VENTURE DEALS
- Spring Health, a New York City-based mental health provider, raised $100 million in Series E funding. Generation Investment Management led the round and was joined by existing investors Kinnevik, the William K. Warren Foundation, RRE, and Northzone.
- Type One Energy, an Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based developer of fusion technology designed to produce power with zero emissions, raised $53.5 million in a seed extension. Breakthrough Energy Ventures led the round and was joined by Foxglove Ventures and GD1.
- Ema, a San Francisco-based developer of an AI employee designed to boost productivity across all roles in an organization, raised $36 million in additional Series A funding. Accel and Section 32 led the round and were joined by Prosus Ventures, Sozo Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Wipro Ventures, and others.
- Graphyte, a Dover, Del.-based developer of a carbon dioxide removal system, raised $30 million in Series A funding. Prelude Ventures and Carbon Direct Capital led the round and was joined by existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Overture.
- Perceptive, a Boston, Mass.-based dental robotics company, raised $30 million in seed and Series A funding. PDS Health, Dr. Ed Zuckerberg, Innospark Ventures, and others led the round.
- Applied Carbon, a Houston, Tex.-based designer of carbon-removal technology, raised $21.5 million in Series A funding. TO VC led the round and was joined by Congruent Ventures, Grantham Foundation, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, and others.
- Checkly, a Berlin, Germany-based synthetic monitoring company, raised $20 million in Series B funding. Balderton Capital led the round and was joined by existing investors Accel, CRV, and Paul H. Müller.
- Tezi, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based developer of an AI recruiter, raised $9 million in seed funding. 8VC and Audacious Ventures led the round and were joined by Liquid 2, Afore, Prime Set, South Park Commons, and angel investors.
- Bee, a San Francisco-based developer of a wearable AI assistant, raised $7 million in seed funding. Exor led the round and was joined by Greycroft, New Wave VC, Banana Capital, and Brian Bedol.
- Bourgeois Boheme, a Vilnius, Lithuania-based cash flow management platform, raised €6.5 million ($7 million) in seed funding led by Graphit Lifestyle.
- Icebreaker, a New York City-based professional networking platform, raised $5 million in seed funding. CoinFund led the round and was joined by Accomplice, Anagram, Legion Capital, and angel investors.
- Raad Labs, a New York City-based startup using blockchain technology to establish a network of weather sensors, raised $2.3 million in funding. CoinFund led the round and was joined by Tribe, EV3, and Protagonist.
- Orchid, a Wilmington, Del.-based AI-powered clinical notes platform designed for mental health cases, raised $1.5 million from Y Combinator and others.
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PRIVATE EQUITY
- American Industrial Partners acquired the Sulfuric Acid Regeneration Business of Veolia North America, a Boston-Mass.-based environmental services company. Financial terms were not disclosed.
- BridgeTower Media, backed by Transom Capital, acquired Virginia Business, a Richmond, Va.-based business publication. Financial terms were not disclosed.
- Relation Insurance Services acquired H Group Benefits, a Northbrook, Ill.-based health insurance provider. Financial terms were not disclosed.
- Sequoia acquired Karpas Strategies, a Litchfield, Conn.-based investment manager. Financial terms were not disclosed.
- Valiantys, backed by Keensight Capital, acquired Contegix, a Sterling, Va.-based consultancy for Atlassian users. Financial terms were not disclosed.
EXITS
- Rand Logistics, a portfolio company of Duration Capital Partners, acquired Andrie, a Muskegon, Mich-based transporter of liquid bulk commodity goods, from Auxo Investment Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed.
OTHER
- Repligen Corporation has agreed to acquire Tantti Laboratory, a Taoyuan City, Taiwan-based biomaterials engineering company. Financial terms were not disclosed.
- Tuple Technologies acquired Digital Wrench, a Holbrook, N.Y.-based developer of anti-virus and remote monitoring computer technology. Financial terms were not disclosed.
FUNDS + FUNDS OF FUNDS
- Knox Lane, a San Francisco, Calif.-based investment firm, raised $1 billion for its second fund focused on businesses in the services and consumer sectors.
- Blue Delta Capital Partners, a Tysons, Va.-based venture capital firm, raised $250 million for their fourth fund focused on companies providing services to the U.S. federal government.
PEOPLE
- Monomoy Capital Partners, a Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity firm, promoted Renn Iaboni to managing director, head of origination.
- Initialized Capital, a San Francisco, Calif.-based seed-stage venture capital firm, promoted Livingston Miller to chief operating officer.