Scherzer Deal Report

The Scherzer Deal Report: November 8-12, 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

$500M
Second tech growth equity fund
 
$15M
Debut fund
 
$10M
Debut fund
 
$1.4B
Seventh fund
 
$130M
Fifth fund
 
$690M
Third growth equity fund
 
$817M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

Gemspring Capital
Undisclosed
Gaithersburg, MD-based provider of case management software for government customers
 
Highgate, Cerberus Capital Management
Undisclosed
Irving, TX-based owner of 160 La Quinta-branded hotels
 
Clinical Ink
Undisclosed
Iowa City, IA-based provider of clinical study design services
 
Teleo Capital Management
Undisclosed
Boulder, CO-based provider of technical content management solutions for the aviation and defense industries
 
ArcLight Capital Partners
$200M
EV fleet financing firm
 
TA Associates
Undisclosed
Hartford, CT-based provider of cloud software to the P&C insurance market
 
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Intermountain Ventures, Novant Health, Rex Health Ventures, Spectrum Health Ventures, UNC Health, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic, SV Health Investors, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners
Undisclosed
Englewood, CO-based pharma compounder
 
Advent International, Permira, Crosspoint Capital, CPP Investments, GIC, ADIA
Undisclosed
Cybersecurity company
 
Orangewood Partners
Undisclosed
Taco Bell franchisee with over 250 stores in the U.S.
 
TZP Group
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based bathroom remodelling franchise
 
The Blackstone Group, Francisco Partners, The Rise Fund
Undisclosed
Wisconsin Rapids, WI-based provider of a pre-K-12 learning platform
 
Gryphon Investors
Undisclosed
Medical skincare products maker
 
Platinum Equity
Undisclosed
Wilmington, DE-based water treatment firm
 
J.C. Flowers
Undisclosed
Arcadia, WI-based business and personal insurer
 
Spectrum Equity
$162.5M
Fayetteville, AR-based provider of tax and regulatory compliance software

Venture Capital Deals

Flagship Ventures
$50M
Cambridge, MA-based transfer RNA platform
 
Naval Ravikant, Spearhead, Seven Seven Six, Vibe Capital, Breyer Capital, Shrug Capital, Apollo Projects, Tom Brady, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Alex Morgan
$75M
P2P marketplace for sports cards
 
The Blackstone Group, Banco Santander
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of EV battery swapping tech
 
F-Prime Capital, JAZZ Venture Partners, Sway Ventures, SVB Ventures
$36M
Los Angeles, CA-based immersive therapeutics startup
 
Temasek, Ally Bridge Group, TCG Crossover, Arrowmark Partners, Deep Track Capital, Great Point Ventures, Illumina Ventures, Janus Henderson, Logos Capital, Ono Venture Investment, Piper Heartland Healthcare Capital, Ridgeback Capital Investments, Section 32, Surveyor Capital, T. Rowe Price, Tao Capital Partners, Tekla Capital Management, Woodline Partners
$215M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of generic medicines for liver and CNS diseases
 
General Catalyst, Casdin Capital
Boston, MA-based precision medicine startup focused on neurology
 
SoftBank, Giant Ventures, NEA, Morningside Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Obvious Ventures, Rainfall Ventures, Firstminute Capital, BoxGroup, SV Angel
$50M
New York, NY-based home renovation digitization platform
 
Abu Dhabi Growth Fund, Falcon Edge Capital, Altimeter, Benchmark, Coatue, Eclipse Ventures, Moore Strategic Ventures, Vy Capital
$250M
Sunnyvale, CA-based AI chipmaker
 
Kindred Ventures, T. Rowe Price, General Catalyst, Viking Global Investors, Emerson
$100M
Burlingame, CA-based medical diagnostics company
 
Liberty Strategic Capital, Warburg Pincus, Battery Ventures, General CatalystM12, AXA Venture Partners, Acero Capital
$150M
Los Altos, CA-based developer of code security tools
 
K1 Investment Management and JVP
$100M
San Jose, CA-based desktop computing performance monitoring company
 
Magnetar Capital
$50M
New York, NY-based cloud infrastructure services provider
 
CapitalG, Forerunner Ventures, Greylock
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based e-commerce platform
 
Morningside Ventures, TLV Partners, Sapir Venture Partners, Benon Group
$40M
Boston, MA-based AI drug discovery platform
 
Kleiner Perkins, Altimeter Capital, Lachy Groom, 01 Advisors, Upfront Ventures, Founders Fund
$125M
San Francisco, CA-based workplace performance analytics platform
 
Iconiq, Alkeon Capital, Salesforce Ventures, GV Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Leaders Fund
$100M
San Diego, CA-based security and compliance automation startup
 
Eminence Capital, Longview Capital Advisors, ArrowMark Partners
$40M
Chicago, IL-based provider of compliance SaaS for highly-regulated industries
 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Pivot Investment Partners, Crane Venture Partners, Celesta Capital
$100M
Mountain View, CA-based open-source ML automation platform
 
Insight Partners, Seraphim Space Investment, Strategic Development Fund, Jacobs Engineering Group, Gula Tech Adventures, 116 Street Ventures, New North Ventures, Advance Publications, Razor’s Edge Ventures, NightDragon, SVB Capital, Shield Capital, Adage Capital
$145M
Herndon, VA-based RF signal mapping and analytics company
 
Left Lane Capital, Santa Barbara Venture Partners, Kevin Hart, Whitney Cummings, Mark Cuban, Manny Machado, Greenspring Associates, The Raine Group, Anchor Capital, Gaingels, Conductive Ventures, Blue Run Ventures
$120M
New York, NY-based state lottery app
 
SIP Global Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, CRV, Muirwoods Ventures, Harpoon Ventures, StepStone Group, Gopher Asset Management, Walleye Capital, Aliya Capital Partners
$125M
Mountain View, CA-based self-driving trucking startup
 
McRock Capital, Insight Partners, Taiwania Capital, CPP Investments, Intel Capital, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Far Eastern Group, Walsin Lihwa, AI FundLanding AI$57MPalo Alto, CA-based manufacturing AI startupReimagined Ventures, Fiscus Ventures, PEAK6 Strategic Capital, Section 32, Sands Capital, TDK Ventures, Elementum Ventures, Debiopharm, Novartis
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based cell engineering platform
 
Ford Foundation, S&P Global, Hamilton Lane, Omidyar Network
$21M
New York, NY-based provider of ESG reporting metrics for PE firms and private companies
 
Undisclosed
$35M
Boston, MA-based biotech focused on ophthalmic diseases like diabetic retinopathy
 
Thoma Bravo
$110M
Raleigh, NC-based customer analytics platform
 
Hanaco VC
$15M
Livermore, CA-based on-demand home appliance repair and insurance service
 
Horizons Ventures, TPG Growth
$18.7M
Austin, TX-based hiring platform and network for restaurant workers
 
Arcus Biosciences, Bill Rieflin
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of chemotherapy-boosting treatments
 
T. Rowe Price, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Tiger Global, Commerce Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Sorenson Ventures
$450M
New York, NY-based platform for digital identity trust
 
Liberty City Ventures, GSR, Exor Feeds
$15M
New York, NY-based provider of crypto trade surveillance and risk-monitoring software
 
Great Point Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, Crosscut Ventures, Flying Fish Ventures
$17M
Seattle, WA-based developer of conversational intelligence APIs
 
Emergence Capital Partners, Global Founders Capital
$17M
New York, NY-based platform for fitness creators
 
Leaders Fund, ServiceNow, Capgemini, Salesforce, Shasta Ventures
$35M
Chicago, IL-based 3D visual commerce platform
 
Scale Venture Partners
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of physical office usage software
 
Ocgrow Ventures, Khosla Ventures, West River Group, Glico, Physician Partners, Bold Capital Group
$54M
Bellevue, WA-based systems biology startup
 
Battery Ventures, Insight Partners, Altimeter Capital, Tiger Global
$200M
Mountain View, CA-based business automation integration platform
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The Scherzer Deal Report: November 1-5, 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

$350M
Fifth fund
 
$575M
Sixth hybrid fund-of-funds
 
$16.8B
13th flagship buyout fund
 
$1.4B
Seventh fund
 
$275M
Fifth fund
 
$740M
Fourth fund
 
$550M
Deep-tech VC fund

Private Equity Deals

Arsenal Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Lowell, MA-based maker of carbon components for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzer
 
KKR
Undisclosed
Vermilion, OH-based maker of food processing equipment
 
H.I.G. Capital
Undisclosed
Charlotte, NC-based provider of fire and life safety management services
 
O2 Investment Partners
Undisclosed
Burnsville, MN-based residential roof replacement company
 
GTCR
Undisclosed
Holtsville, NY-based provider of employee background screening services
 
The Carlyle Group
Undisclosed
Downers Grove, IL-based food processing and packaging equipment maker
 
Bain Capital
$150M
Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based new digital health insurance brokerage and care navigation platform
 
AE Industrial Partners
Undisclosed
Reston, VA-based provider of cloud, cybersecurity, and software development solutions to the U.S. intelligence community
 
Arsenal Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Parsippany, NJ-based healthcare marketing communications, training, and medical education agency
 
Berkshire Partners
Undisclosed
Rowley, MA-based maker of cutting tools for precision machining applications
 
TPG Growth
Undisclosed
Stamford, CT-based recycling and waste management company
 
Franklin Templeton
$1.75B
New York, NY-based private equity secondaries and co-investment manager
 
MiddleGround Capital
Undisclosed
Canal Fulton, OH-based maker of engineered precast concrete structures
 
OMERS Infrastructure
Undisclosed
Wilmington, DE-based distributed generation solar power producer
 
Thoma Bravo
$2B
Santa Barbara, CA-based provider of manufacturing and supply chain cloud software
 
Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
Cranbury, NJ-based online seller of area rugs and home decor
 
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
Undisclosed
Brentwood, TN-based provider of allied health and outsourced operating room services
 
Monomoy Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based maker of highway safety products

Venture Capital Deals

Tribe Capital, NewView Capital, Nexus Venture Partners
$32M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of B2B sales intelligence and engagement software
 
RiverVest Venture Partners, T&W Medical, AXA IM Alts, Global Health Investment Corp., Ascensia Diabetes Care, Longevity Vision Fund, Falcon Edge Capital, Aphelion Capital, M Ventures, Hikma Ventures, Senvest, The Broe Group, Taisho Pharma, Cirrus Logic, EOFlow, Able Partners, JDRF T1D Fund
$100M
San Diego, CA-based developer of glucose sensor patches
 
SoftBank, Echo Street, Walleye Capital, Viking Global Investors, PeakSpan Capital, Counterpart Ventures
$150M
San Diego, CA-based provider of hospitality management software
 
NEA, Unusual Ventures, Cowboy Ventures
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based professional network for freelancers
 
TPG Growth, H.I.G. Growth Partners, CapitalG, Menlo Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, K9 Ventures
$202M
Oakland, CA-based investigation and litigation platform
 
Craft Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Uncorrelated Ventures
$32M
Chicago, IL-based open-source browser fingerprinting service
 
SoftBank, B Capital Group, Mirae Investment, DCM, Origin Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Semper Virens, Uncork Capital
$85M
San Francisco, CA-based automated gig and hourly hiring platform
 
Kayne Partners, JPMorgan Asset Management
$19M
Chicago, IL-based asset management program for adviser
 
Bayer, Redmile Group, Innovation Endeavors, Digitalis Ventures
$25M
Boston, MA-based developer of protein therapeutics for diabetes, growth disorders, and autoimmunity
 
Oak HC/FT, Cimarron Healthcare Capital
$50M
Thousand Oaks, CA-based network of ambulatory infusion centers
 
J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, PayPal Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Canapi, Dashfund, Nyca, ThirdPrime
$35M
New York, NY-based compliance-as-a-service startup
 
Apax Digital Fund
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based talent acquisition platform
 
Matrix Partners, Tyche Partners, AM Ventures
$50M
Boston, MA-based provider of 3D-printed braces
 
Addition, NEA
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based B2B integrations platform
 
Peak State Ventures, Starwood Capital, incision, AZ, Tekfen Ventures, Volt Capital, Brightstone, Naval Ravikant, Andreessen Horowitz, Building Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, 8VC, Founders Fund, Milstein family
$44M
Phoenix, AZ-based construction planning software startup
 
Andreessen Horowitz, D1 Capital, FTX, Binance, Raine Group, 32 Equity, Mantis VC, OneTeam Partners, The Kraft Group
$150M
Los Angeles, CA-based NFT games startup
 
Canapi Ventures, Fin VC, TTV Capital
$35MWhitefish, MT-based provider of real-time behavioral analytics for fraud prevention
 
Iconiq, Greylock, F-Prime Capital, Oak HC/FT
$100M
San Mateo, CA-based healthcare admin workflow automation company
 
Tiger Global, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity, Gaorong Capital, Kroger, SoftBank, T. Rowe Price, Woven Capital, Google
$600M
Mountain View, CA-based autonomous delivery startup
 
Tiger Global, Addition, Madrona Venture Group, Amplify Partners
$85M
Seattle, WA-based machine learning acceleration platform
 
SoftBank, TCG, Tiger Global, Canaan Partners, Initialized Capital, Seven Seven Six
$150M
Miami, FL-based provider of care and companionship solutions to seniors
 
Northpond Ventures, Pfizer Ventures, Taiho Ventures, Section 32, Breakout Ventures, Tekla Capital Management, Creacion Ventures, KdT Ventures, Park West Asset Management, Alexandria Venture Investments
$65M
Cambridge, MA-based biotech focused on reprogramming the tumor microenvironment
 
OrbiMed, Health Catalyst Capital, Research Triangle Institute, Inova Health Systems, ATW Partners, SJF Ventures
$30M
Creve Coeur, MO-based clinical genomics software startup
 
FTV Capital
$160M
San Francisco, CA-based restaurant and hospitality accounts payable automation and payments platform
 
Edison Partners, StepStone Group, Stifel, Top Tier Capital Partners
$96M
Birmingham, AL-based provider of prepaid digital payment solutions
 
Raine Group, Sapphire Ventures, Scale Ventures, HPE, Bosch
$65M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of APIs for app messaging and data updates
 
Brighton Park Capital, Crosslink Capital, NewView Capital, RPS Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, .406 Ventures
$120M
Redwood City, CA-based master data management platform
 
Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group
$39M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of instruments for ocean data collection
 
SoftBank, Carbide Ventures
$234M
Mountain View, CA-based enterprise customer data platform
 
Starwood Capital, Freedom Mortgage, Human Ventures, Marcelo Claure
$43.9M
New York, NY-based digital mortgage serving platform
 
Bain Capital
$200M
Minneapolis, MN-based messaging platform for hourly workers
 
Accel
$30M
Denver, CO-based maker of workplace collaboration tools

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The Scherzer Deal Report: October 25-29, 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

$105M
Debut fund
 
$90M
Third fund
 
$830M
Long-only biotech public equities fund
 
$1.4B
Latest early-stage and seed funds
 
$325M
Second fund
 
$3B
Tenth fund
 
$139M
Space-focused VC fund
 
$305M
Second fund
 
$360M
Third fund

Private Equity Deals

H.I.G. Capital
Undisclosed
Fairfax, VA-based digital transformation company
 
Cuadrilla Capital
Undisclosed
Mt. Laurel, NJ-based retail data management and analytics SaaS platform
 
Golden Gate Capital
Undisclosed
Carrollton, TX-based moving and storage company
 
Sverica Capital Management
Undisclosed
Neptune, NJ-based industrial systems integrator
 
Pamlico Capital
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based platform for IT decision-making
 
Beringer Capital
Undisclosed
Detroit, MI-based financial media company
 
Great Hill Partners
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based digital patient management SaaS company
 
Norwest Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Westwood, MA-based managed IT and cybersecurity provider
 
Platinum Equity
Undisclosed
Wichita, KS-based pet products distributor
 
Summit Partners
Undisclosed
Irvington, NY-based clean haircare brand
 
K1 Investment Management
$135M
Shelton, CT-based provider of drop ship and marketplace functionality
 
T. Rowe Price
$4.2B
San Francisco, CA-based private equity investment firm focusing on distressed credit
 
Periscope Equity
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based IT services and business process management consulting firm
 
Brookfield Business Partners
Undisclosed
Las Vegas, NV-based lottery business of slot machine maker

Venture Capital Deals

Tiger Global, Coatue, Index Ventures, Alkeon Capital
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based API platform for ML model creation
 
Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Coatue, Addition, DFJ, Pantera Capital
$250M
San Francisco, CA-based blockchain developer platform
 
Learn Capital, A-Street Ventures, Emerson Collective
$215M
New York, NY-based publisher of curriculum and educational assessment programs
 
Norwest Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, Foundation Capital, First Round Capital, Village Global
$33M
San Francisco, CA-based AI data verification startup
 
Bain Capital, Bain Life Sciences and insiders Takeda Pharma, Polaris Partners
$300M
Boston, MA-based cardiovascular biotech
 
RA Capital, Janus Henderson
$25M
Cambridge, MA-based oncology biotech
 
H.I.G. BioHealth Partners, Accelmed Partners, Sanofi Ventures, Health Catalyst Capital, Revelation Partners, K2 HealthVentures
$52M
New York, NY-based digital therapeutics startup focused on depression and chronic pain
 
Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners
$400M
San Diego, CA-based workplace productivity platform
 
National Grid Partners, Autotech Ventures, Cisco Investments, Energy Innovation Capital, London Technology Club, Vanedge Capital, Wing VC
$20M
San Jose, CA-based image and video analysis startup
 
Accomplice, Agman Partners, Alphemy Capital, Continue Capital, CMT Digital, DFG Capital Management, Fenbushi Capital, HashKey Capital, Rising Tide Capital, Imperii Partners, Metaplanet
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based platform for crypto offerings
 
Gigafund, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Lennar, Fifty Years, Naval Ravikant, Lowercase Chris Sacca, Bruce Richards
$60M
Los Angeles, CA-based modular home startup
 
TCV, General Atlantic, Eurazeo
$250M
Cambridge, MA-based log management and cybersecurity company
 
Koch Disruptive Technologies, BlackRock, Emerson, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Allegis Cyber, Canaan, DataTribe, Energy Impact Partners, National Grid Partners, Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Global Reserve Group, Rockwell Automation
$200M
Hanover, MD-based cybersecurity startup focused on industrial controls
 
TI Platform, Accel, Sequoia Capital, Wing VC, Irongrey, GC1 Holdings
$40M
Palo Alto, CA-based cross-border trade finance platform for SMBs
 
Temasek, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Union Tech Ventures, Harel Insurance & Finance, Pontifax AgTech, CPP Investments, KSH Capital, Princeville Capital, Wharton Equity Ventures.
$200M
New York, NY-based provider of on-demand fulfillment solutions
 
Bain Capital, Acadia Woods Partners
$43M
Sacramento, CA-based network automation startup
 
Tiger Global, Coatue
$400M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of musculoskeletal pain solutions
 
01A, Lachy Groom, Elad Gil, Steph Curry, Crosscut Ventures, Freestyle Capital, SaaS Ventures
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based physical security startup
 
Blackstone Growth, Battery Ventures, Mile Paulus
$200M
San Francisco, CA-based legal management platform
 
CICC Capital
$63M
Cleveland, OH-based biotech focused on blood cancer
 
Jazz Venture Partners, Red Tree VC.
$25M
Burlingame, CA-based developer of neurostimulation devices for severe depression
 
Blackstone Growth, Tiger Global, GSR Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, WTI
$304M
Palo Alto, CA-based cloud platform for clinical research
 
Lilly Ventures, Merck, Bayer, Sofinnova Ventures, Arch Venture Partners
$55M
Seattle, WA-based biotech focused on autoimmune and inflammatory diseases
 
Prelude Ventures, TPG Rise Climate, Clearvision Ventures, Parkway Ventures, Bain & Co., EDF, SMBC, The Ferrante Group, Alumni Ventures, New Valley Ventures, NGP, Sallyport Investments
$101M
Tempe, AZ-based climate accounting platform
 
SoftBank, Steadfast Capital Management, Insight Partners, Redpoint eventures
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of low-code workflow management software
 
Insight Partners, Daher Capital, Greylock, Upfront Ventures, Advancit Capital
$22M
Los Angeles, CA-based backend game engine
 
Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley’s Counterpoint Global, Vulcan Capital, Durable Capital Partners, The Rise Fund
$154M
Seattle, WA-based e-bike brand
 
PeakSpan Capital
$22M
Mountain View, CA-based performance enablement platform
 
New York State Common Retirement Fund, GNC, Armory Square Ventures , Excell Partners
$16.3M
Geneva, NY-based meal delivery service
 
VMG Partners, Thirty Five Ventures, Table Management, Beechwood Capital, Silas Capital, Goldcrest Capital
$20M
New York, NY-based ear piercing startup
 
Tiger Global, Valia Ventures, Fin VC, Lachy Groom
$25M
New York, NY-based hotel payment startup
 
Fidelity, Monashee, ArrowMark Partners, Republic Capital, Raptor Group, Infinite Capital, Embedded Ventures, Fortistar, K3 Ventures, Rosecliff, SV Pacific Ventures, Laurence Tosi, Dmitry Balyasny, Venrock, Eclipse Ventures, Fontinalis Partners
$200M
Hawthorne CA-based flight automation tech startup
 
Telia Group, Ayala Tom and Matt Gallo, Norwest Venture Partners, Wing VC, Alter Venturea
$26M
Pleasanton, CA-based phishing defense startup
 
Silver Lake, Advent International, Oaktree Capital Management, PEAK6 Investments, Corner Capital
$1B
Boston, MA-based Amazon merchant acquirer
 
Initialized Capital, TI Platform Management
$142M
San Mateo, CA-based digital pharmacy
 
Craft Ventures, Battery Ventures, Tiger Global, Uncork Capital
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based sales prospecting platform
 
Insight Partners, CVS Health Ventures, FirstMark Capital, BCBS Venture Fund, 3L Capita
$118M
Ann Arbor, MI-based provider of virtual substance use disorder treatment

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The Scherzer Deal Report: October 18-22, 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

$1B
Fourth private equity secondaries fund
 
$2.3B
Fifth set of private credit funds

Private Equity Deals

Ares Management
Undisclosed
West Hollywood, CA-based provider of aesthetic dermatology
 
StoicLane
Undisclosed
Roseville, CA-based appraisal management company
 
The Carlyle Group, Amgen Ventures, Intermountain Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, McKesson Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Pfizer Ventures, Population Health Partners
$430M
Campbell, CA-based data analytics platform for streamlining clinical trial
 
The Blackstone Group
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based shapewear company
 
Trilantic North America
Undisclosed
Harrisburg, PA-based provider of digital marketing services to SMBs

Venture Capital Deals

New Legacy Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Catapult Ventures, JS Capital, HCVC
$28M
Santa Clara, CA-based optical gyroscope startup
 
Breyer Capital, Naval Ravikant, General Catalyst
$15.7
MNew York, NY-based online platform for professional services firms
 
Matrix Capital Management, West
Cap
$90M
Kansas City, MO-based worker’s comp and musculoskeletal health company
 
Greenoaks
$300M
San Francisco, CA-based corporate credit card company focused on startups
 
Prime Movers Lab, Rio Tinto, Idealab, Time Ventures
$35M
Pasadena, CA-based maker of machines that remove carbon from the atmosphere
 
Celesta Capital, Yobi Partners, Conviction Investment Partners
$16.7M
Foster City, CA-based provider of security camera footage analytics
 
NEA, AV8, Greycroft, Eniac Ventures
$45M
Culver City, CA-based observability and data platform
 
Insight Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Headline, Storm Ventures, Industry Ventures, NextWorld Capital
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based observability platform
 
ClearVision Ventures, MPower Partners
$54M
San Mateo, CA-based climate risk analytics company
 
Pfizer Ventures, EcoR1 Capital, Sanofi Ventures, Tekla Capital Management, Superstring Capital, NS Investment, OrbiMed, Vida Ventures, MPM Capital, Colt Ventures, Hunt Technology Ventures, Osage University Partners.
$80M
Menlo Park, CA-based genetic medicines developer
 
Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Initialized Capital, YC, Threshold Ventures
$250M
San Francisco, CA-based employee onboarding management platform
 
Eldridge, Allegis Cyber, Accenture Ventures, Workday Ventures, the Partnership Fund For New York City
$40M
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of workforce transformation and labor market development SaaS
 
S3 Ventures, Next Coast Ventures, BP Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, Launchpad Capital, Early Light Ventures
$20M
Austin, TX-based digital mortgage company
 
NGP ETP, 2040 Foundation, The Engine, Safar Partners, Prime Impact Fund, Embark Ventures, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
$38M
Boston, MA-based MIT spinout focused on reducing energy use in manufacturing
 
Spruce House Partnership, D1 Capital Partners, Tiger Global, EPIQ Capital Group, Ankona Capital Partners
$275M
Los Angeles, CA-based media measurement firm
 
7wire Ventures, General Catalyst, Dragoneer, Cigna Ventures, Leverage Health Solutions, Leaps by Bayer, SV Health Investors, H.I.G. Capital, Bluestem Capital
$43M
San Diego, CA-based provider of an at-home psoriasis treatment

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The Scherzer Deal Report: October 11-15, 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

$150M
Debut fund
 
$1B
Fourth fund
 
$400M
Fund focused on cybersecurity and enterprise software companies
 
$2.2B
Second opportunistic credit fund
 
$85M
Second fund
 
$555M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

Kinderhook Industries
Undisclosed
Tempe, AZ-based maker of ATVs and other sports vehicles
 
HBM Holdings
Undisclosed
Fenton, MO-based maker of flow-control products
 
Clearlake Capital Group
$5.2B
Santa Monica, CA-based human resources software company
 
StoicLane
$175M
San Jose, CA-based mortgage originator
 
GTCR
Undisclosed
Frisco, TX-based provider of public safety policy and training solutions
 
Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
Walnut Creek, CA-based legal software provider
 
Wellspring Capital Management
Undisclosed
Glen Mills, PA-based sterile compounding company
 
Littlejohn & Co.
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of recurring facility services
 
Warburg Pincus
Undisclosed
Windsor, CT-based consulting, engineering and construction firm
 
SoftBank
$400M
Carlsbad, CA-based activewear company

Venture Capital Deals

Viola Ventures, Viola Fintech, CommerzVentures, North Coast Ventures
$70M
New York, NY-based embedded finance startup
 
Primus Capital
$15.5M
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based gamified sales management platform
 
ION Crossover Partners
$20M
Mountain View, CA-based cyber insurance startup
 
Core Innovation Capital, Portag3 Ventures, Greylock Capital Management
$22M
Salt Lake City, UT-based payroll
 
APIGoldman Sachs, Spring Mountain Capital, Blue Heron Capital, Allos Ventures, Ohio Innovation Fund, JobsOhio, Rev1 Ventures, Draper Triangle Ventures, JumpStart
$60M
Columbus, OH-based collaboration governance platform
 
Warburg Pincus, Centana Growth Partners, Global Atlantic Financial Group, PIMCO
$56M
New York, NY-based quant development platform for custom trading and risk management apps
 
Volition Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, Glasswing Ventures, Data Point Capital
$22M
Boston, MA-based cyber risk ratings startup
 
Warburg Pincus
$170M
New York, NY-based vet clinic chain
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Obvious Ventures, B37 Ventures and Presidio Ventures
$140M
Redwood City, CA-based logistics robotics company
 
Lone Pine Capital, BOND, Interplay Ventures
$110M
Sacramento, CA-based CRM startup focused on influencer marketing for e-commerce brands
 
Viking Global Investors, Capital One Ventures, Level Equity, Quest Venture Partners, Uncork Capital
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based sales engagement platform for companies using Salesforce
 
Owl Capital, Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners, Allianz Life Ventures, William Blair
$100M
Chicago, IL-based structured investing platform
 
Alkeon Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Balderton Capital
$125M
San Francisco, CA-based virtual and live events platform
 
Tiger Global, Norwest Venture Partners, 8VC, Exor, Base Partners, Sempervirens Fund
$110M
Seattle, WA-based HR interviewing platform
 
B Capital Group, Telstra Ventures, Costanoa Ventures
$80M
San Francisco, CA-based health savings account startup
 
Francisco Partners
$50M
Foster City, CA-based 5G monetization company
 
Commerce Ventures, Hudson Structured Capital Management, Ally Bank, CreditEase
$22M
New York, NY-based product protection platform
 
Flare Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Frist Cressey Ventures, CVS, Takeda
$23M
New York, NY-based provider of virtual care for GI issues
 
Tiger Global Management, BOND, Lightspeed Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Reach Capital, Coatue, FundersClub, SV Angel
$110M
San Francisco, CA-based live video platform for online classes
 
SoftBank
$300M
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of connected home
 
SaaSCM Ventures, Point72 Ventures, 500 Startups, Envestnet
$16M
San Jose, CA-based “DeFi for traditional finance” startup
 
Coatue, Lightspeed Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures
$100M
Mountain View, CA-based automated aviation startup
 
Insight Partners, Blossom Capital, Inovo Venture Partners, Hoxton Ventures
$15M
Redwood City, CA-based management platform for infrastructure-as-code
 
Upstart, Stellar Development Foundation, Kindred Ventures, J. Safra Group, IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital
$145M
Los Angeles, CA-based online loan application platform for emerging markets
 
Versant Ventures, Samsara BioCapital
$50M
La Jolla, CA-based antibody-based biotech focused on oncology and autoimmune diseases
 
Tiger Global
$298M
New York, NY-based charting platform and social network for traders and investors
 
Greenoaks Capital, Elad Gil, Base Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Group 11, Zeev Ventures
$275M
Palo Alto, CA-based enterprise travel and spend management platform
 
Point Break Capital Management, Motive Partners, Senator Investment Group, TPG, BlackRock, T. Rowe Price
$208M
New York-based bond trading platform
 
Felicis, Insight Partners, Bond, Coatue
$135M
SF-based dataset optimization startup
 
SIG, Initialized Capital, CEAS Investments, TI Platform, NFX, Eric Wu, Miras
$55M
San Francisco, CA-based flexible furnished housing startup
 
Insight Partners
$76M
Boston, MA-based billing and revenue recognition company

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The Scherzer Deal Report: October 4-8, 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

$40M
Debut fund
 
$1.5B
Midmarket secondaries fund and a co-investment fund
 
$20M
Second fund
 
$4.3B
Third U.S. real estate opportunities fund
 
$850M
Second fund focused on cancer drug developers
 
$880M
Third fund focused on private biotech companies
 
$8.35B
11th flagship growth equity fund
 
$5.6B
Ninth flagship buyout fund

Private Equity Deals

Industrial Growth Partners
Undisclosed
Santa Clara, CA-based maker of quick-turn printed circuit board prototypes
 
Ares Management
Undisclosed
Charlottesville, VA-based clean energy generation company
 
Linden Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Westbury, NY-based provider of biological specimens
 
Graycliff Partners
Undisclosed
Hayward, CA-based maker of plastic and metal parts for the semiconductor capital equipment, aerospace, and medical device markets.
 
Meritage Group
Undisclosed
Northbrook, IL-based Chicago-style pizza chain
 
TPG
Undisclosed
Bellevue, WA-based automation and workflow management platform
 
One Identity
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based provider of identity access management solutions
 
ChrysCapital
Undisclosed
Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based customer experience management firm
 
Sycamore Partners
$1.2B
Woodinville, WA-based winery
 
Arlington Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Alexandria, VA-based government advisory
 
Providence Equity Partners, Spectrum Equity
Undisclosed
Tulsa, OK-based provider of truck driver recruiting software
 
RLJ Equity
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based beauty school
 
Pharos Capital Group
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based provider of hospice, skilled home health, and palliative care services
 
Wellbeam Consumer Health
Undisclosed
Seattle, WA-based maker of plant-based skincare products

Venture Capital Deals

Lightspeed Venture Partners, GIC
$65M
San Francisco, CA-based restaurant food delivery startup
 
ADM Capital, Rabo Food & Agri Innovation Fund, iAngels, FirstTime, J-Ventures, UpWest, Entrée Capital, Good Company, the Arison Group, Gaingels
$15M
Fresno, CA-based apiculture startup
 
Mednax
$25M
Portland, OR-based pediatric healthcare platform
 
01 Advisors, Index Ventures, Zoom Apps Fund
$20.5M
New York, NY-based job interview platform
 
Hanwha Impact Partners, Horizons Ventures
$35M
Boston, MA-based DNA data storage platform
 
General Atlantic, Founders Fund, Addition, Greylock, Lux Capital
$200M
Issaquah, WA-based data observability startup
 
Coatue, QED, Floodgate, Upside Ventures, Resolute Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Bill Ackman, Ari Emanuel
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based social investing platform
 
Great Hill Partners
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based enterprise ML ops platform
 
Insight Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Madrona Ventures, Root Ventures
Esper
$60M
Seattle, WA-based dev-ops platform for devices
 
Nextech Invest, BVF Partners, Samsara Biocapital, Morningside, Casdin Capital, Newpath Partners, Novartis Venture Fund, CRV, 6 Dimensions Capital
$78M
Cambridge, MA-based biotech seeking to reprogram enzymes without patient side effects
 
Mayfield, MissionBio Capital, Builders VC, VSC Ventures
$20.5M
San Francisco, CA-based glucose monitoring tech startup
 
Anthos Capital, Section 32, Greylock, Moonshots Capital
$50M
Poway, CA-based privacy engineering-as-a-service startup
 
Antaeus Enterprises, Stephen Eckert, Omega Advisors
$15M
Lexington, MA-based blood storage tech startup
 
Baillie Gifford
$370M
San Francisco, CA-based senior care network
 
Third Point Ventures, Golub Capital, Gaingels, Delta-v Capital, August Capital, Tahoma Ventures, DCVC, Engineering Capital, Vistara Growth
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based network observability startup
 
Shine Capital, Sequoia Capital, YC, Lakehouse Ventures, Brand Foundry Ventures
$25M
New York, NY-based developer of natural microbial cultures
 
Thomvest Ventures, OMERS Growth Equity
$100M
Palo Alto, CA-based life insurance startup
 
Define Ventures, Brook Byers, Khosla Ventures, McKesson Ventures, Time Ventures
$40M
El Segundo, CA-based provider of virtual clinical trial software
 
Left Lane Capital, Galaxy Interactive, Tru Arrow Partners
$110M
Overland Park, KS-based fractional investment platform for fine art
 
Altimeter Capital, Benchmark, Quiet Capital
$85M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of payments operations software
 
Permira
$150M
New York, NY-based customer data infrastructure company
 
Arch Venture Partners, Amgen, Alexandria Venture Investments, Altitude Life Science Ventures, Catalio Capital Management, F-Prime Capital, Invus, Logos Capital, Mubadala, Newpath Partners, Polaris Partners, re.Mind Capital, SoftBank, Surveyor Capital, Waycross Ventures
$500M
Watertown, MA-based developer of precision medicines for brain diseases
 
NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Amdocs, Comcast Ventures, Pillar VC, Ridgeline Ventures
$30M
Somerville, MA-based developer of deep learning inference software
 
Insight Partners
$35M
Austin, TX-based edge computing platform for water utilities
 
Knox Lane, Ainge Advisory, KSV Global
$225M
Lehi, UT-based e-commerce accelerator
 
CRV, Sequoia Capital, Bow Capital, YC, Artisanal Ventures, Hack VC
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based environments-as-a-service startup
 
NEA
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of in-person clinical trial software
 
Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, True Ventures
$135M
Cambridge, MA-based service mesh startup
 
Greycroft, Notion Capital, Anthemis, Continental Grain, Syngenta, Ascot
$46.5M
Chicago, IL-based insure-tech focused on commodity price volatility
 
BOND, Sequoia Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Tusk Ventures
$50M
Denver, CO-based sustainable lawn care startup
 
Declaration Partners, Kinnevik, WndrCo, W. R. Berkley, Menlo Ventures
$100M
Santa Monica, CA-based insurance infrastructure startup
 
Durable Capital Partners, Alkeon Capital Management, Hyundai Motor Co., Advent International, Index Ventures
$250M
Pleasanton, CA-based auto retail platform
 
Leeds Illuminate, 7GC, Initialized Capital, OCA Ventures, Citi, High Alpha, Grotech Ventures, SVB
$80M
Chicago, IL-based online talent marketplace for women
 
Sam Altman, Lachy Groom, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Casdin Capital, Dragoneer, Section 32, John Doerr, Spark Capital, Felicis Ventures, Sound Ventures, Arrowmark
$156M
New York, NY-based drug development platform
 
Iconiq, Sequoia Capital India, Perceptive Advisors, Corner Ventures, LTS Investments, Helena, Sofina
$140M
Mountain View, CA-based precision medicine company focused on chronic metabolic diseases
 
GV, Menlo Ventures
$24M
Mountain View, CA-based provider of corporate finance software
 
JAL Ventures, UP.Partners, F2 Capital, Arbor Ventures, Verizon Ventures, ICON Continuity Fund
$15M
Palo Alto, CA-based pay-per-mile motorcycle insurer
 
SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, and BMW iVentures
$130M
Redwood City, CA-based student transportation startup

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The Scherzer Deal Report: September 27-October 1, 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 Funding

$100M
Debut incubator fund
 
$1.75B
Second tech growth equity fund
 
$110M
Fourth fund
 
$110M
Debut fund
 
$330M
Second fund
 
$4.5B
Fifth flagship U.S. growth equity fund
 
$325M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

Nolan Capital
Undisclosed
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA-based water treatment service contractor
 
TA Associates
Undisclosed
Frederick, MD-based provider of wealth management solutions for ultra-high net worth clients, family offices, and foundations
 
Fort Point Capital
Undisclosed
Cedar Rapids, IA-based provider of telecom infrastructure asset refurbishment service
 
L Squared Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Oak Park, IL-based early childhood literacy solutions provider
 
MFG Partners
Undisclosed
Warfordsburg, PA-based rock crushing and screening company
 
Spectrum Equity
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based subscription dental membership management platform
 
GTCR
Undisclosed
Buffalo Grove, IL-based flexographic printing company
 
Marlin Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Concord, MA-based provider of third-party risk and cybersecurity management software
 
Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based private company intelligence platform for the financial services industry
 
North Branch Capital
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based provider of aftermarket hydraulic kits for the ag and construction markets
 
Lindsay Goldberg
Undisclosed
Anaheim, CA-based quick-turn manufacturer of printed circuit boards
 
Ares Management
The Lockwood Group
Undisclosed
Stamford, CT-based medical communications business
 
Housatonic Partners
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based cloud and digital transformation services company
 
Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Novato, CA-based pet supplies company

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Venture Capital Investors

Insight Partners, March Capital, Lightspeed, Sorenson Ventures, Emergent Ventures
$35M
San Jose, CA-based data observability cloud
 
Cota Capital, BAM Funds, Magnetar Capital, Mint Ventures, Castor Ventures, Dream One Vision, Nvidia
$45M
Boston, MA-based digital surgery startup
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Canapi Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Avid Ventures, Felicis Ventures
$100M
New York, NY-based identity operating system for the financial sector
 
Viking Global Investors, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citi, Bank of America, Barclays, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, Cowen, AllianceBernstein
$180M
New York, NY-based market intelligence and search platform
 
SoftBank, Whale Rock, Generation Investment Management, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Spark Capital
$200M
New York, NY-based tech staffing platform focused on training and connecting African developers with U.S. companies
 
Battery Ventures, Foundation Capital, Trinity Ventures, The House Fund, Swift Ventures
$19M
Mill Valley, CA-based ML observability startup
 
Fidelity, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Avigdor Willenz Group, GlobalLink1 Capital, Intel Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, VentureTec
$50M
Santa Clara, CA-based fabless chip startup
 
Insight Partners, Kleiner Perkins, JLL Spark
$45M
New York, NY-based residential and office delivery platform
 
Treasury, Aflac Ventures, ID8 Investments, Kinnevik, Bessemer Venture Partners, Francisco Partners, Menlo Ventures, Anthemis Group, Globespan Capital Partners, Citi Ventures, Private Shares Fund
$60M
New York, NY-based digital investment advisor
 
Volery Capital Partners, Eldridge, Assurant Ventures, HSCM Bermuda
$60M
Jersey City, NJ-based provider of insurance and credit products to gig workers
 
TCV, Brookfield Technology Partners, 9Yards Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, HighSage Ventures
$125M
Nashville, TN-based construction finance platform
 
XTX Ventures, Romulus Capital, Insight Partners, B37 Ventures
$23M
Oakland, CA-based ag analytics company
 
Alumni Ventures, Eric Schmidt, Drive Capital, Verizon Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank
$30.7M
Chicago, IL-based audience campaign analytics company
 
Durable Capital, T. Rowe Price, Whale Rock Capital
$205M
San Francisco, CA-based cybersecurity insurance providerIndex
 
Ventures, First Round Capital, SemperVirens, XYZ Venture Capital, Magnify Ventures, Springbank Collective
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based employee leave platform
 
Artis Ventures, RA Capital Management, OMX Ventures
$70M
Boston, MA-based developer of psychedelic analog
 
Social Capital, Seven Seven Six, DBL Partners, Spero Ventures, Relilience Reserve, TIME Ventures, Tobi Lutke, Gaingels with Flight.vc, HBS Lady Angels, Awesome People Ventures, Massive, Drone.vc, Rob Ness Syndicate, Coalition angels
$36M
Seattle, WA-based reforestation startup
 
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Ally Bridge, Norwest Venture Partners
$135M
Austin, TX-based electronic medical records miner
 
Group 11, Battery Ventures, Latitude, Local Globe, Greenfield Partners, Icon Ventures
$55M
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of stock options funding solutions
 
Silver Lake, Insight Partners, Endeavor
$350M
Jacksonville, FL-based new collectibles unit for sports merchandise retailer
 
GV, Define Ventures, Atomic
$32M
San Francisco, CA-based weight management startup
 
Iconiq, Sapphire Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Accel, Greylock
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based recruiting platform
 
Oak HC/FT, Costanoa Ventures. XYZ, SVB Capital, WestCap
$54M
San Francisco, CA-based virtual payment card enablement startup
 
Northpond Ventures, The Engine, Horizon Ventures, Mass Ventures
$30M
Cambridge, MA-based drug developer focused on the repeatome
 
Hanwha Solutions, SOSV, TechU Ventures, ff VC, Siddhi Capital
$25M
Berkeley, CA-based cultured meat startup
 
1 funding, Alpha Edison, Reimagined Ventures
$37M
Los Angeles, CA-based brain health assessment startup
 
Goldman Sachs, Kerig, LionTree Partners, Tenere Capital, Main Street Advisors, Live Nation, Foot Locker
$50M
Los Angeles, CA-based livestreamed shopping app
 
Accomplice, HighSage Ventures, Tull Investments
$45M
Omaha, NE-based tech-enabled provider of workers’ compensation, insurance, and payroll services
 
Ribbit Capital, Thrive Capital
$34M
San Francisco, CA-based cash advance startup focused on small businesses
 
Temasek, CPPIB, Bob Iger
$350M
Berkeley, CA-based animal-free dairy
 
Koch Disruptive Technologies, Covestro, Samsung Ventures, Citi, D. E. Shaw, Pegasus Tech Ventures
$25M
Palo Alto, CA-based quantum computing startup
 
Green Bay Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Geodesic Capital
$62M
San Francisco, CA-based business decision-making startup
 
General Atlantic, Point72 Ventures, Primary Venture Partners
$60M
New York, NY-based healthcare technology company
 
Aspen Capital Group
$15M
San Jose, CA-based life insurance and annuity platform
 
Emerson Collective, Bessemer Venture Partners, Voyager Capital
$50M
Seattle, WA-based workplace analytics platform focused on pay equity
 
Insight Partners, GGV Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Heavybit, Silicon Valley CISO Investments
$35M
San Francisco, CA-based synthetic data set creation startup
 
Great Hill Partners, BGV, Pitango Ventures, Canvas Ventures
$100M
Redwood City, CA-based customer success platform
 
AmeriHealth Caritas, Blue Venture Fund, Chicago Ventures
$38M
Redwood City, CA-based hyper-local healthcare program and in-person social network for seniors
 
Point72 Ventures, NYCA Partners, DriveWealth
$35M
Chicago, IL-based digital assets infrastructure startup
|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 20-24, 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

Blue Bear Capital
Beverly Hills, CA
$150M
Second VC fund

Blumberg Capital
San Francisco, CA
$225M
Fifth early-stage fund

Clearhaven Partners
Boston, MA
$312M
Debut fund

Fifth Wall
Los Angeles, CA
$140M
Climate tech-focused VC fund

Harbour
Vest PartnersBoston, MA
$892M
Direct lending fund

Illumina Ventures
Foster City, CA
$325M
Second fund

Jump Capital
Chicago, IL
$350M
Seventh fund

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Beverly Hills, CA
$1.38B
Third lower midmarket

Liberty Strategic Capital
Washington, DC.
C $2.5B
Debut fund

Lightstone Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
$375M
Third fund

Longford Capital
Chicago, IL
$682M
Third fund

New Mountain Capital
New York, NY
$507M
Third CLO

Santé Ventures
Austin, TX
$260M
Fourth fund

Section Partners
Palo Alto, CA
$245M
New fund

Private Equity Investors

Boyne Capital
A&A Global Imports
Undisclosed
Vernon, CA-based provider of packaging materials to the cannabis market

Searchlight Capital Partners, British Columbia Investment Management Corp.
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Undisclosed
Lansing, MI-based outdoor advertising company

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Argos Health
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of claims revenue cycle services to health system

MiddleGround Capital
Arrow Tru-Line
Undisclosed
Archbold, OH-based provider of sectional overhead garage door components

Great Hill Partners
Blue Ridge
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based supply chain planning, and price optimization platform

Granite Creek Capital and Equivu Capital
C&C Manufacturing
Undisclosed
Englewood, CO-based maker of heavy equipment for the scrap metal recycling, waste management, and airport maintenance markets

CI Capital Partners
Cadmus
Undisclosed
Waltham, MA-based environmental consultancy

Peak Rock Capital
Delta Financial Group
Undisclosed
Clearwater, FL-based equipment finance platform

Northstar Capital
Drake Waterfowl Systems
Undisclosed
Olive Branch, MS-based hunter-focused branded apparel maker

Graycliff Partners
Electro-Mechanical Corp
Undisclosed
Bristol, VA-based manufacturer of engineered electrical equipment

Ardian
Florida Food Products
Undisclosed
Eustice, FL-based clean label ingredients firm

Audax Private Equity
GCX Mounting Solutions
Undisclosed
Petaluma, CA-based maker of healthcare-focused equipment mounting and mobility solutions

LLCP
In-Place Machining
Undisclosed
Milwaukee, WI-based provider of field machining, metrology, and diamond wire-cutting services

Barings, Partners Group
Milestone Equipment Holdings
Undisclosed
St. Charles, MO-based service transport equipment leasing firm

GI Partners
Patriot Growth Insurance Services
Undisclosed
Fort Washington, PA-based insurance distributor

Platinum Equity
Petmate
Undisclosed
Arlington, TX-based pet products brand

BlackRock Long Term Private Capital
Summit Cos.
Undisclosed
Mendota Heights, MN-based fire safety service and installation company

Sopris Capital
Symphony Care
Undisclosed
Madison, WI-based healthcare data analytics platform

Venture Capital Deals

Sumeru Equity Partners, Hercules Capital
3G
$15M
Shelton, CT-based provider of multi-carrier shipping software

Catapult Ventures, Kubota, Yamaha Motors, Impact Ventures
Advanced Farm Technologies
$25M
Davis, CA-based maker of strawberry-picking robots

Tiger Global, Floodgate, General Catalyst
Almanac
$34M
San Francisco, CA-based operating system for remote work

SpringRock Ventures, Margo Georgiadis, Outcomes Collective Growth Capital, FMZ Ventures, Samsung Next, Chamaeleon, AV8 Ventures, and GSR Ventures
Alpha Medical
$24M
Palo Alto, CA-based remote women’s healthcare startup

GV, Floating Point, Ridgeline Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, Schematic Ventures
Altana AI
$15M
New York, NY-based supply chain AI startup

Hitachi Ventures, Orbia Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover, Doral Energy, At One Ventures, TDK Ventures, Trumpf Ventures
Battery Resourcers
$70M
Worcester, MA-based developer of lithium-ion battery material

Coatue, Sequoia Capital, Costanoa Ventures
Bigeye
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based data observability platform

Wells Fargo, Blackstone Group, Mastercard, AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, GID-Windsor Communities, LENx, The Moinian Group, Morgan Properties, Starwood Capital Group, Related Cos.
Bilt Rewards
$60M
New York, NY-based loyalty program for renters

WestCap Group, Geolo Capital, VentureFriends, Prime Ventures
Blueground
$180M
New York, NY-based provider of short-term furnished apartment rentals

Sands Capital, Bob Kraft, Jim Murrenn, Golden Nugget, Rush Street, TEGNA, Defy Partners
Boom Entertainment
$15M
New York, NY-based maker of sports gaming apps

B Capital Group, Maverick
Centivo
$51M
Buffalo, NY-based health plan for self-funded employers

Greycroft, Alpha Edison, Crosslink Capital, Acadian Ventures, Fika Ventures, Act One Ventures
Clovers
$15M
Los Angeles, CA-based recruiting software startup

Tiger Global, GGV Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, SAP, Rocketship.vc, Lattice CEO Jack Altman
Crosschq
$16.5M
Danville, CA-based talent intelligence cloud

Insight Partners, Tricentis, Emergent Ventures, Security Leadership Capital
DeepFactor
$15M
San Jose, CA-based maker of continuous AppSec observability tools

Andreessen Horowitz, Iconiq, D1 Capital Partners, YC Continuity, General Catalyst, CEAS Investments, Matrix Partners
Fivetran
$565M
Oakland, CA-based provider of automated data integration solutions

WestCap, Silver Lake Waterman, WndrCo, Peter Thiel, Streamlined Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Gopher Asset Management
FLYR Labs
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of data and AI-driven Revenue Operating System for airlines, travel, and transportation industries

Signal
FireGrow Therapy
$15M
New York, NY-based startup that helps therapists launch private practices covered by insurance

Nextech Invest, SoftBank, Casdin Capital, The Column Group, 8VC, Two Sigma Ventures
Hexagon Bio
$61M
Menlo Park, CA-based biotech leveraging fungi to treat cancer and infectious diseases

Insight Partners, Point Nine, Air Street Capital
Intenseye
$25M
New York, NY-based provider of video analytics for employee health and safety

Breakthrough Energy Venture
Iron Ox
$53MSan Carlos, CA-based autonomous farming startup

Great Hill Partners
IVX Health
$100M
Nashville, TN-based operator of outpatient infusion centers

SoftBank Ventures Asia, TQ Ventures, FJ Labs, K50, Reshape, Quiet Capital
June Homes
$27M
New York, NY-based rental property tech startup

Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Box Group, Collaborative Fund, The Longevity Fund, Lachy Groom
Loyal
$27M
San Francisco, CA-based canine longevity startup

Industry Ventures, Bold Capital Partners, Freestyle VC, FMZ Ventures, Leksell Social Ventures
Meru Health
$30M
Palo Alto, CA-based digital clinic for mental health

Adams Street Partners, Icon Ventures, Polaris Partners, RRE Ventures, .406 Ventures, First Round Capital, SVB
Nomad Health
$63M
New York, NY-based online marketplace for temporary healthcare jobs in VC

Thomvest Ventures, Mubadala Ventures, Oak HC/FT, FinTech Collective, QED Investors, Bullpen Capital, ValueStream Ventures, Laconia, RiverPark Ventures, Stage II Capital, Cross River Bank
Ocrolus
$80M
New York, NY-based financial document analysis automation platform

Activate Capital, Liberty Mutual, Copec, City Light Capital, IA Capital, Evergy Ventures, Avista Development, Congruent Ventures, Centrica, National Grid Partners, Energy Foundry, Blue Bear Capital
Omnidian
$33M
Seattle, WA-based provider of solar system performance plans and performance guarantees

SoftBank, Khosla Ventures
Opentrons Labworks
$200M
New York, NY-based lab robotics company

Susquehanna, Horizon Healthcare Services, SVB
Pager
$70M
New York, NY-based virtual care navigation and collaboration platform

Andreessen Horowitz, AlleyCorp, Kevin Ryan
Pearl Health
$18M
New York, NY-based care delivery and billing software company for primary care physicians

D1 Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Nosara Capital, CPMG
Provi
$75M
Chicago, IL-based alcohol e-commerce platform

SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Oak HC/FT, Struck Capital, Stage 2 Capital, Craft Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures
Sendoso
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based corporate gifting platform

Accel, Sequoia Capital
Stairwell
$20M
Santa Clara, CA-based cybersecurity startup

Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, FirstMark Capital, June Fund, West Ventures, AME, Bessemer Venture Partners, Modern Venture Partners, Mirae Asset, Animal Capital, Riverside, Gaingel
Statespace
$50M
New York, NY-based gaming startup that aims to aid in neuroscience

SoftBank, PayPal Ventures, MoreTech, State of Mind Ventures, Pitango First, Menorah, Mivtach Shamir
StreamElements
$100M
Los Angeles, CA-based provider of video engagement and monetization tools

Coatue, DST Global
Sunday
$100M
Atlanta, GA-based restaurant payment app

Surveyor Capital, VenBio Partners, OrbiMed
Ventyx Biosciences
$51M
Encinitas, CA-based biotech focused on autoimmune and inflammatory conditions

Advocate Aurora Enterprises
Xealth
$24M
Seattle, WA-based provider of digital health solutions for hospitals

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The Scherzer Deal Report: September 13-17, 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

$140M
Fifth flagship fund
 
$450M
Second fund
 
$650M
Second fund
 
$236M
Third global private equity fund-of-funds
 
$675M
Second fund
 
$850M
Fifth fund
 
$350M
Debut fund
 
$825M
Second asset investment fund
 
$281M
Second fund
 
$55M
Third fund
 
$770M
Debut fund
 
$1.05B
Seventh early-stage fund ($550M) and growth fund ($500M)
 
$3B
Second Latin America-focused fund
 
$400M
Debut fund

Private Equity Investors

Lee Equity Partners, Twin Point Capital
Undisclosed
Canadian distributor of wireless communications infrastructure
 
CVC Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Boston, MA-based non-audit accounting advisory firm
 
The Jordan Co.
$1.3B
Chicago, IL-based freight brokerage
 
Berkshire Partners
Undisclosed
Charlotte, NC-based DTC e-retailer of trees and plants
 
GI Partners
Undisclosed
Des Moines, IA-based provider of colocation, cloud, and managed service solutions
 
Clearlake Capital Group
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of plastic packaging components,
 
Full Sail IP Partners
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based company selling fruit juices, smoothies, and food bars
 
HighBar Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based employee satisfaction and productivity platform
 
Boyne Capital
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based provider of support services to the commercial nuclear power industry
 
The Blackstone Group
$1.4B
Chicago, IL-based provider of ESG software and consulting services
 
Summit Partners, Oak HC/FT, Sopris Capital
Undisclosed
Lake Mary, FL-based complex care management company

Venture Capital Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Anthos Capital, Galaxy Interactive, VGames, Human Capital, Lakestar, DraperDragon, Draper University
$100M
Zephyr Cove, NV-based multiplayer game developer
 
IGNIA, Blockchain Capital, Kingsway Capital, Tiga Investments, Stellar Development Foundation, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Amex Ventures, Arbor Ventures, RRE Ventures, CMT Digital Ventures, Kenetic Advisors
$55M
Mountain View, CA-based wealth management platform for cryptocurrency investors
 
OrbiMed Advisors, Lilly Asia Ventures SR One, Sirona Capital
$75M
San Diego, CA-based developer of RNA-targeting therapeutics
 
Blue Horizon, Novalis LifeSciences
$116M
Durham, NC-based developer of microbial-based products
 
Arboretum Ventures, NEA, Temasek, Pavilion Capital, Brandon Capital Partners, Vertex Growth, Vertex Ventures HC, WTT Investment
$60M
Menlo Park, CA-based developer of analgesic products
 
Moody’s
$250M
Boston, MA-based cybersecurity risk platform
 
Owl Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Lachy Groom, Zoom, HighSage Ventures, BAM Elevate, Fifth Down Capital
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based diversity recruitment platform
 
Index Ventures, Menlo Ventures, A Capital, Headline
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based tech recruiting assessment platform
 
Silversmith Capital Partners
$55M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of e-commerce search and product discovery tools
 
Dragoneer Baillie Gifford, Coatue, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton
$500M
San Francisco, CA-based chat platform popular among gamers
 
Prime Movers Lab
$40M
Boston, MA-based biotech focused on stroke recovery and age-related disease
 
Schlumberger, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
$100M
Fremont, CA-based developer of metal-hydrogen batteries
 
8VC led, iSelect, Argonautic Ventures, Beringea, DrX/Novartis, HPE Pathfinder, Spike Ventures, Key Investments, Seraph, Great North Labs
$22M
Minneapolis, MN-based biomedical research data management platform
 
Solas BioVentures, Arboretum Ventures, Coloplast A/S, H2Oey Ventures, Tonkawa
$55M
Minneapolis, MN-based developer of thermal water vapor ablation therapies
 
GOAT, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, Groupe Artémis
$60M
New York, NY-based curated menswear resale site
 
Liberty Street Funds, Walleye Capital, Japan Post Capital, Joseph Stone Capital, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Tech Pioneers Fund, Celtic House Asia Partners, INP Capital, Reimagined Ventures, Moringa Capital Management
$120M
San Francisco, CA-based fresh food supply marketplace
 
Sapphire Ventures, Owl Rock, Whale Rock Capital, Sands Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, General Atlantic, BlackRock, H.I.G. Growth Partners
$159M
Louisville, CO-based cloud directory platform
 
Acrew Capital, CRV, super[set], Ridge Ventures, SVB
$23M
San Francisco, CA-based online privacy regulation and data compliance startup
 
OpenView Partners, Matrix Partners
$17M
Somerville, MA-based endpoint security platform
 
Banneker Partners, Tola Capital
$47M
San Jose, CA-based provider of supply management software
 
Tiger Global
$50M
Wilmington, MA-based developer of autonomous mobile robots for e-commerce fulfillment warehouses
 
IGC Hospitality
$18M
Fairfax, VA-based provider of restaurant cost management software
 
General Atlantic, Battery Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners
$150M
UK and Denver, CO-based cloud data integration platform
 
Energy Impact Partners, Starwood Capital Group, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, Stone Point Capital, and S&P Global, Salesforce Ventures, Sway Ventures, Constellation Technology Ventures, Building Ventures
$50M
San Diego,CA-based ESG tech platform for real estate
 
Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Tiger Capital, Accel, Bessemer, Coatue, Corner Ventures, Latitude
$250M
New York, NY-based B2B payments platform for small businesses
 
QED Investors
$57.3M
Oakland, CA-based real estate investing platform
 
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
$200M
Scottsdale, AZ-based business communications provider
 
Moore Strategic Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Wndrco, Telstra Ventures, Causeway Media Partners, Mockingbird Ventures, BDMI, Pegasus Ventures, Bono, Kerry Washington, Tom Brady, Alexis Ohanian
$85M
Culver City, CA-based organizer of fundraising sweepstakes for nonprofits
 
Capital Today, Tribe Capital, C Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, Mucker Capital, Mantis VC, Reimagined Ventures
$50M
Santa Monica, CA-based DTC outdoor furniture retailer
 
SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Greycroft, Global Founders Capital, Crosscut, 75 & Sunny Ventures
$125M
San Francisco, CA-based real estate platform for second homes
 
OpenView Venture Partners
$30M
Boston, MA-based provider of estimating and quoting software for job shops and contract manufacturers
 
Canapi Ventures, SciFi VC, Caffeinated Capital, Nyca Partners, Moore Specialty Credit
$20M
Oakland, CA-based loan serving SaaS
 
Founders Fund, Meritech Capital Partners, BOND, Coatue, Index Ventures
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based identity infrastructure startup
 
Group 1 Automotive
$850M
Westwood, MA-based network of 30 auto dealerships and three collision repair shops
 
Celesta Capital, Premji Invest, Chiratae Ventures, pi Ventures, Exfinity Venture Partners
$17M
Burlingame, CA-based codeless AI platform for consumer intelligence
 
Insight Partners, Venrock, Innovation Endeavors, Declaration Partners, Lupa System
$150M
Washington, DC-based developer of AI solutions for the national defense of the U.S. and its allies
 
Menlo Ventures, Unusual Ventures
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based privacy compliance startup
 
Greenspring Associates, First American Financial, Waterfall Asset Management, TriplePoint Capital, 75 & Sunny Ventures, Greylock, Bain Capital Ventures, NFX, Nyca, Thomvest
$150M
New York, NY-based homeownership platform
 
Craft Ventures
$20M
Des Moines, IA-based computer vision tool
 
Section 32, Sanofi Ventures, Casdin Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Alexandria Venture Investments, Arch Venture Partners, GV, Mass General Brigham Ventures
$77M
Cambridge, MA-based drug developer focused on the repeatome
 
Eclipse Ventures, DigiTx, Moment Ventures
$22.8M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of precision medicines for neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders
 
Centana Growth Partners, Arsenal Growth, MissionOG, Lavrock Ventures, TFX Capital, SAP NS2
$40M
Washington, DC-based provider of financial intelligence and supply chain risk software
 
Altos Ventures, Meritech Capital,Conductive Ventures
$50M
Austin, TX-based startup that helps consumers establish and build credit history
 
Morgan Stanley
$130M
Seattle, WA-based cloud automation startup
 
Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Birchmere Ventures
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based fantasy sports startup
 
Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, D1 Capital, Palm Tree Crew, BOND, Dynamo Ventures, Founders Fund, Lineage Logistics, Susa Ventures, Michael Rubin, BoxGroup, Revolution, Rise of the Rest
$90M
Atlanta, GA-based cloud supply chain startup
 
Tiger Global, GV, Sequoia Capital, True Ventures, HearstLab, Bloomberg Beta
$54M
Burlingame, CA-based infrastructure access platform
 
Tiger Global, Thursday Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Balderton Capital
$20M
New York, NY-based publicly available database of company org charts
 
Lone Pine Capital, Threshold, Define Ventures, Torch Capital, ACME, Compound, Combine, The Helm, Human Ventures, Seae Ventures, Gingerbread Capital
$100M
New York, NY-based women’s healthcare provider
 
OrbiMed, Omega Funds, Surveyor Capital, Avoro Ventures, Casdin Capital, Pontifax, Eli Lilly, Logos Capital, Osage University Partners
$85M
Chicago, IL-based developer of drugs for neurodegenerative diseases
 
Emerson Collective, Illumina Ventures, Quan Capital
$50M
South San Francisco, CA-based biotech focused on B cell engineering
 
CapitalG, Andreessen Horowitz, YC Continuity
$150M
Marina del Rey, CA-based live-streaming shopping platform for collectibles like Funko POPs
 
Silversmith Capital Partners
$69M
George, UT-based provider of cross-border sales software
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The Scherzer Deal Report: September 7-10, 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

10T Holdings
$750M
Debut fund

Alpine Investors
$2.25B
Eighth fund

Scout Ventures
$55M
Third fund

Private Equity Investors

Butterfly
Chosen Foods
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based maker of avocado oil and other avocado-related products

The Blackstone Group, Francisco Partners
Dynamo Software
Undisclosed
Watertown, MA-based provider of cloud software for the alt investment management industry

Thoma Bravo
Intel 471
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of cyber threat intelligence solutions for businesses and governments

Gen Cap
Lab Products
Undisclosed
Seaford, DE-based maker of lab research animal housing and care equipment

Patient Square Capital
Summit BHC
Undisclosed
Franklin, TN-based provider of behavioral health and addiction treatment services

Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus
T-Mobile Netherlands
Undisclosed
Leading European telecommunications operator

The Blackstone Group
The Chamberlain Group
Undisclosed
Oak Brook, IL-based provider of smart access solutions

Cinven
True Potential
Undisclosed
British wealth management firm 

Venture Capital Investors

Butterfly
Chosen Foods
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based maker of avocado oil and other avocado-related products

The Blackstone Group, Francisco Partners
Dynamo Software
Undisclosed
Watertown, MA-based provider of cloud software for the alt investment management industry

Thoma Bravo
Intel 471
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of cyber threat intelligence solutions for businesses and governments

Gen Cap
Lab Products
Undisclosed
Seaford, DE-based maker of lab research animal housing and care equipment

Patient Square Capital
Summit BHC
Undisclosed
Franklin, TN-based provider of behavioral health and addiction treatment services

Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus
T-Mobile Netherlands
Undisclosed
Leading European telecommunications operator

The Blackstone Group
The Chamberlain Group
Undisclosed
Oak Brook, IL-based provider of smart access solutions

Cinven
True Potential
Undisclosed
British wealth management firm 

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