VC firm
Norwest
Also known as Norwest Venture Partners
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, California, United States
- Check size
- $1M to $200MSource (opens in a new tab)
- norwest.com (opens in a new tab)
- LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
- X (opens in a new tab)
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Record updated 28 September 2026
About
Norwest Venture Partners is a diversified, global, multi-stage investment firm managing $15.5 billion in capital ('one global fund') and has funded more than 700 companies since inception. It invests through three teams: Growth Equity ($20M-$200M per investment in established companies), Venture Capital (NVP; $1M-$30M equity checks in early- to late-stage companies), and Healthcare (venture ($1M seed to $50M later-stage) and growth equity ($30M-$150M) investments across biotech, medical devices/diagnostics, healthcare services and healthcare software). The firm has offices in Menlo Park and San Francisco (North America), Mumbai (India) and Tel Aviv (Israel).
Investment approach
- Thesis
- From first check to late-stage growth, we back standout companies across biotech, life sciences, fintech, proptech, consumer, B2B SaaS, and more.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- That’s why we’re proud to double down on our investment by leading Rain’s Series A.
- Investing status notes
- Site lists recent 2026 investments and blog posts (e.g. 'The Agent Is the New Perimeter: Why We're Leading Zenity's Series C', August 3, 2026) and a current portfolio of 217 'Active' companies.
Locations
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, California, United States
- Office
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Office
- Mumbai, India
- Office
- San Francisco, California, United States