Norwest Venture Partners
Palo Alto multi-stage firm investing across consumer, enterprise, healthcare, and fintech from seed through growth equity — backed by long-duration Wells Fargo capital.
Typical check size
$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
1961
Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA
AUM
N/A
Rounds they lead
Series A
Series B+
Rounds they invest
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Norwest Venture Partners as an investor (8 total).
- Bracket Computing Enterprise 'Computing Cell' software for secure multi-cloud workload portability.
- FlyHomes Real estate fintech providing buy-before-you-sell lending and wholesale mortgage products.
- IFTTT Automation platform connecting 700+ apps and devices through 'if this, then that' applets.
- Morta Security Advanced threat detection from former NSA engineers—acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2014.
- Omada Health Virtual chronic-care programs for diabetes, hypertension, musculoskeletal, and behavioral health.
- Opendoor iBuying pioneer—instant online home offers; public via SPAC December 2020 (NASDAQ: OPEN).
- Rezo Therapeutics Biotech mapping disease networks from UCSF QBI tech for precision therapeutics.
- Science Exchange Life-sciences procurement marketplace for outsourced R&D services.
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FAQs about Norwest Venture Partners
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Norwest leads Series A and Series B+ in our directory and participates at seed. The firm spans early venture through growth equity — NVP XV was a $2B combined fund (its largest) investing across all stages.
Norwest's venture team publicly cites $1M–$30M equity checks: smaller initial seed/Series A tickets of $1M–$5M scaling to $10M–$30M in later venture rounds. Growth equity checks can reach $20M–$100M+ for scale-stage companies.
Norwest is headquartered in Palo Alto/Menlo Park with offices in San Francisco, India, and Israel. The firm invests globally in technology-enabled businesses across its three core sectors: consumer, enterprise, and healthcare.
Our directory tags enterprise-saas, fintech, healthtech, and consumer. Norwest emphasizes durable categories — B2B software with recurring revenue, digital health, and consumer brands with scalable distribution.
Norwest leads and co-leads across stages within the same fund structure, allowing founders to keep one partner from seed through growth. The firm reports investing $10M–$15M in many companies over their lifecycle.
Linked startups include Omada Health (/startup/omada-health), OpenDoor (/startup/opendoor), IFTTT (/startup/ifttt), Flyhomes (/startup/flyhomes), Science Exchange (/startup/science-exchange), and Rezo Therapeutics (/startup/rezo-therapeutics).
Use nvp.com and identify sector partners (consumer, enterprise, healthcare). Warm introductions from portfolio founders or co-investors are standard. Norwest's patient capital model suits founders planning multi-round journeys without switching lead investors.
We do not yet have a dedicated Norwest fund article. Norwest appears in startup investor lists across healthtech and proptech profiles such as Omada Health and Flyhomes in our directory.