Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital firm in California that focuses on companies that operate in the technology, information services, business services, financial services, consumer products/services, and healthcare sectors. Founded 1961 in Palo Alto, California, United States, it invests in early stage ventures, late stage ventures, private equity, series C, series B, series A, and series D rounds. Its portfolio companies include Wiliot, Udemy,Swiggy, Envisage Technologies, and Aisera. As of February 2020, Norwest Venture Partners has made 652 investments. Their most recent investment was on February 19, 2020 with Envisage Technologies. Norwest Venture Partners has had 138 exits, the most notable of which include Casper, Lending Club, and FireEye. Norwest Venture Partners has raised 12 funds, their latest being Norwest Venture Partners XV. This fund was announced on November 14, 2019 and raised a total of $2B.
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FireEyeFireeye, inc. is a publicly listed us network security company
Milpitas, California
California
Grove CollaborativeGrove Collaborative is an online, subscription-based retailer selling natural home and health products.
San Francisco
OpenDoorOpenDoor is a real estate company based in the US.
Memphis MeatsCompany making cultured meat based in San Francisco founded by Uma Valeti, Nicholas Genovese and Will Clem.
United States
QualcommAn American global semiconductor and telecommunications company.
San Diego
Casper (company)Casper is a memory-foam mattress retailer.
New York City
HoneybookHoneybook is a San Francisco-based company founded by Shadiah Sigala, Oz Alon, Naama Alon and Dror Shimoni.
Plaid (company)Plaid is a company providing businesses with tools and access to develop a digital financial system.
Health CatalystA healthcare technology company offering a platform for organizing healthcare data from multiple systems.
Salt Lake City
Shape SecurityShape Security is a Mountain View, California-based company.
Mountain View, California
Santa Clara, California
Science Exchange (company)Company for outsourced research through a network of scientific service providers.
Palo Alto, California
Second MeasureA company developing platform that analyzes consumer credit card transactions to help companies understand consumer behavior, performance, and rank against their competitors.
San Mateo, California
ApigeeAn information technology services company. It was acquired by Google in 2016 for a reported $625 million.
San Jose, California
NgmocoNgmoco is a San Francisco-based company founded by Neil Young.
PolicyGeniusAn insurance technology company offering an online platform for purchasing and comparing insurance.
New York
6 River SystemsA logistics company that uses technology to fulfill warehouse orders. It was founded in 2015 and is located in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Boston
Palo Alto NetworksA venture capital firm in California that focuses on cybersecurity.
ExabeamExabeam is a company founded by Nir Polak.
FossaA software company supplying open-source management software and infrastructure for open-source development teams.
StellaServiceStella Connect is a software platform for contact center coaching and QA.
GemvaraGemvara is a Boston-based company founded by Iwao Hatanaka.
Fashion & You
Gurgaon
KnotelKnotel is a New York-based company founded by Amol Sarva.
Extole (company)Extole is a San Francisco-based company.
LeanPlumLeanPlum is a San Francisco-based marketing automation company founded by Momchil Kyurkchiev.
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Kurt Betcher
Administrative Partner
Jeff Crowe
Managing Partner
Matthew Howard
General Partner
Promod Haque
Senior Managing Partner
Sonya Brown
General Partner
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