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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
< br>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

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

Private Equity Investors

Venture Capital Investors

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

10T Holdings
$750M
Debut fund

Alpine Investors
$2.25B
Eighth fund

Scout Ventures
$55M
Third fund

Private Equity Investors

Butterfly
Chosen Foods
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based maker of avocado oil and other avocado-related products

The Blackstone Group, Francisco Partners
Dynamo Software
Undisclosed
Watertown, MA-based provider of cloud software for the alt investment management industry

Thoma Bravo
Intel 471
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of cyber threat intelligence solutions for businesses and governments

Gen Cap
Lab Products
Undisclosed
Seaford, DE-based maker of lab research animal housing and care equipment

Patient Square Capital
Summit BHC
Undisclosed
Franklin, TN-based provider of behavioral health and addiction treatment services

Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus
T-Mobile Netherlands
Undisclosed
Leading European telecommunications operator

The Blackstone Group
The Chamberlain Group
Undisclosed
Oak Brook, IL-based provider of smart access solutions

Cinven
True Potential
Undisclosed
British wealth management firm 

Venture Capital Investors

Butterfly
Chosen Foods
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based maker of avocado oil and other avocado-related products

The Blackstone Group, Francisco Partners
Dynamo Software
Undisclosed
Watertown, MA-based provider of cloud software for the alt investment management industry

Thoma Bravo
Intel 471
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of cyber threat intelligence solutions for businesses and governments

Gen Cap
Lab Products
Undisclosed
Seaford, DE-based maker of lab research animal housing and care equipment

Patient Square Capital
Summit BHC
Undisclosed
Franklin, TN-based provider of behavioral health and addiction treatment services

Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus
T-Mobile Netherlands
Undisclosed
Leading European telecommunications operator

The Blackstone Group
The Chamberlain Group
Undisclosed
Oak Brook, IL-based provider of smart access solutions

Cinven
True Potential
Undisclosed
British wealth management firm 

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

AGIC Capital
$1.2B
Second fund

MiddleGround Capital
$1.05B
Second flagship fund ($800M), overage fund ($250M)

Susa Ventures
$375M
Fourth fund

Trinity Hunt Partners
$460M
Sixth fund

Private Equity Investors

Genstar Capital
Arrowhead Engineered Products
Undisclosed
Blaine, MN-based distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for off-road vehicles

Turnspire Capital Partners
Daniel
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based provider of flow and energy measurement solutions

Vista Equity Partners
Drift
Undisclosed
Boston, MA-based marketing and sales SaaS platform

Apollo Global Management
Edgecast
Undisclosed
Verizon’s digital media unit, including Yahoo and AOL

Francisco Partners
Follett School Solutions
Undisclosed
McHenry, IL-based K-12 software and content group

Falfurrias Capital Partners
H Code
Undisclosed
Santa Monica, CA-based multicultural digital media company

WestView Capital Partners
Invisors
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based Workday consulting firm

TowerBrook Capital Partners and NewRoad Capital Partners
Kevin’s Natural Food
Undisclosed
Modesto, CA-based maker of refrigerated sous vide meat entrées, vegetable sides, and sauces

Centre Partners
Midwest Mobility Solutions
Undisclosed
Troy, MI-based national authorized reseller for AT&T

Oaktree Capital Management
Priority Power
$250M
Arlington, TX-based provider of energy management services

Accel-KKR
PropLogix
Undisclosed
Sarasota, FL-based provider of real estate title closing software

Hg
Riskalyze
$300M
Auburn, CA-based risk analysis platform for financial advisors

Apax Partners
SavATree
Undisclosed
Bedford Hills, NY-based tree and lawn care provider

Tritium Partners
Stukent
Undisclosed
Idaho Falls, ID-based provider of digital courseware and simulations

Thoma Bravo
Talend
$2.4B
Redwood City, CA-based data integration and integrity company

The Rise Fund
Teachers of Tomorrow
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based teacher alternative certification program

Leonard Green & Partners
Tecta America
Undisclosed
Rosemont, IL-based commercial roofer

Venture Capital Investors

Insight Partners, Optum Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Sound Ventures, BoxGroup, Rainfall Ventures
Alma
$50M
New York, NY-based membership network for therapists to build their practices

Matrix Partners, Accel, Global Founders Capital, Susa Ventures, YC
Centaur Labs
$15M
Boston, MA-based medical data labeling startup

Durable Capital, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, BOND, Khosla Ventures, IVP, T. Rowe Price, Coatue, Accel, YC
Checkr
$250M
San Francisco, CA-based platform for employee background checks

PSG, Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, NextView Ventures
Code Climate
$50M
New York, NY-based engineering intelligence platform

Energy Impact Partners, Capital One Ventures, Crowdstike, Gaingels
Corelight
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based open network detection and response platform

Morgan Stanley, UC Regents, BNY Mellon, Clearbridge, House Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, BlackRock, Fidelity
Databricks
$1.6B
San Francisco, CA-based unified data analytics platform

OrbiMed, Arix Bioscience, Janus Henderson Investors, 5AM Ventures, Rock Springs Capital, Nantahala Capital Management, Willett Advisors, Alexandria Venture Investments, Atlas Venture, Novo Holdings, Access Biotechnology
Disc Medicine
$90M
Cambridge, MA-based biotech focused on hematologic diseases

Streamlined Ventures
Flip
$28M
Los Angeles, CA-based beauty and wellness social commerce startup

Koch Disruptive Technologies, Innovation Endeavours, Wittington Ventures, FM Capital, Dynamo Ventures, Trucks VC, Intact Ventures
Gatik
$85M
Palo Alto, CA-based autonomous delivery network

Casdin Capital, GV, Amgen Ventures, Perceptive Advisors, Canaan Partners, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Illumina Ventures, LRVHealth, Echo Health Ventures, Revelation Partners, HealthInvest Equity Partners, Avestria Ventures, Flywheel Ventures, Dreamers Fund, Blue Ivy Ventures
Genome Medical
$60M
South San Francisco, CA-based genomic care delivery startup

Zeev Ventures, Group 11, Stereo Capital, Menlo Ventures, Lydia Jett
HomeLight
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based platform for matching home-sellers with real estate agents

Tiger Global, SoftBank, BOND, Forerunner Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Sam Altman, Lachy Groom, Kindred Ventures, TIME Ventures, Valia Ventures, Next Ventures, Plexo Capital, Wilson Sonsini
Humane
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based consumer hardware and software startup

Motive Partners, Viola Growth, Fort Ross Ventures, Viola FinTech, MassMutual Ventures, Nationwide, Hearst Ventures, Moneta VC
Insurify
$100M
Cambridge, MA-based virtual insurance agent and comparison platform

CRV, Tencent, SVB, Alkeon Capital Management, Soros Fund Management, Andreessen Horowitz
Jeeves
$57M
New York, NY-based expense management platform for startups

Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, BlackRock, Flagship Pioneering
Laronde
$440M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of circular RNA solutions

Vulcan Capital
Nifty Games
$26M
Lafayette, CA-based publisher of head-to-head sports games for mobile

Lightspeed Venture Partners, Polychain Capital, Ribbit Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Pantera Capital, Alameda Research, Mark Cuban
Offchain Labs
$120M
Princeton, NJ-based Ethereum rollup protocol

1315 Capital
Onkos Surgical
$15M
Parsippany, NJ-based developer of solutions for musculoskeletal oncology and orthopedic procedures

01A, General Catalyst, Lachy Groom, Founders Fund, Felicis Ventures, Abstract Ventures
Origin
$56M
San Francisco, CA-based employee financial wellness platform

General Atlantic, Owl Ventures, Emerson Collective, Uncork Capital, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Tao Capital Partners
Panorama Education
$60M
Boston, MA-based survey platform for K-12 education

Western Technology Investment and Javelin Venture Partners
Pixalate
$18M
Palo Alto, CA-based ad analytics and fraud protection platform

LKCM Headwater Investments
ProbablyMonsters
$200M
Bellevue, WA-based gaming studio

Cowen Sustainable Investments
Quip
$100M
New York, NY-based oral care company

Elysian Park Ventures
Snap Mobile
$90M
Seattle, WA-based digital fundraising platform for high school groups

Atlas Venture, Medicxi, Aditum Bio
Versanis Bio
$70M
Oakland, CA-based biotech focused on obesity

Iconiq, GGV Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Costanoa Ventures
Vic.ai
$50M
New York, NY-based enterprise accounting automation startup

SoftBank Vision Fund 2, IVP, Cavu Ventures, Thursday Ventures, GP Bullhound, Accomplice, NextView Ventures, Animal Capital
Whoop
$200M
Boston, MA-based maker of fitness wearables