Here is this week’s Deal Report for private equity and venture capital activity for US-based PE and VC firms and portfolio companies, brought to you by Scherzer International.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

$5.3B
Seventh flagship fund
 
$210M
Founders fund
 
$25M
Debut fund
 
$100M
Debut fund
 
$570M
Seventh fund
 
$4.5B+
Seventh flagship PE fund
 
$305M
Debut fund
 
$600M
Second independent fund
 
$200M
Latest fund

Private Equity Deals

Recognize
Undisclosed
Berwyn, PA-based provider of B2B marketing-as-a-service solutions
 
Garnett Station Partners
Undisclosed
Charlotte, NC-based restaurant chain
 
EQT Infrastructure
Undisclosed
Alpharetta, GA-based provider of yard management and facility logistics services 
 
SAI MedPartners
Undisclosed
Reading, PA-based market intelligence firm for the biotech and pharma industries
 
Graycliff Partners
Undisclosed
Davenport, IA-based distributor of HVAC and electrical equipment
 
Trinity Hunt Partners
Undisclosed
Southborough, MA-based provider of commercial landscaping services
 
Riveter Capital
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of school meals to children
 
Kohlberg & Co.
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based provider of gastrointestinal services
 
AUA Private Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Galesburg, IL-based maker of premium meat snacks

Venture Capital Deals

Softbank
$375M
Bedford, MA-based e-commerce robots maker
 
JMI Equity
$90M
New York, NY-based academic operations platform for higher education
 
Blockchain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital, Hack VC, Electric Capital
$50M
Seattle, WA-based ethereum restaking protocol
 
Redpoint Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Zetta Venture Partners, SignalFire, Bloomberg Beta, Kearny Jackson
$17M
Seattle, WA-based automation platform for large language models used by enterprises
 
Two Bear Capital, Sequoia Capital, Atlantic Bridge, Harpoon Venture Capital Partners
$62M
San Jose, CA-based edge services startup
 
Cathay Innovation, La Maison, Top Harvest Capital, Obvious Ventures
$20M
Guilford, CT-based clinical trials marketplace
 
Biospring Partners, Senator Investment Group, B Capital Group, Glasswing Ventures
20M
Boston, MA-based online marketplace for life science supplies
 
Rockefeller Asset Management, Uncorrelated Ventures, Partnership Fund for New York City
$22M
New York, NY-based compliance-focused employee chat monitoring startup
 
Menlo Ventures, Greylock
$19.1M
San Francisco, CA-based billing automation startup
 
Portage
$40M
Houston, TX-based mobile commerce and payments provider
 
NEA, Databricks Ventures, Elad Gil, Bob Muglia (former CEO of Snowflake), Paul Buchheit
$25.6M
San Francisco, CA-based answer app
 
Companion Fund, Left Lane Capital, Valor Capital, 301 INC
$19M
New York, NY-based DTC fresh cat food brand
 
Team8, Euclidean Capital, Intuition Fund, Communitas Capital, Phoenix, Nidoco AB
$28M
New York, NY-based impact-as-a-service platform for financial institutions
 
Acrew Capital, ATX Venture Partners, Trust Ventures, Dream Ventures, Interplay, Accomplice, Vera Equity, FJ Labs, Fiat Ventures, Gaingels, Kelmhurst, Oyster Funds, Hilltop Ventures, Permit Ventures, Kindergarten Ventures, J2 Capital, Socially Financed, Kapital Ventures
$15M
Austin, TX-based bill pay tool
 
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, TDK Ventures, Doral Energy Tech Ventures
$29M
Madison, WI-based nuclear fusion developer
 
LG Technology Ventures led, and was joined by Safar Partners, UOB Venture Management, and existing investors Alpha JWC and LDV Partners
$28.8M
Weston, MA-based provider of autonomous logistics for supply chain and industrial hubs