The Scherzer Deal Report: June 17-21, 2024
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
Charlesbank Capital Partners
$1.3B
Second tech opportunities fund
Kinderhook Industries
$2.75B
Eighth fund
Paradigm
$850M
Third fund
Refactor Capital
$50M
Fourth fund
The Engine
$398M
Third fund
Private Equity Deals
Everlane Equity Partners
Carey & Co.
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based provider of professional services to nonprofits
Advent International and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Fisher Investments
Undisclosed amount
Plano, TX-based money management firm
Antin Infrastructure Partners
GTL Leasing
Undisclosed amount
Tulsa, OK-based lessor of gaseous hydrogen transportation and storage equipment
H.I.G. Capital
Health-E Commerce
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based FSA and HSA marketplace
Stellex Capital Management
J. Skinner Baking
Undisclosed amount
Omaha, NE-based maker of artisan baked goods
Blue Sage Capital One
Source Flooring and Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based provider of flooring products and installation services
Trive Capital and Bluejay Capital Partners
RPM Fright Systems
Undisclosed amount
Royal Oak, MI-based finished vehicle logistics provider
Tiger Infrastructure Partners
Unison Energy
Undisclosed amount
Greenwich, CT-based energy-as-a-service platform
Venture Capital Deals
Crosslink Capital and Anthemis
Amplify Life Insurance
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based life insurance platform
Trousdale Ventures, Development Bank of Japan, Quanta Computer, Kleiner Perkins, Lavrock Ventures, L3Harris Technologies, InMotion Ventures, Matter Venture Partners, MESH Ventures, and Assembly Ventures
CesiumAstro
$65M
Austin, TX developer of space communications tech
Sapphire Ventures and Silversmith Capital Partners
Constructor
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based product discovery and search platform for enterprise e-commerce
Forerunner Ventures, Index Ventures, GV, and True Ventures
Daydream
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based e-commerce platform
Lightspeed, Vesey Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Accel, and Aleph
Finaloop
$35M
Brooklyn, NY-based e-commerce accounting platform
Lanchi Ventures
Genspark
$60M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI search engine startup
Wellington Management, NGP Capital, Euclidean Capital, Advance Venture Partners, SQN Venture Partners, 3M Ventures, B Capital, Bow Capital, Calibrate Ventures, OCA Ventures, and Swift Ventures
GrayMatter
$45M
Gardena, CA-based industrial robotics company
PayPal Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Velvet Sea Ventures, BAG Ventures, and Deciens Capita
Gynger
$20M
New York, NY-based embedded financing platform for technology purchases
Benchmark, Thrive Capital, Bond, and Conviction
HeyGen
$60M
Los Angeles, CA-based AI video generation platform for businesses
Blue Venture Fund, LRVHealth, Optum Ventures, .406 Ventures, Highmark Ventures, and VentureforGood
Humata Health
$25M
Winter Park, FL-based health-care prior authorization startup
Kleiner Perkins, Meritech, and Sapphire Ventures
Huntress
$150M
Columbia, MD-based cybersecurity startup focused on small businesses
Menlo Ventures, Allstate Strategic Ventures, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Lux Capital, Construct Capital, and Haystack Ventures
Kinetic
$21M
Santa Ana, CA-based digital maintenance and servicing platform for EVs
Conifer Infrastructure Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Eni Next, Add Ventures by SCG, and Autodesk Foundation
M2X Energy
$40M
Rockledge, FL-based gas-to-methanol startup
Third Rock Ventures, Sofinnova Investments, Forbion, Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund, venBio, AlphaWave Global, Omega Funds, and Surveyor Capital
Marea Therapeutics
$190M
South San Francisco, CA-based developer of cardiometabolic medicines
HealthQuest Capital, Adams Street, Icon Ventures, Polaris Partners, .406 Ventures, and RRE Ventures
Nomad Health
$22M
New York, NY-based health care staffing and travel nurse company
Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Stripes, BoxGroup, Operator Partners, and SV Angel
Pomelo Care
$46M
Jersey City, NJ-based virtual maternal care provider
Samsung, Helium-3 Ventures, Honda Motor, LKQ, SCG, Traxys, and Wistron
Princeton NuEnergy
$30M
Bordentown, NJ-based direct recycler
Innovius Capital
SewerAI
$15M
Walnut Creek, CA-based sewer inspection startup
Buckley Ventures, OpenAI Startup Fund, Khosla Ventures, Paul Graham, and Jeff Weiner
Speak
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based language-learning app
Andreessen Horowitz and Perceptive Advisors
Talkiatry
$130M
New York, NY-based psychiatric care startup
Tiger Global Management, Proficio Capital Partners, and Impulse
Vecna Robotics
$40M
Waltham, MA-based maker of autonomous warehouse forklifts
Sandbox Industries, Forgepoint Capital, Ardent Venture Partners, and MTech Capital
Verituity
$18.8M
McLean, VA-based payout verification startup