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Norwest
Venture capital · Menlo Park, CA, United States · North America
Norwest is a venture capital and growth equity firm that invests across stages and sectors, managing over $15 billion in capital out of one global fund. It has teams in the US, India, and Israel and provides hands-on portfolio support in talent, go-to-market, leadership, and operations.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsaihealthcarefintechcybersecuritybiotechcommerce
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Or find every investor that fitsNorwest lists 80 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 57 funding rounds, 30 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 34% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (29%), Healthcare & Biotech (17%) and Cybersecurity (13%). 81% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside NEA, Salesforce Ventures and Accel.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Norwest, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 9% |
| Series A | 34% |
| Series B | 28% |
| Growth | 28% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 1 | 0 |
| '19 | 1 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 1 | 1 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 22 | 9 |
| '26 | 32 | 20 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 93th | 81 companies |
| Recent activity | 99th | 32 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 55th | 9% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 67th | 6% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 48th | 29% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 29% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 17% | 15% |
| Cybersecurity | 13% | 4% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 8% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 3% | 1% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 3% | 7% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 3% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| NEA | 4 |
| Salesforce Ventures | 4 |
| Accel | 3 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 3 |
| Battery Ventures | 3 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 3 |
| Cisco Investments | 3 |
| Databricks Ventures | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers7594%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company56%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Norwest head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Norwest| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 30 Sept 2026 | Seed Led |
Round details for Norwest
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Norwest's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
In the news
2 headlines naming NorwestEach headline is matched with evidence and opens on its outlet.
Portfolio
80 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1010data provides decision science and data management solutions that empower companies to identify the insights needed to make timely and accurate business decisions | FintechRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Above.security provides AI-native insider risk workflows for detecting, investigating, and preventing threats before they escalate. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Mar 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| AbsenceSoft is a company that provides a leave and accommodation management system for HR professionals. | Human ResourcesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Act-On Software provides a marketing automation platform for businesses to build long-term customer relationships at scale. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | |||
| Admeld helps premium publishers maximize their ad revenue and simplify their operations. | Media & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Aesthetic Partners provides resources, expertise, and support to medical aesthetics leaders and founders to help them grow and succeed | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Aisera provides automation solutions for IT service management and operations | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Aizome provides a platform for enterprise AI agent security and governance | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Alice develops and provides AI safety and security solutions | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Aug 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Amagi provides cloud-based media operations and streaming services for broadcasters, content owners, and streaming platforms. | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| American Endovascular treats peripheral artery disease and neuropathy | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Anomalo provides an autonomous data management system for monitoring data quality and detecting issues | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & BiotechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | |||
| APAC Financial Services provides loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides API management tools to build, manage, and secure APIs | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Apreo Health develops a bronchoscopic treatment for severe emphysema using a self-expanding nitinol scaffold to improve lung function and breathing capacity. | Healthcare & Biotech | Aug 2025Series B | Page + round | |
| Argus Systems provides a platform for engineering teams to create, curate, and annotate data for physical AI training workflows. | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Authentica provides education solutions and products that manage and utilize data for educational institutions. | Education | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- norwest.com
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 11 Dec 2018
- Companies checked
- 80
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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