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 Fashion

fabric

Series C in 2022
Fabric is a cloud-based e-commerce development platform that enables businesses to create tailored online shopping experiences for both direct-to-consumer and B2B markets. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with additional offices in Vancouver and Bengaluru, the company offers a range of services, including an infrastructure platform for software as a service, personalized digital content, product information management, and multi-channel order management. With its open and modular design, Fabric allows brands to implement solutions quickly, enhancing performance and supporting growth while replacing outdated legacy systems. Notable clients such as BuildDirect, ABC Home & Carpet, GNC, and Universal Lacrosse rely on Fabric for its intuitive applications that cater to retail buyers, planners, and marketers.

Pair Eyewear

Series B in 2021
Pair Eyewear makes wearing prescription and nonprescription glasses and sunglasses exciting, empowering and playful for children. Pair believes glasses for children can be more than a static medical device. Glasses can be a canvas on which children express their evolving interests and growing personalities. Through an e-commerce platform, Pair is redesigning the glasses experience, making it engaging for children and painless for parents. Pair Eyewear is redefining the eyewear experience for children by bringing continual customizability, freedom of choice, and affordability to kids' glasses.

fabric

Series B in 2021
Fabric is a cloud-based e-commerce development platform that enables businesses to create tailored online shopping experiences for both direct-to-consumer and B2B markets. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with additional offices in Vancouver and Bengaluru, the company offers a range of services, including an infrastructure platform for software as a service, personalized digital content, product information management, and multi-channel order management. With its open and modular design, Fabric allows brands to implement solutions quickly, enhancing performance and supporting growth while replacing outdated legacy systems. Notable clients such as BuildDirect, ABC Home & Carpet, GNC, and Universal Lacrosse rely on Fabric for its intuitive applications that cater to retail buyers, planners, and marketers.

Pair Eyewear

Series A in 2021
Pair Eyewear makes wearing prescription and nonprescription glasses and sunglasses exciting, empowering and playful for children. Pair believes glasses for children can be more than a static medical device. Glasses can be a canvas on which children express their evolving interests and growing personalities. Through an e-commerce platform, Pair is redesigning the glasses experience, making it engaging for children and painless for parents. Pair Eyewear is redefining the eyewear experience for children by bringing continual customizability, freedom of choice, and affordability to kids' glasses.

fabric

Series A in 2021
Fabric is a cloud-based e-commerce development platform that enables businesses to create tailored online shopping experiences for both direct-to-consumer and B2B markets. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with additional offices in Vancouver and Bengaluru, the company offers a range of services, including an infrastructure platform for software as a service, personalized digital content, product information management, and multi-channel order management. With its open and modular design, Fabric allows brands to implement solutions quickly, enhancing performance and supporting growth while replacing outdated legacy systems. Notable clients such as BuildDirect, ABC Home & Carpet, GNC, and Universal Lacrosse rely on Fabric for its intuitive applications that cater to retail buyers, planners, and marketers.

Bailey44

Acquisition in 2020
Bailey44 is a women's contemporary clothing brand based in Vernon, California, known for its stylish and sophisticated ready-to-wear collections. Founded in 2006 by two experienced female fashion industry professionals, the brand emphasizes a blend of street smarts and intelligent femininity, focusing on impeccable fit and modern silhouettes. Bailey44 offers a range of products, including tops, sweaters, dresses, bottoms, and jackets, crafted from luxe fabrics and designed with current trends in mind. Its aesthetic appeals to women seeking effortlessly chic and agelessly cool attire. Over the years, Bailey44 has gained recognition and is now available in exclusive department stores and specialty boutiques across North America and Europe, attracting a growing following of women who appreciate its unique approach to contemporary fashion.

Senreve

Series A in 2019
Senreve is a luxury handbag company focused on serving the multifaceted modern woman. The brand emphasizes a blend of elegant design, impeccable quality, and innovative construction, creating handbags that cater to the busy lifestyles of contemporary women. Their products are characterized by sleek, structured designs that are both lightweight and travel-friendly, making them suitable for various occasions, from business meetings to social outings. Senreve combines consumer data with smart manufacturing and inventory planning to offer a unique collection of handbags crafted with luxurious Italian craftsmanship. Customers can conveniently order their chosen handbags online and have them delivered to their doorstep.

Vuori

Venture Round in 2019
Vuori, Inc. manufactures activewear for women and men. The company provides shorts, pants, tops, graphic T-shirts, gift cards, and hats; and clothing for yoga instructors, surfers, cross-fit instructors, personal trainers, and individuals. It offers its products through dealers in San Diego, Del Mar, and Solana Beach, California; and its store in San Francisco, California. Vuori, Inc. was formerly known as Vuori Clothing, Inc. and changed its name to Vuori, Inc. in November 2013. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Encinitas, California.

Birdies

Series A in 2019
Birdies, Inc., founded in 2015 by Bianca Gates and Marisa Sharkey, is a footwear brand based in Sacramento, California, specializing in stylish and comfortable shoes for women and girls. Initially created to meet the demand for fashionable indoor footwear, Birdies has expanded its offerings to include versatile options suitable for everyday wear. The brand is known for its signature styles that blend the support of sneakers, the softness of slippers, and the elegance of designer flats. Central to Birdies' appeal is its exclusive 7-layer comfort technology, which enhances the comfort and luxury of its products. By focusing on both design and functionality, Birdies aims to provide customers with a range of footwear that meets diverse lifestyle needs.

Jolyn Clothing

Corporate Round in 2018
Jolyn Clothing Co., Inc. is a manufacturer and retailer specializing in women's swimwear, offering a variety of products including swim tops, bottoms, onesies, and accessories. The company features a range of styles such as printed and solid tie-back tops, as well as various designs for bottoms and onesies. Jolyn primarily sells its products directly to consumers through its online store, catering to customers in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Additionally, the brand is recognized for its successful trunk shows held at swim and water polo competitions. Based in Huntington Beach, California, Jolyn recently opened its first brick-and-mortar store and aims to expand its retail presence further.

ModCloth

Series C in 2015
ModCloth.com is a rip-roaringly innovative, rapidly growing e-tailer of vintage-inspired fashion and decor that’s out to shake up the way fashion is discovered, developed, and delivered. Through groundbreaking technology and press-recognized social media, they’re creating a user-empowering platform that’s redefining the face of social commerce. Founded in a CMU dorm room by high school sweethearts Eric & Susan Koger, ModCloth now has over 400 employees and offices in San Francisco, LA, and Pittsburgh.

Kendra Scott

Venture Round in 2014
Kendra Scott Design, Inc. is a lifestyle brand based in Austin, Texas, specializing in the design and manufacture of women's jewelry. Established in 2002, the company offers a diverse range of products, including earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets, and charms, as well as bridal and special event jewelry. Kendra Scott's collections are inspired by gemstones and aim to reflect personal experiences and a sense of community. The brand operates a multichannel business model, selling its products through physical retail locations across various states, as well as an online store. This approach allows customers to access customized jewelry and a wide selection of accessories.

Threadflip

Series B in 2014
Threadflip was an online platform designed for women to buy and sell clothing, fostering a peer-to-peer shopping experience. The marketplace aimed to transform how women styled their wardrobes by providing a collaborative and inspirational environment that emphasized efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Although Threadflip ceased operations in January 2015, it had established a partnership with Le Tote, which may have continued its vision in some capacity.

Fashion & You

Series D in 2014
Fashion And You is an online fashion retailer based in Gurugram, India, founded in 2010. It operates as a private invitation-only shopping club, offering a curated selection of clothing, ethnic wear, western wear, footwear, handbags, and fashion accessories for men, women, and children. The company provides its members access to authentic designer merchandise at discounts of up to 80% off retail prices through exclusive, limited-time events. Fashion And You focuses on delivering a unique shopping experience by featuring collections from top designers, ensuring that its offerings remain both stylish and accessible.

ModCloth

Venture Round in 2012
ModCloth.com is a rip-roaringly innovative, rapidly growing e-tailer of vintage-inspired fashion and decor that’s out to shake up the way fashion is discovered, developed, and delivered. Through groundbreaking technology and press-recognized social media, they’re creating a user-empowering platform that’s redefining the face of social commerce. Founded in a CMU dorm room by high school sweethearts Eric & Susan Koger, ModCloth now has over 400 employees and offices in San Francisco, LA, and Pittsburgh.

ModCloth

Series C in 2012
ModCloth.com is a rip-roaringly innovative, rapidly growing e-tailer of vintage-inspired fashion and decor that’s out to shake up the way fashion is discovered, developed, and delivered. Through groundbreaking technology and press-recognized social media, they’re creating a user-empowering platform that’s redefining the face of social commerce. Founded in a CMU dorm room by high school sweethearts Eric & Susan Koger, ModCloth now has over 400 employees and offices in San Francisco, LA, and Pittsburgh.

Fashion & You

Venture Round in 2011
Fashion And You is an online fashion retailer based in Gurugram, India, founded in 2010. It operates as a private invitation-only shopping club, offering a curated selection of clothing, ethnic wear, western wear, footwear, handbags, and fashion accessories for men, women, and children. The company provides its members access to authentic designer merchandise at discounts of up to 80% off retail prices through exclusive, limited-time events. Fashion And You focuses on delivering a unique shopping experience by featuring collections from top designers, ensuring that its offerings remain both stylish and accessible.
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