The Scherzer Deal Report: October 16-20, 2023
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
Astira Capital Partners
$675M
Debut fund
Graycliff Partners
$600M
Fifth midmarket PE fund
Gridiron Capital
$2.1B
Fifth fund
Pfingsten
$435M
Sixth fund
RevRoad Capital
$61M
Debut fund
Shield Capital
$186M
Debut fund
Veriten
$85M
First private investment fund
Private Equity Deals
Citation Capital
Cibo Vita
Undisclosed amount
Totowa, NJ-based maker of healthy snack foods
KKR
Circor
$1.6B
Burlington, MA-based maker of industrial flow control products
Hull Street Energy
Greenskies Clean Focus
Undisclosed amount
North Haven, CT-based solar developer and operator
Summit Partners, Enhanced Healthcare Partners
Hallmark Health Care Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Hauppauge, NY-based provider of health care workforce management solutions
Arcline
Hartzell Aviation
Undisclosed amount
Piqua, OH-based maker of aircraft subsystems and aftermarket partners
Berkshire Partners
PDQ
Undisclosed amount
Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of IT asset management software
Providence Equity Partners
Populous
Undisclosed amount
Kansas City, MO-based sports and entertainment venue architectural and design firm
Varsity Healthcare Partners
VetEvolve
Undisclosed amount
Richmond, VA-based veterinary platform
Venture Capital Deals
Drawdown Fund, Oshkosh Corp., Bridgestone
Hayden AI
$53M
Oakland, CA-based autonomous traffic management system
Nexus Venture Partners, Uncorrelated Ventures
Fingerprint
$33M
Chicago, IL-based device intelligence API
Brightwood Capital, Tamarix Capital Partners
Joor
$25M
New York, NY-based wholesale management platform
IA Capital Group, Cultivation Capital, Intuit Ventures, TruStage Ventures, Assurity Ventures
Matic
$17M
Columbus, OH-based embedded insurtech startup
Brevan Howard, Point 72, Jane Street
Membrane Labs
$20M
New York, NY-based cryptocurrency-focused trading and lending platform
Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Valor Equity Partners
Nirvana Insurance
$57M
San Francisco, CA-based insurer of commercial truck fleets
Canapi Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Harmonic Capital, Radiate Capital, Cox Enterprises, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, YC, Avid Ventures
Nova Credit
$45M
New York, NY-based startup focused on immigrant credit history
Eclipse, GE HealthCare, Echo Global, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Granger Management, Mayo Clinic, Mercy Health, the University of Missouri
Nucleus RadioPharma
$56M
Rochester, MN-based supply chain organization for radiopharmaceuticals
MassMutual Ventures, Capital One Ventures
Prove Identity
$40M
New York, NY-based fraud reduction startup
DCVC, Comcast Ventures, Ex/ante, Parameter Ventures, AI Grant
Reality Defender
$15M
New York, NY-based deepfake and AI-generated media detection platform
GV, Room40 Ventures, Venrock
Scope3
$20M
New York, NY-based decarbonization startup focused on the media and advertising industries.
Insight Partners
SecureW2
$60M
Seattle, WA-based zero-trust passwordless security software provider
Callais Capital, North Coast Ventures, Gullane Capital
Society Brands
$25M
Canton, OH-based tech-enabled consumer products company
OMX Ventures, Kleinmuntz Associates
VedaBio
$40M
San Diego, CA-based molecular detection startup