Scherzer Deal Report

The Scherzer Deal Report: April 4-8, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$750M
Seventh early-stage life sciences fund ($450M) and second later-stage fund ($300M)
 
$150M
VC debut fund
 
$4.6B
Second fund
 
$460M
Third fund
 
$1.1B
Fifth midmarket PE fund
 
$200M+
Latest fund
 
$365M
Second fund
 
$500M
Third fund
 
$1.95B
Sixth growth equity fund
 
$85M
Third fund
 
$167M
Third growth equity fund
 
$4.6B
Second credit opportunities fund
 
$3.3B
Second credit fund
 
$1.35B
Fifth fund

Private Equity Deals

Reverence Capital Partners
$100M
New York, NY-based alternative investment platform
 
Brookfield Business Partners
Undisclosed
Illinois-based provider of auto dealership software
 
Stonepeak
Undisclosed
Denver, CO-based data center operator
 
Hellman & Friedman
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based market analytics firm
 
FTV Capital
$180M
Norwalk, CT-based provider of procurement tech
 
H.I.G. Capital
Undisclosed
Spring Grove, IL-based paper producer
 
GrowthCurve Capital
Undisclosed
Franklin, TN-based provider of hospital revenue cycle management software
 
Patient Square Capital
$340M
Herndon, VA- based provider of acute care telemedicine
 
Ariel Alternatives
Undisclosed
Salt Lake City, UT-based communications provider to people who are deaf or hard of hearing
 
Monarch Alternative Capital, Alliance Consumer Growth, White Road Investments
$150M
San Diego, CA-based pet food maker
 
Stone Point Capital
$2B
Franklin, TN-based owner of the SilverSneakers fitness program for Medicare-eligible people
 
Thoma Bravo
Undisclosed
San Jose, CA-based user experience insights company

 

Venture Capital Deals

MicroPort CardioFlowMedtech
$35.4M
Minneapolis, MN-based medical device maker focused on mitral regurgitation
 
Tiger Global, Shasta Ventures, Accel
$31M
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of data automation products for enterprise customers
 
Koch Strategic Platforms
$30M
Hayward, CA-based solid-state battery developer
 
Tiger Global
$64M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of trenching robots for heavy construction projects
 
Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Advent International, Goldman Sachs, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners
$88M
New York, NY-based web3 and blockchain security company
 
SoftBank, BlackRock, Memorial Hermann Health System, Insight Partners, Spark Capital, KKR, Aspenwood Ventures, Rivas Capital, Sigmas Group
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based cloud analytics and value-based payments platform
 
Warburg Pincus, The Heritage Group
$50M
Boyertown, PA-based environmental commodities trading company
 
Acrew Capital, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Investments, Highland Capital Partners, Avon Ventures, Morningside Technology Ventures
$35M
Boston, MA-based crypto financial intelligence startup
 
Fifth Wall
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based marketplace for building accessory dwelling units
 
Goldman Sachs, Prologis Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Vopak Ventures, Sandbox Insurtech Ventures
$50M
Austin, TX-based enterprise data catalog
 
General Catalyst, Warburg Pincus, Town Hall Ventures, NorthPond Ventures, Rethink Impact
$50M
Mooresville, NC-based addiction support startup
 
F-Prime Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, aMoon Fund, lool ventures, Arkin Holdings
$20M
Boston, MA-based startup that uses voice tech to analyze behavioral health sessions
 
BMO, Contour Venture Partners, Halogen Ventures, Cleo Capital, New York Ventures of Empire State Development, Stardust Equity, The Venture Collective, Envestnet, Geingels
$53M
New York, NY-based digital investment platform for women
 
Integrity Growth Partners
$16M
Denver, CO-based provider of incidental findings and screening patient management software
 
NEA
$28.5M
San Francisco, CA-based telehealth company focused on perimenopause and menopause
 
National Football League, Major League Baseball, MLB Players Association, NFL Players Association, the National Hockey League, Blue Pool Capital, the Qatar Investment Authority
$1.5B
Jacksonville, FL-based sports merchandising giant
 
Hamilton Lane, SoftBank, Iconiq, DST Global
$240M
Madison, WI-based shopping rewards app
 
Bain Capital Ventures, NYCA Partners, QED Investors
$65M
New York, NY-based financial infrastructure platform
 
Paradigm, Multicoin Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Solana Labs, Animoca, Coinbase, Play Ventures, Position Ventures, Zynga founder Mark Pincus, Crossover, Shrug Capital
$35M
New York, NY-based marketplace for gaming NFTs
 
Munich Re Ventures, TriVentures, MS&AD, Orix, Aspect Ventures, Mindset Ventures, At Inc., OurCrowd
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based startup combining fertility financing and care support
 
GIC, JPMorgan, Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lead Edge Capital
$240M
New York, NY-based open observability platform
 
Zigg Capital, Blackstone Innovations Investments, Fir Tree Partners
$35M
Nashville, TN-based group travel booking site
 
Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lachy Groom, Caffeinated Capital, Founders Fund, Construct Capital, and 137 Ventures
$90M
Los Angeles, CA-based autonomous manufacturing startup focused on aerospace and defense
 
Multicoin Capital, Craft Ventures, Solana Capital, Shine Capital, 75, Sunny Ventures, Spark Capital, Founder Collective, Homebrew
$18M
San Francisco, CA-based decentralized mapping network
 
Janus Henderson Investors, Longitude Capital, Leeds Illuminate, Endeavour Vision, Revelation Partners, Kaiser Permanente Ventures
$115M
Quincy, MA-based nurse staffing platform
 
Velvet Sea Ventures, Parameter Ventures, One Way Ventures, NextView Ventures, Dash Fund
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based employee background check startup
 
Sequoia Capital
$18.5M
San Francisco, CA-based predictive AI SaaS for businesses
 
Valor Equity Partners, Ballie Gifford, Goldcrest Capital, Vlad Tenev
$70M
Palo Alto, CA-based startup that enables stable coin transfers via its bitcoin network
 
Four Rivers, Sorenson Capital, CLEAR Ventures, Wipro Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Intel Capital, Redpoint Ventures, XSeed Capital
$55M
Stanford, CA-based enterprise translation software and services company
 
G Squared, G2 Venture Partners, Xerox Ventures
$800M
Norwalk, CT-based contract management software provider
 
Tiger Global, Craft Ventures, Slow Ventures, Garage Capital, Worklife Ventures
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based business communications startup
 
Insight Partners, GV, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners
$26M
San Francisco, CA-based revenue orchestration SaaS
 
Index Ventures, Amplify Partners
$24M
Beverly Hills, CA-based database infrastructure startup
 
SoftBank, Accel, Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, General Catalyst, 9Yards, Adams Street, Base Growth
$300M
San Francisco, CA-based distributed workforce management company
 
Eldridge, TTV Capital, Fin VC, the George Kaiser Foundation, eGateway Capital
$82M
Austin, TX-based sales platform aimed at content creators
 
Andreessen Horowitz, LRV Health, Company Ventures
$34M
Austin, TX-based digital food pharmacy
 
Binance, Animoca Brands, Andreessen Horowitz, Dialectic, Paradigm, Accel
$150M
Millwood, NY-based crypto gaming studio
 
Sozo Ventures, USV, RyderVentures, Greycroft, Equal Ventures, Las Olas VC, The Fund
$30M
Miami, FL-based freight trucking dispatch platform
 
Owl Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NEA, PJC, Sky9 Capital, Diplo
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based no-code mobile app dev platform
 
Spark Capital, Zetta Venture Partners, Pillar VC
$20M
Cambridge, MA-based dental diagnostics startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: March 28-April 1, 2022

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 and Finance IQ.

PE and VC Firms

$1.765B
Fourth fund
 
$50M
Debut fund
 
$110M
Second fund
 
$45M
Debut fund
 
$750M
Third fund

Private Equity Deals

KKR, Global Infrastructure Partners
$15B
Dallas, OH-based data center operator
 
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Undisclosed
Prattsburgh, NY-based broadband provider in New York and Pennsylvania
 
Berkshire Partners, Warburg Pincus
Undisclosed
Cincinnati, OH-based provider of revenue cycle management software
 
The Jordan Co.
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based flexible packaging maker
 
Thomas H. Lee Partners
Undisclosed
Rosemont, IL-based healthcare data enablement company
 
Amulet Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Columbus, OH-based network of outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment facilities
 
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based corporate retirement plan robo-advisor
 
Elliott Management, Brookfield Asset Management
$16B
New York, NY-based global marketing research firm
 
TA Associates
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based in-venue interactive music platform
 
Liberty Strategic Capital
$525M
Dallas, TX-based enterprise security firm

 

Venture Capital Deals

F-Prime Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Greylock
$23M
San Francisco, CA-based telemedicine network
 
m]x[v Capital, Defy VC, Underscore
$25M
New York, NY-based healthcare staffing startup
 
Imaginary Ventures, Left Lane, Good Friends, Interplay, Red Antler
$25M
New York, NY-based no-code ML infrastructure startup
 
NGP Capital, Canaan Partners, Emergent Ventures, BGV Ventures
$29M
Santa Clara, CA-based revenue operations and intelligence platform
 
ACME Capital, Mouse Partners, Bullpen Capital, Triventures, Trousdale Ventures
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based virtual behavioral health startup
 
DigitalBridge Ventures
$60M
Cupertino, CA-based 5G LAN deployment startup
 
CapitalG, GGV Capital, Inspired Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, BoxGroup
$100M
New York, NY-based social network for professional women in senior leadership positions
 
Lux Capital, Human Capital
$25M
Lowell, MA-based privacy software startup
 
Nat Turner, D1 Capital Partners, Cohen Private Ventures, and TCG Capital Management
$100M
Santa Ana, CA-based sports card appraiser, and marketplace
 
Sixth Street Partners
$150M
Cambridge, MA-based medical research tools startup
 
Andreessen Horowitz, Eldridge Industries, T. Rowe Price, Whale Rock
$620M
Fort Lee, NJ-based lender to fintech companies
 
USVP, Team8 Capital, Hyperwise Ventures
$27M
Kirkland, WA-based cyber-attack surface management startup
 
USV and Keyframe Capital
$20M
New York, NY-based electricity providerPeak
 
Span Capital, Montreux Growth Partners
$15M
King of Prussia, PA-based patient financial management startup
 
Mainsail Partners
$31M
Overland Park, KS-based provider of management software for flight schools
 
Ocean Zero, Boost VC, Winklevoss Capital
$15.5M
East Greenwich, RI-based electric boat maker
 
Susquehanna Growth Equity, JMI Equity, Khosla Ventures, Randstad Innovation Fund, Recruit Holdings
$50M
Mountain View, CA-based developer skills company
 
Viola Growth
$26M
San Jose, CA-based real estate investing and property management platform
 
Edison Partners
$36M
New York, NY-based used furniture marketplace
 
Premji Invest, Sequoia Capital India, Telstra Ventures, Blume Ventures, Leo Capital
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based test orchestration startup
 
SVP Capital, Salesforce Ventures
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based payments infrastructure startup
 
Founders Fund, General Catalyst, XYZ VC, Fifth Down Capital, Friends & Family Capital
$25M
San Diego, CA-based strategic finance startup
 
SoftBank, Westlake Village BioPartners, Kleiner Perkins
$100M
South San Francisco, CA-based biotech focused on neurodegenerative diseases
 
Menlo Ventures, Tiger Global, Wing VC
$28M
San Mateo, CA-based similarity search platform
 
Radical Ventures
$25M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of hyperspectral satellites
 
Precept Capital, Mark Cuban, Continental Investment Partners, Astralis Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Anchor Capital
$25M
New York, NY-based ad tech-focused on digital gift cards
 
Insight Partners, Dawn Capital
$35M
Redwood City, CA-based incident automation startup
 
Dell Technologies Capital, GSR Ventures, Liberty Global Ventures, Cathay Innovation, Zetta Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, Firebolt Ventures
$40M
Menlo Park, CA-based enterprise process discovery and monitoring platform
 
Fifth Wall, Wellington Management, Angeleno Group, FootPrint Coalition, Obsidian Investment Partners, A/O PropTech
$90M
San Francisco, CA-based smart electric panel startup
 
Debiopharm, Perceptive Advisors
$25M
Newport Coast, CA-based developer of digital endpoints from wearable sensor data
 
Altos Ventures, Balsam Bay Partners, JPMorgan, GGV Capital
$50M
Eastvale, CA-based online marketplace for Asian groceries

The Scherzer Deal Report: March 21-25, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$2.3B
Seventh fund
 
$410M
Debut fund
 
$610M
Debut fund
 
$100M
Debut fund
 
$1.1B
Fifth fund
 
$12.7B
Latest private markets fund
 
$60M
Second fund
 
$8B+
Half of its 14th flagship fund

Private Equity Deals

Thoma Bravo|
$10.7B
San Francisco, CA-based provider of business planning and performance management software
 
Teleo Capital Management
Undisclosed
Pensacola, FL-based third party admin for the senior health and eldercare markets
 
Gauge Capital
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of direct selling software
 
Broad Sky Partners
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based “sustainable lifestyle brand.”
 
Peloton Equity, Hamilton Lane, Morgan Stanley AIP Private Markets
Undisclosed
Richmond, VA-based maker of green tech for the life sciences industry
 
L Catterton
Undisclosed
Baltimore, MD-based residential plumbing and HVAC services platform

 

Venture Capital Deals

Lux Capital, USV, Maveron
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based in vitro fertilization startup
 
Insight Ventures, Meritech Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, Venrock, Sierra Ventures
$213M
Cincinnati, OH-based data orchestration platform
 
ABS Capital, Intel Capital, Blue Lagoon Capital, TDF Ventures, Hidden Creek Management
$25M
Lake Nona, FL-based autonomous EV shuttle startup
 
Canapi Ventures, 9Yards Capital, SVB Capital
$110M
New York, NY-based SaaS for helping banks pool trading resources
 
Telescope Partners, Five V, Carthona
$29M
Portland, OR-based strategy execution platform
 
Casdin Capital, Amgen Ventures, Amplitude Ventures, Catalio Capital, Co-Win Ventures, Fast Track Initiative, Section 32, Alexandria Venture Investments, GV, Heritage Provider Network, Third Rock Ventures
$83M
Cambridge, MA-based biotech whose first candidate is to treat IBD
 
The Phoenix, Citi Ventures, Banco Bradesco, MUFG
$44M
New York, NY-based BNPL startup
 
Ayon Capital, Susquehanna International, Cboe Global Markets, Celsius, CMT Digital, Genesis Global Trading, Galaxy Digital, Arca, Mirana Ventures, GSR Markets, AscendEX
$16M
Miami, FL-based algo trading platform for digital assets
 
SoftBank, Insight Partners, Trinity Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Madrona Venture Group
$115M
Palo Alto, CA-based e-commerce management platform
 
SoftBank, 20VC Growth, GV, Benchmark
$65M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of real-time accounting software for SMBs
 
PeakSpan Capital, Active Capital, 500 FinTech, GTMfund Clear Haven Capital
$95M
Miami, FL-based accounting and finance automation startup for small businesses
 
AE Industrial Partners
$75M
Cedar Park, TX-based rocket developer
 
Kleiner Perkins
$50M
Wilmington, DE-based remote work management platform
 
Andreessen Horowitz, 1Sharpe Ventures, Human Capital, Susa Ventures, Primary Venture Partners, BoxGroup
$26M
Denver, CO-based real estate exchange fund provider
 
Koch Disruptive Technologies, NEA
$21M
Pittsburgh, PA-based app security testing startup
 
Insight Partners, Wildcat Capital Management
$45M
New York, NY-based digital customer service startup
 
Andreessen Horowitz, Snowflake, Databricks, Redpoint Ventures, Amplify Partners
$52M
San Francisco, CA-based data science collaboration platform
 
Insight Partners, Stripes, Sequoia Capital
$115M
Dallas, TX-based enterprise browser
 
Tencent, GIC, Stanford University, Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, SVB, FT Partners, Clocktower Ventures, Urban Innovation Fund, Haven Ventures, Gaingels, Spike Ventures
$180M
New York, NY-based expense management platform for startups
 
Sozo Ventures, Founders Fund, Activant, Human Capital, Strike Capital, Lineage Ventures, Flexport
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based supply chain visibility startup
 
PSG, Entrada Ventures
$45M
Santa Barbara, CA-based predictive cybersecurity startup
 
Lead Edge Capital, Arthur Ventures
$20M
Sarasota, FL-based vulnerability management and process automation startup
 
Oak HC/FT, Signalfire, GSR Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Kaiser Permanente Ventures
$66M
San Francisco, CA-based VR surgical training platform
 
D1 Capital Partners
$45M
Somerville, MA-based digital health startup focused on diabetes-related amputations
 
Brighthouse Financial, Global Atlantic Financial Group, iA Financial Group, Lincoln Financial, Pacific Life, KKR, Norwest Ventures Partners, Revolution Ventures
$125M
New York, NY-based online insurance marketplace
 
Evidity Health Capital
$20M
Laguna Hills, CA-based molecular diagnostics and precision medicine startup focused on breast cancer
 
SignalFire, Valor Equity Partners, Pear VC
$20M
New York, NY-based home care platform for heart attack survivors
 
Stripes, Sierra Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, WestWave Capital, T-Mobile Ventures, Alter Venture Partners
$40M
Santa Clara, CA-based Kubernetes management platform
 
Axon Capital, Khosla Ventures, Prime Movers Lab
$170M
Milpitas, CA-based fixed wireless access company
 
Goldman Sachs, Grosnevor, Harbert Growth Partners, Tao Capital Partners, Revolution Growth, SJF Ventures, Arborview Capital
$140M
Richmond, VA-based maker of packaging alternatives to Styrofoam
 
Battery Ventures, Cisco, RingCentral, Zoom, Salesforce Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Wells Fargo
$50M
Santa Barbara, CA-based provider of collaboration security and compliance solutions
 
Aldrich Capital Partners, Grand Ventures, Vocap Partners
$48.5M
Chicago, IL-based virtual care management startup
 
K1 Investment Management
$100M
Edmond, OK-based cloud tokenization provider
 
Elephant VC, NFX
$27.7M
Columbus, OH-based operating system for Shopify brands
 
Anthos Capital
$16M
Tempe, AZ-based digital estate planning platform
 
Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, Susa Ventures, OMERS Ventures, GTMfund, PeopleTech Angels, UpHonest Capital
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based employee learning platform

The Scherzer Deal Report: March 14-18, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$987M
11th fund
 
$520M
12th fund
 
$17B
Fourth infrastructure fund
 
$538M
Fifth fund
 
$125M
Debut fund

Private Equity Deals

Odyssey Investment Partners
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based engineered plastic component supplier
 
One Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Cranberry, PA-based distributor of aftermarket glass products
 
Sentinel Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Richmond, VA-based provider of 3D engineering design and additive manufacturing software
 
TA Associates
Undisclosed
Burlington, MA-based provider of app security solutions

 

Venture Capital Deals

Drive Capital
$20M
Fayetteville, AK-based farmland investing platform
 
Mainsail Partners
$37M
Atlanta, GA-based cybersecurity management platform
 
Questa Capital, Catalyst Health Ventures, Laerdal Million Lives Fund
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based connected response platform for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
 
SoftBank, QED, AlphaEdison, Mucker Capital, Gaingels
$30M
Los Angeles, CA-based provider of HR management software for small businesses
 
Park West, VMG, NextView
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based organic infant formula startup
 
Parafi Capital, Temasek, SoftBank
$450M
New York, NY-based Ethereum infrastructure startup
 
Anthemis, Permira, PruVen Capital, NYCA Partners, Viola Fintech
$100M
Pleasanton, CA-based provider of cyber insurance for SMEs
 
Tiger Global, Genesys, Five9, JPMorgan Chase, CarMax, Zoom, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Porsche
$80M
San Francisco, CA-based contact center intelligence company
 
Koch Disruptive Technologies, Bridger Healthcare, Horizons Ventures, Casdin Capital
$73M
Menlo Park, CA-based cell classification and isolation startup
 
LendingTree, KeyBank, Bain Capital Ventures, SignalFire, Blumberg Capital, Flourish Ventures
$31M
San Francisco, CA-based fintech serving the mortgage industry
 
Bessemer Venture Partners
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based specialty pharmacy startup
 
Constitution Capital, Liberty Street, Activant Capital, Sandbridge Capital, L Catterton, RX3 Ventures
$55M
Cambridge, MA-based at-home connected rowing startup
 
Anthemis, YC, Garage Capital
$30M
Oakland, CA-based e-commerce aggregator
 
M12, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, NSS Advisors, Systemiq Capital, Root Ventures, Quiet Capital, TMV, Amplifier
$34M
New York, NY-based ocean shipping logistics platform
 
CAVU Venture Partners, S2G Ventures, Cambridge, Beechwood
$52M
Berkeley, CA-based children’s organic foods company
 
Paradigm, Andreessen Horowitz
$150M
New York, NY-based Ethereum scaling startup
 
Denso, MegaChips, Leawood VC, Pear VC, Uncork Capital, Cota Capital
$21M
Burlingame, CA-based developer of AI edge chips
 
Ascension Ventures, Catalio Capital Management, Sixty Degree Capital, Hillenbrand Capital Partners
$80M
Hayward, CA-based radiotherapy system for cancer
 
Innovation Endeavors, IBI Tech Fund
$15.5M
Kirkland, WA-based autonomous sales prospecting startup
 
Two Bear Capital, SineWave Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, Comcast Ventures, Azure Capital Partners
$28M
Santa Clara, CA-based network monitoring and analytics startup
 
Coatue
$175M
San Mateo, CA-based chip designer that uses RISC-V architecture
 
Insight Partners
$100M
Los Angeles, CA-based provider of fraud detection solutions for property managers
 
Insight Partners, 8VC, Portage Ventures, Brewer Lane, MS&AD Ventures, Nationwide Ventures
$50M
Austin, TX-based insurance core platform
 
Anthos Capital, Tech Operators, Blu Ventures, StoneMill Ventures
$28M
Denver, CO-based security cloud platform
 
Menlo Ventures, Greylock, Wing VC, Harpoon Ventures, Conversion Capital, Data Community Fund, Forgepoint Capital, B Capital Group
$25M
Redwood City, CA-based provider of AI quality management solutions
 
Maverick Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Casdin Capital, E14 Funds, Blindspot Ventures
$20M
Cambridge, Mass.-based genomic sequencing automation startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: March 7-11, 2022

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 and Finance IQ.

PE and VC Firms

$560M
Debut crypto fund
 
$75M
Third fund
 
$30M
Debut fund
 
$750M
Second fund
 
$500M
Third fund
 
$42.6M
Second fund
 
$250M
Seventh fund
 
$150M
Second fund
 
$250M
Debut fund

Private Equity Deals

AEA Investors
Undisclosed
San Antonio, TX-based veterinary clinic chain
 
Pritzker Private Capital
Undisclosed
Bardstown, KY-based distiller of Bourbon
 
Carlyle
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based credit investment firm
 
Spectrum Equity
Undisclosed
Beaverton, OR-based automated marketing messaging platform
 
Clearlake Capital Group
Undisclosed
Charlotte, NC-based digital learning software provider
 
Auxo Investment Partners
Undisclosed
Fremont, CA-based wire/cable assembly, and harness manufacturer
 
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Undisclosed
Saginaw, MI-based regional freight railroad
 
TPG Rise
Undisclosed
St. Louis, MO-based renewable natural gas producer
 
Capital Constellation
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based PE firm focused on mid-market and real estate deals
 
Avista Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Fishers, IN-based provider of refurbished diagnostic imaging equipment
 
Balmoral Funds
Undisclosed
Pittsburgh, PA-based refractory manufacturer
 
McNally Capital
Undisclosed
Walton Hills, OH-based HVAC and plumbing mechanical contractor
 
Solace Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Missoula, MT-based maker of golf equipment and apparel
 
L Catterton and RX3 Growth Partners
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based maker of outdoor trailers and campers

 

Venture Capital Deals

TPG, BlackRock, Greycroft, Owl Rock, Senator Investment Group, Torch Capital, Industry Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Headline, Thirty Five Ventures
$300M
Irvine, CA-based savings and investing app
 
Morningside Ventures
$60M
Concord, MA-based biotech focused on inflammatory disease
 
ALDI South Group, Żabka Group, REWE, Verizon Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures
$65M
Santa Clara, CA-based provider of autonomous shopping solutions to retailers
 
Santander USA, SVB Financial Group, Crosslink Capital
$85M
San Francisco, CA-based auto financing startup
 
Accel, Silver Lake Waterman, Alta Park Capital, Owl Rock, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alkeon, Stripes, Iconiq, DTCP
$200M
New York, NY-based cybersecurity asset management company
 
Addition, General Atlantic, Drive Capital, Crosscut Ventures
$75M
Minneapolis, MN-based payment platform for contract workers
 
01 Advisors. QED, Caffeinated Capital, Bling Capital, ScifiVC, Thomvest Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Invesco, and Gaingels
$80M
New York, NY-based provider of non-dilutive capital for recurring-revenue businesses
 
Thomas Tull and At One Ventures co-led, and were joined by Untamed Planet, Animoca Brands, Breyer Capital, Animal Capital, Bob Nelson, Paris Hilton, Bold Capital, First Light Capital Group, Boost VC, Jazz Ventures, Builders VC, Green Sands Equity, and Draper Associates
$60M
Dallas, TX-based bioscience and genetic engineering company that builds radical new technologies to advance the field of genomics
 
DCVC Bio, Lux Capital, Casdin Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, BioBrit
$40M
San Diego, CA-based developer of RNA-based medicines and their components
 
Qumra Capital
$50M
New York, NY-based financial planning and analysis platform for Excel users
 
Prime Movers Lab, Alpaca VC, Dolby Family Ventures, Timber Grove Ventures, Gaingels
$50M
Phoenix, AZ-based home construction robotics startup
 
Felicis Ventures, Shopify, Sugar Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Indicator Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, Vibe Capital, Not Boring Fund
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based post-purchase cross-promotional network
 
Blackstone, Northpond Ventures, GV, Perceptive Advisors, Innovatus Capital Partners, Foresite Capital
$200M
Mountain View, CA-based provider of biomedical data analysis software
 
Four Rivers, Quarry Capital Management, Wing VC
$30M
Redwood City, CA-based talent acquisition startup
 
Ribbit Capital, Emergence Capital, Stripe, Designer Fund, Upside Partnership, AngelPad
$40M
Fremont, CA-based discretionary benefits management platform
 
SignalFire, Epsilon, IA Capital, Nationwide Ventures
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based health information network and interoperability provider
 
General Catalyst
$20M
Los Alto, CA-based rural healthcare startup
 
Eight Roads Ventures, Iron Pillar, R-Squared, Nexus Venture Partners, Reaction Capital, Rebright Partners
$52M
Palo Alto, CA-based software company that offers AI-powered intelligent and integrated platform for the modern-day digital enterprise
 
Obvious Ventures, .406 Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, Winter Street Ventures, Shields Capital, Huntington Avenue Ventures
$17.5M
Wellesley, MA-based e-commerce platform for health care payments
 
DNA Capital, Waterline Ventures, Conductive Ventures, Santa Barbara Venture Partner, Brown Venture Group, F.R. Bigelow Foundation
$30M
Minneapolis, MN-based provider of in-home and virtual primary care services
 
Main Sequence, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Orbit Venture Partners, Hypertherm Ventures, Valley Capital Partners, Morpheus Ventures, Grit Ventures
$28M
Menlo Park, CA-based developer of factory automation robotics
 
Tiger Global
$15M
New York, NY-based provider of hotel payment software
 
Novalis LifeSciences, Illumina Ventures Albany Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Northpond Ventures, Good Ventures
$80M
Boston, MA-based CRISPR diagnostics startup
 
Draper Associates, ATX Venture Partners, Edison Partners, Embedded Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Lockheed Martin
$25M
Dallas, TX-based developer of space simulation and analytics products
 
i80 Group
$204M
Canton, OH-based Amazon aggregator
 
7wireVentures
$16M
Houston, TX-based developer of virtual tools for digestive care

The Scherzer Deal Report: February 28-March 4, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$1.35B
Fourth fund
 
$450M
Eighth fund
 
$175M
Second fund
 
$1.7B
Second fund
 
$1B
Third early-stage fund ($400M) and a digital token fund ( $600M)
 
$5.33B
Eighth flagship fund ($1.93M) and a second growth fund ($3.4B)
 
$200M+
Crypto seed fund
 
$400M
Third fund
 
$2B
Seventh mid-market fund
 
$673M
Ninth flagship small-cap PE fund ($473M) and a co-investment fund ($200M)
 
$111M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

OpenGate Capital
Undisclosed
Allen, TX-based provider of SaaS customer retention and loyalty management solutions
 
Epic Games
Undisclosed
Oakland, CA-based indie music publishing platform and store
 
Hudson Hill Capital
Undisclosed
Tampa, FL-based digital transformation firm
 
Zayo Group
Undisclosed
Nashville, TN-based provider of managed network connectivity to school districts
 
GTCR
Undisclosed
Machesney Park, IL-based provider of urgent care industry software
 
Altaris Capital Partners
$241M
Arden Hills, MN-based joint development device manufacturer
 
Infinedi Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based staffing and recruiting firm
 
Genstar Capital
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based web safety company
 
Advent International, Permira, Crosspoint Capital, CPP Investments, GIC, ADIA
$14B
San Jose, CA-based cybersecurity company
 
KPS Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based architectural materials provider
 
Sheridan Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Grand Rapids, MI-based provider of spend management software for the healthcare market
 
One Rock Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Mansfield, OH-based maker of thermostats and related products

 

Venture Capital Deals

Sequoia Capital, Tribe Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, NewView Capital
$110M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of B2B sales intelligence and engagement software
 
Accel
$28M
San Francisco, CA-based speech recognition startup
 
Mercato Partners, Greylock, Core Innovation Capital, Portage, ATX Venture Partners
$40M
Salt Lake City, UT-based payroll connectivity startup
 
2150, Celesta Capital, Novo Holdings, Martin Marietta Materials
$65M
Durham, NC-based startup that’s using microorganisms to “grow” cement
 
Viola Ventures, Battery Ventures, Glilot Capital, Symbol
$17.5M
Tel Aviv, Israel- and Boston, MA-based cyber threat coverage optimization startup
 
Fidelity, MSD Capital, BlackRock
$1.5B
Jacksonville, FL-based sports merchandise, and memorabilia company
 
Cerberus, Allied Minds, GIC
$58M
Arlington, VA-based provider of shared spectrum and CBRS tech
 
8VC, Floodgate, AICPA/CPA.com
$17M
San Francisco, CA-based automation and collaboration platform for audit and advisory firms
 
Bain Capital Double Impact
$30M
New York, NY-based “social good” startup that combines philanthropy with estate planning
 
Goldman Sachs, Shell Ventures
$75M
Reston, VA-based IoT platform for increasing energy efficiency in commercial building
 
Qatar Investment Authority, Sequoia Capital, Riverwood Capital, 212, Wamda Capital, Esas Private Equity, Endeavor Catalyst
$121M
New York and Singapore-based marketing SaaS platform
 
QED Investors, Coinbase Ventures, Crypto.com, Alameda Research, ConsenSys Mesh, KR1, Hypersphere Ventures, Stratos Technologies, AVG Blockchain Fund, GSR Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Bixin Ventures, Definancex, Candaq, Vendetta Capital, Illusionist Group, NGC Ventures, Cabin VC, Gate Ventures, OneBlock Capital, Automota Network
$82M
Chicago, IL-based homeowners insurance startup
 
Battery Ventures, Eniac, Village Global
$20M
Mountain View, CA-based enterprise customer service and experience startup
 
Bill Gates, Gigafund, 8090 Partners, Neo, Third Kind Venture Capital, Alumni Ventures Group, Strawberry Creek Ventures, Horsley Bridge, Modern Venture Partners
$105M
Mountain View, CA-based developer of AI accelerator chips
 
Iconiq, Transformation Capital, Felicis Ventures, SemperVirens
$55M
New York, NY-based personalization platform for health benefits
 
Cobro Ventures, Lightchain Capital, Circle Alternative Investments, Evans Capital, Jefferies, Rivas Capital, Willett Advisors
$46.8M
Cambridge, MA-based non-coding RNA biotech
 
PSP Growth, BlackRock, Alkeon, Menlo Ventures, Jones Lang LaSalle
$102M
San Francisco, CA-based construction tech imaging startup
 
Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, True Ventures, NextView Ventures, TCV, Long Journey Ventures
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based career development platform
 
TPG, Sequoia Capital
$160M
Santa Monica, CA-based game publisher
 
Bond, LenX, Zeev Ventures, Fifth Wall, JLL Spark
$400M
San Mateo, CA-based prefab homebuilder
 
Ping An Voyager Partners, HOOPP, John Doerr, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, ND Capital, Artiman Ventures, Pitango VC, Blue Water Life Science Advisors, Nissim Capital
$100M
San Jose, CA-based maker of handheld PCR diagnostic tests
 
SoftBank, Greyhound Capital, DST Global, Blackstone, Arena Holdings, Tiger Global
$425M
Fremont, CA-based online grocer focused on the Asian and Hispanic markets

The Scherzer Deal Report: February 21-25, 2022

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 and Finance IQ.

PE and VC Firms

$128M
New fund
 
$325M
Fourth fund
 
$750M
New fund to purchase music rights catalogs
 
$20B
Largest flagship fund
 
$40M
Debut fund

Private Equity Deals

Water Street Healthcare Partners
Undisclosed
Smithfield, RI-based provider of diagnostics and medical devices
 
Cohere Capital
Undisclosed
Lehi, UT-based provider of digital marketing technology and services to small and medium-sized businesses
 
Revelstoke Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Miami Lakes, FL-based provider of primary care serving Medicare Advantage members in Florida
 
MidOcean Partners
Undisclosed
Fort Smith, AR-based manufacturer for the auto aftermarket
 
AE Industrial Partners
Undisclosed
Cedar Park, TX-based developer of economical launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services
 
Thayer Infrastructure Services
Undisclosed
Indianapolis, IN-based wireless communications construction company
 
Greenbriar Equity Group
Undisclosed
Delaware, OH-based online national retailer, and distributor of high-performance aftermarket auto parts and accessories
 
Apollo
Undisclosed
Lake Forest, IL-based automotive parts manufacturer

 

Venture Capital Deals

GSR Ventures, Altium Capital Management, Calvary Fund
$34M
New York, NY-based web3 infrastructure startup
 
Andreessen Horowitz
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based e-commerce focused API company
 
BlackRock, Andreessen Horowitz, Runa Capital, Kaiser Permanente, Rally Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Day One Ventures, Commonfund, Corner Ventures
$47M
San Francisco, CA-based customer experience management startup
 
TPG Growth
$96M
San Mateo, CA-based beauty company
 
Liberty Strategic Capital
$250M
New York, NY-based cybersecurity company
 
Acrew Capital, Angeles Investors, Link Ventures, TEGNA Ventures, Samsung NEXT, BMO Harris Bank, BBG Ventures, Mighty Capital, Reinventure Capital, Portfolia’s Rising America Fund, Alumni Ventures, Powerhouse Capital
$32M
New York, NY-based minority-owned digital media technology company
 
SoftBank, Forerunner Ventures, Glynn Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Stripes
$140M
Seattle, WA-based e-commerce API startup
 
Dragoneer, Brookfield Growth, Accel India, Tiger Global
$35M
New York, NY-based property operations software provider
 
Cerberus Capital Management, Allied Minds, GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund
$58M
Arlington, VA-based wireless internet company
 
RET Ventures, Camden Property Trust, Morgan Properties, Wilshire Lane Capital, Trinity Ventures, Camber Creek
$36.5M
Tampa, FL-based residential property leasing startup
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Scott Glenn
$30M
New York, NY-based beauty biotech startup
 
Manna Tree, SEMCAP Food & Nutrition, Kristen Bell
$64M
Irvine, CA-based cultured foods company
 
Craft Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Altai Ventures, Eigen Ventures, Bling, Accomplice, Touchdown Ventures
$25M
New York, NY-based private company data provider
 
Medipower
$118M
Atlanta, GA-based real estate crowdfunding platform
 
Streamlined Ventures, Link Ventures, Unicorn Ventures, Trousdale Ventures
$25M
New York, NY-based psychiatry-focused telehealth company
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Elad Gil, Fidji Simo, Sam Hodges, Spike Lipkin
$22M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of treatments for severe hives
 
Two Sigma Ventures, Haystack, Root Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of Kubernetes development tools
 
Fidelity, Civilization Ventures, aMoon
$192M
San Francisco, CA-based virtual care provider for chronic conditions
 
K5 Global, J.P. Morgan, TIME Ventures, 8VC, Circle Ventures, Mantis Ventures
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of compensation data
 
SYN Ventures, MassMutual Ventures
$38M
Nashville, TN-based IoT security startup
 
Insight Partners, Brookfield Growth, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Carica Sustainable Investments
$111M
Denver, CO-based emissions data analytics startup
 
GV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Haystack VC
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based data streaming startup
 
Blackrock, Toyota Ventures, Goodyear Ventures, Shell Ventures, Broadscale Group, Obsidian Ventures, the St Baker Energy Innovation Fund, Knighthead Capital Management
$126M
New York, NY-based company best known for its rentable, bright blue electric mopeds
 
Safar Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Zebra Technologies, Epson Global Brain GV, F-Prime Capital, Menlo Ventures, Matrix Partners, Future Shape
$66M
Boston, MA-based maker of warehouse picking robots
 
Main Sequence, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Orbit Venture Partners, Hypertherm Ventures
$28M
Menlo Park, CA-based developer of assembly-line robots
 
Thrive Capital, SV Angel, Martin Ventures, Sound Ventures, Crossbeam, Free Solo
$20M
New York, NY-based health systems security startup
 
Accomplice, Kleiner Perkins, Optum Ventures, Kaiser Permanente, Gradient Ventures, Soma Capital, Gaingels, Impatient Ventures, Flexport
$56M
San Francisco, CA-based security compliance automation startup
 
Menlo Ventures, Brick & Mortar Ventures, First Round Capital
$18.4M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of billing tools for trade contractors
 
RTP Global, Bonfire Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital
$38M
San Francisco, CA-based work automation startup
 
Wellington Management, RA Capital Management, GIC, Fidelity Management & Research Company
$325M
McLean, VA-based kidney care company
 
8VC, Alpha Edison, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Fin VC, Spark Capital, Slack Fund, Socii Capital, Not Boring Capital, Gaingels
$23.7M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of VC portfolio monitoring tools
 
Northpond Ventures, B Capital Group, LRVHealth, Define Ventures, General Catalyst
$22.6M
San Jose, CA-based specialty home care
 
Tiger Global, Benchmark, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures, Icon Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures
$110M
New York, NY-based creator of a database
 
TimescaleDBBertelsmann Investments, Emergence Capital, Sequoia Capital
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of sales engagement tools
 
TZP Group, Crossbeam Venture Partners, GPS Investment Partners, Verance Capital, Nimble Ventures, Giannis Antetokounmpo
$27M
Los Angeles, CA-based sports and entertainment company
 
L Catterton, Cargill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bezos Expeditions, Temasek, FootPrint Coalition
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based lab-cultivated seafood startup
 
Solana Ventures, Distributed Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Circle, Coinbase, Alameda Research, OKX Blockdream Ventures, DST Global Partners, Road Ventures, Global Founders Capital, BECO Capital, Greenoaks, GoldenTree Asset Management, 500 Startups
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based Solana-based protocol
 
Collaborative Fund, Mitsubishi UFJ, SG Fleet, WIND Ventures, COPEC, Akuna Capital
$20M
New York, NY-based maker of electric last-mile delivery vehicles

The Scherzer Deal Report: February 14-18, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$225M
Second fund ($150M) and first opportunity fund ($75M)
 
$250M
Third crypto fund
 
$6B
Third direct lending fund
 
$1B
Sixth flagship fund
 
$363M
First institutional fund
 
$100M
VC fund
 
$3B
Eighth fund

Private Equity Deals

Bain Capital, Hellman & Friedman
$17B
Watertown, MA-based EHR, and medical billing software provider
 
Gryphon Investors
Undisclosed
Mt. Vernon, IL-based distributor of HVAC/R equipment and parts
 
Ares Management
$3.8B
McLean, VA-based net-leasing business for car dealerships
 
Parthenon Capital
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based consumer finance and payments company
 
Blackstone
Undisclosed
Santa Clara, CA-based media experience cloud company
 
Viscogliosi Brothers
$55M
New York, NY-based provider of diagnostics and devices for treating degenerative disc disease and lumbar spinal stenosis
 
Bregal Sagemount Dental
Undisclosed
Irvine, CA-based provider of EDI tech for the dental market
 
Apollo Global Management
Undisclosed
Hartsville, SC-based packaging company
 
The Carlyle Group, Consonance Capital
Undisclosed
Elk Grove, IL-based rare disease pharmacy
 
The Riverside Company
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based cultural resource management consultancy
 
Mainsail Partners
$54M
Lakewood, CO-based provider of business management software for the liquid waste and roll-off industries
 
American Industrial Partners
Undisclosed
The Woodlands, TX-based pipeline, facilities, and energy infrastructure solutions provider
 
Alpine Investors
Undisclosed
Oxford, MA-based provider of instruction for students with dyslexia

 

Venture Capital Deals

B Capital Group, AlleyCorp, Company Ventures, First Round Capital, Redpoint Ventures
$15M
New York, NY-based supply chain relationship management startup
 
Imaginary Ventures
$27M
Los Angeles, CA-based cannabis-infused beverage brand
 
Stripe, Bedrock, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures
$75M
New York, NY-based payroll infrastructure startup
 
Accel, Insight Partners, Better Tomorrow Ventures, BoxGroup, Flexport, The Fintech Fund
$27M
New York, NY-based provider of expense management software for fleet operators
 
Bessemer Venture Partners, DFJ Growth, Threshold Ventures, M12, Salesforce Ventures, Haystack
$50M
Palo Alto, CA-based consultative sales intelligence startup
 
Westlake Village BioPartners, OrbiMed, Redmile Group, Cormorant, Cowen Healthcare Investments, RA Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners
$84M
South San Francisco, CA-based developer of antibodies that target signal regulatory proteins
 
T. Rowe Price, 8VC, Bedrock, Broom Ventures, EPIQ Capital Group, Gaingels, General Dynamics Land Systems, I Squared Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, Parkwood, Piedmont Capital Investments, Red Cell Partners, StepStone Group
$200M
Los Angeles, CA-based developer of directed energy systems and power management solutions
 
The Chernin Group, Tiger Global, General Catalyst, Katie Couric Media, F-Prime Capital, Optum Ventures, .406 Ventures
$58M
San Diego, CA-based eating disorder treatment startup
 
Durable Capital Partners
$100M
Denver, CO-based vacation rentals startup
 
Delta-v Capital, Accel, Maverick Ventures, Second Avenue Partners, UTA VC, Mantis VC
$40M
Los Angeles, CA-based digital fitness platform
 
SVB, Frontier Ventures, GFR Fund, HOF Capital, L’Attitude Ventures, WOCstar Fund, Mantis VC
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of private fund formation and management software
 
Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Accel, GV, Illuminate Financial, Tribeca Early Stage Partners, Salesforce Ventures
$200M
New York, NY-based low-no-code app platform for financial markets
 
Khosla Ventures, GV, Forerunner Ventures, Thrive Capital, Irongrey, Fifth Wall, Deer Park Road, Jeff Wilke, Stephen Ross
$75M
Santa Rosa, CA-based custom homebuilding startup
 
BAM Elevate, Canaan Partners, Root Ventures, Eclipse Ventures
$50M
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of manufacturing site monitoring software
 
Mubadala, The Column Group, DNS Capital, Hartford Healthcare Endowment, Parkwood, Tao Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, Bill Gates, Casdin Capital, Euclidean Capital, Illumina, Lux Capital, Polaris Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, StepStone Group
$236M
New York, NY-based biotechnology company focused on identifying and developing therapeutics involving the gut-brain axis
 
Coatue, Afore Capital, First Round Capital
$25M
San Francisco, a CA-based provider of an open-source solution for monitoring, managing, and optimizing Kubernetes spend at scale
 
Transformation Capital
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based healthcare patient communications software company
 
Insight Partners, Story Ventures, FM Capital, Monta Vista Capital, Avanta Ventures
$40M
Palo Alto, CA-based connected car API startup
 
Union Square Ventures
$16M
New York, NY-based fintech startup focused on cross-border trade
 
CRV, Craft Ventures, Tamarisc Ventures, Des Traynor
$25M
New York, NY-based financial tracking and project delivery automation platform for real estate
 
Patriot Financial Partners, Curgl Collective
$15M
Irvine, CA-based patient financing startup
 
Insight Partners
$25M
Columbus, OH-based prior authorization network for healthcare
 
Spectrum Equity, 22C Capital
$200M
New York, NY-based provider of financial health data and analytics
 
Atomic VC, 8VC
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based media experience management platform for physical retailers
 
ShawSpring Partners, General Catalyst, FirstMark Capital, TQ Ventures, SignalFire, BoxGroup, The Chernin Group, Initialized Capital, Altimeter Capital, Baupost Group, Seven Seven Six
$150M
New York, NY-based patient-centric healthcare company
 
Vista Equity Partners, Volition Capital, Eight Roads Ventures
$1B+
Addison, TX-based cybersecurity analytics company
 
SoftBank
$200M
Los Angeles, CA-based monetization platform for creator back catalogs
 
Perceptive Advisors, SoftBank, Declaration Partners, Laurion Capital Management, Logos Capital, GigaFund, Chimera Abu Dhabi, Wellington Management, RA Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures
$200M
Redwood City, CA-based genome engineering startup
 
Madrona Venture Group, Two Sigma Ventures, Digitalis Ventures, KdT Ventures, Goldcrest Capital, XTX Ventures, Sahsen Ventures, Greentrail Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments
$60M
Addison, TX-based cybersecurity analytics company
 
General Atlantic, BVF Partners, Boxer Capital, RA Capital, RTW, Deep Track Capital, Ajax Health/Zeus, Commodore Capital
$105M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of treatments for severe hives
 
Insight Partners
$40M
New York, NY-based SaaS software procurement platform
 
NEA, March Capital
$400M
Palo Alto, CA-based conversational automation company
 
New Era Capital Partners, Peregrine Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, 20/20 HealthCare Partners, Pitango HealthTech
$41.5M
Boston, MA-based precision medicine and genetic testing startup
 
Tiger Global, SoftBank, General Catalyst, Bling Capital, Construct Capital, Industry Ventures, Origin Ventures
$170M
New York, NY-based next-day package delivery startup
 
Tribecca Venture Partners
$15M
New York, NY-based on-site child care startup
 
Walden Catalyst, BlackRock, Anthos Capital, Battery Ventures, Coatue, GV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nepenthe Capital, Redline, The Factory
$110M
San Francisco, CA-based data analytics standardization startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: February 7-11, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$702M
Fourth flagship fund
 
$28M
Debut VC fund
 
$218M
Private equity impact fund
 
$780M
Debut fund
 
$115M+
Debut fund
 
$11B
Latest private tech investment fund

Private Equity Deals

Lion Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Geneva, IN-based maker of extruded aluminum components and fabricated copper tube products
 
Insight Partners, TA Associates
Undisclosed
Westmont, IL-based provider of multi-physics system simulation software
 
Warburg Pincus, Mubadala Investment Company
Undisclosed
New York and London-based provider of specialist intelligence, data, and software for clinical trials, drug development, and regulatory compliance
 
Argonaut Private Equity
Undisclosed
Southern Illinois-based provider of mining, industrial and civil contracting services
 
TPG Rise Climate
$500M
Fremont, CA-based maker of solar trackers
 
Willis & Smith Capital
Undisclosed
Racine, WI-based maker of machined components
 
Onex Partners, KKR
Undisclosed
Bellaire, TX-based ecological restoration company

Venture Capital Deals

Prosus Ventures, Sistema Asia Fund, RingCentral Ventures, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, DG Daiwa Ventures, Nexxus Global
$35M
Lewes, DE-based virtual event hosting platform
 
Silver Lake, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, DFJ, Pantera Capital, Addition
$200M
San Francisco, CA-based blockchain developer platform
 
SoftBank and Kora Management, Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Samsung Ventures, Slow Ventures, Sea Capital
$200M
San Francisco, CA-based blockchain project focused on privacy
 
Cormorant, Pivotal BioVenture Partners, Surveyor Capital. Eli Lilly, Atlas Venture, Pfizer Ventures, Tekla Capital Management, Mission BioCapital
$64M
Watertown, MA-based neurodegenerative disease biotech
 
NEA
$300M
Palo Alto, CA-based deep linking ad-tech company
 
Insight Partners, LRV Health, NewStack Ventures
$15M
Boston, MA-based regulatory tech startup
 
Insight Partners, Dell Technologies Capital
$16.5M
Clinton, NJ-based developer of virtual data harbors
 
Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based enterprise data sync startup
 
Notion Capital
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based marketing data analytics startup
 
Mercuria, Generate Capital, National Grid Partners
$85M
Eden Prairie, MN-based distributed computing infrastructure company
 
Obvious Ventures, Vast Ventures, The Schusterman Family Foundation, SteelSky Ventures, Pennington Partners, Deerfield Management
$105M
New York, NY-based provider of home care for seniors
 
RA Capital Management, Adjuvant Capital, Janus Henderson, EN Investment, GC Pharma
$60M
Seattle, WA-based shingles vaccine developer
 
Ribbit Capital
$17M
Los Altos, CA-based charitable giving fintech startup
 
Sands Capital, Becton Dickinson, Panacea Ventures, Hongkou Capital, Triventures, Golden Seeds
$21M
Boston, MA-based biotech focused on antibiotic-resistant infections
 
Blumberg Capital, Gaingels, Moderne Ventures, QED Investors, Viola FinTech
$57.2M
New York, NY-based residential sale-leaseback platform
 
NewSpring, Golub Capital, Escalate Capital Partner, Alumni Ventures, Greycroft, Next Coast Ventures
$32M
Austin, TX-based onboarding startup
 
EQT Ventures, Lachy Groom, Menlo Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Unusual Ventures
$30M
Los Angeles, CA-based product-led sales solution
 
F-Prime Capital, Lerer Hippeau, NextView Ventures, Amplifyher Ventures
$15M
Austin, TX-based virtual speech therapy provider
 
Andreessen Horowitz, MSD Partners, Shopify, DST Global, Founders Fund, SoftBank
$935M
San Francisco, CA-based digital freight forwarder
 
Anthemis Group and CMFG Ventures
$50M
Tustin, CA-based unsecured lending startup
 
RA Capital Management, Vertex Ventures, Leaps by Bayer
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based natural killer cell therapy biotech focused on blood and solid tumor cancers
 
T. Rowe Price led and was joined by CPP Investments, BOND, Standard Investments, BHP Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation, Apollo Projects, and Cleo Capital
$192.5M
Berkley, CA-based AI and ML startup focused on prospecting minerals for EV components
 
AyurMaya, Takeda Ventures, Velosity Capita, McKesson Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Novartis, Spring Mountain Capital, Waterline Ventures
$45M
New York, NY-based developer of at-home clinical trial tech
 
Sozo Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Playground Global, Floodgate, Schematic Ventures, Supply Chain Ventures
$37M
New York, NY-based trucking logistics startup
 
Kingsway, Twitter, Tim Draper, Avon Ventures
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based bitcoin payment processor
 
Safar Partners, Prelude Ventures, Fine Structure Ventures, The Engine, Collaborative Fund, Nabors Energy Transition Ventures
$40M
Cambridge, MA-based geothermal drilling startup
 
Insight Partners, Accel, Two Sigma Ventures, Heavybit
$55M
Brooklyn, NY-based geofencing startup
 
Founders Fund
$200M
New York, NY-based corporate card and spend management platform
 
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Ventures
$22M
Oakland, CA-based developer of industrial decarbonization tech
 
CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, YC, Tenaya Capital, S Capital VC, Advent International, Alkeon Capital, DFJ Growth
$140M
Palo Alto, CA-based API security company
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Polaris Partners, GV, Boxer Capital, Timothy Springer, Samsara BioCapital
$101M
Watertown, MA-based autoimmune biotech
 
Insight Partners
$50M
Rosslyn, VA-based cybersecurity company focused on military platforms and transportation systems
 
Alkeon Capital, Altimeter, B Capital Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Index Ventures, Salesforce Ventures
$250M
Boston, MA-based data analytics company
 
Bain Capital
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based provider of event management software
 
Insight Partners, JAL Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Rho Capital, TIA Ventures
$20M
New York, NY-based cancer care decision-support platform
 
Moore Strategic Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, NVIDIA, Keyframe Capital, Braemar Energy Ventures, MUUS Asset Management
$26.75M
Providence, RI-based grid-edge software startup
 
M12, Boldstart Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Eniac Ventures, Greycroft
$25M
Brooklyn, NY-based machine learning ops platform
 
QED Investors, Redpoint Ventures, Authentic Ventures, Fifth Wall, Susa Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Vibe Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Bluewatch Ventures, Socially Financed
$20M
Austin, TX-based smart home network

The Scherzer Deal Report: January 31-February 4, 2022

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 and Lucas and Associates, LLC.

PE and VC Firms

$300M
Fourth early-stage VC fund and adjacent opportunity fund
 
$62M
Debut fund
 
$4.65B
Eighth growth equity fund
 
$186M
Climate-focused growth equity fund
 
$575M
Second fund
 
$500M
Second fund
 
$14B
Fourth infrastructure PE fund
 
$460M
Expansion fund

Private Equity Deals

O2 Investment Partners
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based PR, and strategic communications firm
 
Sony Interactive Entertainment
$3.6B
Bellevue, WA-based video game developer
 
Elliott Associates, Vista Equity Partners
$16.5B
Fort Lauderdale, FL-based provider of workplace virtualization software
 
K1 Investment Management
$350M
Redwood City, CA-based provider of automated customer experience assurance solutions
 
Apollo Global Management
$760M
Burbank, CA-based global media and production house for movies across various platforms
 
Carmelina Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Lafayette, CO-based provider of magnetic grippers and other industrial magnetic tools
 
H.I.G. Capital
Undisclosed
Cupertino, CA-based provider of data analytics for the telecom market
 
Arcapita
Undisclosed
Voorhees, NJ-based real estate appraisal management company
 
Brentwood Associates
Undisclosed
Carpinteria, CA-based maker of vegan beauty products
 
LLR Partners
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of parking payments software
 
KKR, Panoramic Ventures
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based high school sports media and technology company
 
Wynnchurch Capital
Undisclosed
Granite Bay, CA-based residential pool-build and pool-service franchisor
 
Godspeed Capital
Undisclosed
Woodbine, MD-based provider of ServiceNow software and IT automation solutions
 
Patient Square Capital
$340M
Herndon, VA-based provider of acute care telemedicine
 
Orangewood Partners
$40M
New York, NY-based omnichannel retail platform
 
Blackstone, Starwood Capital Group
Undisclosed
Wichita, KS-based portfolio of 111 hotels

Venture Capital Deals

General Catalyst, Tribe Capital
$132M
Mountain View, CA-based remote patient monitoring company
 
Legacy Knight Capital Partners
$240M
Houston, TX-based e-commerce-as-a-service startup
 
Koch Disruptive Technologies, Temasek, The Engine, Tyche Partners, M-Ventures, IMEC XP, Fitz Gate
$56M
Sunnyvale, CA-based developer of hardware and software for machine learning chipsets
 
Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Steadview Capital
$250M
Walnut, CA-based subscription management and recurring billing platform
 
QED Investors, Sands Capital Management, 111 West, Brewer Lane Ventures, Spider Capital, GRA Venture Fund
$20M
Atlanta, GA-based AI startup focused on healthcare fraud
 
Index Ventures, Accel, YC, Credo Ventures
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based collaborative data science notebook
 
SoftBank, Mubadala Capital, 3E Bioventures, Mirae Asset Capital, NS Investment, Leaps by Bayer, Polaris Partners, Samsara BioCapital, Arch Venture Partners, EcoR1 Capital, Maverick Ventures
$150M
Boston, MA-based biomolecular condensates startup
 
SC Holdings, Trustbridge Partners
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based digital fitness app that pairs users with trainers
 
Emerson Collective, Minderoo Foundation, Tusk Venture Partners, Labcorp, Healthworx, Byers Capital
$20M
Miami, FL-based at-home lab visits startup
 
Glade Brook, Nexus Venture Partners, FJ Labs, 500 Startups
$30M
New York, NY-based travel experience discovery and booking app
 
Conductive Ventures
$26M
Mountain View, CA-based recruitment platform
 
Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Stripes
$100M
Dallas, TX-based secure web browser for businesses
 
General Catalyst, Human Capital, W Health Ventures, Redesign Health, 7wireVentures
$25M
New York, NY-based cancer care navigation and experience platform
 
Accel, Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Wing VC
$71M
Boston, MA-based engineering management platform
 
Peak6, Khosla Ventures, MetaProp, Two Lanterns, MUFG Innovation Partners, Gaingels
$15M
New York, NY-based commercial real estate securities marketplace
 
SoftBank, BlackRock, CSX, Janus Henderson
$200M
Chicago, IL-based on-demand freight marketplace
 
Coatue, Primary Venture Partners, 645 Ventures
$50M
New York, NY-based digital ordering platform for enterprise restaurant chains and ghost kitchens
 
Andreessen Horowitz
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based billing and data infrastructure platform for usage-based companies
 
BlackRock, Fidelity
$119M
Los Angeles, CA-based connected TV ad-tech company
 
At One Ventures, Extantia, Starlight Ventures, Valo Ventures, Irongrey, Wieland Group, MetaPlanet, Bill Gates
$30M
Bothell, WA-based hydrogen-focused home heating startup
 
Tiger Global, Sequoia, Khaled Helioui, Expa, Emerson Collective, Lux Capital
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based challenger bank focused on student loans
 
USVP
$15M
New York, NY-based visualization and e-commerce merchandizing startup
 
Tiger Global, Defy.vc, Greylock
$40M
Larkspur, CA-based B2B marketplace for sustainable ingredients and packaging
 
Monogram Capital Partners
$30M
Oakland, CA-based better-for-you soda brand
 
01 Advisors and Velvet Sea Ventures
$100M
Lincoln Park, MI-based superheroes and comic book NFT collection
 
Insight Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Noro-Moseley Partners, StageDotO Ventures
$70M
Boise, ID-based cybersecurity company
 
Dragoneer, Tiger Global, Bessemer Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, Credo Ventures
$125M
San Francisco, CA-based customer-centric product management platform
 
Semcap, Swander Pace Capital, Fresh Del Monte
$50M
Boulder, CO-based breakfast, and granola brand
 
Insight Partners, Kleiner Perkins, S28 Capital
$56M
San Francisco, CA-based open-source customer data platform
 
The Chernin Group
$40M
Los Angeles, CA-based DTC protective eyewear provider
 
Jefferies, Antara Capital, Sony Innovation Fund, FM Capital, Spark Capital, General Catalyst, Citi
$125M
Boston, MA-based scooter fleet developer
 
QED Investors, Nyca, Deciens, YC, Webb Investment Network
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based embedded insurance startup
 
Questa Capital, Generator Ventures, First Trust, 4100 Group, OCA Ventures
$30M
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of care solutions for those with serious illnesses
 
Canaan Partners, Founders Fund, Initialized Capital, NFX, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, and Lennar
$30M+
New York, NY-based commercial property ownership platform for SMB
 
Lowercarbon Capital, Fifty Years, S2G Ventures, Virgin Group, Collaborative Fund, FootPrint Coalition
$37M
Brooklyn, NY-based vegetable oil alternative startup
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