Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Venture Partners is a global technology venture capital firm founded in 1961 and based in California. It invests across venture and growth stages in the United States, India, Israel, and other markets, targeting software, cloud and IT infrastructure, information services, enterprise software and services, financial services, consumer products and healthcare. The firm backs entrepreneurs with capital plus an extensive network and operating experience to help scale their businesses. Since its inception it has backed hundreds of companies and manages a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, deploying capital in seed to growth rounds and across sectors that drive technology-enabled growth. Norwest emphasizes building lasting relationships with founders and mentoring teams through strategic guidance and market access to accelerate expansion and scale globally.

Mohammad Abbas

Investor

Robert Abbott

Partner

Bayan Alizadeh

Investor

Robert Arditi

General Partner

Parker Barrile

Partner

Lauren Beauchamp

Vice President

Scott Beechuk

Partner

Katie Belding

Partner, Portfolio Services

Kurt Betcher

Administrative Partner, Portfolio Services

Jordan Booker

Investor

Laura Boyd

Principal

Yoni Braun

Vice President

Sonya Brown

General Partner

Stew Campbell

Partner

Shiv Chaudhary

Managing Director, Norwest India

Priti Youssef Choksi

Partner

Nathan Cohen

Vice President

Jeff Crowe

Managing Partner

Casper de Clercq

General Partner

Matthew De Dominicis

Administrative Partner and CFO

Ran Ding

Partner

David Glaser

Investor

Aidan Greenstein

Investor

John Gu

Principal

Promod Haque

Managing Partner

Garrett Hardesty

Investor

Ryan Harris

General Partner

Matthew Howard

Managing Partner

Sean Jacobsohn

Partner

Trey Jennings

Associate

Krish Kapadia

Vice President

Sameer Kapur

Vice President, Growth Equity

Hannah Kim

Senior Associate

Nikhil Kookada

Principal, Norwest India

Jon Kossow

Managing Partner

Jordan Leites

Associate

Charles Li

Associate

Sonia Li

Investor

Brian Matesic

Investor

Ryan Mcdonald

Principal

JP McKeever

Investor

Scott Mitchell

Principal

Venkat Mohan

Operating Partner and Board Member

Brian Moon

Investor

Dror Nahumi

General Partner

Michelle Nie

Investor

Ginny Pan

Investor

Connor Pike

Principal, Growth Equity

Ankit Prasad

Principal, Norwest India

Irem Rami

Principal

Ashwin Ravi

Associate

David Rudnitsky

Principal and CRO Operating Executive, Portfolio Services

Zack Scott MD

General Partner

Christopher Scullin

Vice President

Rama Sekhar

Partner

Niren Shah

Managing Director

Suraj Shah

Investor

Chris Sondej

Vice President

Gabe Stauber

Vice President

Laurie Tennant

Principal, People Advisory

Matthew Uthupan

Investor

Sanchana Vasikaran

Associate

Vidushi Verma

Investor, Norwest India

Kathryn Weinmann

Vice President

Lisa Wu

Partner

Jessica Yi

Vice President

Edward Yip

Partner

David Zilberman

General Partner

Dave Zilberman

General Partner

Past deals in Developer Tools

LlamaIndex

Series A in 2025
LlamaIndex is a versatile framework that connects custom data sources with large language models. It offers advanced data connectors, secure cloud infrastructure, and customizable indexing to enable businesses to create scalable AI agents for document research, workflow automation, and insights generation.

xtype

Series A in 2024
xtype automates deployment and release processes for ServiceNow platforms, enhancing productivity, security, and compliance. It offers real-time oversight across environments and streamlined development processes.

Anomalo

Series B in 2024
Anomalo is a developer of an artificial intelligence data validation tool that enables users to continuously inspect and validate data entering their warehouses. The company’s solution automatically detects and explains issues in enterprise data, facilitating seamless integration with data warehouses. By employing automated machine learning technology, Anomalo’s tool allows organizations to validate and document their data with minimal configuration, eliminating the need for users to write any code. This innovation helps companies maintain data integrity and improve the reliability of their data-driven decisions.

Pack Digital

Seed Round in 2022
Pack Digital is a developer tool specializing in the creation of e-commerce storefronts. The company offers a frontend platform designed to facilitate the development of modern, high-performing, and scalable storefronts that are user-friendly. Its end-to-end infrastructure consolidates product information and content updates into a centralized system, allowing for efficient management of Progressive Web App (PWA) builds and deployments. Pack Digital's platform supports a low-code environment, enabling merchants to design and control diverse customer experiences while seamlessly integrating with existing backend commerce tools. Additionally, the company provides technical consulting and strategic services to enhance e-commerce operations.

Diagrid

Series A in 2022
Diagrid is a company that enhances developer productivity by providing tools and APIs for building and operating cloud-native applications. Founded in 2021 by Mark Fussell and Yaron Schneider, Diagrid focuses on simplifying the complexities associated with creating business applications that operate on public clouds. Its flagship offering, the Conductor service, enables organizations to efficiently manage Dapr applications in production on Kubernetes. This service is part of Diagrid Cloud, a portfolio of API-based developer services aimed at improving the reliability of distributed systems while reducing infrastructure costs. Through a microservices-based architecture, Diagrid's platform integrates seamlessly with various technologies, helping developers navigate and optimize their application development processes.

Turso

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2021, Turso is an open-source Edge database that brings the developer experience of SQLite closer to users. It specializes in bringing data to multiple locations simultaneously, enhancing application personalization and scalability.

You.com

Series A in 2022
You.com is an AI-powered search and productivity platform that uses advanced language models to deliver personalized responses and human-like interactions. The platform combines real-time search with privacy-focused browsing and multiple AI tools, enabling users to access accurate information, create content and code, and streamline decision-making. It supports tasks such as web search, content and image creation, and coding assistance through tools including YouChat, YouCode, YouWrite, and YouImagine. By integrating multiple AI models and prioritizing up-to-date information and citations, You.com aims to improve productivity while emphasizing data security and efficiency.

Harness

Series D in 2022
Harness is a software company that provides a continuous delivery-as-a-service platform designed to automate and streamline the end‑to‑end software development lifecycle. Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform offers AI‑driven pipeline automation, real‑time delivery analytics, automated verification, intelligent testing, security orchestration, and cloud cost management. It supports modern cloud environments, containers, and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes and Amazon ECS, enabling engineering and DevOps teams to accelerate deployment cycles, reduce manual effort, and improve software reliability. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company focuses on simplifying the process of moving code from artifact to production.

Amplication

Seed Round in 2022
Amplication is an open-source development tool that streamlines the process of creating Node.js applications by automating repetitive coding tasks. The platform generates production-ready, self-documenting GraphQL APIs for various data models and incorporates a role-based permission model, allowing users to create multiple roles with granular permission settings for different data models or specific fields. This functionality enables clients to focus on software development without the burden of repetitive coding, ultimately enhancing productivity and efficiency for engineers.

You.com

Seed Round in 2021
You.com is an AI-powered search and productivity platform that uses advanced language models to deliver personalized responses and human-like interactions. The platform combines real-time search with privacy-focused browsing and multiple AI tools, enabling users to access accurate information, create content and code, and streamline decision-making. It supports tasks such as web search, content and image creation, and coding assistance through tools including YouChat, YouCode, YouWrite, and YouImagine. By integrating multiple AI models and prioritizing up-to-date information and citations, You.com aims to improve productivity while emphasizing data security and efficiency.

Anomalo

Series A in 2021
Anomalo is a developer of an artificial intelligence data validation tool that enables users to continuously inspect and validate data entering their warehouses. The company’s solution automatically detects and explains issues in enterprise data, facilitating seamless integration with data warehouses. By employing automated machine learning technology, Anomalo’s tool allows organizations to validate and document their data with minimal configuration, eliminating the need for users to write any code. This innovation helps companies maintain data integrity and improve the reliability of their data-driven decisions.

Harness

Series C in 2021
Harness is a software company that provides a continuous delivery-as-a-service platform designed to automate and streamline the end‑to‑end software development lifecycle. Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform offers AI‑driven pipeline automation, real‑time delivery analytics, automated verification, intelligent testing, security orchestration, and cloud cost management. It supports modern cloud environments, containers, and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes and Amazon ECS, enabling engineering and DevOps teams to accelerate deployment cycles, reduce manual effort, and improve software reliability. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company focuses on simplifying the process of moving code from artifact to production.

Button

Series C in 2019
Button facilitates seamless mobile commerce by connecting brands and consumers via its platform. It enables brands to drive sales and publishers to earn revenue through enhanced user experiences.

Button

Series B in 2017
Button facilitates seamless mobile commerce by connecting brands and consumers via its platform. It enables brands to drive sales and publishers to earn revenue through enhanced user experiences.

The Echo Nest

Series D in 2012
The Echo Nest is a music intelligence company that offers music services to developers and media companies. The company’s services enable high-scale music platforms to help fans better discover, share, and interact with the music they love. Their customer base reaches over 100 million every month through more than 400 applications and sites powered by The Echo Nest. The Echo Nest was founded by Brian Whitman and Tristan Jehan in July 2005 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

CollabNet

Series C in 2005
CollabNet, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based application lifecycle management solutions aimed at enhancing enterprise agility and governance. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, the company offers a range of products including TeamForge, an enterprise agile platform that streamlines user workflows, and CloudForge, which allows developers to code and deploy projects in various cloud environments. CollabNet also provides ScrumWorks Pro for agile planning, Subversion Edge for managing Subversion installations, and Enterprise Git for control and compliance in source code management. Additional offerings include GitEye, a graphical Git client, and various integration plugins to connect popular development tools. CollabNet serves diverse industries such as finance, government, and healthcare, and supports its clients with consulting, training, implementation, and hosted services. The company has a strategic partnership with Clarive Software and maintains a global presence with offices in locations including Texas, Singapore, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

CollabNet

Series C in 2003
CollabNet, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based application lifecycle management solutions aimed at enhancing enterprise agility and governance. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, the company offers a range of products including TeamForge, an enterprise agile platform that streamlines user workflows, and CloudForge, which allows developers to code and deploy projects in various cloud environments. CollabNet also provides ScrumWorks Pro for agile planning, Subversion Edge for managing Subversion installations, and Enterprise Git for control and compliance in source code management. Additional offerings include GitEye, a graphical Git client, and various integration plugins to connect popular development tools. CollabNet serves diverse industries such as finance, government, and healthcare, and supports its clients with consulting, training, implementation, and hosted services. The company has a strategic partnership with Clarive Software and maintains a global presence with offices in locations including Texas, Singapore, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Classiq Technologies

Classiq Technologies develops a comprehensive quantum software platform that provides an integrated environment for designing, optimizing, analyzing, and executing quantum algorithms. The platform includes an IDE, compiler and operating system to deliver a single entry point into quantum computing, bridging algorithm design to execution. It features a low-code development environment that automates quantum programming, enabling a broader range of talent, including those with backgrounds in AI, ML, and linear algebra, to work with quantum hardware without deep specialization. The company collaborates with hardware providers, high-performance computing systems and quantum simulators to enable execution across various architectures. Classiq focuses on accelerating the creation of complex quantum algorithms and broadening access to quantum computing for developers and researchers.
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