Here is this week’s Deal Report for private equity and venture capital activity for US-based PE and VC firms and portfolio companies, brought to you by Scherzer International.
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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds
Carlyle
$7.1B
Third credit opportunities fund
Centana Growth Partners
$600M
Third fund
Dimension
$500M
Second fund
Humba Ventures
$40M
Second deep-tech and defense-tech fund
Laude Ventures
$150M
Debut fund
Redesign Health
$175M
New fund
Private Equity Deals
Shore Capital Partners
Agentis Longevity
Undisclosed amount
Nashville, TN-based longevity health care platform
Clarion Capital Partners
Arthur Murray International
Undisclosed amount
Coral Gables, FL-based international franchisor of dance studios
Blue Owl Capital
Bitkraft Ventures
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based VC firm focused on gaming
Comvest Private Equity
Bland Landscaping
Undisclosed amount
Apex, NC-based provider of commercial landscaping services
TruArc Partners
DMI Personal Care
Undisclosed amount
Wharton, NJ-based contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands
Broad Sky Partners
Frontline Managed Services
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based provider of managed services for the legal industry
Platinum Equity
Global the Source
Undisclosed amount
Universal City, TX-based master distributor of HVAC/R components
Google and TPG Rise Climate
Intersect Power
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based renewables firm
Clear Peak Capital
ITsynch
Undisclosed amount
Orlando, FL-based provider of fleet management software for the cruise and maritime industries
New Heritage Capital
JA Moody
Undisclosed amount
Malvern, PA-based provider of marine products to U.S. Navy and commercial clients
Orion Infrastructure Capital, Nexus Holdings, Khasma Capital, Sterling Bank and Ameris Bank
Nexus W2V
$140M
Greenville, SC-based waste-to-fuels developer
Argosy Healthcare Partners
Nicklas Medical Staffing
Undisclosed amount
Jacksonville, FL-based staffing firm for pathology and histology labs
Patient Square Capital
Patterson Cos.
Undisclosed amount
Menlo Park, CA-based dental and animal health products distributor
Recognize
SDG Corp.
Undisclosed amount
Norwalk, CT-based provider of cybersecurity services
TZP Growth Equity
TruVideo
Undisclosed amount
Wellesley, MA-based provider of AI and AR communications tech for the transportation industry
Venture Capital Deals
Theory Ventures
Aampe
$18M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of AI agents for consumer apps
Coatue
Albert Invent
$22.5M
Oakland, CA-based AI platform for the chemicals sector
Bain Capital Life Sciences, Janus Henderson, OrbiMed, 3H Health Investment, Yonghua Capital, Legend Capital, and Elikon Venture
Angitia Biopharmaceuticals
$120M
Woodland Hills, CA-based biotech focused on serious musculoskeletal diseases
Sapphire Ventures and Mucker Capital
Ask Sage
$17M
Arlington, VA-based GenAI platform for DoD and other government agencies
Advent Global Opportunities, Light Street Capital, AMD Ventures, Intel Capital, and NVIDIA
Ayar Labs
$155M
San Jose, CA-based provider of optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads
Vertex Growth Fund, Nexus NeuroTech Ventures, Action Potential, Johnson & Johnson, Lightstone, Lux, GV, OSF Ventures, Ascension Ventures, TriVentures, Reimagined Ventures, Peak6, and Fiscus
Cala Health
$50M
San Mateo, CA-based bioelectronic medicine startup
Eclipse, Yu Galaxy, and Intuitive Ventures
Capstan Medical
$110M
Santa Cruz, CA-based developer of minimally invasive treatments for heart valve disease
Index Ventures
Cartesia
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of state-space models
Founders Fund, Fidelity, Long Journey Ventures, Mubadala, NVIDIA, Ribbit Capital, and Valor Equity Partners
Crusoe
$600M
San Francisco, CA-based AI data center provider
Insight Partners, M12, BGV, Capital One Ventures, Engineering Capital, and Vertex Ventures
Envinced
$55M
Carlsbad, CA-based maker of accessibility dev tools
DN Capital, Framework, Clear Ventures, and Fellows Fund
Evidently
$15M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI platform for health-care workflows
Base10 Partners, Inovia Capital, White Star Capital, and Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Flare
$30M
Encinitas, CA-based cyber threat intelligence focused on data theft
Avataar Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures
LambdaTest
$38M
San Francisco, CA-based software testing platform
M12, Mayfield, Stepstone Group and Prosperity7 Ventures
NeuBird
$22.5M
San Francisco, CA-based software and infrastructure reliability management startup
Alpha Edison
One Bio
$27M
David, CA-based developer of a concentrated form of fiber
M&G Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital Partners
Pixxel
$24M
Los Angeles, CA-based developer of a hyperspectral satellite constellation
Bluestone Equity Partners
Players Health
$60M
Minneapolis, MN-based provider of athlete safety and sports insurance solutions
Deerfield Management, Foresite Capital, and Medical Excellence Capital
Pleno
$25M
San Diego, CA-based biological target detection startup
Peak XV, Titanium Ventures, Accel, and Valley Capital Partners
RapidCanvas
$16M
Austin, TX-based provider of AI agents for data scientists
Maverix Private Equity, MacKinnon, Bennett & Co., Blue Bear Capital, Congruent Ventures, Buoyant Ventures, and YC
Raptor Maps
$35M
Boston, MA-based developer of solar farm monitoring software
Regeneron Ventures, Cure Ventures, and Invus Group
Tasca Therapeutics
$25M
Boston, MA-based oncology biotech
HubSpot Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Databricks, SK Telecom, and Snowflake Ventures
Twelve Labs
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based AI company focused on video understanding
Bessemer Venture Partners, Abstract Ventures, AI Grant, Y Combinator, Saga Ventures, and Michael Ovitz
Vapi
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based AI voice startup
Suvretta Capital Management, Longitude Capital, Surveyor Capital, Osage University Partners, PhiFund, JW Childs, and Connecticut Innovations
Veradermics
$75M
New Haven, CT-based developer of dermatologic drugs
a16zWave
Forms AI
$40M
Menlo Park, CA-based audio LLM startup
Toyota’s Woven Capital, Activate Capital, Collab Fund, Emerson Collective, and Salesforce Ventures
WeaveGrid
$28M
San Francisco, CA-based EV charging software provider
Insight Partners
Zest AI
$200M
Burbank, CA-based automated underwriting startup