Norwest Venture Partners

Assaf Harel is a Partner at Norwest, working on multi-stage investments in Israeli-related companies. He was previously a General Partner at Israel Growth Partners, a technology investment fund, where he concentrated on late-stage and growth opportunities in enterprise SaaS companies. He earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in computer science from Tel Aviv University.

Christopher Scullin is a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners investing in software and healthcare businesses. He joined Norwest in 2024 and has led investments including Irth Solutions, Envestnet, Zelis, and Harbor Global. Previously, he spent over a decade at Bain Capital's North America fund focused on application software, and served as an operator within the Bain Capital portfolio on companies including Waystar, Surgery Partners, and Gymboree. Scullin holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from Boston College.

Dave immigrated from an oppressive country and brings compassion and empathy plus hands-on operator experience—helping build Flarion to an $805M Qualcomm exit and co-founding CTI Towers inside Comcast.

Jeff Crowe is one of two managing partners at Norwest Venture Partners, which he joined in 2004, and invests in internet, consumer, and software companies. Before Norwest, he was President, COO, and board member of DoveBid, and earlier co-founded and led enterprise software company Edify Corporation (Nasdaq: EDFY) as CEO from 1990 to 1999, following marketing and general management roles at ROLM Corporation. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in History from Dartmouth College.

Lisa Wu invests in consumer Internet and B2B application software companies. She previously worked on Amazon's Worldwide Corporate Development team evaluating acquisitions and strategic investments, and before that focused on consumer and software investments at Bessemer Venture Partners. She earlier founded BANZAI! Fresh, a food business serving schools and hospitals in Northern California, and began her career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School and both a BS from the Haas School of Business and a BA in psychology from UC Berkeley.

Ran Ding co-leads B2B growth equity investments at Norwest Venture Partners, focusing on the software, data, and business services sectors. Before Norwest, he worked as an analyst at technology investment bank Union Square Advisors and in the Asset Backed Securities group at Citigroup. He holds a BS in electrical and computer engineering from Cornell University and is a CFA charterholder.

Scott Mitchell invests across sectors at Norwest including retail, CPG, business services, software, and media. Before rejoining the firm, he led finance and corporate development at Belcampo Group, a vertically integrated food business, and earlier worked as a Senior Analyst in the Healthy, Active & Sustainable Living group at Piper Jaffray. He earned a BA in business economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ken Yagen is a Principal and Operating Executive for Product, AI, and Technology at Norwest Venture Partners, where he works with portfolio companies on applying AI to accelerate growth. He has a background in Systems Engineering and prior experience as a product, AI, and technology leader. He created Norwest Kinetic, an invitation-only community for product, AI, and technology leaders across the firm's portfolio companies.

Laura Boyd joined Norwest in 2019, where she leads the firm's M&A and capital markets functions and, as part of the Portfolio Success team, provides advisory support to portfolio companies. Before Norwest, she worked as an investment banker at Harris Williams, Morgan Keegan, and UBS, concentrating on technology and consumer M&A along with private placements and structured derivative financings. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Haverford College and the London School of Economics.

Brian Matesic is a life sciences investor at Norwest Venture Partners who focuses on early to mid-stage companies. Before Norwest, he worked at Blackstone Life Sciences, helping lead over $1.5B of investments across biotech, medical devices, and diagnostics and serving as a Board Observer or Alliance Committee Member at five companies, and earlier was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company advising healthcare companies. He holds a medical degree from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard.

Chris Sondej invests in buyout and growth equity opportunities at Norwest, targeting software, information services, and tech-enabled business services. He previously worked as a Private Equity Associate at Fisher Lynch Capital in San Mateo and as an investment banking analyst focused on M&A at Moelis & Company. He earned a B.S. in business administration with a finance concentration and a B.A. in economics from Boston University.

Connor Pike joined Norwest Venture Partners' Growth Equity investment team in 2017, where he works on buyouts and minority investments in growth products and services companies, sourcing and executing deals across residential, commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and consumer services. Before Norwest, he was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Technology, Media & Telecom group at Guggenheim Partners in New York, advising media and internet companies on M&A, leveraged buyouts, and capital raises. He earned a bachelor of arts in economics with a minor in mathematics from Vanderbilt University.

Sunil Agarwal is a physician with over 25 years in global drug development and translational medicine across biotech and pharmaceutical companies. He previously held Chief Medical Officer and development leadership roles at Sana Biotechnology, Juno Therapeutics, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, and Genentech, where he oversaw clinical development across multiple therapeutic areas. He earned a B.S. in Neurobiology from Cornell University and an M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine.

Aditi Mundra works on early-stage and growth equity investments at Norwest Venture Partners across multiple sectors. She previously evaluated European investment opportunities at TowerBrook Capital Partners in London, worked as a Senior Analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Kotak Investment Banking, and began her career at TresVista. She holds an MBA from HEC Paris and a BBA in Finance from Christ University, Bangalore.

Amalia Mackenzie invests in early- to late-stage venture rounds across consumer and enterprise software at Norwest. She previously worked on the Fundamental Equities team at BlackRock, focusing on infrastructure and emerging technology, and started her career in Goldman Sachs' Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Investment Banking Group. She holds a B.S. in finance and economics from the NYU Stern School of Business with a minor in astronomy.

Ankit Prasad invests in early-stage and growth equity opportunities in Indian companies across a range of sectors at Norwest India. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Associate at Société Générale in London, as an Investment Analyst at the International Finance Corporation covering private equity and private credit in South Asian financial services, and held roles at Credit Suisse (Mumbai) and CDC Group Plc (London). He holds an MBA from London Business School and a B.Tech in civil engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

Anubha Goyal works on early-stage and growth equity investments in Indian companies across multiple sectors. Before Norwest, she worked at DSG Consumer Partners handling execution on consumer deals, and previously served as a Senior Associate at InnoVen Capital covering healthcare, mobility, and consumer internet startups. She holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Indore and a bachelor's degree in business studies from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi.

David Glaser invests in early- to late-stage venture opportunities focused on physical AI and infrastructure. Before Norwest, he worked in the technology investment banking group at Deutsche Bank on equity, debt, and M&A transactions in software, internet, and hardware. He holds a BBA in finance and accounting from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Gabrielle Rush invests in consumer internet companies at Norwest Venture Partners, from seed to late stage, with a focus on marketplaces, SaaS, fintech, and digital commerce. She previously worked as a growth investor on the Consumer & Internet team at TPG Growth and as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Credit Suisse. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University.

Gal Amran is an investor at Norwest Venture Partners, working on early- to late-stage venture deals in Israel with a focus on enterprise, infrastructure, and consumer companies. Before Norwest, Gal held product and go-to-market strategy roles at Google and Oracle. Gal earned an MBA in finance, strategy, and entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Irem Rami invests in venture and growth equity opportunities across healthcare at Norwest, focusing on tech-enabled platforms. She previously invested in growth-stage healthcare at Summit Partners and led value-based care and pharma IT/services investments as a Principal at McKesson Ventures, and earlier held roles at Burd Health, Omada Health, Caremerge, Andreessen Horowitz, Madison Dearborn Partners, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering and Economics from Duke University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ishika Gupta invests in early-stage and growth equity opportunities in Indian companies across a range of sectors at Norwest Venture Partners. Before joining the firm, she worked at DC Advisory, the investment banking arm of Daiwa Securities, on M&A and private equity fundraising deals in SaaS, financial services, and education. She is a Chartered Accountant (gold medalist), a qualified Financial Risk Manager, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.

Managing partner leading Norwest's growth equity team, which focuses on private, profitable, fast-growing companies. He joined Vuori's board following Norwest's investment.

Laurie Tennant serves on Norwest's People Advisory team, supporting portfolio companies on people operations and culture.

Neelay Jain invests in early-to-growth stage companies across a range of sectors at Norwest. Before Norwest, he spent two years in the technology investment banking team at Avendus Capital, advising on private equity fundraise transactions in the technology, financial services, and consumer verticals. He holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, is a chartered accountant, and earned a master of commerce degree from the University of Mumbai.

Nikhil Goel invests in early- to late-stage venture deals at Norwest, focusing on horizontal and vertical AI applications, agent infrastructure, and data. He previously worked as an associate on Deutsche Bank's technology investment banking team, handling equity, debt, and M&A transactions in enterprise software with an emphasis on infrastructure and cybersecurity, and earlier held operations and strategy roles at Cisco for Duo Security and Meraki. He earned a bachelor's in business administration with a minor in real estate finance from USC.

Nikhil Kookada makes early-stage and growth equity investments at Norwest India, concentrating on fintech, insuretech, wealthtech, B2B, financial services, and consumer sectors. He previously worked as an AVP in investment banking at Spark Capital Advisors in India, advising financial services clients on transactions in areas such as affordable housing, SME finance, vehicle finance, and microfinance, and earlier held roles at HSBC India and Deloitte. He is a chartered accountant and a Level 3 CFA candidate.

Owen Chun is on the venture team at Norwest Venture Partners, where he focuses on early- to late-stage investments in enterprise software and infrastructure. He previously invested in early-stage enterprise software at Eniac and worked as an investment banker at JP Morgan. He holds a BBA in finance from Baruch College.

Senior Associate focused on transformative life sciences companies, previously a life science consultant at L.E.K. Consulting and Prescient Healthcare Group. He holds a BA in Biology from Colby College.

Sharvil Patel invests in early-stage and growth equity opportunities in Indian companies across a range of sectors. Before Norwest, he was an investment professional at Premji Invest, covering consumer, industrials, and healthcare, and earlier worked as an associate at o3 Capital advising on healthcare M&A and private equity fundraising. He is a qualified chartered accountant and holds a bachelor of commerce from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.

Sudhir Menon is Chief Product Officer at Luminary Cloud and has more than 25 years of experience in enterprise software and SaaS, leading product and technology functions at both startups and established companies. He has founded multiple venture-backed startups and worked as a distributed systems architect building large-scale data systems for regulated enterprises. His work has included early AI agent platforms, with a focus on agent accuracy, security and safety, and cost.

Suketi Rathore invests in early-stage and growth equity opportunities in Indian companies across various sectors at Norwest. She previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Avendus Capital, advising enterprise technology and services companies on M&A and fundraising. She holds a bachelor of commerce degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce.

TC Fleming is Interim CFO at 2U, overseeing financial strategy, corporate finance, and accounting, and previously served on 2U's Board of Directors as Audit Committee Chair. He has held CFO roles at Apprentice.io, Aetion, and 1010data, with experience leading capital raises, commercial model redesigns, and M&A across software and data businesses. He also advises portfolio companies as a Senior Advisor at Norwest and holds an MBA from NYU Stern and BBA degrees from the University of Notre Dame.

Umang Sanghvi invests in early-stage and growth equity opportunities in Indian companies across a range of sectors. Before Norwest, he worked at Mirae Asset's venture capital arm covering enterprise software, logistics, and fintech, and earlier held roles at EY and Deutsche Bank's technology investment banking team. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a CFA Level 3 candidate, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from N.M. College, Mumbai.

Casper de Clercq has over 30 years of experience in the medical device and life sciences industry, having led marketing and commercialization efforts across healthcare companies. At Norwest he focuses on mid-to-late-stage investments in consumer and digital health, healthcare IT, medical devices and diagnostics, technology-enabled healthcare services, and specialty pharmaceuticals. Before Norwest he was a Partner at U.S. Venture Partners, co-founded Epicor, held senior marketing roles at Aerogen, Heartport, and Diagnostic Products Corporation, and worked as a consultant at Bain & Company; he holds an M.B.A. and M.S. from Stanford and a B.A. in biochemistry from Dartmouth.

Dror Nahumi is an investor at Norwest Venture Partners with operating and investing experience across the U.S. and Israel. Before Norwest he was EVP and Chief Strategy Officer of ECI, CEO of optical components startup Axonlink, and President of VoIP provider I-Link after founding MiBridge; earlier he was a senior research engineer at AT&T Bell Labs. He holds a BSc in electrical engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Edward Yip joined Norwest in 2012, working with founders in commerce, marketplaces, hardware-enabled services, and fintech; he served as a partner before transitioning to a Senior Advisor role in 2024. Previously he co-founded and was President of Spree Network Inc., a social commerce network, and spent four years in Evercore Partners' M&A Advisory Group in New York and London covering technology, media, and telecom. He holds a BA in economics and environmental studies from Dartmouth College.

Elaine Dai, Forbes 30 Under 30, leads a $275M second fund and backs outlier founders in enterprise software and AI (pre-seed–Series A, $500K–$10M), focusing on rapid ARR scaling.

Jordan Leites works on early to late-stage venture investments at Norwest across various sectors, with a focus on consumer. He previously was an investment banking associate at Stone Key Partners, working on M&A and strategic advisory for government and commercial technology companies, and earlier was an analyst in Morgan Stanley's Global Capital Markets group. He holds a bachelor of arts in economics from Amherst College.

Katie Belding is a Partner leading the Portfolio Success team at Norwest, where she works with portfolio company founders and CEOs on scaling their businesses. She has over 20 years of experience in technology, venture, and growth equity marketing and services. The team she leads includes more than 23 full-time professionals and draws on a network of over 60 Senior Advisors and more than 90 Norwest Operator Collective members across areas such as marketing, sales, finance, product, and operations.

Matthew Howard has three decades of experience across marketing, product management, engineering, business development, and sales. Before Norwest, he was an early employee at Cisco, where he held senior roles in the IOS organization and Internet Business Unit and helped shape its security and VPN strategy, and later served as VP of marketing at Vertical Communications, with earlier roles at Digital Equipment Corporation, BDM International, and BBN. His investing focus includes mobile, security, rich media, cloud-based services and applications, and infrastructure.

Niren Shah is Head of Norwest India, advising on India-based venture and growth equity investments across technology, fintech, internet, and consumer sectors. He previously served as Senior Director of Strategy and Ventures at eBay in Silicon Valley and was part of the founding management team of Baazee.com, which eBay acquired in 2004. Earlier in his career he worked as an investment banker at KPMG Corporate Finance and as an equity trader on the Bombay Stock Exchange; he is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Master's in Commerce from the University of Mumbai.

Parker Barrile is a product leader who spent nine years as an investor at Norwest Venture Partners. He is currently Chief Product Officer at the neobank Dave, and previously held the same role at marketplace lender Prosper and served as VP of Product at LinkedIn, where he oversaw a product organization responsible for a large share of the company's revenue. Earlier in his career he founded and led the prediction platform Predictify, worked at Google and Bain & Company, and holds a mathematics degree and MBA from Stanford.

Priti Youssef Choksi joined Norwest in 2018 as a partner on the venture team and moved into a Senior Advisor role in 2024. She previously spent nine years at Facebook in corporate development and business development roles, leading M&A and partnerships, and six years at Google in strategic partnership roles, including as director of distribution partnerships handling deals for products like Toolbar and Chrome. She holds an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and undergraduate degrees in architecture and communications from the University of Pennsylvania.

Promod Haque is a venture partner at Norwest Venture Partners, which he joined in 1990, having previously served as senior managing partner and then general partner. Before Norwest, he spent 18 years in operational roles including product development, marketing, COO, and CEO at companies such as Siemens International, Thorn EMI, Emergent Technologies, and Dimensional Medicine. He holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Delhi, a PhD in electrical engineering from Northwestern University, and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.

Scott Beechuk is a Partner at Norwest who invests early in founders building enterprise software, with a focus on agentic systems and areas including customer experience, customer support, sales enablement, e-commerce infrastructure, and marketing. He previously served as an executive at Salesforce from 2010 to 2017, leading the Service Cloud and Desk.com product organizations, and earlier co-founded three startups including the e-commerce platform eMassive. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan and thirteen US patents.

Sean Jacobsohn is a partner at Norwest and a former enterprise cloud executive. He invests across early to late-stage enterprise cloud opportunities, including mobile-first business applications, human-assisted AI, B2B marketplaces, and industry cloud. He was previously a venture partner at Emergence Capital Partners and held sales and business development leadership roles at Cornerstone OnDemand, WageWorks, and Upwork. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin.

Shiv Chaudhary is an advisor at Norwest India on growth equity investments in Indian companies across sectors including consumer, healthcare, technology, business services, and financials, with more than 20 years of investing and finance experience. He rejoined Norwest in 2019 after a year at Edelweiss' Private Equity Business and a prior nine-year stint at Norwest, and began his career in Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Division in New York, London, and Mumbai. He holds a bachelor of arts in economics from Oberlin College.

Sonya Brown is a General Partner and Co-Head of Norwest Venture Partners' Growth Equity team, which she joined in 2011, and has more than 20 years of investment experience. She previously spent nearly a decade at Summit Partners, where she led the firm's Consumer and Internet Industry Group in North America, and earlier co-founded iXL Ventures and worked in investment banking at Bear Stearns. She focuses on growth equity and buyout investing, with particular interest in consumer products and services, internet/e-commerce, retail, and business services. She holds a BS from Northwestern University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is a CFA.

Suraj Shah invests in healthcare at Norwest Venture Partners, covering digital health and healthcare IT, technology-enabled healthcare services, medical devices, diagnostics, and biopharma. Before Norwest, he was a senior business analyst in the healthcare practice at Kearney and previously held a business development role at UnitedHealthGroup. He holds a bachelor of science in biomedical engineering with a computer science minor from Johns Hopkins University, where he directed the MedHacks hackathon and led the student-run venture fund A-Level Capital.

Yoni Braun focuses on early- to late-stage venture investments in Israel across a range of sectors, with an emphasis on enterprise, infrastructure, and consumer Internet. Prior to Norwest, he worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, advising clients on public and private capital raises and mergers and acquisitions. He holds a BA in business administration with a specialization in finance and risk management from The Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.

Zack Scott is a General Partner and Co-Head of the healthcare investment team at Norwest, where he focuses on healthcare investing. Before Norwest, he co-founded and was managing partner of Revelation Partners, a secondary investor focused on shareholder liquidity and growth capital for healthcare companies. He holds an M.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and an M.B.A. with a Health Sector Management certificate from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, and previously trained as a General Surgery resident at Oregon Health & Science University.