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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Note: Because of the Thanksgiving holiday and the shortened business week, this edition of The Scherzer Deal Report is abbreviated.
Fundraising for PE & VC Funds
$245M
Single-asset continuation fund
Private Equity Deals
Courizon Partners
Air Burners
Undisclosed amount
Palm City, FL-based provider of burner systems for on-site disposal of wood and vegetative waste
SoftBank
Ampere Computing
Undisclosed amount
Santa Clara, CA-based chipmaker
Smith Ventures and Commerce
OneGreen Dot
Undisclosed amount
Austin, TX-based financial tech and bank holding company
Guardian Capital Partners
Raptor Power Systems
Undisclosed amount
Eatontown, NJ-based maker of power products serving data centers
Truelink Capital
SouthernCarlson
Undisclosed amount
Omaha, NE-based provider of construction and industrial fasteners, tools, and packaging
Venture Capital Deals
FT Partners, YC, QED, 13Books, Latitude, and Local
GlobeModel ML
$75M
San Francisco, CA-based automation platform for financial services
Standard Capital, Dropbox Ventures, YC, FCVC, Transpose Platform, and Karman Ventures
Momentic
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based AI testing startup
YL Ventures, Mayfield, Hetz Ventures, Squared Circle Ventures, and Maple Capital
Opti
$20M
Palo Alto, CA-based enterprise identity security platform
Yosemite, Canaan Partners, F-Prime Capital, and Lilly Ventures
Quarry Thera
$32M
New Haven, CT-based cancer and immunology biotech
Scale Venture Partners, Gradient Ventures, Cathay Innovation, and 53 Stations
Range
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of flat-fee financial planning services to mass affluent households
BrightMind Partners, Mayfield, and Gradient
Vijil
$17M
Menlo Park, CA-based AI agent security startup
Jane Street, Ark Invest, Corner Capital, Galvanize, Hood River Capital Management, Reaves Asset Management, XTX Ventures, Ares Management, Emerson Collective, NGP, and Segra Capital Management
X-energy
$700M
Rockville, MD-based developer of small modular reactors