The Scherzer Deal Report: June 1-4, 2021
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
Architect Capital
$100M
Debut fund
Frazier Healthcare Partners
$1.4B
Tenth midmarket buyout fund
Keystone Capital Management
$420M
First institutional fund
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
$250M
Black Economic Development Fund
Luminate Capital Partners
$1B
Third fund
Mercato Partners
$100M
Second fund
Paceline Equity Partners
$350M
First opportunities fund
TA Associates
$12.5B
Fourteenth flagship fund
Toyota Ventures
$150M
Pair of new, $150 million VC funds: One focused on frontier tech, another on climate tech
Tuesday Capital
$30M
Fourth VC fund
VenBio
$550M
Fourth life sciences VC fund
Private Equity Investors
Wind Point Partners
American Trailer Rental Group
Undisclosed
Walton, KY-based trailer rental company
Clearlake Capital Group
BeyondTrust
Undisclosed
Johns Creek, GA-based provider of privileged access management software
Searchlight Capital Partners
Care Advantage
Undisclosed
Richmond, VA-based at-home care provider
York Capital Management
Cennox
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based ATM machine and self-checkout kiosk maker
Sun Capital Partners
Century Distribution Systems
Undisclosed
Glen Allen, VA-based provider of supply chain management and freight forwarding services
Platinum Equity
Club Car
$1.7B
Augusta, GA-based golf cart maker
Apollo Global Management
EmployBridge
UndisclosedAtlanta, GA-based industrial staffing company
Warburg Pincus
Global Healthcare Exchange
Undisclosed
Louisville, CO-based healthcare supply chain management firm
The Blackstone Group
International Data Group
$1.3B
Needham, MA-based provider of tech content, data and market research
Swander Pace Capital
Mommy’s Bliss
Undisclosed
Richmond, CA-based OTC wellness brand for families
The Carlyle Group, Warburg Pincus
NeoGov
Undisclosed
El Segundo, CA-based provider of public sector HR management and policy management software
ECP
Pivot Energy
Undisclosed
Denver, CO-based commercial and community solar developer
Cerberus Capital Management
Red River
Undisclosed
Claremont, NH-based provider of IT management solutions
Arcline Investment Management
Resolution Medical
Undisclosed
Fridley, MN-based contract development and manufacturing organization for med-tech
Yellow Wood Partners
Scholl
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based footcare products brand
Incline Equity Partners
Starwest Botanicals
Undisclosed
Sacramento, CA-based distributor of organic botanicals, herbs, and spices
Venture Capital Investors
Riverwood Capital, Sanabil Investments, Snowflake Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures
Alation
$110M
Redwood City, CA-based collaborative enterprise data platform
VMG
Bobbie
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based organic infant formula startup
QED Investors, Bling Capital, ScifiVC, Caffeinated Capital
Capchase
$125M
New York, NY-based provider of non-dilutive capital
SVB Capital, Deciens Capital, Ribbit Capital, Bezos Expeditions, One Way Ventures, 500 Startups, Tribe Capital, Brue2 Ventures
Chipper Cash
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based cross-border payments company focused on Africa
Fidelity, Marshall Wace, Willett Advisors, Intersection Fintech Ventures, Atlas Merchant Capital, Digital Currency Group, FTX, Breyer Capital, Valor Capital Group, Pillar VC
Circle
$440M
Boston, MA-based provider of payment and treasury infrastructure solutions for online businesses
The Rise Fund
Climavision
$100M
Louisville, KY-based weather services and intelligence platform
Franklin Templeton, Coatue, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global
Gong
$250M
Palo Alto, CA-based revenue intelligence startup
Bessemer Venture Partners, Cowboy Ventures, D1, Emerson Collective, General Catalyst, GSV, Harrison Metal, ICONIQ, Redpoint Ventures, Salesforce Ventures
Guild Education
$150M
Denver, CO-based education benefits platform
Eldridge
Illuminarium Experiences
$100M
Atlanta, GA-based experiential entertainment company
Andreessen Horowitz, YC Continuity Fund, Jaguar Ventures, Urban Innovation Fund, Uncorrelated Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, Stanford University, 9 Yards Capital, BlockFi Ventures
Jeeves
$26M
New York, NY-based expense management platform
Insight Partners, Velvet Sea Ventures
LeoLabs
$65M
Menlo Park, CA-based orbital object tracking startup
GIC, Qualcomm Ventures, Tiger Global, Falcon Edge
Locus
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based supply chain decision-making automation platform
Goldman Sachs, IA Capital, Moderne Ventures, Accomplice, Link Ventures, Motley Fool Ventures, CMFG Ventures
MotoRefi
$45M
Washington, DC-based auto loan refinancing platform
Invesco Real Estate
Mynd
$40M
Oakland, CA-based property management platform for single-family rentals
Brookfield Property Group, Maywic, Fantail Ventures, Raga Partners
New Stand
$40M
New York, NY-based physical vending product developer
Premji Invest, Steadfast Capital, Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital Global Equities, Vista Public Strategies, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine Capital, Sands Capital, Mayfield Fund, DFJ Growth, Trinity Ventures
Outreach
$200M
Seattle, WA-based sales engagement platform
Warburg Pincus
Phil
$56M
San Francisco, CA-based software therapy deployment platform
Coatue, Primary Ventures, Semper Virens, First Round Capital, Upfront Ventures
Pinwheel
$20M
New York, NY-based the payroll API
Goldman Sachs, Emergence Capital, Girteka, Lineage Logistics
Project44
$202M
Chicago, IL-based supply chain logistics company
HAHN Automation, SAIC Capital Management, Soundproof Ventures, Heroic Ventures, SPARX Asset Management, Omron Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Duke Angels
Realtime Robotics
$31.4M
Boston, MA-based industrial robotics startup
Ten Eleven Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, SVB Capital
Redacted
$35M
San Francisco, CA-based cybersecurity startup
Vivo Capital
Scientia
$50M
Salt Lake City, UT-based developer of microcatheters and guidewires
Andreessen Horowitz, YC, Craft Ventures, M13, Padma Lakshmi, Tiffany Haddish, Andre Iguodala
Shef
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based meal delivery marketplace for home chefs
Bessemer Venture Partners
Shippo
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of shipping software
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Stripes, Norwest Venture Partner
Spiff
$68M
Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of sales commission software
Zigg Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners
Spruce
$60M
New York, NY-based title and residential closing tech platform
Sporos Bioventures
Stellanova Therapeutics
$15.5M
Houston, TX-based cancer biotech
Fin VC, Mastercard, Gaingels, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Diagram Ventures, SciFi Ventures, Scribble Venture
Synctera
$33M
San Francisco, CA-based fintech platform for banks
HealthQuest Capital, Mousse Partners, Bracket Capital, Polaris Partners, Johnson & Johnson Northzone, Greycroft
Thirty Madison
$140M
New York, NY-based maker of products for chronic health conditions
Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cota Capital, Eldridge Industries
Truebill
$45M
Silver Spring, MD-based personal finance management app
Norwest Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures
Uptycs
$50M
Waltham, MA-based cloud-native security analytics platform
Tarsadia Investments, Kingfisher Investment, Top Tier Capital Partners, Gaingels, Edison Partners, Soros Fund Management, Greenspring Associates, Raine Ventures, Greycroft, Expansion VC
Yieldstreet
$100M
New York, NY-based alternative investing platform