Norwest Venture Partners

New York, New York
Founded in 1961, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) manages nearly $5.0 billion in venture capital and has funded over 500 companies. The firm provides capital to seed-stage and early-stage companies with a general goal to invest between $10 million and $15 million in its companies over time. Norwest sometimes begins with a smaller amount (as little as $1 million to $5 million), and may invest as much as $25 to $30 million. For growth equity companies, NVP aims to invest between $15 million and $50 million (and up to $100 million) in fast growing companies with strong market positions, significant revenue and net income traction. NVP invests in both listed and unlisted companies. The investment focus of Norwest Venture Partners is technology (cloud & IT infrastructure, Internet & consumer, SaaS), business services, financial services, consumer products/services, and healthcare. In May of 2014, the firm announced the formation of its latest fund, Norwest Venture Partners XII, LP with $1.2B.
Founded:1961
Firm Location:New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Palo Alto, California • Menlo Park, California • San Francisco Bay Area • Israel • India
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Norwest Venture Partners Team
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Robert Abbott
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Ryan Abdullah
Sweet spot: $15.0M
Range: $8.0M - $20.0M
Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
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Lisa Ames
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Robert Arditi
Norwest Venture Partners·General Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in Retail (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Parker Barrile
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Photo of Scott Beechuk, Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Scott Beechuk
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in MarketingTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Laura Boyd
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Yoni Braun
Norwest Venture Partners·Vice President
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Israel
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Sonya Brown
Norwest Venture Partners·General Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in Retail (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Stew Campbell
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Jeff Crowe
Norwest Venture Partners·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Elaine Dai
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Israel, Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Casper de Clercq
Norwest Venture Partners·General Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Ran Ding
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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John Gu
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Promod Haque
Norwest Venture Partners·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Ryan Harris
Norwest Venture Partners·General Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Matthew Howard
Norwest Venture Partners·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Trey Jennings
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Paul Kigawa
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Hannah Kim
Norwest Venture Partners·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Jon Kossow
Norwest Venture Partners·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Jordan Leites
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Brian Matesic
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Ryan McDonald
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Scott Mitchell
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Photo of Brian Moon, Investor at Norwest Venture Partners
Brian Moon
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Dror Nahumi
Norwest Venture Partners·General Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Israel, Investors in United States, Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Photo of Michelle Nie, Investor at Norwest Venture Partners
Michelle Nie
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Connor Pike
Norwest Venture Partners·Vice President
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Zack Scott
Norwest Venture Partners·General Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Photo of Rama Sekhar, Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Rama Sekhar
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Suraj Shah
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Niren Shah
Norwest Venture Partners·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in India
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B)
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Chris Sondej
Norwest Venture Partners·Vice President
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Sanchana Vasikaran
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Photo of Kathryn Weinmann, Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
Kathryn Weinmann
Norwest Venture Partners·Vice President
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Photo of Lisa Wu, Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Lisa Wu
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Stephen Xi
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Photo of Jessica Yi, Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
Jessica Yi
Norwest Venture Partners·Vice President
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Edward Yip
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Photo of Priti Youssef Choksi, Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Priti Youssef Choksi
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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David Zilberman
Norwest Venture Partners·General Partner
Sweet spot: $12.5M
Range: $1M - $30.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)