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
Basis Set
$250M
Fourth VC fund
Epidarex
$145M
Fourth fund
Leonard Green & Partners
$3.6B
Continuation fund
Obvious Ventures
$360M
Fifth fund
Social Leverage
$85M
Fifth seed-stage fund
Yosemite
$200M
Second fund
Private Equity Deals
AEA Investors
829 Studios
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based digital marketing firm
Bain Capital
APP Jet Center
Undisclosed amount
Fort Pierce, FL-based provider of aviation services at supply-constrained U.S. airports
Blackstone
Arlington Industries
Undisclosed amount
Charlotte, NC-based maker of electrical products
Southfield Capital
Contextual.io
Undisclosed amount
Guilford, CT-based AI orchestration platform
CVC Capital Partners
Equine Network
Undisclosed amount
Albuquergue, NM-based U.S. equestrian sports league
Accel-KKR
Exxat
Undisclosed amount
Warren, NJ-based provider of clinical and experiential education tech
Excellere Partners
Hinterland
Undisclosed amount
Riviera Beach, FL-based provider of underground water infrastructure maintenance and repair solutions
Main Post Partners
HomeWell
Undisclosed amount
Burkburnett, TX-based national franchisor of non-medical, in-home senior care
Liberty Mutual Investments
Mascarene Partners
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based infrastructure investment firm
Incline Equity Partners
MCCi
Undisclosed amount
Tallahassee, FL-based enterprise content management and workflow automation solution
Astō Consumer Partners
OatsOvernight
Undisclosed amount
Tempe, AZ-based manufacturer of oatmeal-based nutritional breakfasts
Brentwood Associates and Tenex Capital Management
Perennial Services Group
Undisclosed amount
Pittsburgh, PA-based provider of lawn care, pest control, landscaping, and arbor services
JLL Partners
PowerParts Group
Undisclosed amount
West Bend, IN-baserd provider of replacement parts and field services for gas and steam power turbines
Rubicon Technology Partners
Procede Software
Undisclosed amount
San Diego, CA-based provider of dealer management systems for the commercial vehicle industry
Conscious Capital Growth and Petra Capital Partners
RD Nutrition
Undisclosed amount
Bellevue, NE-based provider of dietitian consulting services to health-care facilities
MML Capital
RTM Engineering Consultants
Undisclosed amount
Schaumberg, IL-based MEP, civil, and structural engineering consultancy
Inspirit Equity
Sizemore
Undisclosed amount
Augusta, GA-based provider of outsourced facility management services
First Reserve
WGI
Undisclosed amount
West Palm Beach, FL-based engineering, design and infrastructure solutions provider
Venture Capital Deals
USVP, New Era Capital Partners, Forgepoint Capital, Pitango VC, and Vertex Ventures
Adaptive6
$44M
New York, NY-based provider of cloud cost governance solutions
Athos KG and America’s Frontier Fund
Antheia
$24M
Menlo Park, CA-based biosynthesis company
Matrix,Flybridge, Xfund, Corazon Capital, Alumni Ventures, Umami Capital, and YC
BoldVoice
$21M
New York, NY-based voice coaching platform for non-native English speakers
BlackRock, Eclipse, T. Rowe Price, Baillie Gifford, Duquesne Family Office, Intuitive Ventures, EDBI, Gates Frontier, DC Global Ventures, DFJ Growth, and Willett Advisors
Cellares
$257M
South San Francisco, CA-based cell therapy manufacturing platform
Jump Capital, Crosslink Capital, Storm Ventures, Permanent Capital, HR Tech Investments, and PagsGroup
Compa
$35M
Irvine, CA-based provider of real-time compensation data to companies
Coatue, Index Ventures, ChemistryVC, Definition Capital, Starwood Capital, a16z, A*, Accel, Avra, Bain Capital Ventures, Elad Gil, Forerunner, Ribbit Capital, and T.Capital
Decagon
$250M
San Francisco, CA-based AI concierge startup
AMD, Arm, Coherent, Meta, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Intel Capital
Eliyan
$50M
Santa Clara, CA-based maker of connectivity products for computing system
RPS Ventures, Lightspeed, Lux Capital, Insight Partners, Capgemini Ventures, Dallas VC, Dentsu Ventures, Mozilla Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, Benhamou Global Ventures, and LDV Partners
Fiddler AI
$30M
Palo Alto, CA-based observability and security platform
GV, Sequoia Capital, and Index Ventures
Flapping Airplanes
$180M
San Francisco, CA-based frontier data efficiency lab
Redpoint Ventures
Flora AI
$42M
Brooklyn, NY-based node-based design tool
New Investment Solutions and MIG Capital
GlassPoint
$20M
New York, NY-based seller of solar-generated steam for industrial use
Lightspeed, Optum Ventures, Crystal Venture Partners, Virtue, and MVP Ventures
Gyde
$60M
Austin, TX-based health insurance brokerage
Dragonfly Capital, Paradigm, Moderne Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, SBI Investment, and Liberty City Ventures
Mesh
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based crypto payments network
Friends & Family Capital and Goldcrest Capital
Northslope
$22M
Denver, CO-based customized AI application developer
Washington Harbour Partners and a16z
Northwood Space
$100M
El Segundo, CA-based developer of shared infrastructure for satellite backhaul
Iconiq, CRV, and S32
Outtake
$40M
New York, NY-based automation platform for cybersecurity
FYRFLY Venture Partners, Surface Ventures, YC, 468 Capital, Operator Collective, Hico Ventures, and Neuron Venture Partners
Poetiq
$45.8M
Mountain View, CA-based developer of an “AI meta-system,”Google, Capricorn, and
Goldman Sachs
Redwood Materials
$75M
Carson City, NV-based battery recycling and grid storage firm
Lightspeed, DST Global, NVentures, Felicis Ventures, 49 Palms, Radical AI, and Sequoia Capital
Ricursive Intelligence
$300M
Palo Alto, CA-based new frontier AI lab
Sequoia Capital, JPMorgan, Thrive Capital, and Khosla Ventures
Rogo
$75M
New York, NY-based maker of AI agents for dealmakers and investors
Insight Partners, TLV Partners, R-Squared Ventures, Jibe Ventures, Fenwick, and Cooley
Slice Global
$25M
New York, NY-based equity compliance and management startup
Decisive Point, Chevron Technology Ventures, StepStone Group, XTX Ventures, Welara, Fundomo, a16z, Washington Harbour Partners, and Crucible Capital
Standard Nuclear
$140M
Oak Ridge, TN-based producer of TRISO nuclear fuel
ARC PE and Azora Capital
Terra Energy
$105M
Houston, TX-based seller of home solar as a short-term subscription
Atlantic Vantage Point, Eniac Ventures, Amplo VC, and Scrum Ventures
Tradespace
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based IP management platform
Janus Henderson, Balyasny Asset Management, Affinity Asset Advisors, Alexandria Venture Investments, Avego BioScience Capital, Delos Capital, Eli Lilly, J&J Innovation, Pfizer Ventures, Polaris Partners, and SV Health Investors
TRex Bio
$50M
South San Francisco, CA-based developer of precision immunoregulatory medicines based on tissue Treg biology
Bessemer Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Picture Capital, Greylock, Cyberstarts, Leaders Fund, Craft Ventures, TCV, Alta Park, Cerca Partners, Swish Ventures, and Penny Jar Capital
Upwind Security
$250M
San Francisco, CA-based cloud security startup
Lightspeed, QED Investors, Illuminate Financial, Motive Partners, Expanse Venture Partners, Entrée Capital, and 14Peaks Capital
Zocks
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based AI platform for financial advisors