Norwest Venture Partners, established in 1961, is a global venture capital and growth equity firm based in Palo Alto, California. With nearly $5 billion under management, the firm invests in early to late-stage companies across various sectors, including technology, business services, financial services, consumer products, and healthcare. Norwest focuses on providing capital and operational support to help CEOs and founders scale their businesses, with typical investments ranging from $10 million to $50 million, and sometimes up to $100 million for growth equity companies. The firm has invested in over 600 companies and currently partners with over 140 active companies across its portfolio.
Principal, Head of Mergers Acquisitions and Capital Markets
Yoni Braun
Vice President
Sonya Brown
General Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity
Shiv Chaudhary
Managing Director, Norwest India
Priti Youssef Choksi
Partner
Casper De Clercq
General Partner
Nathan Cohen
Vice President
Jeffrey Crowe
Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner
Ran Ding
Partner
Matthew De Dominicis
Administrative Partner and CFO
Philip Fleischman
Vice President
David Glaser
Investor
Anubha Goyal
Investor, Norwest India
Ken Graham
Investor
Aidan Greenstein
Investor
Guillermo Grimaldo
Investor
Garrett Hardesty
Investor
Ryan Harris
General Partner
Sean Jacobsohn
Partner
Trey Jennings
Senior Associate
Krish Kapadia
Vice President
Sameer Kapur
Vice President, Growth Equity
Paul Kigawa
Investor
Nikhil Kookada
Vice President
Jon Kossow
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Parul Laddha
Investor, Norwest India
Jordan Leites
Vice President
Sam Lesser
Investor
Sonia Li
Associate
Brian Matesic
Principal
Cassie McHenry
Investor
JP McKeever
Investor
John McNeil
Investor
Ryan McDonald
Principal - Healthcare
Scott Mitchell
Principal
Venkat Mohan
Operating Partner and Board Member
Brian Moon
Senior Associate
Dror Nahumi
General Partner
Michelle Nie
Investor
Ginny Pan
Investor
Connor Pike
Principal, Growth Equity
Ankit Prasad
Vice President
Irem Rami
Principal, Growth Equity and Venture
Ashwin Ravi
Associate
Gabrielle Rush
Investor
Samuel Saldarriaga
Investor
Umang Sanghvi
Investor, Norwest India
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
Laurie Tennant
Principal, People Advisory
Matthew Uthupan
Investor
Sanchana Vasikaran
Investor
Vidushi Verma
Investor, Norwest India
Jessica Yi
Vice President
Edward Yip
Partner
Michael Zarian
Investor
Justin Zhang
Investor
David Zilberman
General Partner
Dave Zilberman
General Partner
Past deals in CRM
Lavender
Series A in 2023
Lavender is a software application that provides an AI-driven email assistant designed to enhance the writing of sales emails. The platform offers features such as AI recommendations, reply optimization, and tools for integrating gifs, checking spelling and grammar, assessing spam potential, analyzing subject lines, and conducting prospect and company research. These capabilities enable sales professionals to craft more effective and impactful business emails.
Provus
Series A in 2022
Provus is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that specializes in automating Configure Price Quote (CPQ) processes, designed specifically for enterprise customers. Utilizing advanced AI-powered technology, Provus enhances operational efficiency by accelerating turnaround times, increasing deal sizes, and improving win probabilities. The platform not only helps businesses achieve better gross margins but also assists in mitigating compliance risks. As an approved partner on the Salesforce AppExchange, Provus integrates seamlessly with the Salesforce ecosystem, further solidifying its commitment to delivering innovative solutions for its clients.
Qualified
Series C in 2022
Qualified.com, Inc. specializes in a conversational marketing platform designed to enhance engagement with potential customers. The platform alerts sales teams when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling immediate interaction through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. Tailored for companies utilizing Salesforce, Qualified empowers enterprise sales and marketing teams to convert their corporate websites into effective sales tools, thereby optimizing their sales pipelines. By providing a comprehensive view of website visitors and equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers, Qualified facilitates real-time conversations that can significantly drive sales growth. The company, based in San Francisco, California, was formerly known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. and rebranded in January 2019.
HoneyBook
Series E in 2021
HoneyBook, Inc. is a business software company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It offers a clientflow management platform designed for independent business owners, particularly in the event planning sector, including wedding planners and related vendors. The HoneyBook platform simplifies the management of client interactions by integrating tools for communication, contracts, invoicing, and payments, allowing users to streamline their business processes. With over 100,000 service-based businesses in the United States and Canada utilizing the platform, HoneyBook has facilitated more than $9 billion in transactions. The company also has a presence in Tel Aviv and employs remote staff worldwide, emphasizing its commitment to enhancing the client experience and operational efficiency for entrepreneurs and freelancers.
Prodly
Series A in 2021
Prodly, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in developing tools for transferring relational data within Salesforce environments. Founded in 2014, Prodly offers a platform known as AppOps, which automates the full lifecycle of low-code development. This platform enables Salesforce administrators and developers to migrate data efficiently and effectively, addressing challenges in the application development process while also ensuring IT governance to reduce risks associated with agile development. Their flagship product, Moover, allows for one-click migration of relational data across various Salesforce organizations and supports key functionalities such as Salesforce CPQ, billing, and field service solutions. Notable clients include Nutanix, Johnson & Johnson, Splunk, Tableau, and Verizon, who utilize Prodly's services to enhance and update critical business applications.
MindTickle
Series E in 2021
MindTickle is a global, privately-held company that specializes in providing a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, and Pune, India, MindTickle's platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to bridge knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. The company's solution incorporates on-demand online training, bite-sized mobile updates, gamification, and role-play, enabling enterprises to track onboarding progress and certify readiness. By leveraging MindTickle, organizations can improve sales performance, achieve larger deal sizes, increase win rates, and shorten sales cycles, ultimately driving growth and maximizing business impact.
Qualified
Series B in 2021
Qualified.com, Inc. specializes in a conversational marketing platform designed to enhance engagement with potential customers. The platform alerts sales teams when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling immediate interaction through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. Tailored for companies utilizing Salesforce, Qualified empowers enterprise sales and marketing teams to convert their corporate websites into effective sales tools, thereby optimizing their sales pipelines. By providing a comprehensive view of website visitors and equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers, Qualified facilitates real-time conversations that can significantly drive sales growth. The company, based in San Francisco, California, was formerly known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. and rebranded in January 2019.
HoneyBook
Series D in 2021
HoneyBook, Inc. is a business software company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It offers a clientflow management platform designed for independent business owners, particularly in the event planning sector, including wedding planners and related vendors. The HoneyBook platform simplifies the management of client interactions by integrating tools for communication, contracts, invoicing, and payments, allowing users to streamline their business processes. With over 100,000 service-based businesses in the United States and Canada utilizing the platform, HoneyBook has facilitated more than $9 billion in transactions. The company also has a presence in Tel Aviv and employs remote staff worldwide, emphasizing its commitment to enhancing the client experience and operational efficiency for entrepreneurs and freelancers.
MindTickle
Series D in 2020
MindTickle is a global, privately-held company that specializes in providing a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, and Pune, India, MindTickle's platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to bridge knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. The company's solution incorporates on-demand online training, bite-sized mobile updates, gamification, and role-play, enabling enterprises to track onboarding progress and certify readiness. By leveraging MindTickle, organizations can improve sales performance, achieve larger deal sizes, increase win rates, and shorten sales cycles, ultimately driving growth and maximizing business impact.
Aktana
Series D in 2020
Aktana Inc. is a technology company that specializes in AI-enabled marketing decision support software tailored for the life sciences sector. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, Aktana develops a platform that utilizes machine learning algorithms to assist sales and marketing teams in optimizing their engagement with healthcare professionals. Its key offerings include the Contextual Intelligence Engine, which allows executives to simulate various marketing strategies, and the Decision Support Engine, which analyzes diverse data sources to provide actionable insights directly within the representative’s existing CRM workflows. By focusing exclusively on the life sciences market, Aktana delivers data-driven suggestions that enhance multichannel marketing initiatives and improve overall campaign effectiveness. The company supports over 100 brands, including more than half of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies globally, helping them to maximize revenue and utilize data investments efficiently. Additionally, Aktana has offices in several international locations, including Tokyo, Shanghai, and Barcelona.
Omni
Seed Round in 2020
Omni is a provider of knowledge base software designed to enhance the efficiency of customer success, support, and sales teams by enabling them to quickly access accurate and up-to-date information. The platform consolidates various information sources within an organization, presenting them as searchable cards. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Omni automatically suggests relevant answers and ensures document verification, allowing representatives to find precise information during customer interactions. Additionally, features like smart suggestions and instant screen recording further streamline the process, empowering employees to provide timely and informed responses to customer inquiries.
Qualified
Series A in 2020
Qualified.com, Inc. specializes in a conversational marketing platform designed to enhance engagement with potential customers. The platform alerts sales teams when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling immediate interaction through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. Tailored for companies utilizing Salesforce, Qualified empowers enterprise sales and marketing teams to convert their corporate websites into effective sales tools, thereby optimizing their sales pipelines. By providing a comprehensive view of website visitors and equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers, Qualified facilitates real-time conversations that can significantly drive sales growth. The company, based in San Francisco, California, was formerly known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. and rebranded in January 2019.
Prodly
Seed Round in 2020
Prodly, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in developing tools for transferring relational data within Salesforce environments. Founded in 2014, Prodly offers a platform known as AppOps, which automates the full lifecycle of low-code development. This platform enables Salesforce administrators and developers to migrate data efficiently and effectively, addressing challenges in the application development process while also ensuring IT governance to reduce risks associated with agile development. Their flagship product, Moover, allows for one-click migration of relational data across various Salesforce organizations and supports key functionalities such as Salesforce CPQ, billing, and field service solutions. Notable clients include Nutanix, Johnson & Johnson, Splunk, Tableau, and Verizon, who utilize Prodly's services to enhance and update critical business applications.
Workato
Series C in 2019
Workato, Inc. is a cloud automation and integration platform based in Cupertino, California, that focuses on enhancing enterprise workflow automation across various applications. Founded in 2013, the company provides a suite of tools that facilitate the rapid creation and deployment of integrations, allowing businesses to streamline operations without the need for extensive coding. Its platform leverages machine learning and patented technology to enable efficient automation of complex business workflows while maintaining security and governance. Workato enhances sales efficiency and customer service by delivering comprehensive customer intelligence, automating data processes, and optimizing account management strategies. The platform also supports targeted marketing campaigns and e-commerce operations by offering a holistic view of customer interactions. By breaking down application silos, Workato empowers businesses to automate processes related to project onboarding, IT operations, and software management, thereby driving real-time outcomes and improving overall operational efficiency.
Prodly
Seed Round in 2019
Prodly, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in developing tools for transferring relational data within Salesforce environments. Founded in 2014, Prodly offers a platform known as AppOps, which automates the full lifecycle of low-code development. This platform enables Salesforce administrators and developers to migrate data efficiently and effectively, addressing challenges in the application development process while also ensuring IT governance to reduce risks associated with agile development. Their flagship product, Moover, allows for one-click migration of relational data across various Salesforce organizations and supports key functionalities such as Salesforce CPQ, billing, and field service solutions. Notable clients include Nutanix, Johnson & Johnson, Splunk, Tableau, and Verizon, who utilize Prodly's services to enhance and update critical business applications.
MindTickle
Series C in 2019
MindTickle is a global, privately-held company that specializes in providing a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, and Pune, India, MindTickle's platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to bridge knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. The company's solution incorporates on-demand online training, bite-sized mobile updates, gamification, and role-play, enabling enterprises to track onboarding progress and certify readiness. By leveraging MindTickle, organizations can improve sales performance, achieve larger deal sizes, increase win rates, and shorten sales cycles, ultimately driving growth and maximizing business impact.
Copper
Series C in 2019
Copper, Inc. is a provider of web-based customer relationship management (CRM) software specifically designed for Google applications, integrating seamlessly with G Suite. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a platform that captures data automatically, enabling real-time tracking of sales opportunities and deals. Users can customize their CRM experience with features such as sales forecasting reports, custom fields, and pipeline filters. The software allows for mobile management of sales pipelines, call logging, automated task reminders, and push notifications for new records. Copper serves various industries, including technology, consulting, real estate, and corporate development, focusing on enhancing productivity and fostering authentic relationships among teams. The company, which rebranded from ProsperWorks in 2018, emphasizes an intuitive user experience and instant functionality.
Zenoti
Series C in 2019
Zenoti is a provider of cloud-based software solutions tailored for the spa, salon, and med spa industries, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The company offers an all-in-one platform that supports both large chains and small to medium-sized businesses, enabling them to effectively manage operations and enhance performance. Its software includes features such as online appointment bookings, point-of-sale systems, customer relationship management, employee management, and inventory management. Additionally, Zenoti incorporates advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to streamline reporting and marketing efforts. By facilitating omnichannel booking and contactless payments, Zenoti helps businesses reduce wait times and improve customer satisfaction, ultimately fostering growth and retention.
HoneyBook
Series C in 2019
HoneyBook, Inc. is a business software company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It offers a clientflow management platform designed for independent business owners, particularly in the event planning sector, including wedding planners and related vendors. The HoneyBook platform simplifies the management of client interactions by integrating tools for communication, contracts, invoicing, and payments, allowing users to streamline their business processes. With over 100,000 service-based businesses in the United States and Canada utilizing the platform, HoneyBook has facilitated more than $9 billion in transactions. The company also has a presence in Tel Aviv and employs remote staff worldwide, emphasizing its commitment to enhancing the client experience and operational efficiency for entrepreneurs and freelancers.
Copper
Series C in 2017
Copper, Inc. is a provider of web-based customer relationship management (CRM) software specifically designed for Google applications, integrating seamlessly with G Suite. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a platform that captures data automatically, enabling real-time tracking of sales opportunities and deals. Users can customize their CRM experience with features such as sales forecasting reports, custom fields, and pipeline filters. The software allows for mobile management of sales pipelines, call logging, automated task reminders, and push notifications for new records. Copper serves various industries, including technology, consulting, real estate, and corporate development, focusing on enhancing productivity and fostering authentic relationships among teams. The company, which rebranded from ProsperWorks in 2018, emphasizes an intuitive user experience and instant functionality.
Infutor Consumer Identity Management Solutions
Venture Round in 2016
Infutor is the expert in Consumer Identity Management. We are 100% focused on enabling brands to know everything they need to about consumers, to instantly make informed marketing and risk decisions. Infutor’s experience linking trusted data sources result in solutions that: Identify, verify and score inbound consumers, on-demand, with as little as a single identifier. Link customer data, update/add missing identifiers and enhanced attributes. Enable improved digital marketing performance through higher match rates and complete insights. Infutor gives brands a secure, privacy compliant foundation to improve inbound engagements and outbound marketing reach, and to minimize fraud and collections risk.
Zenoti
Series B in 2016
Zenoti is a provider of cloud-based software solutions tailored for the spa, salon, and med spa industries, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The company offers an all-in-one platform that supports both large chains and small to medium-sized businesses, enabling them to effectively manage operations and enhance performance. Its software includes features such as online appointment bookings, point-of-sale systems, customer relationship management, employee management, and inventory management. Additionally, Zenoti incorporates advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to streamline reporting and marketing efforts. By facilitating omnichannel booking and contactless payments, Zenoti helps businesses reduce wait times and improve customer satisfaction, ultimately fostering growth and retention.
HoneyBook
Series C in 2016
HoneyBook, Inc. is a business software company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It offers a clientflow management platform designed for independent business owners, particularly in the event planning sector, including wedding planners and related vendors. The HoneyBook platform simplifies the management of client interactions by integrating tools for communication, contracts, invoicing, and payments, allowing users to streamline their business processes. With over 100,000 service-based businesses in the United States and Canada utilizing the platform, HoneyBook has facilitated more than $9 billion in transactions. The company also has a presence in Tel Aviv and employs remote staff worldwide, emphasizing its commitment to enhancing the client experience and operational efficiency for entrepreneurs and freelancers.
HoneyBook
Series B in 2015
HoneyBook, Inc. is a business software company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It offers a clientflow management platform designed for independent business owners, particularly in the event planning sector, including wedding planners and related vendors. The HoneyBook platform simplifies the management of client interactions by integrating tools for communication, contracts, invoicing, and payments, allowing users to streamline their business processes. With over 100,000 service-based businesses in the United States and Canada utilizing the platform, HoneyBook has facilitated more than $9 billion in transactions. The company also has a presence in Tel Aviv and employs remote staff worldwide, emphasizing its commitment to enhancing the client experience and operational efficiency for entrepreneurs and freelancers.
CRMNEXT
Series A in 2014
CRMNEXT is an enterprise CRM solution provider credited with the world's largest installations in financial sector. From Fortune 500 to start-ups, businesses across nine verticals have built profitable customer relationships via CRMNEXT. CRMNEXT eliminates the barriers between human and digital channels, enabling world-class, omni-channel customer interactions from a single platform. It recalibrates banks’ potential to grow engagement, drive profitability, and deliver innovation. CRMNEXT’s customers include global brands like Pfizer, State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Tata AIA, Reliance, Banco de Oro Philippines, National Bank of Oman, Pavers England etc. It is in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Lead management, Sales Force Automation and Customer Engagement. For more information,
Bluenose Analytics
Series A in 2013
Bluenose helps online businesses to retain and grow their customers.
White Pajama
Venture Round in 2001
White Pajama is the leading global provider of contact center solutions. The company is re-inventing customer contact by eliminating the barriers organizations face in deploying customer interaction solutions—initial capital outlay, ongoing maintenance, and time to market—and allowing them to focus on their customers. Using a Web-enabled, Application Service Provider (ASP) model to deliver a comprehensive suite of integrated contact center solutions, White Pajama allows organizations to quickly and easily implement a state-of-the-art contact center with no capital investment. With operations in North America and Europe, and a team with international experience in CRM, White Pajama provides the highest level of integrated solutions, online training, and customer support wherever and whenever they are needed. Companies benefit from the flexibility and immediate return on investment (ROI) White Pajama can deliver.
MobileSys
Series C in 2000
MobileSys is a developer of software solutions that integrate message delivery for wireless devices including cell phones, pagers, and PDA's and enterprise-wide applications, such as CRM, sales force automation, email, help desk and more. Its products include EtherPage Wireless Messaging Server, MobileSys MX Wireless Messaging Engine and the MobileSys Wireless Data Network all providing a platform for enterprise and eBusinesses.
Annuncio Software
Venture Round in 2000
Annuncio Software is an IT-based marketing company that provides customer interaction software and services. The company offers a suite of e-marketing applications that allows business users to define, automate, and, analyze personalized marketing campaigns and merchandising programs. Annuncio Software was founded by Maurizio Gianola and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Annuncio Software
Venture Round in 2000
Annuncio Software is an IT-based marketing company that provides customer interaction software and services. The company offers a suite of e-marketing applications that allows business users to define, automate, and, analyze personalized marketing campaigns and merchandising programs. Annuncio Software was founded by Maurizio Gianola and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Octane Software
Venture Round in 2000
As of May 31, 2000, Octane Software Inc. was acquired by E.piphany Inc. Octane Software, Inc. provides application software and services to the rapidly emerging customer relationship management (CRM) market. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in San Mateo, California.
Octane Software
Series B in 1999
As of May 31, 2000, Octane Software Inc. was acquired by E.piphany Inc. Octane Software, Inc. provides application software and services to the rapidly emerging customer relationship management (CRM) market. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in San Mateo, California.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.