Norwest Venture Partners

NVP Associates, LLC is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in a diverse range of investment stages and sectors. Established in 1961, the firm focuses on seed, startup, early, mid, and late-stage investments in both listed and unlisted companies, with particular emphasis on technology, healthcare, consumer products, and financial services. NVP Associates seeks to invest between $10 million and $150 million, depending on the stage and nature of the investment, often leading or co-investing with other firms. The firm has a global investment strategy, concentrating on markets in the Asia-Pacific region, the United States, India, Israel, and China. Its portfolio spans various industries, including medical devices, information technology, enterprise software, and digital health. NVP Associates aims to support companies with strong growth potential, leveraging its extensive network and operational expertise to foster development and achieve significant returns.

Mohammad Abbas

Investor

Robert Abbott

Partner

Ryan Abdullah

Analyst

Ehi Akhirome

Investor

Bayan Alizadeh

Investor

Gal Amran

Investor

Tiba Aynechi Ph.D

General Partner

Parker Barrile

Partner and Co-Head of Consumer

Lauren Beauchamp

Growth Equity Investor

Scott Beechuk

Partner

Katie Belding

Partner, Portfolio Services

Kurt Betcher

Administrative Partner

Jordan Booker

Investor

Laura E. Boyd

Principal, Head of Mergers Acquisitions and Capital Markets

Yoni Braun

Vice President

Shiv Chaudhary

Managing Director

Priti Youssef Choksi

Partner

Casper De Clercq

General Partner

Nathan Cohen

Vice President

Elaine Dai

Associate

Ran Ding

Partner

Matthew De Dominicis

Partner and CFO

Michael D’Arrigo

Investor

Philip Fleischman

Vice President

David Glaser

Investor

Anubha Goyal

Investor, Norwest India

Ken Graham

Investor

Aidan Greenstein

Investor

Guillermo Grimaldo

Investor

Promod Haque

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Garrett Hardesty

Investor

Ryan Harris

General Partner

Matthew Howard

Managing Partner

Sean Jacobsohn

Partner

Trey Jennings

Senior Associate

Krish Kapadia

Vice President, Norwest India

Paul Kigawa

Investor

Nikhil Kookada

Principal, Norwest India

Parul Laddha

Investor, Norwest India

Jordan Leites

Associate

Sam Lesser

Investor

Sonia Li

Investor

Charles Li

Associate

Brian Matesic

Principal

Cassie McHenry

Investor

JP McKeever

Investor

John McNeil

Investor

Scott Mitchell

Vice President

Venkat Mohan

Operating Partner and Board Member

Dror Nahumi

General Partner

Michelle Nie

Venture Investor

Ginny Pan

Investor

Connor Pike

Vice President

Ankit Prasad

Principal, Norwest India

Irem Rami

Principal, Growth Equity and Venture

Ashwin Ravi

Associate

David Rudnitsky

Principal and CRO Operating Executive, Portfolio Services

Gabrielle Rush

Investor

Samuel Saldarriaga

Investor

Umang Sanghvi

Investor, Norwest India

Christopher Scullin

Principal, Growth and Equity

Suraj Shah

Investor

Niren Shah

Managing Director and Head of Norwest India

Jordan Siegal

Associate

Chris Sondej

Vice President

Gabe Stauber

Vice President

David Su

Partner

Laurie Tennant

Principal, People Advisory

Matthew Uthupan

Investor

Sanchana Vasikaran

Investor

Vidushi Verma

Investor, Norwest India

Kathryn Weinmann

Vice President

Jessica Yi

Vice President of Enterprise Ventures Team and Tech Venture

Edward Yip

Partner

Michael Zarian

Investor

Justin Zhang

Investor

David Zilberman

General Partner

Dave Zilberman

General Partner

Past deals in Business Development

tvScientific

Series A in 2022
Developer of a performance advertising platform designed to offer quality television performance. The company's platform offers intuitive hands-on campaign management combining direct and efficient media buying with digital-like measurement and attribution, enabling businesses of all sizes to leverage CTV as the next scalable performance channel.

Superdao

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a decentralized autonomous organization management platform designed to start and operate decentralized independent organizations. The company's platform uses a hybrid governance system for incentivized collaborative management of disruptive, economically viable decentralized application ventures, and in one click, add and customize intelligent contracts, use a built-in member directory, treasury dashboard, contributor management, newsfeed to do even more with third-party apps, enabling businesses to improve decision-making and governance structure for the decentralized autonomous organizations.

Enable

Series B in 2021
Enable International Limited specializes in rebate management software and serves as a collaboration platform aimed at enhancing the performance of B2B deals. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, the company provides tools that facilitate the negotiation of deals, central management of trade agreements, and oversight of receivables. By promoting financial transparency and operational efficiency, Enable seeks to transform how B2B deals are structured, managed, and evaluated, ultimately fostering mutually beneficial growth for all parties involved in trading relationships.

Bluecore

Series E in 2021
Bluecore is a retail marketing platform that leverages predictive intelligence to enhance marketing efforts for retailers. By integrating and analyzing consumer behavior and product data, Bluecore provides a detailed understanding of each shopper, including their past interactions and anticipated future engagement with brands. The platform personalizes customer interactions across multiple channels, including email, websites, display ads, and social media, which helps businesses acquire, retain, and expand their customer base. With nearly 500 million shopper IDs and a product catalog extensive enough to rival Amazon, Bluecore has successfully doubled marketing revenue and improved customer retention and lifetime value for over 400 brands, such as Express, Nike, and Sephora. Recognized as one of New York City's rapidly growing SaaS startups, Bluecore is supported by prominent venture capital firms and continues to serve a diverse range of retailers.

OfBusiness

Series D in 2021
OfBusiness is a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the procurement and financing processes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. By integrating e-commerce with a robust product fulfillment engine, OfBusiness provides businesses with better access to raw materials at competitive prices and optimized timelines. The platform focuses on delivering a seamless experience for its users, allowing them to concentrate on their core operations. OfBusiness addresses key challenges in the B2B sector, including logistics, credit, and information flow, by managing end-to-end logistics and offering credit solutions through partnerships with non-banking financial companies. With a team that has extensive experience across various industrial sectors, OfBusiness is committed to understanding and meeting the needs of its customers, ultimately facilitating better operational efficiency for SMEs in the manufacturing and infrastructure domains.

Sightfull

Seed Round in 2020
VC-backed, SaaS analytics startup in stealth mode

Bluecore

Series D in 2020
Bluecore is a retail marketing platform that leverages predictive intelligence to enhance marketing efforts for retailers. By integrating and analyzing consumer behavior and product data, Bluecore provides a detailed understanding of each shopper, including their past interactions and anticipated future engagement with brands. The platform personalizes customer interactions across multiple channels, including email, websites, display ads, and social media, which helps businesses acquire, retain, and expand their customer base. With nearly 500 million shopper IDs and a product catalog extensive enough to rival Amazon, Bluecore has successfully doubled marketing revenue and improved customer retention and lifetime value for over 400 brands, such as Express, Nike, and Sephora. Recognized as one of New York City's rapidly growing SaaS startups, Bluecore is supported by prominent venture capital firms and continues to serve a diverse range of retailers.

OfBusiness

Series D in 2019
OfBusiness is a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the procurement and financing processes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. By integrating e-commerce with a robust product fulfillment engine, OfBusiness provides businesses with better access to raw materials at competitive prices and optimized timelines. The platform focuses on delivering a seamless experience for its users, allowing them to concentrate on their core operations. OfBusiness addresses key challenges in the B2B sector, including logistics, credit, and information flow, by managing end-to-end logistics and offering credit solutions through partnerships with non-banking financial companies. With a team that has extensive experience across various industrial sectors, OfBusiness is committed to understanding and meeting the needs of its customers, ultimately facilitating better operational efficiency for SMEs in the manufacturing and infrastructure domains.

Bluecore

Series C in 2017
Bluecore is a retail marketing platform that leverages predictive intelligence to enhance marketing efforts for retailers. By integrating and analyzing consumer behavior and product data, Bluecore provides a detailed understanding of each shopper, including their past interactions and anticipated future engagement with brands. The platform personalizes customer interactions across multiple channels, including email, websites, display ads, and social media, which helps businesses acquire, retain, and expand their customer base. With nearly 500 million shopper IDs and a product catalog extensive enough to rival Amazon, Bluecore has successfully doubled marketing revenue and improved customer retention and lifetime value for over 400 brands, such as Express, Nike, and Sephora. Recognized as one of New York City's rapidly growing SaaS startups, Bluecore is supported by prominent venture capital firms and continues to serve a diverse range of retailers.

OfBusiness

Series B in 2016
OfBusiness is a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the procurement and financing processes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. By integrating e-commerce with a robust product fulfillment engine, OfBusiness provides businesses with better access to raw materials at competitive prices and optimized timelines. The platform focuses on delivering a seamless experience for its users, allowing them to concentrate on their core operations. OfBusiness addresses key challenges in the B2B sector, including logistics, credit, and information flow, by managing end-to-end logistics and offering credit solutions through partnerships with non-banking financial companies. With a team that has extensive experience across various industrial sectors, OfBusiness is committed to understanding and meeting the needs of its customers, ultimately facilitating better operational efficiency for SMEs in the manufacturing and infrastructure domains.

Engagio

Series B in 2016
Engagio Inc. offers an account-based platform designed to enhance account-centric analytics for B2B companies. The company provides a range of solutions including PlayMaker, which facilitates orchestrating communications across various channels to maximize revenue opportunities; Scout, an extension that supports account-based marketing for customer-facing teams; and Engagio Orchestrate, which allows revenue teams to automate impactful strategies across multiple channels such as sales engagement and marketing automation. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Engagio aims to help businesses engage target accounts and strengthen customer relationships through its comprehensive Account Based Marketing Automation Platform. The platform enables marketers to track account engagement, allocate resources effectively, and measure the impact of their initiatives, thereby supporting the evolution of account-based strategies. Engagio operates as a subsidiary of Demandbase, Inc. since June 2020.

BranchOut

Series C in 2012
BranchOut is a professional community platform that enables users to capture and share everyday moments in the workplace through photos, news, and updates. With a focus on creating Professional Timelines, the platform allows individuals to showcase the professional moments that define their careers. This dynamic sharing helps users build their professional brands by highlighting their skills, expertise, and accomplishments. BranchOut has grown to become one of the largest professional networks, connecting over 30 million users. The platform not only facilitates personal branding but also assists users in finding employment leads, sales opportunities, and networking possibilities within their professional circles.

BranchOut

Series B in 2011
BranchOut is a professional community platform that enables users to capture and share everyday moments in the workplace through photos, news, and updates. With a focus on creating Professional Timelines, the platform allows individuals to showcase the professional moments that define their careers. This dynamic sharing helps users build their professional brands by highlighting their skills, expertise, and accomplishments. BranchOut has grown to become one of the largest professional networks, connecting over 30 million users. The platform not only facilitates personal branding but also assists users in finding employment leads, sales opportunities, and networking possibilities within their professional circles.

BranchOut

Series A in 2010
BranchOut is a professional community platform that enables users to capture and share everyday moments in the workplace through photos, news, and updates. With a focus on creating Professional Timelines, the platform allows individuals to showcase the professional moments that define their careers. This dynamic sharing helps users build their professional brands by highlighting their skills, expertise, and accomplishments. BranchOut has grown to become one of the largest professional networks, connecting over 30 million users. The platform not only facilitates personal branding but also assists users in finding employment leads, sales opportunities, and networking possibilities within their professional circles.

StarCite

Venture Round in 2008
StarCite's online business-to-business software and services allow corporations to purchase and manage products and services related to their company meetings and events.

CrossWeave

Series B in 2001
CrossWeave develops software designed to let companies automate e-business interactions without modifying their existing applications.

PowerMarket

Series B in 2001
PowerMarket develops software that helps companies to buy the materials used in their own end-products.

Market-Touch Corp

Venture Round in 2000
Market-Touch Corp., a provider of sales and marketing effectiveness systems.

Wired Business

Venture Round in 2000
Wired Business is a facilities-based provider of broadband data communications services. Wired Business provides broadband Internet access to multi-tenant office buildings through the building's existing copper infrastructure. Quickly, easily, and with no construction or cost the building is rejuvenated -- ready for the 21st century, and ready to serve the data and communications needs of all its tenants. Their Wired Building services are high-bandwidth and all digital ensuring the highest quality service available. Every building is designed to be its own data communications POP (point of presence) thereby guaranteeing the most reliable service available at the most cost effective prices. By having a presence in the building, They are also able to provide service more quickly than any other solution. High speed Internet access can be turned on in a matter of hours, instead of 30 or more days. It also allows us to custom tailor a solution to fit your exact needs and specifications.

eFORCE

Series B in 2000
eFORCE is a global provider of strategic eBusiness solutions in the areas of B2B, B2C, Corporate Portals and Mobile Commerce.
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