Venture Transactions in North Carolina

Codetta Bio is a life sciences company developing a unique digital spatial polymerase chain reaction (dsPCR) and digital spatial immuno polymerase chain reaction (dsiPCR) platform for multi-omic analysis from a single specimen. Codetta’s integrated platform of reagents, hardware, and software enables simultaneous, multi-plexed, and multi-omic analyses of liquid biopsy and isolated DNA, RNA and protein. Codetta Bio was founded in 2021 and is based in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Anzu Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Billerica, Massachusetts
www.anzupartners.com

Carewell is an online retailer of home health products that differentiates itself by focusing on informal family caregivers, providing educational and empathetic support, and best-in-class customer service. Carewell is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sageview Capital
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Palo Alto, California
www.sageviewcapital.com

Kevel provides infrastructure APIs needed to quickly build custom ad platforms for sponsored listings, internal promotions, native ads, and more. Kevel was founded in 2010 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Fulcrum Equity Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Atlanta, Georgia
www.fulcrumep.com

Xilis is a pioneering company using its MicroOrganoSphere™ (MOS) technology to guide precision therapy for cancer patients and accelerate drug discovery and development. Xilis was founded in 2019 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

EQT Life Sciences
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Amsterdam, Netherlands
eqtgroup.com/private-capital/eqt-life-sciences

Bioskryb is a developer of genomic amplification technologies that deliver unprecedented coverage and fidelity for various gene sequencing applications. Bioskryb was founded in 2018 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Anzu Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Billerica, Massachusetts
www.anzupartners.com

CData Software is a provider of data access and connectivity solutions specializing in the development of standard drivers and data access technologies for real-time access to online or on-premise applications, databases and web APIs. CData Software is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Updata Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Washington, District of Columbia
www.updata.com

Passport Labs is a mobile technology company providing enterprise software to help parking and transit agencies connect with their communities. Passport’s mobility platform enables clients to digitally coordinate all modes of transportation and implement real-time, data-centric management of their curbside and streetspace through its enterprise software. Passport Labs was founded in 2010 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

H.I.G. Private Equity
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Miami, Florida
www.higprivateequity.com

Rho Acceleration
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.rhoacceleration.com

Ekos is a provider of business management software for independent craft breweries, cideries, and wineries. Ekos' software suite is the key system of record and workflow for its customers, which include craft breweries and other craft food and beverage makers. Ekos was founded in 2014 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Noro-Moseley Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Atlanta, Georgia
www.noromoseley.com

Pryon is an AI-as-a-Service platform for content and knowledge management. Pryon closes knowledge gaps, improves employee productivity, and enhances customer experiences. Pryon was founded in 2017 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Digital Alpha
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Henderson, Nevada
www.digitalalpha.net

Keen Decision Systems is a software-as-a-service company whose unified marketing measurement and optimization platform help marketers make dynamic, data-driven decisions about the most effective marketing investments, by channel, investment level, and timing. Keen Decision Systems was founded in 2010 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

Spring Mountain Capital
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
New York, New York
www.smcgrowthcapital.com

Ballast Point Ventures
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Tampa, Florida
www.ballastpointventures.com

Stratifyd provides end-to-end customer analytics to enterprises worldwide. The company’s AI-powered platform analyzes, categorizes, and visualizes structured and unstructured data in minutes to surface unknown insights which can be used to tailor marketing efforts, increase customer acquisition and retention, improve products and services, and boost revenue. Stratifyd was founded in 2015 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Arsenal Growth Equity
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Winter Park,
www.arsenalgrowth.com

Second Nature is a home air filter subscription service, delivering high-quality, USA-manufactured furnace and air conditioning filters straight to customers' doors. Second Nature was founded in 2012 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Lead Edge Capital
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
New York, New York
www.leadedge.com

Arsenal Growth Equity
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Winter Park,
www.arsenalgrowth.com

Chill Sleep is a direct-to-consumer wellness company optimizing sleep through innovative hardware and software technologies. Chill Sleep is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

KKR
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.kkr.com

AgBiome is a biotechnology company, that analyzes microbes found in and on crop plants and in surrounding soil for their potential use as biological products and as sources of genetic traits that can reduce crop damage and improve yields. AgBiome was founded in 2012 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Polaris Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
Boston, Massachusetts
www.polarispartners.com

Precision BioSciences is a biotechnology company dedicated to improving lives through its next-generation gene editing technology, ARCUS. Precision BioSciences’ mission is to translate the world’s most powerful genome editing technology into greatly needed products throughout the life sciences. Precision BioSciences was founded in 2006 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Eight Roads
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.eightroads.com

Infrascale is a provider of cloud platform for data protection. Infrascale’s platform delivers cloud backup, disaster recovery, archive and collaboration with military-grade security. This full range of data protection functions span mobile devices, tablets, Macs, PCs, fileservers and application servers. Infrascale was founded in 2011 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Carrick Capital Partners
Investor
Growth Capital Firm
San Francisco, California
www.carrickcapitalpartners.com