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Venture Capital
• Alpaca, a San Mateo, Calif.-based developer of a stock-trading API, raised a $150m Series D at a valuation of $1.15b. Drive Capital led, with participation from Citadel Securities, Opera Tech Ventures, MUFG Innovation Partners, Flat Capital, DRW Venture Capital, Kraken, Altered Capital, X&KSK, Bank Muscat and Endeavor Catalyst. Go deeper
• Osapiens, a German developer of ESG compliance software, raised a $100m Series C. Decarbonization Partners led, with participation from Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Armira Growth. Go deeper
• Listen Labs, an SF-based autonomous user interview tool, raised a $69m Series B at a $500m valuation. Ribbit Capital led, joined by Evantic, Sequoia Capital, Conviction and Pear VC. Go deeper
•Depthfirst, an SF-based software security company, raised a $40m Series A led by Accel, with participation from Alt Capital, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, Mantis VC and SV Angel. Go deeper
• Quadric, a Burlingame, Calif.-based developer of AI edge chips, raised a $30m Series C led by Beenext Capital Management, joined by Uncork Capital, Pear VC, Volta, Gentree, Wanxiang America, Pivotal and Silicon Catalyst Ventures. Go deeper
🚑 Vista AI, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based MRI scanning software company, raised a $29.5m Series B from Cedars-Sinai Health System, Intermountain Health, University of Utah Hospital System, Temple University/Fox Chase Cancer Center, Tampa General Hospital, Khosla Ventures and Bold Brain Capital. Go deeper
• Tive, a Boston-based provider of supply chain and logistics visibility tech, raised $20m at a $500m-plus valuation. Lightsmith Group led, joined by insiders Sageview Capital, World Innovation Lab, AVP, and Supply Chain Ventures. Go deeper
• Atomic Insights, a New York-based workflow automation tool for RIAs and family offices, raised $10m in seed funding led by Aquiline with participation from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures. Go deeper
• Noise, an NY-based prediction market-style platform, raised a $7.1m seed led by Paradigm, with participation from Figment Capital and Anagram. Go deeper
• Titl, a Miami-based property title verification company, raised a $2.5m seed round led by Cofounders Capital and FIT Ventures. Go deeper
• Xoxoday, an Indian reward and incentives technology company, raised a Series C round for an undisclosed amount, led by Apis Partners and 57 Stars. Go deeper
• Amperon, a Houston-based grid forecasting startup, raised an undisclosed amount from Samsung Ventures. Go deeper
Private Equity
🚑 1315 Capital invested in Coating Place, a Verona, Wis.-based contract development and manufacturing organization. Go deeper
💊 EQT is weighing an offer for Oxford Biomedica, a U.K.-based gene therapy company. Go deeper
• Exegy, a Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company, acquired NovaSparks, a French provider of real-time market data normalization and distribution solutions. Go deeper
• Neuberger Berman agreed to invest up to $1.2b into Dallas-based tax advisory and software provider Ryan at a $7b valuation, per Bloomberg. Go deeper
• Pamlico Capital invested in CalcFocus, a Philadelphia-based provider of policy administration and illustration solutions to insurers. Go deeper
• Seatex, a The Riverside Co. portfolio company, acquired Key Polymer, a Lawrence, Mass.-based maker of adhesives, sealants, and coatings. Go deeper
🚑 Tecomet, a Charlesbank Capital Partners portfolio company, agreed to merge with Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, a Nordic Capital portfolio company. Go deeper
• Warburg Pincus acquired a minority stake in myKaarma, a Long Beach, Calif-based provider of service lane solutions for auto dealers, from H.I.G. Capital. Go deeper
• YA Group, a THL Partners portfolio company, acquired InQuis, a Charleston, S.C.-based consulting firm focused on life-care planning, vocational rehabilitation, and wage loss analysis. Go deeper
Going Public
• Agibank, a Brazilian fintech, is aiming to raise about $1b in a U.S. IPO, per Bloomberg. Go deeper
• OneIM Acquisition, a SPAC formed by execs of OneIM, raised $250m in its IPO. Go deeper
It's Personnel
• Iconiq promoted Murali Joshi to general partner. Go deeper
• Rohan Ranadive joined GTCR as a managing director and CFO, succeeding the retiring Anna May Trala. He previously was with Vista Equity Partners. Go deeper
• Tracy Noonan Fred, former SVP of dealer and lender solutions at Cox Automotive, joined FordDirect as COO. Go deeper
Colin Campbell, Katherine Davis, Katie Fehrenbacher, Ryan Lawler, Alan Neuhauser, Chris Metinko, Dan Primack, Erin Brodwin, Natalie Breymeyer and Brock E.W. Turner contributed to this report.
