When was Norwest Venture Partners founded?

Norwest Venture Partners was founded in 1961.

Where is Norwest Venture Partners' headquarters located?

Norwest Venture Partners' headquarters is located in Menlo Park (United States).

How big is Norwest Venture Partners' investment team?

Norwest Venture Partners has a team of 148, including 19 partners.

How many companies has Norwest Venture Partners invested in?

Norwest Venture Partners has invested in 11 companies, including Oxyzo & SILA.

Which companies has Norwest Venture Partners invested in lately?

SILA & Pascal AI Labs are the latest investments by Norwest Venture Partners.

Norwest Venture Partners - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio & Team

Norwest Venture Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1961. It is primarily based in Menlo Park, United States. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 funding round.

A lot of funds co-invest with Norwest Venture Partners, with names like Norwest sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.

Norwest Venture Partners has a team of 148 people, including 19 partners.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1961

Location

Menlo Park, United States

Investment Deals

Oxyzo, SILA & 9 more

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They have invested in a total of 11 companies. Their most recent investment was in SILA (Series B round) on Jan 13, 2026. Here is the most recent investment by Norwest Venture Partners:

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Co-Investors
Jan 13, 2026	SILA	Series B	3772	-
Apr 15, 2025	Pascal AI Labs	Seed	1291	Kalaari Capital and 18 others
Apr 26, 2023	Culinary Brands	Series B	3951	-
Nov 23, 2021	Oxyzo	Series A	3602	Alpha Wave Global and 5 others

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Here is the portfolio snapshot of Norwest Venture Partners:

Investments by Year

The maximum number of investments were made in 2026

Norwest Venture Partners has a team of 148 members including 19 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 20 Principals located in United States, India and 1 more location. Norwest Venture Partners' team sits on the board of 12 companies.

Here is a list of top team members in Norwest Venture Partners:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Sean Jacobsohn	Partner	Burlingame	Propel, Elevate and 1 more	1 Email
Sonya Brown	Partner	Menlo Park	Babylist	1 Email, 2 Phone numbers
Ran Ding	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email, 2 Phone numbers
Ryan A Harris	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email
Jon Kossow	Partner	-	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Dror Nahumi	Partner	Half Moon Bay	SundaySky	1 Email
Scott Beechuk	Partner	San Francisco	Bluecore and Fabric	1 Email, 2 Phone numbers
Shiv Chaudhary	Partner	Mumbai	-	1 Email
Bill Myers	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email, 2 Phone numbers
Scott Mitchell	Partner	Palo Alto	-	1 Email

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Over the past 65 years, 24 investors have co-invested in Norwest Venture Partners's portfolio companies.

Top Co-investors of Norwest Venture Partners: 24 investors entered a company along with Norwest Venture Partners. These include investors like Norwest (2 companies).

View the list of Co-Investors of Norwest Venture Partners

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Above Security Raises $50M to Solve Insider Risk in the Agentic EraEIN Presswire•Mar 23, 2026•Norwest, Ballistic Ventures, Merlin Ventures, Above Security and 4 others

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Laborup Raises $7.7M to Power America’s Industrial WorkforceLaborup•Aug 28, 2025•Market Square Ventures, Marketplace Capital, Heartland Ventures, Threshold and 3 others

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SetPoint Medical Raises $140M to Commercialize Rheumatoid Arthritis TherapyHIT Consultant•Aug 12, 2025•SetPoint Medical, Ally Bridge Group, Elevage Medical Technologies, Norwest Venture Partners and 3 others

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Samara Capital platform inks new control-oriented BFSI dealVCCircle•Aug 11, 2025•Norwest Venture Partners, Samara Capital, Creador

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Kustomer raises $ 30m series B for the growth of the AI CX platformesdelatino.com•Aug 08, 2025•Battery Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Kustomer and 4 others

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