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
Forerunner Ventures
$500M
Seventh early-stage fund
Godspeed Capital
$675M
Third fund
Portal Ventures
$75M
Second fund
Transom Capital Group
$675M
Fourth fund
Private Equity Deals
Inverness Graham
Alliant
Undisclosed amount
Brewster, NY-based advertising data firm
Go Capital and Station Partners
Arketi Group
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based digital marketing and PR agency for B2B tech companies
Stonepeak
Boundary Street Capital
Undisclosed amount
Alexandria, VA-based private credit firm
Golden Gate Capital
Brava
Undisclosed amount
Washington, IA-based provider of composite roofing materials
Lone View Capital
CargoSprint
Undisclosed amount
Peachtree City, GA-based provider of cargo industry solutions
May River Capital
Cashco
Undisclosed amount
Ellsworth, KS-based provider of pressure management solutions
Morgan Street Holdings
Continental Services
Undisclosed amount
Troy, MI-based provider of contract dining services
HighPost Capital
Front Row Group
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based e-commerce agency and accelerator for beauty, health, wellness, and CPG brands
Sumeru Equity Partners
JobNimbus
Undisclosed amount
Lehi, UT-based provider of roofing contractor SaaS
Sound Growth Partners
LPi Digital
Undisclosed amount
Milwaukee, WI-based provider of print and digital bulletins and newsletters to faith-based, community, and membership organizations
Golden Gate Capital
OneZero
Undisclosed amount
Cambridge, MA-based provider of multi-asset enterprise trading tech
Wynnchurch Capital
Principal Industries
Undisclosed amount
San Antonio, TX-based provider of LED components and engineered assemblies for signage and brand imaging
Sterling Investment Partners
PROtect
Undisclosed amount
Wichita, KS-based provider of safety, reliability, and compliance services
ZMC
Pure Wafer
Undisclosed amount
San Jose, CA-based maker of silicon wafers
1315 Capital
SciSafe
Undisclosed amount
Cranbury, NJ-based provider of biological and drug storage services
Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Sila Services
Undisclosed amount
King of Prussia, PA-based provider of residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical services
Halifax Group
Universal Air Conditioner
Undisclosed amount
Mansfield, TX-based designer and distributor of aftermarket auto parts
Venture Capital Deals
Sapphire Sport, a16z, General Catalyst, 20VC Growth, FJ Labs, Shilling, and Thayer Ventures
Bounce
$19M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of free luggage storage for travelers
Accel, 8VC, Overmatch Ventures, and Lerner Enterprises
Chaos Industries
$145M
Los Angeles, CA-based defense tech startup
RPM Ventures, GiantLeap Capital, and Human Element
Firefly Aerospace
$175M
Houston, TX-based rocket maker
HV Capital, a16z, and YC
Fleek
$20.4M
San Francisco, CA-based secondhand clothing marketplace
TELUS Global Ventures, 7Wire Ventures, Pitango HealthTech, Human Capital, Outcomes Collective Growth Capital, Allianz, and The K Fund
Homethrive
$20M
Northbrook, IL-based caregiving startup
Inovia Capital, Icon Ventures, General Catalyst, Maven Ventures, Healthier Capital, Up2 Opportunity Fund, and CFO Advisors
Medeloop
$15M
Menlo Park, CA-based clinical research analysis startup
Wellington Management, Venrock, Fidelity, Janus Henderson, T. Rowe Price, Viking Global Investors, Deep Track Capital, RA Capital Management, Arch Venture Partners, Alpha Wave Ventures, GV, SoftBank, Newpath Partners, and SymBiosis
Metsera
$215M
New York, NY-based developer of medicines for obesity and metabolic diseases
DCVC, a16z, USV, Felicis, Washington Harbour Partners, Chevron, Founders Fund, Decisive Point, McKinley Alaska, Boost VC, and Also Capital
Radiant
$100M
El Segundo, CA-based maker of portable nuclear generators
Celesta Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, and Juniper Networks
Recogni
$102M
San Jose, CA-based developer of generative AI inference systems
S2G Ventures, CPT Capital, Lux Capital, Nourish Ventures, and Meach Cove Capital
Shiru
$16M
Alameda, CA-based ingredient discovery platform
Shield Capital, Point72 Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Aero X Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, TRAC VC, Munich Re Ventures, Toyota Ventures, NFX, and Industrious Ventures
Starfish Space
$29M
Washington, DC-based developer of satellite servicing and inspection spacecraft
Third Rock Ventures, Atlas Venture, GV, and RA Capital Management
Trace Neuroscience
$101M
South San Francisco, CA-based developer of genomic medicines for neurodegenerative diseases
Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, Iconiq Growth, Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, B Capital, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, and Workday Ventures
Writer
$200M
San Francisco, CA-based generative AI platform for enterprises