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Norwest Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 705 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

BuyoutGrowthPre-IPOAI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Automotive

Deploying now
65%of best year45cheques in 12 months, 705 on record
Since the last cheque3days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MCheque size, as they say$500K – $10MRounds led23 of 705Sole investor75 roundsExits75 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 88%
Pitch Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    45 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 44% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 75 rounds, median $12M

  4. 04

    75 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $10M as they say
Stages
BuyoutGrowthPre-IPOPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Automotive
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first705 appearances

  1. 2026

    38 rounds

  2. Oct
    Circuit MindSeries A · GB · Silicon Angle$19MLed
  3. Oct
    VegafinIN · Analytics India Magazine$105MWith 2 others
  4. Oct
    IconSeries D · US · AI Insider$200MWith 9 others
  5. Oct
    VitalizeSeries A · US · MedCity News$31MWith 6 others
  6. Oct
  7. Oct
    HomewardSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$120MWith 10 others
  8. Sept
    BelticSeed · US$7.3MWith 2 others
  9. Aug
    AliceUS · TechStartups$140MWith 14 others
  10. Aug
  11. Aug
    ZenitySeries C · IL · TechStartups$125MLed
  12. Jul
    Veriqus GroupIN · Inc42$40MLed
  13. Jun
    JedifySeries A · US · TechCrunch$24MLed
  14. Jun
    Generalist AISeries B · US · Ventureburn$400MWith 13 others
  15. Jun
    KosmosSeed · US$5.0MSole investor
  16. May
    ScratchVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  17. May
    Apreo HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. Apr
    Courier HealthSeries B · US · TechStartups$50MWith 2 others
  19. Apr
    Ray TherapeuticsSeries B · US · 4BIO Capital$125MWith 10 others
  20. Apr
    Route 92 MedicalGrowth · US · U.S. Venture Partners$50MWith 1 other
  21. Apr
  22. Apr
    SedaiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  23. Apr
    ChordVenture · US$7.0MWith 4 others
  24. Apr
    VAST DataSeries F · US · Firms' own news pages$1.0BWith 5 others
  25. Mar
    ORO LabsSeries C · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 5 others
  26. Mar
    VAST DataSecondary · US · AlleyWatch$500MWith 6 others
  27. Mar
    Zenas BioPharmaUS$100MWith 4 others
  28. Mar
    World View EnterprisesVenture · US$10MWith 2 others
  29. Mar
    Raven.ioSeed · US$20MWith 1 other
  30. Feb
    NimbleSeries B · US · Ventureburn$47MLed
  31. Feb
    InscopeSeries A · US · Ventureburn$15MWith 5 others
  32. Feb
    ORION SecuritySeries A · US$32MWith 1 other
  33. Feb
    PlaidVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  34. Feb
    GuiddeSeries B · US$50MWith 2 others
  35. Jan
    Nerd ApplySeed · US · AlleyWatch$3.2MWith 8 others
  36. Jan
    RainSeries C · US · Harlem Capital$250MWith 9 others
  37. Jan
    DaveVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  38. Jan
    oneNavVenture · US$149KWith 3 others
  39. Jan
    Mia LabsSeries A · US$20MWith 1 other
  40. 2025

    63 rounds

  41. Dec
    HarnessGrowth · US · TechCrunch$200MWith 6 others
  42. Dec
    MyomeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 66 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

15+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed75 in all

CyberXBought by Microsoft$165MJun 2020
GlintBought by Microsoft$400MOct 2018
VelostrataBought by GoogleUndisclosedMay 2018
Avere SystemsBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedJan 2018
ApigeeBought by Google$625MSept 2016
RiseSmartBought by Randstad Holding NVUndisclosedNov 2015
Misfit WearablesBought by Fossil$260MNov 2015
Elemental TechnologiesBought by Amazon$500MSept 2015
1010dataBought by Advance Publications$500MAug 2015
ConteXtreamBought by HP SoftwareUndisclosedMay 2015
CyanBought by Ciena$400MMay 2015
deCartaBought by UberUndisclosedMar 2015
true[x]Bought by 21st Century Fox$200MDec 2014
ZenvergeBought by Freescale SemiconductorUndisclosedDec 2014
BranchOutBought by 1-PageUndisclosedNov 2014
HadaptBought by TeradataUndisclosedJul 2014
Skybox ImagingBought by Google$500MJun 2014
The Echo NestBought by SpotifyUndisclosedMar 2014
Basis ScienceBought by Intel$100MMar 2014

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

WineAccessUndisclosedApr 2015

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Norwest Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Norwest Venture Partners put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Norwest Venture Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Norwest Venture Partners

What does Norwest Venture Partners invest in?

Norwest Venture Partners invests most often at Series B and Series A (44% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Automotive.

How active is Norwest Venture Partners?

705 investments on record, 45 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 23. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Norwest Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Circuit Mind (Series A, Oct 2026), Vegafin (Oct 2026) and Icon (Series D, Oct 2026).

How big are Norwest Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $10M.

Does Norwest Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 23 of its 705 investments on record (3%).

Where does Norwest Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and India (8%).

Is Norwest Venture Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 45 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Norwest Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Sequoia Capital (43 rounds together), New Enterprise Associates (30 rounds together) and Redpoint (27 rounds together).

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