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The Scherzer Deal Report: August 23-27, 2021

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

Andreessen Horowitz
$400M
First dedicated seed fund

Commonfund Capital
$160M
Third private equity co-investment fund

Fika Ventures
$195M
Third seed fund ($160M) and first opportunities fund ($35M)

FinTech Collective
$250M
Early-stage fund ($200M) and DeFi-focused fund ($50M)

Supermoon Capital
$36M
Debut

The Jordan Company
$1.3B
Continuation fund to a 2007 vintage fund

Private Equity Investors

Auxo Investment Partners
Altus Industries
Undisclosed
Grand Rapids, MI-based maker of point-of-care workstations for the healthcare industry

Gauge Capital
Centegix
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based provider of location-aware emergency communications

Mainsail Partners
Centerbase
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of legal practice management software

Audax Private Equity
Covercraft Industries
Undisclosed
Pauls Valley, OK-based manufacturer of custom vehicle protection products

The Blackstone Group
DECA Dental
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based dental services group

SK Capital Partners
Deltech
Undisclosed
Baton Rouge, LA-based maker of aromatic monomers

GTCR
Global Claims Services
Undisclosed
Jacksonville, FL-based provider of P&C insurance tech solutions

TA Associates
PDQ
Undisclosed
South Salt Lake, UT-based provider of IT asset management software for SMBs

Tamarix Equity Partners and Pacific General
Playa Bowls
Undisclosed
Belmar, NJ-based better-for-you restaurant chain

Red Barn Equity Partners
ReproTech
Undisclosed
Columbia, MO-based provider of cryostorage and fertility preservation solutions

Unified Women’s Healthcare
Women’s Health USA
Undisclosed
Avon, CT-based practice management platform in women’s healthcare

Venture Capital Investors

The Column Group, Lux Capital, Nextech Invest
Atavistik Bio
$60MCambridge, MA-based biotech focused on metabolite-protein interactions

JPMorgan, Pelion Venture Partners, WndrCo, Citadel Securities, Invesco Private Capital, Vanderbilt University, Kera Capital, SVB Financial, DLA Piper, Next Frontier Capital, Kickstart Fund, First Trust Capital Partners, Mercato Partners
Aumni
$50M
Salt Lake City, UT-based investment analytics platform for private markets

Ribbit Capital, Avid Ventures, Lightspeed Ventures, Stripe, Y Combinator Continuity Fund, SciFi VC, UpWest
Balance
$25M
Payments experience platform for B2B e-commerce

Perceptive Advisors
Bridge to Life
$56M
Northbrook, IL-based provider of organ preservation solutions

Founders Fund ,Tiger Global, Optum Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Redesign Health
Calibrate
$100M
New York, NY-based weight management platform

Sam Altman, Silicon Valley Bank, Founders Fund
Coco
$36M
Los Angeles, CA-based last-mile delivery robot startup

Insight Partners, Equity Group Investments
Covera Health
$25M
Cambridge, MA-based biotech focused on metabolite-protein interactions

Greylock, Redpoint Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures, CrowdStrike, Sequoia Capital, CRV
Cribl
$200M
San Francisco, CA-based observability pipeline company

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, 3L Capital, Hudson Structured Capital Management
DealerPolicy
$110M
Colchester, VT-based digital insurance marketplace for auto retail

Heritage Group
Equum Medical
$20M
New York, NY-based provider of acute care telehealth solutions

Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lead Edge Capital, GIC
Grafana Labs
$220M
New York, NY-based open observability platform

Bessemer Venture Partners, YL Ventures, Blumberg Capital, M12, USVP
Hunters
$30M
Open extended detection and response startup

Norwest Venture Partners, 8VC, Bjarke Ingels Group, BOND, Citi Crosstimbers, Ensemble, Fifth Wall, LENx, Moderne Ventures, Oakhouse Partners
ICON
$200M+
Austin, TX-based developer of 3D-printed homes

Honor Ventures, Third Point Ventures, Gotham Green Partners, L2 Ventures, Delta Emerald Ventures, Artemis Growth Partners
Jane
$100M
Santa Cruz, CA-based online cannabis marketplace

Accel
Knoetic
$18M
New York, NY-based social network and a SaaS analytics platform for chief people officers

NGP ETP, Google, MCJ Collective, Avista Development, Constellation Technology Ventures, Equinor Ventures, Founders’ Co-op, Prelude Ventures, Techstars, TotalEnergies Ventures, Wireframe Ventures
LevelTen Energy
$35M
Seattle, WA-based renewable transaction infrastructure startup

Bessemer Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Uncork Capital, Draper Dragon Digital Assets, 9Yards Capital, Next Play Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Sony Music Entertainment
MakersPlace
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based digital art marketplace

Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures
Monad
$17M
San Francisco, CA-based cloud data security startup

Vivo Capital, Samsara, Marshall Wace, RTW, 5AM Ventures, venBio, OrbiMed Advisors
Neurogastrx
$60M
Woburn, MA-based biotech focused on GI disorders

Susquehanna Growth Equity, True Ventures
NoRedInk
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based digital writing curriculum

C5 Capital, Aspenwood Ventures, Gula Tech Adventures, Riverside Acceleration Capital, Shasta Ventures
Oomnitza
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of enterprise tech management Saa

General Catalys t, Insight Partners, E14 Fund
Overjet
$27M
Boston, MA-based developer of X-ray AI for dental clinic

SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Picsart
$130M
San Francisco, CA-based photo and video editing app

Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Thrive Capital, D1 Capital Partners, Spark Capital, Coatue, Iconiq, Altimeter, Stripe, Lux Capital, A* Partners, Definition Capital, Vista Public Strategies, Honeycomb, Kinetic
Ramp
$300M
New York, NY-based corporate card and spend management platform

Arch Venture Partners, OLSF Ventures, Cortado Ventures, 1843 Capital, Sage Venture Partners
Recuro Health
$15M
Richardson, TX-based digital holistic health platform

Tiger Global, Insight Partners
Shelf.io
$52.5M
Stamford, CT-based enterprise knowledge stack startup

NEA, Owl Ventures, AI Fund
Workera.ai
$16M
Palo Alto, CA-based upskilling platform

BOND, Coatue, Founders Fund, Basis Set Ventures, CRV, Peterson Ventures, GGV Capital, RocNation, Dreamers VC
Workstream
$48M
San Francisco, CA-based hourly worker hiring and onboarding platform

PBM Capital
Xalud Therapeutics
$30M
New York, NY-based developer of nonviral gene therapies to treat pathologic inflammation

August 31st, 2021|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 16-20, 2021

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

Felicis Ventures
$900M
Eighth fund

Private Equity Investors

Nexa Equity
AutoReturn
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based provider of towing and parking enforcement SaaS

Primus Capital
Bloomfire
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based provider of knowledge engagement software

BlackRock, Knighthead Capital Management
Breeze Airways
$200M
U.S. low-cost air carrier

Permira
CommentSold
Undisclosed
Huntsville, AL-based live-streamed social e-commerce software provider

L Squared Capital
Crane 1
Undisclosed
Franklin, OH-based provider of overhead crane services and equipment

ATL Partners
Geost
Undisclosed
Tucson, AZ-based developer of space technologies like infrared sensors that help protect satellites

Nordic Capital, Insight Partners
Inovalon
$7.3B
Bowie, MD-based provider of healthcare analytics software

Solum Partners
Monte Vista Farming
Undisclosed
Denair, CA-based almond huller/sheller, and processor

Kohlberg & Co.
Myers EPS
Undisclosed
Bethlehem, PA-based maker of emergency lighting backup power solutions

Generate Capital
Nexamp
$240M
Boston, MA-based solar energy developer

Odyssey Investment Partners
Painters Supply & Equipment
Undisclosed
Taylor, MI-based distributor of paints and coatings for the auto and industrial markets

H.I.G. Capital
Pegasus Home Fashions
Undisclosed
Elizabeth, NJ-based poly-filled pillow manufacturer

Kinderhook Industries
Primal Pet Foods
Undisclosed
Fairfield, CA-based premium pet food maker that will be merged with existing Kinderhook portfolio company Prairie Dog Pet Products

Hudson Hill Capital
VTrips
Undisclosed
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL-based vacation rentals manager

Venture Capital Investors

Temasek, Mirae Asset Global Investments, GIC, Viking Global Investors, Disruptive, Andreessen Horowitz, Tenere Capital, Sweetwater Private Equity, Tao Capital Partners, K3 Ventures, David Barber of Almanac Insights, Michael Ovitz, Anne Wojcicki, Susan Wojcicki, Katy Perry
Apeel Sciences
$250M
Santa Barbara, CA-based developer of rot-reduction coatings for fresh fruits and vegetables

Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures
Apollo GraphQL
$130M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of open source and commercial GraphQL technologies

Celesta Capital, National Grid Partners, Lytical Ventures, Nepenthe Capital
Baffle
$20M
Santa Clara, CA-based data breach prevention startup

Addition, Drive Capital, Crosscut Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, Recruit Holdings
Branch
$48M
Minneapolis, MN-based flexible workforce payments platform

Tiger Global, OrbiMed, F-Prime, CRV, U.S. Venture Partners, Silicon Valley Bank
Carrot Fertility
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based fertility benefits provider for employers

Telstra Ventures, Breyer Capital, Greycroft Ventures, .406 Ventures, Healthfirst
ClosedLoop.ai
$34M
Austin, TX-based healthcare data science platform

Insight Partners
DistroKid
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based music distribution platform

Insight Partners, Maxwell Investment Partners
Element5
$15M
San Jose, CA-based automation-as-a-service solution for post-acute care

Norwest Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Sierra Ventures
Enable
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of B2B rebate management software

Agent Capital, Medical Excellence Capital, 120 Capital, Solasta Ventures, Mirae Asset, Ono Venture Investment, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, NS Investment, the American Cancer Society, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Alexandria Venture Investments, Evotec, Bayer, M Ventures, Novartis, Longwood Fund
Immunitas
$58M
Waltham, MA-based immune-oncology biotech

Chrysalis Investments
InfoSum
$65M
New York, NY-based data collaboration platform

GTJAI, Shunwei Capital, Nio Capital, F-Prime Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, TemasekI
nnovusion
$66M
Sunnyvale, CA-based LiDAR developer

RA Capital Management, Polaris Partners, Versant Ventures, Avalon Ventures, AbbVie Ventures, Pfizer Ventures
Jnana Therapeutics
$50M
Boston, MA-based discovery startup focused on difficult-to-drug targets

Dragoneer, Lux Capital, Bond, Sequoia Capital, Oak HC/FT, Icon Ventures
Maven Clinic
$110M
New York, NY-based virtual clinic for women’s and family health

Alameda Research, Berggruen Holdings, BlockTower Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Time Ventures, Vy Capital, General Catalyst, Future Ventures
MobileCoin
$66M
San Francisco, CA-based mobile payments enablement startup

Tiger Global
Moloco
$150M
Redwood City, CA-based programmatic ad platform

Iconiq, Salesforce Ventures, GGV Capital, Redpoint Ventures
Monte Carlo
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based data observability platform

Octopus Ventures, Lateral Capital, EchoVC, Raptor Group, Unshackled Ventures, Future Africa, Two Small Fish Ventures
Pngme
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based financial data infrastructure startup

Insight Partners, Coatue, Battery Ventures, Bond, CRV, Nexus Venture Partners
Postman
$225M
San Francisco, CA-based API platform

Redpoint Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz
Preset
$35.9M
San Mateo, CA-based data exploration and visualization platform

Kleiner Perkins, Tiger Global, NEA, Greycroft, Bee Partners, 468 Capital
Rapid Robotics
$36.7M
San Francisco, CA-based industrial robotics startup

Zeev Ventures, Akkadian Ventures, Signia Ventures
Reali
$75M
San Mateo, CA-based real estate fintech platform

Ajax Strategies, Tenacious Ventures, Cargill, M12, AirTree Ventures, Main Sequence, the Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust
Regrow
$17M
Durham, NY-based carbon market monitoring and verification software company

TI Capital, Porsche Ventures, Spring Mountain Capital, Mercedes
RepairSmith
$42MEl Segundo, CA-based mobile auto repair service

Permira, JMI Equity, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Jackson Square Ventures, Ameriprise, T. Rowe Price
Seismic
$170M
San Diego, CA-based sales process automation company

Cannae Holdings, Genting Group, Point Break Capital Management, Walter Kortschak
Sightline Payments
$244M
Las Vegas, NV-based electronic payments company focused on the gaming market

Owl Rock, Northgate Capital, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Harmony Partners, M12, Atlassian Ventures, ServiceNow
Split.io
$50M
Redwood City, CA-based feature flag platform

Andreessen Horowitzled, YC, Initialized Capital, Pentech
Stacker
$20M
Golden Valley, MN-based no-code software development startup

August 25th, 2021|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 9-13, 2021

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

Northwestern Mutual
Milwaukee, WI
$100M
Impact Investing Fund

Sands Capital
Arlington, VA
$560M
Life sciences fund

Sageview Capital
Greenwich, CT; Palo Alto, CA
$710M
Third flagship fund

Private Equity Investors

Equifax
Appriss Insights
$1.825 B
Louisville, KY-based provider of proprietary data and analytics solutions for safety, fraud, risk, and compliance issues for government and commercial enterprises worldwide

CORE Industrial Partners
CGI Automated Manufacturing
Undisclosed
Romeoville, IL-based custom precision sheet metal fabrication solutions provider

Kainos Capital
Muenster Milling
Undisclosed
Muenster, TX-based pet food and ingredient manufacturer

Venture Capital Investors

Tiger Global, with 8VC, Tishman Speyer, Jerry Yang, Michael Ovitz, DST, LeFrak, Kevin Hartz
Agora
$33M
San Francisco, CA-based commercial construction procurement company

Reliance New Energy Solar, Paulson & Co., Bill Gates, Fortistar, Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, Japan Energy Fund
Ambri
$144M
Marlborough, MA-based battery tech startup

ACME Capital, Washington Harbour Partners, Powerhouse Capital, Makers Fund, Galaxy Digital
AviaGames
$40M
Mountain View, CA-based mobile, a skill-based gaming company

Canaan, Homebrew, Foundation Capital, BoxGroup
Canopy Servicing
$15M
Kea’au, HI-based loan software startup

Oak HC/FT, PayPal Ventures, Clearco, G9 Ventures, Mercury Fund, Valedor Partners, Arsenal Growth
Cart.com
$98M
Houston, TX-based e-commerce services provider

Valtruis, Oak HC/FT, Cigna Ventures, K2 HealthVentures, Blue Shield of California
Cricket Health
$83.5M
San Francisco, CA-based kidney care company

Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Amplo
Doxel
$40M
Redwood City, CA-based software developer focused on construction job sites

Accel and SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Emeritus
$650M
Boston, MA-based online education company

Altimeter Capital, Sapphire Ventures, B Capital Group, Tiger Global Management, Mirae Asset, Amex Ventures
FalconX
$210M
San Francisco, CA-based digital assets and cryptocurrency financial services startup

SoftBank, Silver Lake, Eldridge, TWG Sports Media & Entertainment, Insight Partners, MLB, Jay-Z, Roc Nation
Fanatics
$325M
Jacksonville, FL-based online retailer of licensed sports merchandise

Harmony Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Work-Bench
FireHydrant
$23M
New York, NY-based enterprise crisis startup

T. Rowe Price
Gusto
$175M
San Francisco, CA-based payroll and HR software company

Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, 10T Holdings, Alameda Research, Multicoin Capital
Helium
$111MSan Francisco, CA-based decentralized 5G wireless network

Tiger Global, Bullpen Capital, NextView Ventures, Mucker Capital
Hologram
$65M
Chicago, IL-based IoT device management startup

Energy Impact Partners, Keyframe Capital, FirstMark Capital, 1776 Ventures
HopSkipDrive
$25M
Los Angeles, CA-based children’s transportation company

Goodwater Capital, Bow Capital, Kamerra, Highland Capital Partners, Park West Asset Management
Jerry
$75M
Palo Alto, CA-based car ownership app

Future Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures, Booz Allen, Lockheed Martin, 40 North Ventures, Autotech Ventures
Latent AI
$19M
Menlo Park, CA-based startup

Lead Edge Capital, Top Tier Capital Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Redpoint, Threshold, Uncork Capital, Bloomberg Beta
LaunchDarkly
$200M
Oakland, CA-based maker of software development tools

JAZZ Venture Partners, Gurnet Point Capital, Main Street Advisors, KKCG, Lux Capital
Mahana Therapeutics
$61M
San Francisco, CA-based digital therapeutics startup

Alkeon Capital, B Capital Group, BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Vertex Ventures
OwnBackup
$240M
Englewood Cliffs, NJ-based data backup provider for companies in the Salesforce ecosystem

YC Continuity, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners
Pave
$46M
San Francisco, CA-based compensation platform startup

Leeds Illuminate
Product School
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based product management training platform

Coatue Management, ICONIQ Growth, Adams Street Partners, Sierra Ventures, Battery Ventures
Reify Health
$220M
Boston, MA-based clinical trials software company

General Catalyst , Insight Partners, Coatue, Bezos Expeditions, Marc Benioff, Dara Khosrowshahi, Dick Costolo, Adam Bain’s 01 Advisors
Saturn
$44M
New York, NY-based social platform

Addition, BlackRock, Greylock, GV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nepenthe Capital, Walden
Snorkel AI
$85M
Palo Alto, CA-based machine learning training startup

Whale Rock Capital Management, TI Platform Management, Alpha Square Group, Amity Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Top Tier Capital Partners, Viking Global Investors, Willoughby Capital
Talkdesk
$230M
San Francisco, CA-based cloud contact center software company

Insight Partners, Pitango Growth, TIME Ventures, DMG MORI, NEA, Vertex Ventures US
Tulip Interfaces
$100M
Boston, MA-based provider of software tools for frontline workers

Koch Disruptive Technologies, BRV, Ventura Capital
Upgrade
$105M
San Francisco, CA-based consumer credit startup

August 19th, 2021|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 2-6, 2021

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

BoxGroup
$255M
BoxGroup Five ($127.5M) and BoxGroup Strive ($127.5M)

Foothill Ventures
$100M
New fund

Moderne Ventures
$200M
Second fund

Morgan Stanley Private Credit
$1.6B
North Haven Credit Partners III

Newtopia VC
$50M
New fund to invest in Latin American tech startups

Work-Bench
$100M
Third fund

Private Equity Investors

Blue Venture Fund
Bluestone Physician Services
Undisclosed
Stillwater, MN-based chain of health care providers

Cornerstone Building Brands
Cascade Windows
$245M
Spokane, WA-based manufacturer of windows and doors

TowerBrook Capital Partners
EisnerAmper
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based accounting and consulting firm

Apax Funds
EveryAction
Undisclosed
Roll-up of three social impact funds

CDW Corporation
Focal Point Data Risk
Undisclosed
Tampa, FL-based cybersecurity services firm

Apex Group
Greenough Consulting Group
Undisclosed
Burlingame, CA-based provider of back-office services for VC and PE firms

Cressey & Co.
Home Care Pulse
Undisclosed
Rexburg, ID-based home care software company

Clean Harbors
HydroChemPSC
$1.25B
Deer Park, TX-based provider of industrial cleaning and maintenance services

WestView Capital Partners
Kymanox
Undisclosed
Morrisville, NC-based provider of professional services for biotech companies

MidOcean Partners
Louisiana Fish Fry
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based Peak Rock Capital affiliate

Waterfall Asset Management
Newcleus
Undisclosed
Newton, PA-based provider of employer-owned life insurance and annuity products

GB & Partners Investment Management
Parking Revenue Recovery Services
Undisclosed
Aurora, CO-based provider of parking enforcement and revenue collections service

WM Partners
Raw Sugar
Undisclosed
Aspirational lifestyle brand

Apax Funds
Social Solutions
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based provider of cloud software for nonprofit and public sector social service organizations

Morgan Health
Vera Whole Health
$50M
Seattle, WA-based primary care company


Gryphon Investors
Wittichen Supply Company
Undisclosed
Birmingham, AL-based wholesale distributor of HVAC/R equipment

Venture Capital Investors

Third Point Ventures, GV, Leslie Ventures, Lux Capital
Ahana
$20M
San Mateo, CA-based data analytics startup

Cathay Innovation, aMoon
DayTwo
$37M
Walnut Creek, CA-based nutrition company

Marlinspike Capital, Prosperity7, Catapult Ventures, DiamondStream Partners, Side X Side Management, Shield Capital Partners, Precursor Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s VC
Elroy Air
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based air cargo drone company

Energize Ventures, Schneider Electric Ventures, Merlin Ventures
Finite State
$30M
Columbus, OH-based supply chain security startup

Permira, Kleiner Perkins, GV, Stripes, Dell Technologies Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Glynn Capital
FullStory
$103M
Atlanta, GA-based analytics company

The Rise Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 Crosslink Capital, NewView Capital, Glynn Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, Wing Venture Capital, Uncork Capital, Slow Capital, Susa Ventures
Human Interest
$200M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of SMB 401(k)s

Temasek, Owl Rock, MSD Partnersi
Capital Network
$440M
New York, NY-based financial technology provider

Accel, Battery Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Morado Ventures
Lucid Lane
$16M
Los Altos, CA-based provider of telehealth substance-use disorders

G2VP, Golub Capital, Gaingels, Forerunner Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Brett Hurt, Brant Barton, Jared Schrieber, Jon Brelig, Elizabeth Spaulding
MakerSights
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based retail analytics software startup

Bessemer Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Uncork Capital, Draper Dragon Digital Assets, 9Yards Capital, Next Play Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Sony Music Entertainment
MakersPlace
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based NFT art marketplace

Sonoma Brands, Global Founders Capital, Monogram Capital, Lakehouse Ventures, Brand Foundry
Mixlab
$20M
New York, NY-based pet pharmacy partner

True Ventures, Addition, Founders Fund
Modern Animal
$75.5M
Los Angeles, CA-based veterinary company

Multiples Alternate Asset Management. Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime, Matrix Partners
MoEngage
$32.5M
San Francisco, CA-based customer engagement platform

Fulcrum Equity Partners
NavigatorCRE
$17.2M
Seattle, WA-based real estate data analytics startup

Triangle Peak Partners, Honeywell Ventures, Keysight Technologies, Telefónica Ventures, Dubai Electricity, and Water Authority’s Forward Investments, Porsche Ventures
Nozomi Networks
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based cybersecurity startup

Progressive Investment Company, Valar Ventures, Upper90, Contour Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, Third Prime, Parkwood, Gaingels, ALIVE
Octane Lending
$52M
New York, NY-based lending startup for recreational purchases

Mercato Partners, Samsung Next, Nationwide, Commerce Ventures, Ayon Capital, Kraken Ventures, STCAP, s20 Capital, Seven Peaks Ventures, Diverse Angels, University Growth Fund, Nevcaut Ventures
Prime Trust
$64M
San Francisco, CA-based crypto custody firm

QED Investors, FinTech Collective, Ardent Venture Partners
Reserve Trust
$30.5M
Denver, CO-based business payments company

Emergence, Baseline Ventures, Upside Partnership, Afore Capital
Retain.ai
$23M
San Francisco, CA-based customer insights platform

8VC
Sirona Medical
$22.5M
San Francisco, CA-based radiology IT provider

Pace Capital, Material
Suma Brands
$150M
Minneapolis, MN-based e-commerce merchant consolidator

Eileses Capital, Storm Ventures, Inventus Capital, Emergent Ventures
Talview
$15M
San Mateo, CA-based hiring tech startup

Norwest Venture Partners, Innovation Endeavors, Eclipse, Toyota Ventures
Third Wave Automation
$40M
Union City, CA-based in dustrial automation startup

TTV Capital, QED Investors, B Capital, the George Kaiser Family Foundation, Daher Capital, Mucker Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Moonshots Capital, BAM Ventures
Wildfire Systems
$15M
Solana Beach, CA-based fintech

WestBridge Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Yellow.ai
$78M
San Francisco, CA-based customer service software startup

Elevation Capital, Think Investments, Neeraj Arora, Saama Capital, Amit Singhal, Sierra Ventures, Twin Ventures, Dragon Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures
Zeni
$34M
Palo Alto, CA-based financial services data provider for venture-backed startups

Octave Ventures, Legion Capital, Grateful Investments, Alliance Holdings, Alpha Intelligence Capital
ZeroEyes
$20.9M
Philadelphia, PA-based maker of AI-based weapons detection software

August 12th, 2021|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 26-30, 2021

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

Blue Owl
$2B
Debut fund

Elephant Partners
$600M
Fourth fund

Moxxie Ventures
$85M
Second fund

Pritzker Private Capital
$2.7B
Third fund

Shore Capital Partners
$686M
Fourth healthcare private equity fund ($366M), first business services fund ($213M), and first real estate fund ($107M)

TPG
$5.4B
Rise Climate Fund

Private Equity Investors

GTCR, Reverence Capital Partners
Allspring Global Investments
Undisclosed
Wells Fargo Asset Management

The Jordan Co.
Dental365
$440M
New Hyde Park, NY-based dental services group

Accel-KKR
Drips
Undisclosed
Akron, OH-based conversational AI platform

Arcline Investment Management
Dwyer Instruments
Undisclosed
Michigan City, IN-based maker of sensors and instrumentation for process automation, HVAC, and building automation

Serent Capital
First Due
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of records and operations software for fire and EMS agencies

Apollo Global Management
FirstDigital Telecom
$200M
Salt Lake City, UT-based carrier

Warburg Pincus and Tilia Holdings
FlexXray
Undisclosed
Arlington, TX-based X-ray inspection services provider focused on food safety

Prelude Growth Partners
Fly by Jing
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based Asian food brand

Bruin Capital
Full Swing
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based golf simulator maker

The Blackstone Group
GTCR
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based buyout firm

Great Hill Partners
Labor First
Undisclosed
Mount Laurel, NJ-based provider of group retiree Medicare benefit management solutions

Thoma Bravo
Medallia
$6.4B
San Francisco, CA-based customer survey software company

T. Rowe Price, Goldman Sachs, Baillie Gifford, CPPIB, Fidelity, Capricorn, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Valor Equity Partners, Emerson Collective, Franklin Templeton
Redwood Materials
$700M
Reno, NV-based battery recycling startup

Partners Group
Reedy
Undisclosed
Deerfield, IL-based HVAC service provider

Cinven
Restaurant Brands Iberia
Undisclosed
Spanish and Portuguese master franchisor of Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes restaurants

TSG Consumer Partners
Rough Country
Undisclosed
Dyersburg, TN-based provider of truck and Keep accessories

Norwest Venture Partners
Supplier.io
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of supplier diversity management SaaS

Wynnchurch Capital
Trimlite
Undisclosed
Renton, WA-based maker of residential doors

O2 Investment Partners
Unwired Broadband
Undisclosed
Fresno, CA-based fixed wireless ISP

Venture Capital Investors

Lone Pine Capital, Steadfast Capital Ventures, Fidelity, Glynn Capital, Twilio, Accel, Salesforce Ventures, DAG, Owl Rock, World Innovation Lab
Algolia
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based search-as-a-service startup

Franklin Templeton, Temasek
Blaize
$71M
El Dorado Hills, CA-based AI edge computing startup

Third Point Ventures, Accel, Decibel, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Blameless
$30M
Palo Alto, CA-based site reliability engineering platform

Emerson Collective, Goodwater Capital, Scott Cook, and WTT Investment
Brain Technologies
$50M
San Mateo, CA-based natural language search engine

Insight Partners, SignalFire, Neo, BoxGroup, ThirdKind, Betaworks
Bubble
$100M
New York, NY-based visual programming platform

SoftBank Vision Fund II, GSV Ventures, Emergence Capital, Reach Capital, Owl Ventures, Insight Partners, Learn Capital
Class
$105M
Washington, DC-based provider of virtual classroom software built on top of Zoom

Greenfield Partners, Red Dot Capital Partners, StageOne Ventures, O.G. Tech, Janvest Capital Partners, Maor ventures, 2B Angels
Coralogix
$55M
San Francisco, CA-based log analytics platform

Index Ventures, Amplify Partners, Radical Ventures, CPPIB, Temasek
Covariant
$80M
Berkeley, CA-based robotic AI startup

Sequoia Capital India, TDM Growth Partners
Culture Amp
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based employee engagement platform

SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Embark Veterinary
$75M
Boston, MA-based genetics startup focused on dog wellness and lifespan expansion

Sequoia Capital, Stripes, Spark Capital, Coatue, DRW VC, SCB 10X
Fireblocks
$310M
New York, NY-based infrastructure provider for digital assets

Novo Holdings, Viking Global, Casdin Capital
Genomatica
118M
San Diego, CA-based developer of sustainable materials

GGV Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Bedrock, Cowboy Ventures, Khosla Ventures
Homebase
$71M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of employee management software

Temasek, Owl Rock, MSD Partners, Noah Holdings, Golub Capital, WestCap, Ping An Voyager Partners, Blackstone, UBS, Pivot Investment Partners, BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs
iCapital Network
$440M
New York, NY-based fintech platform for alternative investing

Morningside Ventures, Advantage Capital, Werth Family Investment Associates
MedRhythms
$25M
Portland, ME-based digital therapy platform for those with neurologic injuries

Vy Capital, GV, Valor Equity Partners, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund
Neuralink
$205M
Elon Musk’s embedded brain chip startup

Energy Impact Partners
Noetic Cyber
$15M
Waltham, MA-based cyber asset management and controls platform

Volition Capital, Silverton Partners
OneDay
$19M
Dallas, TX-based enterprise video storytelling startup

NewView Capital, SoftBank, King River Capital, Industrious Ventures, Transform Capital
Paystand
$50M
Scotts Valley, CA-based B2B decentralized finance platform

B Capital Group, Silver Lake Waterman, Battery Ventures, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Sapphire Ventures
Pendo
$150M
Raleigh, NC-based customer analytics platform

Mercato Partners, Samsung Next, Nationwide, Commerce Ventures, Ayon Capital, Kraken Ventures, STCAP, s20 Capital, Seven Peaks Ventures, Diverse Angels, University Growth Fund, Nevcaut Ventures
Prime Trust
$64M
Las Vegas, NV-based provider of financial infrastructure for fintech and digital asset firms

BlackRock, Blackbird Ventures, Temasek, Baillie Gifford, M12Psi
Quantum
$450M
Palo Alto, CA-based quantum computer developer

General Catalyst, Rakuten Group, SBI Group
Rakuten Medical
$166M
San Mateo, CA-based developer of drugs for head and neck cancers

Owl Rock, Lead Edge Capital, Headline, Two Sigma Ventures, Amplify Partners, BoldStart, Ridgeline, Heavybit
Replicated
$50M
Culver City, CA-based multi-prem software delivery startup

Invus, Altitude Life Science Ventures, Partners Investment, UPMC Enterprises, T. Rowe Price, Flagship Pioneering
Ring Therapeutics
$117M
Cambridge, MA-based commensal virome platform for gene therapy

ForgePoint Capital
SolCyber
$20M
Dallas, TX-based managed security services provider

Drive Capital, Premji Invest, General Catalyst, Partners Group, Smash Ventures, Kickstart Fund, F-Prime Capital
SonderMind
$150M
Denver, CO-based behavioral health startup

Spark Capital, Alexa Fund, Bar 9 Ventures
Spinn
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based connected coffee marketplace

Tiger Global
Squire
$60M
New York, NY-based provider of barbershop management software

H.I.G. Growth Partners, Rho Capital Partners, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Foundry Group, Triangle Peak Partners
Suzy
$50M
New York, NY-based market research software platform

Left Lane Capital
Talkiatry
$20M
New York, NY-based in-network psychiatric care startup

Manna Tree
The New Primal
$15M
Charlestown, SC-based maker of “clean ingredient” meat snacks

SoftBank Vision Fund 2, AWS, 83North, Avery Dennison, Grove Ventures, M Ventures, Merck KGaA, Maersk Growth, Norwest Venture Partners, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, Verizon Ventures
Wiliot
$200M
San Diego, CA-based developer of ultra-thin processors

Golub Capital, Jackson Square Ventures, MHS Capital, Goldcrest Capital
Zenput
$27M
San Francisco, CA-based operations execution startup

August 6th, 2021|Scherzer Deal Report|
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