The Scherzer Deal Report: September 20-24, 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 Bear Capital
Beverly Hills, CA
$150M
Second VC fund
Blumberg Capital
San Francisco, CA
$225M
Fifth early-stage fund
Clearhaven Partners
Boston, MA
$312M
Debut fund
Fifth Wall
Los Angeles, CA
$140M
Climate tech-focused VC fund
Harbour
Vest PartnersBoston, MA
$892M
Direct lending fund
Illumina Ventures
Foster City, CA
$325M
Second fund
Jump Capital
Chicago, IL
$350M
Seventh fund
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Beverly Hills, CA
$1.38B
Third lower midmarket
Liberty Strategic Capital
Washington, DC.
C $2.5B
Debut fund
Lightstone Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
$375M
Third fund
Longford Capital
Chicago, IL
$682M
Third fund
New Mountain Capital
New York, NY
$507M
Third CLO
Santé Ventures
Austin, TX
$260M
Fourth fund
Section Partners
Palo Alto, CA
$245M
New fund
Private Equity Investors
Boyne Capital
A&A Global Imports
Undisclosed
Vernon, CA-based provider of packaging materials to the cannabis market
Searchlight Capital Partners, British Columbia Investment Management Corp.
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Undisclosed
Lansing, MI-based outdoor advertising company
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Argos Health
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of claims revenue cycle services to health system
MiddleGround Capital
Arrow Tru-Line
Undisclosed
Archbold, OH-based provider of sectional overhead garage door components
Great Hill Partners
Blue Ridge
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based supply chain planning, and price optimization platform
Granite Creek Capital and Equivu Capital
C&C Manufacturing
Undisclosed
Englewood, CO-based maker of heavy equipment for the scrap metal recycling, waste management, and airport maintenance markets
CI Capital Partners
Cadmus
Undisclosed
Waltham, MA-based environmental consultancy
Peak Rock Capital
Delta Financial Group
Undisclosed
Clearwater, FL-based equipment finance platform
Northstar Capital
Drake Waterfowl Systems
Undisclosed
Olive Branch, MS-based hunter-focused branded apparel maker
Graycliff Partners
Electro-Mechanical Corp
Undisclosed
Bristol, VA-based manufacturer of engineered electrical equipment
Ardian
Florida Food Products
Undisclosed
Eustice, FL-based clean label ingredients firm
Audax Private Equity
GCX Mounting Solutions
Undisclosed
Petaluma, CA-based maker of healthcare-focused equipment mounting and mobility solutions
LLCP
In-Place Machining
Undisclosed
Milwaukee, WI-based provider of field machining, metrology, and diamond wire-cutting services
Barings, Partners Group
Milestone Equipment Holdings
Undisclosed
St. Charles, MO-based service transport equipment leasing firm
GI Partners
Patriot Growth Insurance Services
Undisclosed
Fort Washington, PA-based insurance distributor
Platinum Equity
Petmate
Undisclosed
Arlington, TX-based pet products brand
BlackRock Long Term Private Capital
Summit Cos.
Undisclosed
Mendota Heights, MN-based fire safety service and installation company
Sopris Capital
Symphony Care
Undisclosed
Madison, WI-based healthcare data analytics platform
Venture Capital Deals
Sumeru Equity Partners, Hercules Capital
3G
$15M
Shelton, CT-based provider of multi-carrier shipping software
Catapult Ventures, Kubota, Yamaha Motors, Impact Ventures
Advanced Farm Technologies
$25M
Davis, CA-based maker of strawberry-picking robots
Tiger Global, Floodgate, General Catalyst
Almanac
$34M
San Francisco, CA-based operating system for remote work
SpringRock Ventures, Margo Georgiadis, Outcomes Collective Growth Capital, FMZ Ventures, Samsung Next, Chamaeleon, AV8 Ventures, and GSR Ventures
Alpha Medical
$24M
Palo Alto, CA-based remote women’s healthcare startup
GV, Floating Point, Ridgeline Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, Schematic Ventures
Altana AI
$15M
New York, NY-based supply chain AI startup
Hitachi Ventures, Orbia Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover, Doral Energy, At One Ventures, TDK Ventures, Trumpf Ventures
Battery Resourcers
$70M
Worcester, MA-based developer of lithium-ion battery material
Coatue, Sequoia Capital, Costanoa Ventures
Bigeye
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based data observability platform
Wells Fargo, Blackstone Group, Mastercard, AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, GID-Windsor Communities, LENx, The Moinian Group, Morgan Properties, Starwood Capital Group, Related Cos.
Bilt Rewards
$60M
New York, NY-based loyalty program for renters
WestCap Group, Geolo Capital, VentureFriends, Prime Ventures
Blueground
$180M
New York, NY-based provider of short-term furnished apartment rentals
Sands Capital, Bob Kraft, Jim Murrenn, Golden Nugget, Rush Street, TEGNA, Defy Partners
Boom Entertainment
$15M
New York, NY-based maker of sports gaming apps
B Capital Group, Maverick
Centivo
$51M
Buffalo, NY-based health plan for self-funded employers
Greycroft, Alpha Edison, Crosslink Capital, Acadian Ventures, Fika Ventures, Act One Ventures
Clovers
$15M
Los Angeles, CA-based recruiting software startup
Tiger Global, GGV Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, SAP, Rocketship.vc, Lattice CEO Jack Altman
Crosschq
$16.5M
Danville, CA-based talent intelligence cloud
Insight Partners, Tricentis, Emergent Ventures, Security Leadership Capital
DeepFactor
$15M
San Jose, CA-based maker of continuous AppSec observability tools
Andreessen Horowitz, Iconiq, D1 Capital Partners, YC Continuity, General Catalyst, CEAS Investments, Matrix Partners
Fivetran
$565M
Oakland, CA-based provider of automated data integration solutions
WestCap, Silver Lake Waterman, WndrCo, Peter Thiel, Streamlined Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Gopher Asset Management
FLYR Labs
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of data and AI-driven Revenue Operating System for airlines, travel, and transportation industries
Signal
FireGrow Therapy
$15M
New York, NY-based startup that helps therapists launch private practices covered by insurance
Nextech Invest, SoftBank, Casdin Capital, The Column Group, 8VC, Two Sigma Ventures
Hexagon Bio
$61M
Menlo Park, CA-based biotech leveraging fungi to treat cancer and infectious diseases
Insight Partners, Point Nine, Air Street Capital
Intenseye
$25M
New York, NY-based provider of video analytics for employee health and safety
Breakthrough Energy Venture
Iron Ox
$53MSan Carlos, CA-based autonomous farming startup
Great Hill Partners
IVX Health
$100M
Nashville, TN-based operator of outpatient infusion centers
SoftBank Ventures Asia, TQ Ventures, FJ Labs, K50, Reshape, Quiet Capital
June Homes
$27M
New York, NY-based rental property tech startup
Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Box Group, Collaborative Fund, The Longevity Fund, Lachy Groom
Loyal
$27M
San Francisco, CA-based canine longevity startup
Industry Ventures, Bold Capital Partners, Freestyle VC, FMZ Ventures, Leksell Social Ventures
Meru Health
$30M
Palo Alto, CA-based digital clinic for mental health
Adams Street Partners, Icon Ventures, Polaris Partners, RRE Ventures, .406 Ventures, First Round Capital, SVB
Nomad Health
$63M
New York, NY-based online marketplace for temporary healthcare jobs in VC
Thomvest Ventures, Mubadala Ventures, Oak HC/FT, FinTech Collective, QED Investors, Bullpen Capital, ValueStream Ventures, Laconia, RiverPark Ventures, Stage II Capital, Cross River Bank
Ocrolus
$80M
New York, NY-based financial document analysis automation platform
Activate Capital, Liberty Mutual, Copec, City Light Capital, IA Capital, Evergy Ventures, Avista Development, Congruent Ventures, Centrica, National Grid Partners, Energy Foundry, Blue Bear Capital
Omnidian
$33M
Seattle, WA-based provider of solar system performance plans and performance guarantees
SoftBank, Khosla Ventures
Opentrons Labworks
$200M
New York, NY-based lab robotics company
Susquehanna, Horizon Healthcare Services, SVB
Pager
$70M
New York, NY-based virtual care navigation and collaboration platform
Andreessen Horowitz, AlleyCorp, Kevin Ryan
Pearl Health
$18M
New York, NY-based care delivery and billing software company for primary care physicians
D1 Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Nosara Capital, CPMG
Provi
$75M
Chicago, IL-based alcohol e-commerce platform
SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Oak HC/FT, Struck Capital, Stage 2 Capital, Craft Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures
Sendoso
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based corporate gifting platform
Accel, Sequoia Capital
Stairwell
$20M
Santa Clara, CA-based cybersecurity startup
Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, FirstMark Capital, June Fund, West Ventures, AME, Bessemer Venture Partners, Modern Venture Partners, Mirae Asset, Animal Capital, Riverside, Gaingel
Statespace
$50M
New York, NY-based gaming startup that aims to aid in neuroscience
SoftBank, PayPal Ventures, MoreTech, State of Mind Ventures, Pitango First, Menorah, Mivtach Shamir
StreamElements
$100M
Los Angeles, CA-based provider of video engagement and monetization tools
Coatue, DST Global
Sunday
$100M
Atlanta, GA-based restaurant payment app
Surveyor Capital, VenBio Partners, OrbiMed
Ventyx Biosciences
$51M
Encinitas, CA-based biotech focused on autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
Advocate Aurora Enterprises
Xealth
$24M
Seattle, WA-based provider of digital health solutions for hospitals