Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm founded in 1961 and based in Palo Alto, California. The firm specializes in early to late-stage investments across a diverse range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, consumer products, and business services. Norwest has invested in over 600 companies and currently partners with more than 140 active firms within its portfolio. The firm focuses on providing capital to companies in the United States, India, and Israel, investing amounts typically ranging from $1 million to $30 million for early-stage companies and $15 million to $100 million for growth equity investments. With a strong emphasis on helping CEOs and founders scale their businesses, Norwest leverages its extensive network and operational expertise to support the companies in which it invests.
Principal, Head of Mergers Acquisitions and Capital Markets
Yoni Braun
Vice President
Sonya Brown
General Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity
Sohil Chand
Founder and Managing Director
Shiv Chaudhary
Managing Director
Casper De Clercq
General Partner
Nathan Cohen
Vice President
Jeff Crowe
Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner
Elaine Dai
Investor
Matthew De Dominicis
Partner and CFO
David Glaser
Investor
John Gu
Principal
Sean Jacobsohn
Partner
Trey Jennings
Senior Associate
Krish Kapadia
Associate, NVP India
Sameer Kapur
Vice President, Growth Equity
Paul Kigawa
Associate
Nikhil Kookada
Vice President
Jon Kossow
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Jordan Leites
Vice President
Sonia Li
Associate
Brian Matesic
Principal
Ryan McDonald
Principal - Healthcare
Scott Mitchell
Vice President
Venkat Mohan
Operating Partner and Board Member
Dror Nahumi
General Partner
Michelle Nie
Investor
Connor Pike
Principal, Growth Equity
Ankit Prasad
Vice President
Irem Rami
Principal, Growth Equity and Venture
Ashwin Ravi
Associate
Christopher Scullin
Vice President
Rama Sekhar
Partner
Suraj Shah
Vice President
Niren Shah
Managing Director and Head of India, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) India
Chris Sondej
Principal, Growth Equity
Gabe Stauber
Associate
Gary Tang
Senior Associate
Laurie Tennant
Principal, People Advisory
Sanchana Vasikaran
Associate
Jessica Yi
Vice President
Edward Yip
Partner
David Zilberman
General Partner
Dave Zilberman
General Partner
Ran Ding
Partner
Priti Youssef Choksi
Partner
Past deals in Real Time
Lumana
Seed Round in 2024
Lumana is an AI-powered video security and safety platform that assists organizations in optimizing their video data for enhanced visibility and emergency response. By utilizing advanced artificial intelligence, Lumana's system provides near-human-like perception, allowing organizations to react swiftly and accurately to critical events. Its innovative approach to video security management is designed to improve safety and operational efficiency for various users.
InfluxData
Series E in 2023
InfluxData Inc. specializes in providing open-source platforms for managing and analyzing time-series data at scale. The company is best known for InfluxDB, its time-series database designed to handle large volumes of time-stamped data generated by IoT devices, applications, networks, and containers. InfluxData also offers a suite of complementary tools, including Telegraf for data collection, Chronograf for visualization, and Kapacitor for processing and alerting. Additionally, the company provides fully-managed InfluxDB clusters through InfluxCloud and offers technical support, training, and consulting services. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, InfluxData serves a diverse range of clients, including prominent organizations like Cisco, IBM, PayPal, and Tesla, enabling them to efficiently store and analyze real-time data for various applications.
Session AI
Series C in 2022
Session AI, previously known as ZineOne, is an innovative marketing platform focused on enhancing real-time customer interactions in the ecommerce sector. The platform addresses the challenge of anonymous online shopping sessions, utilizing advanced machine learning to analyze customer micro-behaviors and deliver personalized experiences instantly, all without relying on personal or historical data. This capability allows brands to achieve significant increases in conversion rates, with clients such as KOHL's and Men's Wearhouse reporting up to 32% lifts in performance. Session AI's technology facilitates seamless engagement across various digital channels, enabling brands to initiate desired customer actions based on real-time interaction patterns. The company collaborates with major industry players like Adobe and AWS, further establishing its presence in the marketing technology landscape.
Turso
Seed Round in 2022
Turso is an open-source Edge database founded in 2021 that focuses on enhancing the developer experience for frontend developers. It provides a serverless database solution that is affordable, fast, and user-friendly. Turso allows users to create up to 500 databases replicated in three locations at no cost, enabling flexibility in data management. This capability empowers developers to efficiently bring data closer to their end users by replicating data to various servers or devices, thus facilitating improved performance and accessibility.
Revvo Technologies
Seed Round in 2022
Revvo is an IT company based in San Mateo, California, specializing in a sensor-enabled AI software platform that monitors vehicle tires. Founded in 2018, Revvo aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of vehicles by providing real-time data on tire health. The company develops smart sensors that are embedded within tires, capturing critical performance data and sending it to the cloud via a mobile application. This technology allows drivers and fleet managers to gain insights into tire conditions, enabling proactive maintenance and improving overall vehicle uptime. Additionally, Revvo's data-centric approach supports tire manufacturers, retailers, and distributors by offering valuable insights for product development and enhancements.
Revvo Technologies
Seed Round in 2021
Revvo is an IT company based in San Mateo, California, specializing in a sensor-enabled AI software platform that monitors vehicle tires. Founded in 2018, Revvo aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of vehicles by providing real-time data on tire health. The company develops smart sensors that are embedded within tires, capturing critical performance data and sending it to the cloud via a mobile application. This technology allows drivers and fleet managers to gain insights into tire conditions, enabling proactive maintenance and improving overall vehicle uptime. Additionally, Revvo's data-centric approach supports tire manufacturers, retailers, and distributors by offering valuable insights for product development and enhancements.
MindTickle
Series E in 2021
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.
Tempo
Series C in 2021
Tempo designs and develops a home fitness platform with personal guidance to help users in their training sessions. It features live elite trainers who can help users when they make mistakes. It has built-in three-dimensional sensors that track form, counts reps, and recommend weights. It helps users to improve in real-time. Powered by 3D motion sensors and AI, it analyzes 25 of the body’s essential joints as users work out and gives understood form feedback. Moawia Eldeeb and Joshua Augustin founded it as Pivot in 2015, with its headquarters in San Francisco in California.
MindTickle
Series D in 2020
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.
Session AI
Series B in 2020
Session AI, previously known as ZineOne, is an innovative marketing platform focused on enhancing real-time customer interactions in the ecommerce sector. The platform addresses the challenge of anonymous online shopping sessions, utilizing advanced machine learning to analyze customer micro-behaviors and deliver personalized experiences instantly, all without relying on personal or historical data. This capability allows brands to achieve significant increases in conversion rates, with clients such as KOHL's and Men's Wearhouse reporting up to 32% lifts in performance. Session AI's technology facilitates seamless engagement across various digital channels, enabling brands to initiate desired customer actions based on real-time interaction patterns. The company collaborates with major industry players like Adobe and AWS, further establishing its presence in the marketing technology landscape.
TigerConnect
Series D in 2020
TigerConnect is a healthcare communications platform that enhances collaboration among doctors, nurses, care teams, and patients through real-time mobile messaging. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, the company offers a user-friendly interface that integrates text, video, and voice communication while ensuring high levels of security and privacy. Trusted by over 4,000 healthcare organizations, TigerConnect processes more than 10 million messages daily and maintains a 99.99% uptime. Its innovative solutions and seamless integration with critical hospital systems help healthcare providers improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance patient outcomes. The company is dedicated to client success, providing comprehensive support to optimize communication workflows and maximize return on investment.
Tempo
Series B in 2020
Tempo designs and develops a home fitness platform with personal guidance to help users in their training sessions. It features live elite trainers who can help users when they make mistakes. It has built-in three-dimensional sensors that track form, counts reps, and recommend weights. It helps users to improve in real-time. Powered by 3D motion sensors and AI, it analyzes 25 of the body’s essential joints as users work out and gives understood form feedback. Moawia Eldeeb and Joshua Augustin founded it as Pivot in 2015, with its headquarters in San Francisco in California.
MindTickle
Series C in 2019
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.
Revvo Technologies
Seed Round in 2019
Revvo is an IT company based in San Mateo, California, specializing in a sensor-enabled AI software platform that monitors vehicle tires. Founded in 2018, Revvo aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of vehicles by providing real-time data on tire health. The company develops smart sensors that are embedded within tires, capturing critical performance data and sending it to the cloud via a mobile application. This technology allows drivers and fleet managers to gain insights into tire conditions, enabling proactive maintenance and improving overall vehicle uptime. Additionally, Revvo's data-centric approach supports tire manufacturers, retailers, and distributors by offering valuable insights for product development and enhancements.
InfluxData
Series D in 2019
InfluxData Inc. specializes in providing open-source platforms for managing and analyzing time-series data at scale. The company is best known for InfluxDB, its time-series database designed to handle large volumes of time-stamped data generated by IoT devices, applications, networks, and containers. InfluxData also offers a suite of complementary tools, including Telegraf for data collection, Chronograf for visualization, and Kapacitor for processing and alerting. Additionally, the company provides fully-managed InfluxDB clusters through InfluxCloud and offers technical support, training, and consulting services. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, InfluxData serves a diverse range of clients, including prominent organizations like Cisco, IBM, PayPal, and Tesla, enabling them to efficiently store and analyze real-time data for various applications.
8th Wall
Series A in 2018
8th Wall Inc. is a developer of an augmented reality (AR) platform that enables the creation and deployment of interactive AR experiences directly on mobile websites. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers several key solutions, including 8th Wall XR, a platform for developing mobile AR applications; XR Remote, which allows users to test AR applications on their devices; and a glTF Viewer for sharing and viewing 3D files in real environments. The company's custom SLAM engine facilitates markerless AR content with advanced features such as 6DoF positional tracking and surface detection, ensuring immersive experiences on any smartphone equipped with a rear-facing camera. 8th Wall's platform serves a variety of industries, including retail, travel, and entertainment, by enabling developers to create and deploy AR applications rapidly and efficiently.
Fam
Convertible Note in 2017
Fam's mission is to build products that revolutionize the way teens and millennials communicate. They believe in a calculated combination of live group video and group chat messaging to execute this. It is the world’s first group video chat app for iMessage, with over 7 million users. Their app instantly connects with the family and friends closest to its user through group video calling, right from their iPhone, and Android text message app.
8th Wall
Venture Round in 2016
8th Wall Inc. is a developer of an augmented reality (AR) platform that enables the creation and deployment of interactive AR experiences directly on mobile websites. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers several key solutions, including 8th Wall XR, a platform for developing mobile AR applications; XR Remote, which allows users to test AR applications on their devices; and a glTF Viewer for sharing and viewing 3D files in real environments. The company's custom SLAM engine facilitates markerless AR content with advanced features such as 6DoF positional tracking and surface detection, ensuring immersive experiences on any smartphone equipped with a rear-facing camera. 8th Wall's platform serves a variety of industries, including retail, travel, and entertainment, by enabling developers to create and deploy AR applications rapidly and efficiently.
TigerConnect
Series C in 2015
TigerConnect is a healthcare communications platform that enhances collaboration among doctors, nurses, care teams, and patients through real-time mobile messaging. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, the company offers a user-friendly interface that integrates text, video, and voice communication while ensuring high levels of security and privacy. Trusted by over 4,000 healthcare organizations, TigerConnect processes more than 10 million messages daily and maintains a 99.99% uptime. Its innovative solutions and seamless integration with critical hospital systems help healthcare providers improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance patient outcomes. The company is dedicated to client success, providing comprehensive support to optimize communication workflows and maximize return on investment.
41st Parameter
Series D in 2012
41st Parameter specializes in providing solutions for detecting and preventing fraud across various channels, catering to well-known brands in multiple industries. The company’s technology is utilized by leading financial institutions, e-commerce platforms, and travel service providers to combat cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, phishing, and account compromise. Founded in 2004, 41st Parameter focuses on making fraud detection more efficient and effective, ultimately reducing costs and potential losses for its clients. In addition to its fraud detection solutions, the company offers consulting, education, project management, and implementation services, supporting sectors including e-commerce, travel, digital rights management, and social networking. Through its advanced device identification and risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter positions itself as a key player in the fight against internet fraud.
SoundThinking
Venture Round in 2011
SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, is a public safety technology company dedicated to enhancing community safety through innovative solutions and advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. The company offers a comprehensive platform called SafetySmart, which includes several key tools: ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a leading search engine for law enforcement; CaseBuilder, a centralized investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, software designed to optimally allocate patrol and community anti-violence resources. By integrating these technologies, SoundThinking aims to improve public safety and support effective law enforcement practices.
SoundThinking
Series D in 2008
SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, is a public safety technology company dedicated to enhancing community safety through innovative solutions and advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. The company offers a comprehensive platform called SafetySmart, which includes several key tools: ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a leading search engine for law enforcement; CaseBuilder, a centralized investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, software designed to optimally allocate patrol and community anti-violence resources. By integrating these technologies, SoundThinking aims to improve public safety and support effective law enforcement practices.
41st Parameter
Series C in 2007
41st Parameter specializes in providing solutions for detecting and preventing fraud across various channels, catering to well-known brands in multiple industries. The company’s technology is utilized by leading financial institutions, e-commerce platforms, and travel service providers to combat cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, phishing, and account compromise. Founded in 2004, 41st Parameter focuses on making fraud detection more efficient and effective, ultimately reducing costs and potential losses for its clients. In addition to its fraud detection solutions, the company offers consulting, education, project management, and implementation services, supporting sectors including e-commerce, travel, digital rights management, and social networking. Through its advanced device identification and risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter positions itself as a key player in the fight against internet fraud.
41st Parameter
Series B in 2006
41st Parameter specializes in providing solutions for detecting and preventing fraud across various channels, catering to well-known brands in multiple industries. The company’s technology is utilized by leading financial institutions, e-commerce platforms, and travel service providers to combat cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, phishing, and account compromise. Founded in 2004, 41st Parameter focuses on making fraud detection more efficient and effective, ultimately reducing costs and potential losses for its clients. In addition to its fraud detection solutions, the company offers consulting, education, project management, and implementation services, supporting sectors including e-commerce, travel, digital rights management, and social networking. Through its advanced device identification and risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter positions itself as a key player in the fight against internet fraud.
41st Parameter
Series A in 2005
41st Parameter specializes in providing solutions for detecting and preventing fraud across various channels, catering to well-known brands in multiple industries. The company’s technology is utilized by leading financial institutions, e-commerce platforms, and travel service providers to combat cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, phishing, and account compromise. Founded in 2004, 41st Parameter focuses on making fraud detection more efficient and effective, ultimately reducing costs and potential losses for its clients. In addition to its fraud detection solutions, the company offers consulting, education, project management, and implementation services, supporting sectors including e-commerce, travel, digital rights management, and social networking. Through its advanced device identification and risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter positions itself as a key player in the fight against internet fraud.
Acta Technology
Venture Round in 2001
Acta Technology, founded in 1997 and based in Mountain View, California, specializes in real-time data integration software. The company offers a platform that facilitates seamless communication among enterprises, their customers, suppliers, employees, and partners. Acta's technology supports both batch and real-time data integration, focusing on the extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of data. The company was acquired by Business Objects, further enhancing its capabilities in the data integration market.
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