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
a16z
$2B
Fifth crypto fund
Axiom Partners
$52M
Debut fund
Bregal Sagemount
$3.5B
Fifth flagship PE fund
Galvanize
$370M
Real estate fund
Sound Point Capital Management
$1.5B
Third private credit fund
Private Equity Deals
J.C. Flowers
Accelerated Wealth Partners
$200M
New York City, NY-based RIA acquisition platform.
Trive Capital
Adrianna Papell
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based designer of women’s special-occasion apparel
Gemspring
Aeromed
Undisclosed amount
Charlotte, NC-based provider of supply chain solutions to aerospace and defense
Trinity Hunt Partners
Berger Consulting Group
Undisclosed amount
Los Angeles, CA-based provider of economic consulting and damages analysis for labor and employment disputes
Centurium Capital
Blue Bottle Coffee
$400M
Oakland, CA-based coffee roaster & retailer
Visualize
BMM Testlabs
Undisclosed amount
Las Vegas, NV-based provider of testing, inspection, compliance, and certification services to the gaming market
Resurgens Technology Partners
Breezeway
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based operations platform for vacation rentals
Riveron
Cuesta Partners
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based AI & data tech firm
West Star Aviation
DCJet Services
Undisclosed amount
Sterling, VA-based provider of field maintenance and aircraft-on-ground services
Southern Home Services
Dunn’s HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical
Undisclosed amount
Anniston, AL-based multi-trade service company
CRC Group
Euclid Transactional
Undisclosed amount
New York City, NY-based transactional insurance provider
Royal Cup
Farmer Brothers Coffee Co.
$28M
Northlake, TX-based coffee roaster, wholesaler, and distributor
Northlane Capital Partners
File & Serve
Xpress
Undisclosed amount
Dallas, TX-based provider of online legal document exchange and related services
TPG
Findhelp
$250M
Austin, TX-based social care tech platform
Concord
Finley Technologies
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based provider of credit facility management software
Precision Strategies
Firehouse Strategies
Undisclosed amount
Washington, DC-based public affairs firm
Gryphon Investors
HRSoft
Undisclosed amount
Denver, CO-based provider of compensation management software
Blue Fire Equity
Jovian Concepts
Undisclosed amount
Hanover, MD-based provider of intelligence and engineering services to the U.S. defense and intelligence community
Lee Equity Partners
KCIC
Undisclosed amount
Washington, DC-based insurance risk consultancy
Searchlight Capital Partners and Abry Partners
Kore
$726M
Atlanta, GA-based IoT (Internet of Things) company
Perceptyx
Lyceum AI
Undisclosed amount
Oxford, OH-based employee learning platform
Blackstone
MacLean Power Systems
$4B
Fort Mill, SC-based utility parts maker
Vista Equity Partners
Portside
Undisclosed amount
Cary, NC-based aviation software firm
Ardurra
Remington & Vernick
Undisclosed amount
Cherry Hill, NJ-based engineering consultancy
Enverus
SBS
Undisclosed amount
Littleton, CO-based design automation platform for gas utilities and telecom
Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Schellman
Undisclosed amount
Tampa, FL-based provider of cybersecurity compliance and attestation services
Gemspring Capital
Sitemetric
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based provider of construction site security, access, and workforce software
Victor Capital Partners
Specialty Fenestration Group
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based specialty fenestration platform
Sandbrook Capital
United Utility
Undisclosed amount
New Orleans, LA-based provider of electric utility infrastructure services
New State Capital Partners
Vast Coworking Group
Undisclosed amount
West Palm Beach, FL-based coworking company with over 200 locations
Virtual Technologies Group
Vector Tech
Undisclosed amount
Freeland, MI-based provider of customized and integrated IT solutions to businesses
Accel-KKR
Whip Around
Undisclosed amount
San Diego, CA-based provider of fleet maintenance and compliance software
Venture Capital Deals
RA Capital Management, Nextech Invest, The Column Group, Lux Capital, and Regeneron Ventures
Atavistik Bio
$40M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of treatments for blood cancer and bleeding disorders
Neuberger Berman, Alchip Technologies, ARK Invest, Insight Partners, MediaTek, QIA, Sequoia Global Equities, 1789 Capital, Advent Global Opportunities, Boardman Bay Capital Management, IAG Capital Partners, Light Street Capital, Playground Global, AMD Ventures, and Nvidia
Ayar Labs
$500M
San Jose, CA-based provider of optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads
Springcoast Capital Partners, PayPal Ventures, Arsenal Growth Equity, Mercury Fund, and Oak HC/FT
Cart.com
$180M
Houston, TX-based commerce and logistics provider
Tradeweb Markets, DRW Venture Capital, Ripple, Virtu Financial, Wintermute Ventures, XTX Markets, and Illuminate Financial
Crossover Markets
$31M
Wilmington, DE-based parent company of the CROSSx crypto electronic communication networks
Greylock
Cylake
$45M
Sunnyvale, CA-based cybersecurity startup for regulated institutions
a16z
Ease Health
$41M
New York City, NY-based maker of software for behavioral health providers
Tether Investments
Eight Sleep
$50M
New York City, NY-based maker of smart sleep products
Allumia Ventures, DaVita Venture Group, Blue Cross of Idaho, Flare Capital Partners, Optum Ventures, LRVHealth, Health Velocity, Martin Ventures, and Epsilon Ventures
Greater Good Health
$20.5M
El Segundo, CA-based value-based health services company
GV, Khosla Ventures, Acrew Capital, NfX, Scribble Ventures, and Webb Investment Network
Guild.ai
$44M
San Francisco, CA-based startup helping companies develop AI agents
Ghisallo Capital, Principia Growth, Sixty Degree Capital, and Strategic Development Fund
HawkEye 360
$23M
Herndon, VA-based radio signals intelligence startup
Redpoint Ventures and CrowdStrike Falcon Fund
JetStream Security
$34M
Santa Clara, CA-based AI governance startup
HealthX Ventures, 8VC, LRVHealth, Bold Capital Partners, and Ikigai Venture Partners
KeyCare
$20.9M
Chicago, IL-based telehealth startup
A16z, SV Angel, Harry Stebbings, and YC
Lio
$30M
New York City, NY-based agentic AI startup focused on procurement
HM Venture Partners and Southeast Minnesota Capital Partners
Minnesota Medical Technologies
$20.6M
Stewartville, MN-based continence care company
Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, and General Catalyst|
Nominal
$80M
Austin, TX-based industrial software startup
Janus Henderson Investors, RA Capital, SR One, Vida Ventures, and ArrowMark Partners
Poplar Therapeutics
$45M
Cambridge, MA-based food allergy biotech
RTW Investments
Prolium Bioscience
$50M
New York City, NY-based autoimmune biotech
Fifth Wall and Progressive, HighSage Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Flintlock Capital, Gaingels, Canaan, First Round Capital, Curql, and TruStage Ventures
RenoFi
$22M
Philadelphia, PA-based home renovation financing platform
Goldman Sachs Alternatives, IVP, and Goldcrest
Sage
$65M
New York City, NY-based care platform for senior living and skilled nursing
LuminArx Capital Management, General Atlantic, Coatue, Moore Strategic Ventures, and Andalusian Private Capital
Sierra Space
$550M
Louisville, CO-based defense-tech space spinout of Sierra Nevada Corp.
Geodesic Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Felicis, First In, Scribble Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Washington Harbour Partners, Palumni VC, Fulcrum Venture Group, Anomaly Fund, and Fortitude Ventures
Smack Technologies
$32M
El Segundo, CA-based AI lab for national security