The Scherzer Deal Report: March 9-13, 2026
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
Breakout Ventures
$114M
Third fund
Coefficient Capital
$500M
Second consumer growth fund
Glade Brook Capital Partners
$1B
Glade Brook Gondola Fund
Pax Ventures
$50M
Debut fund
Scout Ventures
$125M
Fifth fund
Spark Capital
$3B
New funds
Truelink Capital
$2B
Second flagship midmarket PE fund
Private Equity Deals
AIM MRO
AA Bushings
Undisclosed amount
Jupiter, FL-based maker of landing gear
Blackstone
Advanced Cooling Technologies
Undisclosed amount
Lancaster, PA-based maker of thermal management and energy efficiency solutions
Bain Capital
APP Jet Center
Undisclosed amount
Fort Pierce, FL-based provider of aviation services at supply-constrained airports
Blackstone and Blue Owl
Atlas Holdings
Undisclosed amount
Greenwich, CT-based private equity firm focused on manufacturing and distribution
Saber Power
Bounds Construction
Undisclosed amount
Tylertown, MS-based provider of foundation construction for industrial, utility, and energy infrastructure projects
Zendesk
Forethought
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based customer service automation startup
ACA Group
FX Transparency
Undisclosed amount
Framingham, MA-based provider of foreign exchange transaction cost analysis and execution analytics
Ara Partners
Gate City Power and Gate City Renewable Fuels
$875M
Wilmington, DE-based thermal power-plant operator and ethanol producer
Oak Hill Capital
Guild Garage Group
$800M
New York City, NY-based alliance of garage door repair and replacement businesses
Mountaingate
Capital Harvest Group
Undisclosed amount
Rogers, AR-based commerce agency for consumer brands
Midland Industries
Industrial Specialties Manufacturing
Undisclosed amount
Englewood, CO-based maker of pneumatic, vacuum, and fluid circuitry components
Ramarketing
ISR Market Research
Undisclosed amount
Cary, NC-based specialist research firm
KPS Capital Partners
Jennmar
Undisclosed amount
Pittsburgh, PA-based provider of infrastructure products for sectors like mining and construction
Monomoy Capital Partners
Jiffy Lube
$1.3B
Houston, TX-based auto services chain
Altamont Capital Partners
Key Container
Undisclosed amount
Pawtucket, RI-based corrugated box manufacturer
BV Investment Partners
Moxe Health
Undisclosed amount
Madison, WI-based clinical data exchange platform
Chicago Pacific Founders
Nexben
Undisclosed amount
Grand Rapids, MI-based health benefits firm
Greenbelt Capital Management
Peak Utility Services Group
Undisclosed amount
Broomfield, CO-based utility infrastructure services provider
Dynamic Access
PICC Stat
Undisclosed amount
Minneapolis, MN-based vascular access provider
Serent Capital
Saisystems
Undisclosed amount
Shelton, CT-based provider of RCM and EHR solutions for physicians in skilled nursing facilities
Ridgewood Infrastructure
Sierra Railroad Co.
Undisclosed amount
Oakdale, CA-based shortline rail platform
Siris
Takkion
Undisclosed amount
Evansville, WY-based services provider to the renewable energy industry
ISPN
ZCorum
Undisclosed amount
Alpharetta, GA-based provider of managed IT services
Venture Capital Deals
RA Capital Management, Nextech Invest, The Column Group, Lux Capital, and Regeneron Ventures
Atavistik Bio
$40M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of treatments for blood cancer and bleeding disorders
Neuberger Berman, Alchip Technologies, ARK Invest, Insight Partners, MediaTek, QIA, Sequoia Global Equities, 1789 Capital, Advent Global Opportunities, Boardman Bay Capital Management, IAG Capital Partners, Light Street Capital, Playground Global, AMD Ventures, and Nvidia
Ayar Labs
$500M
San Jose, CA-based provider of optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads
Springcoast Capital Partners, PayPal Ventures, Arsenal Growth Equity, Mercury Fund, and Oak HC/FT
Cart.com
$180M
Houston, TX-based commerce and logistics provider
Tradeweb Markets, DRW Venture Capital, Ripple, Virtu Financial, Wintermute Ventures, XTX Markets, and Illuminate Financial
Crossover Markets
$31M
Wilmington, DE-based parent company of the CROSSx crypto electronic communication networks
Greylock
Cylake
$45M
Sunnyvale, CA-based cybersecurity startup for regulated institutions
a16z
Ease Health
$41M
New York City, NY-based maker of software for behavioral health providers
Tether Investments
Eight Sleep
$50M
New York City, NY-based maker of smart sleep products
Allumia Ventures, DaVita Venture Group, Blue Cross of Idaho, Flare Capital Partners, Optum Ventures, LRVHealth, Health Velocity, Martin Ventures, and Epsilon Ventures
Greater Good Health
$20.5M
El Segundo, CA-based value-based health services company
GV, Khosla Ventures, Acrew Capital, NfX, Scribble Ventures, and Webb Investment Network
Guild.ai
$44M
San Francisco, CA-based startup helping companies develop AI agents
Ghisallo Capital, Principia Growth, Sixty Degree Capital, and Strategic Development Fund
HawkEye 360
$23M
Herndon, VA-based radio signals intelligence startup
Redpoint Ventures and CrowdStrike Falcon Fund
JetStream Security
$34M
Santa Clara, CA-based AI governance startup
HealthX Ventures, 8VC, LRVHealth, Bold Capital Partners, and Ikigai Venture Partners
KeyCare
$20.9M
Chicago, IL-based telehealth startup
A16z, SV Angel, Harry Stebbings, and YC
Lio
$30M
New York City, NY-based agentic AI startup focused on procurement
HM Venture Partners and Southeast Minnesota Capital Partners
Minnesota Medical Technologies
$20.6M
Stewartville, MN-based continence care company
Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, and General Catalyst|
Nominal
$80M
Austin, TX-based industrial software startup
Janus Henderson Investors, RA Capital, SR One, Vida Ventures, and ArrowMark Partners
Poplar Therapeutics
$45M
Cambridge, MA-based food allergy biotech
RTW Investments
Prolium Bioscience
$50M
New York City, NY-based autoimmune biotech
Fifth Wall and Progressive, HighSage Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Flintlock Capital, Gaingels, Canaan, First Round Capital, Curql, and TruStage Ventures
RenoFi
$22M
Philadelphia, PA-based home renovation financing platform
Goldman Sachs Alternatives, IVP, and Goldcrest
Sage
$65M
New York City, NY-based care platform for senior living and skilled nursing
LuminArx Capital Management, General Atlantic, Coatue, Moore Strategic Ventures, and Andalusian Private Capital
Sierra Space
$550M
Louisville, CO-based defense-tech space spinout of Sierra Nevada Corp.
Geodesic Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Felicis, First In, Scribble Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Washington Harbour Partners, Palumni VC, Fulcrum Venture Group, Anomaly Fund, and Fortitude Ventures
Smack Technologies
$32M
El Segundo, CA-based AI lab for national security

