The Scherzer Deal Report: November 25-29, 2024
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
Frontline Healthcare Partners
$125M
Debut fund
Private Equity Deals
Nordic Capital
Anaqua
$2.5B
Boston, MA-based provider of IP management software
Haveli Investment
AppViewX
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based provider of automated certificate lifecycle management and public key infrastructure solutions
MidOcean Partners
Arnott Industries
Undisclosed amount
Merritt Island, FL-based maker of air suspension systems and suspension components for the automotive aftermarket
H.I.G. Growth Partners
Carebox
Undisclosed amount
Sanford, NC-based provider of clinical trials software
Norwest Venture Partners
Divi
Undisclosed amount
Dallas, TX-based hair care startup
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
FoodScience
Undisclosed amount
Williston, VT-based provider of pet and human nutritional supplements
Charlesbank Capital Partners
Implan
Undisclosed amount
Huntersville, NC-based provider of economic impact data and analytical software
Sunstone Partners
KMS Technology
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based provider of software development and testing services
Blackstone
Lancium
$500M
Houston, TX-based data center developer
Investcorp and PSP Investments
PKF O’Connor Davies
Undisclosed amount
Harrison, NY-based accountancy firm
Periscope Equity
RepTrak
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based provider of reputation intelligence solutions
Venture Capital Deals
Kairos HQ, PACE Healthcare Capital, Emmeline Ventures, and Amboy Street Ventures
Alloy
$16M
New York, NY-based menopause care startup
Mitsubishi
Ample
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based EV battery swapping startup
Alter Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, Moment Ventures, Wistron, Accton, Celestica, and Qualcomm Ventures
Aviz Networks
$17M
San Jose, CA-based networking software company
Upfront Ventures
BrightAI
$15M
Hackensack, NJ-based provider of physical infrastructure monitoring solution
Blackstone Innovations Investments, Fintop Capital, and Jam Fintop
Cardo AI
$15M
New York, NY-based private credit tech platform
Astō Consumer Partners and Amberstone
Clean Skin Club
$32M
Weston, FL-based maker of disposable facial towels
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, Dell Technologies Capital, and Nat Friedman
Distyl
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based startup that helps integrate AI into core biz workflows
Conti Ventures and The Production Board
EarthOptics
$24M
Arlington, VA-based developer of soil data software for agriculture
Kinnevik, FPV, Baillie Gifford, Premji Invest, Lingotto Innovation, Lux Capital, Dimension Capital, True Ventures, Cresset Partners, The Nature Conservancy, and Henry Kravis
Enveda
$130M
Boulder, CO-based drug discovery startup that focuses on medicinal plants
StepStone Group, Emergence Capital, Caffeinated Capital, and Pear VC
Federato
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based insurance underwriting platform
Volta Energy Technologies
Iontra
$45M
Centennial, CO-based supplier of battery charger microcontrollers
The Blackstone Group
Jersey Mike’s Subs
$8B
Manasquan, NJ-based sandwich shop chain
Tiger Global, Balderton, OTPP, 137 Ventures, a16z, Index Ventures, CRV, Sapphire Ventures, and Notable Capital
Kong
$175M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of cloud API tech
Cisco Investments, JPMorgan, K5 Global, and Nvidia
Lightning AI
$50M
New York, NY-based provider of AI dev tools
Cerberus, Murata Electronics North America Inc., IAG Capital Partners, Safar Partners, QVT, Element Six, and In-Q-Tel
Lightsynq
$18M
Boston, MA-based quantum interconnect startup
Altos Ventures, Ridge Ventures, Zigg Capital, Susa Ventures, and Amplo
Lightyear
$31M
New York, NY-based network procurement startup
Pantera Capital, Polychain Capital, PokerGo, Hack VC, Dream Ventures, Accomplice, Mirana, and Josh Hannah
Monkey Tilt
$30M
Las Vegas, NV-based online gaming platform
Benchmark
New Lantern
$19M
San Francisco, CA-based AI radiology startup
Celesta Capital, Tenacity Ventures, Cedars Sinai, Eragon, and Singularity Ventures
OneCell Diagnostics
$16M
Cupertino, CA-based precision oncology startup
Aliment Capital
OneRail
$42M
Orlando, FL-based omnichannel fulfillment startup
Teradyne Robotics Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Ranpak, Third Kind Venture Capital, One Madison Group, Hyperplane, and Catapult Ventures
Pickle Robot
$50M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of warehouse robots
Siddhi Capital, Piva Capital, Betagro Ventures, Chipotle, Griffith Foods, and Astanor Ventures
Plantible Foods
$30M
San Diego, CA-based maker of plant-based protein
8VC
Seen Health
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based PACE provider for senior health care
KDDI, Axon, and Linse Capital
Skydio
$170M
San Mateo, CA-based drone maker
Runway Growth Capital
Snap Mobile
$23M
Seattle, WA-based fundraising platform for schools and organizations
Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Spectro Cloud
$75M
San Jose, CA-based Kubernetes management startup
Socium Ventures, Nvidia, Databricks, and Play Time Ventures
SuperAnnotate
$36M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of software for managing large-scale AI datasets
B Capital, CommonSpirit Health, CVS Health Ventures, RA Capital Management, Nexus NeuroTech Ventures, GV, Optum Ventures, and Rock Health Capital
Synapticure
$25M
Chicago, IL-based virtual care company for patients and caregivers living with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Prelude Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Earthshot Ventures, WovenEarth Ventures, Fall Line Capital, and Rethink Impact
Vaulted Deep
$32M
Houston, TX-based biomass carbon removal and storage startup
Spark Capital, YC, Felicis, and Day One Ventures
Wordware
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based operating system for AI development
Cook Medical, Invus Opportunities, F-Prime Capital, and Medical Technology Venture Partners
Zenflow
$24M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of a minimally invasive device for benign prostatic hyperplasia