third fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Thomas H. Lee Partners	AmeriLife	Undisclosed	Clearwater, FL-based life and health insurer
Insight Partners	Armis	$1.1B	Palo Alto, CA-based enterprise IoT security platform
One Equity Partners	CDI	Undisclosed	New York, NY-based provider of IT infrastructure hardware and software, consulting, and managed services
Sun Capital Partners	Cotton Holdings	Undisclosed	Houston, TX-based provider of infrastructure support services for the commercial restoration market
Colony Capital	DataBank	$185M	Dallas, TX-based data center operator
Trinity Hunt Partners	Dataprise	Undisclosed	Rockville, MD-based IT managed services provider
Northleaf Capital Partners	Douglas Terminals	Undisclosed	Belgian liquid bulk storage terminal
Serent Capital	ePayPolicy	Undisclosed	Austin, TX-based provider of electronic payments software for the excess and surplus insurance market
Galen Partners	Evolve Treatment Centers	Undisclosed	Los Angeles, CA-based adolescent behavioral health services provider
Osceola Capital	Healthcents	Undisclosed	Austin, TX-based provider of medical reimbursement services
NovaQuest, TripleTree Capital Partners, Frist Cressey Ventures	InformedDNA	Undisclosed	St. Petersburg, FL-based genetic testing company
Permira, GIC, CPPIB	Lytx	Undisclosed	San Diego, CA-based provider of video telematics for driver risk management
Aquiline Capital Partners	Ontellus	Undisclosed	Houston, TX-based outsourced records retrieval company
ACON Investments	Pine Environmental Services	Undisclosed	Windsor, NJ-based renter of environmental test and measurement equipment
Frontenac	Prime Technology Group	Undisclosed	Wayne, PA-based provider of outsourced app development managed software for highly-regulated industries
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners	Resolution Economics	Undisclosed	Los Angeles, CA-based provider of economic and statistical consulting and expert testimony
Accel-KKR	Springbrook Software	Undisclosed	Portland, OR-based provider of ERP and payments software for local government
Warburg Pincus	Sundyne	Undisclosed	Arvada, CO-based provider of aftermarket industrial pumps and compressors
Sheridan Capital Partners	Tarrytown Expocare	Undisclosed	Austin, TX-based long-term care pharmacy for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Crossplane Capital	TransAxle	Undisclosed	Cinnaminson, NJ-based provider of drivetrain components for trucking companies
The Halifax Group	TriMech	Undisclosed	Glen Allen, VA-based provider of computer-aided design and engineering software
Insight Partners	Veeam Software	Undisclosed	Data backup company that plans to move its headquarters from Switzerland to the US

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
TPG Sixth Street Partners, Goldman Sachs	AvePoint	$200M	Jersey City, NJ-based provider of Microsoft Sharepoint management software
Tiger Global	BigID	$50M	Israeli privacy compliance platform
L Catterton, Apax Digital, Temasek	ClassPass	$285M	New York, NY-based fitness class marketplace
OMERS Ventures, American Family Ventures, Cox Enterprises, IA Capital Group	Clearcover	$43M	Chicago, IL-based auto insurer
Future Ventures, Amplitude Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Magnetic Ventures, True Ventures	Deep Genomics	C$40 M	Toronto-based developer of drugs for rare genetic diseases
CVC Growth Partners	EcoVadis	$200M	Paris-based provider of business sustainability ratings for supply chains
Iconiq Capital, Susquehanna Growth Equity, Citi Ventures	HighRadius	$125M	Houston, TX-based provider of order-to-cash and treasury management software
Andreessen Horowitz, Oak HC/FT, IA Ventures, Felicis Ventures	Komodo Health	$50M	San Francisco, CA-based healthcare insights platform
Venrock, Highland Capital Partners, Providence Ventures, Salesforce Ventures	Kyruus	$42M	Boston, MA-based provider of search and scheduling software for health systems
Vulcan Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, QED Investors, Fifth Wall Ventures, Thrive Capital, Valor Capital, Monashees	Loft	$175M	Brazil-based platform for buying and selling residential properties
DCVC Bio, 5AM Ventures, Alta Partners, Alexandria Venture Investments, Mayo Clinic	Novome Biotechnologies	$33M	San Francisco, CA-based drug developer that leveraged engineered gut bacteria
Navitas Capital, FirstMark Capital, Accomplice, Juxtapose	Orchard	$36M	New York, NY-based home-buying marketplace
Concord Health Partners, Children’s Health of Dallas, OSF Healthcare System	Pieces Technologies	$25.7M	Dallas, TX–based healthcare patient analytics company
SVB, Khosla Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Canvas Ventures, Citi Ventures, Fort Ross Ventures, 7 Global Capital	Roofstock	$50M	Oakland, CA-based online marketplace for single-family rental home investments
Insight Partners, Access Industries, Bessemer Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, DFJ Growth	Sisense	$100M	New York, NY-based analytics platform for builders
Everstone	Slayback Pharma	$50M	Princeton, NJ-based generic drugmaker
EW Healthcare Partners, Redmile Group, ArrowMark Partners, Broadfin Capital, General Atlantic, Orbimed, Meritech Capital Partners, CVF, NeoMed Management, Perceptive Advisors, JMR Capital, SEB Private Equity, Security Pacific Finance	Sonendo	$85M	Laguna Hills, CA-based leading dental technology company
Kayne Partners, Kennet Partners	Spatial Networks	$42.5M	St. Petersburg, FL-based provider of geospatial data collection and analytics for field ops
Nicol Investment Co., Maveron, Convivialite	The Guild	$25M	Austin, TX-based short-term apartment rental platform
Madrona Venture Group, Alexandria Venture Investments, Ridgeback Capital, Sahsen Ventures	TwinStrand Biosciences	$16M	Seattle, WA-based generic sequencing tech startup
Blackhorn Ventures, Highland Capital, Fontanalis Partners, Drive Capital, Tectonic Ventures	Vecna Robotics	$50M	Waltham, MA-based maker of self-driving forklifts
Bluestem Capital, PrairieGold Venture Partners, Genesis Innovation Group	Virtual Incision	$20M	Lincoln, NE-based developer of miniaturized surgical robots

The Scherzer Deal Report: Dec 11-18, 2019

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PE and VC Firms Fundraising	Location	Amount	Description
Acrew Capital	Palo Alto, CA	$250M	First fund
Gryphon Investors	San Francisco, CA	$300M	Second mezzanine fund
Metric Capital Partners	London, England	€1.2B	Fourth fund
Moxxie Ventures	Mountain View, CA	$25M	Debut fund
Provident Capital Partners	Singapore	$200M	Second fund focused on Southeast Asia
Rev1 Ventures	Columbus, OH	$15M	Second fund
Sapphire Ventures	Palo Alto, CA	$1.15B	$1 billion for its fourth flagship fund and $150 million for a new opportunities fund
Transformation Capital	Boston, MA	$425M	Second fund
Tusk Ventures	New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA	$70M	Second fund
Värde Partners	Minneapolis, MN	$2.47B	13th fund

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Apax Partners	Coalfire	Undisclosed	Westminster, CO-based provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services
Thompson Street Capital Partners	Data Dimensions	Undisclosed	Janesville, WI-based provider of business process automation software
Partners Group	Eyecare Partners	$2.2B	U.S. optometry and ophthalmology services group
Lovell Minnick Partners	Fortis	Undisclosed	Novi, MI-based provider of payments and merchant solutions to businesses and software developers
LLR Partners	Geoforce	Undisclosed	Plano, TX-based provider of traceability solutions for field equipment and vehicles
Attention Capital	Girlboss	Undisclosed	Los Angeles, CA-based millennial women-focused media company
The Riverside Company	HealthTech BioActives	Undisclosed	Spanish manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, flavourings and sweeteners for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries
Crestview Partners	ICM Partners	$150M	Hollywood talent agency
NewLook Capital	InSite	Undisclosed	Hoover, AL-based designer, builder, and operator of wastewater treatment facilities
Thoma Bravo	J.D. Power	Undisclosed	Wilmington, DE-based customer survey and car ratings company
Francisco Partners, Elliott Management	LogMeIn	Undisclosed	Boston-based workplace software company
The Halifax Group	Maverick Fitness	Undisclosed	Dallas-based owner of 30+ Orange Theory fitness centers
The Blackstone Group	Tallgrass Energy	Undisclosed	Kansas-based midstream energy infrastructure company
Five Point Energy, GIC, Magnetar Capital	WaterBridge Holdings	Undisclosed	Houston, TX-based water midstream platform

Private Equity Investors	Company	Amount	Description
Pantera Capital, Stanford University, Coinbase, Mayfield, SignalFire, Samsung, StartX, Kenetic, Dreamer	Alchemy	$15M	San Francisco-based startup that helps companies build apps on top of blockchain tech
Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Intel Capital, Ant Financial, Amplify Partners, 11.2 Capital, The House Fund	Anyscale	$20.6M	Berkeley, CA-based open-source platform for helping developers build distributed apps
Perceptive Advisors, Redmile Group, Soleus Capital, Driehaus Capital Management, ArrowMark Partners, Sands Capital, Longwood Fund, PBM Capital, Boulder Venture	ArcherDX	$55M	Boulder, CO-based personalized genomic medicine startup
McCarthy Capital	Big Belly Solar	Undisclosed	Needham, MA-based maker of solar-powered, sensor-equipped waste and recycling stations for public spaces
NEA, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cross Creek Advisors, Declaration Partners, Flare Capital Partners, Greenspring Associates, Meritech Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Town Hall Ventures	Bright Health	$635M	Minneapolis, MN-based health insurance company
Goldman Sachs	CallMiner	$75M	Waltham, MA-based provider of speech and customer interaction analytics
GGV Capital, Eldridge Industries, 3L Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, SoftBank NY, Tenaya Capital, Upper90	Domio	$50M	New York-based renter of apartment-like hotel rooms
Avathon Capital, National Grid Partners, State Street Global Advisors, REV Venture Partners	EdCast	$35M	San Francisco-based provider of personalized corporate learning software
Longitude Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Bluebird Ventures, Adams Street Partners, Vertex Ventures HC, The Longevity Fund	Epirium Bio	$85M	San Diego, CA-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company
Arcline Investment Management	Fairbanks Morse	$450M	Beloit, WI-based maker of diesel engines and generators
Insight Partners, Accomplice, Navitas Capital	HqO	$34M	Boston-based tenant experience platform for commercial real estate
Tribe Capital, Amaranthine, Crosslink Capital, Uncork Capital	Huckleberry	$18M	San Francisco-based online insurance purchasing and management platform for small businesses
Lux Capital, A.Capital, Betaworks	Hugging Face	$15M	New York-based natural language processing library and chatbot developer
Boxcar PMJ	Immuneering	$17M	Cambridge, Mass.-based drug startup whose lead candidate is aimed at cancer cachexia
Jump Capital, High Alpha Capital, Greenspring Associates, SVB	LogicGate	$24.75M	Chicago-based process automation startup for enterprise GRC
Scale Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Polaris Partners, 7wire Ventures	OM1	$50M	Boston-based startup focused on predicting medical patient outcomes
Healthcare Venture Partners, Breyer Capital	Paige	$45M	New York-based computational pathology startup focused on cancer
BIP Capital, Jeff Vinik, Teall Capital, Crossover	PlayOn Sports	$25M	Atlanta-based high school sports media company
Open Prairie, S2G Ventures, Middleland Capital	Shenandoah Valley Organic	$15M	Harrisonburg, VA-based organic meat brand
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, Advancit Capital	Solve	$20M	Venice Beach, CA-based maker of mobile crime mystery games
Sageview Capital	Theatro	$20M	Dallas-based enterprise mobile voice platform
5AM Ventures	TMRW Life Sciences	$25M	New York-based embryology and cryo-management startup
MPM Capital, Pfizer Ventures, Invus, Partners Innovation Fund, Alexandria Venture Investments, Atlas Ventures	Triplet Therapeutics	$49M	Cambridge, MA-based developer of drugs for repeat expansion disorders
Undisclosed	Velano Vascular	$25M	San Francisco-based developer of vascular access technology products
Insight Partners, Battery Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, EPIC Ventures, Bowery Capital, Cintrifuse	Vndly	$35M	Cincinnati, OH-based management platform for gig economy workforce