Norwest Venture Partners — 2019 Investments
28 investments dated 2019 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Nkarta is a biotech company developing allogeneic CAR NK cell therapies for autoimmune diseases, aiming to offer safer and more accessible alternatives to autologous CAR-T treatments.
BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Paul Hastings(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul H.inMatthew Plunkett(Executive Officer)in
BoardMichael Dybbs(Director)Jill Carroll(Director)in
Board seatTiba Aynechi· per SEC Form D · $114.6M raise · filed Sep 2019
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)RA CapitalSamsara BioCapitalSR One Capital ManagementAmgen VenturesLogos+1 more
Clever Care is a culturally and linguistically sensitive Medicare Advantage health plan serving Southern California that integrates Eastern and Western medicine approaches.
HealthtechInsurTechSouthern California, US
Myong Sun Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Hiep Dinh Pham(Executive Officer, Director)Dave Firdaus(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Global Founders CapitalNovo HoldingsAV8 VenturesFigure 8 InvestmentsPruVen Capital Partners+1 more
Arcellx develops CAR T-cell therapies that are individually designed for each patient, using the immune system to target and attack cancer.
BiotechHealthtechGaithersburg, US
Han Lee(Executive Officer)Rami Elghandour(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJill Carroll(Director)inAli Behbahani(Director)inDerek Yoon(Director)in
Board seatTiba Aynechi· per SEC Form D · $83.7M raise · filed Oct 2019
Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Quan CapitalSamsara BioCapitalSixty Degree CapitalSolasta Ventures+4 more
Monogram Health is a value-based, in-home multispecialty medical provider focused on nephrology and related chronic conditions, offering care such as in-home dialysis and personalized patient pathways.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNashville, US
Michael Uchrin(Founder)inCHRIS CHI(Executive Officer)CHRISTOPHER BOOKER(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardWILLIAM FRIST(Director)in
Board seatCasper de Clercq· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCVS Health VenturesFrist Cressey VenturesHeritage GroupTPGHumanaMemorial Hermann Health System+1 more
Algorithmia offers an enterprise AI platform for developing, deploying, and governing machine learning models and AI applications, with tooling tailored to roles across data science, engineering, DevOps, and IT teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Kenneth F. Daniel(Executive Officer, Director)Diego M. Oppenheimer(Executive Officer, Director)inDiego Oppenheimer(Founder)Kenny Daniel(Founder)
BoardTimothy Porter(Director)inAnna Patterson(Director)in
PartnerRama Sekhar· led
Co-investorsGradient VenturesIn-Q-TelMadrona Venture GroupOUP (Osage University Partners)Deep Fork CapitalRakuten Capital+1 more
Automation Anywhere provides robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent document processing (IDP), and agentic automation solutions for enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Mihir Shukla(Founder)inNeeti Mehta Shukla(Founder)inAnkur Kothari(Founder)inClyde Hosein(Executive Officer)inNancy HaugeinNeeti Mehta(Founder)
Co-investors1435 CapitalCollective LiquidityEniac VenturesEQUIAMFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcFoothill Ventures+13 more
Casper is a permissionless proof-of-stake, WebAssembly-based smart-contract blockchain aimed at real-world assets and regulated markets.
Crypto & Web3
Mrinal Manohar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAGE CryptoChainfir CapitalDanu VenturesIlluminati CapitalWoodstock FundIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+2 more
Celona provides a turnkey wireless solution for enterprise customers with Series C funding exceeding $135M to support global expansion.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareIoTRedwood City, US
Rajeev Shah(Founder)inMehmet Yavuz(Founder)in
BoardArif Janmohamed(Director)inMatthew Howard(Director)in
Co-investorsCervinIn-Q-TelLightspeed Venture PartnersNTT Venture CapitalProsperity7 VenturesQualcomm Ventures+1 more
College Pulse operates a platform for collecting and sharing student opinion data across college campuses.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US
Terren Klein(CEO)inJake Gaba(Vice President Marketing)Carter Bastian(Senior Engineer)Tim Lentz(Front-end Engineer)Chase Klein(Recruiter)Mary Bagley(Panel Manager)
Co-investorsY CombinatorConversion CapitalMadrona Venture GroupCathexis VenturesFrialeGMO VenturePartners+2 more
Detects cyber and operational incidents in real time for industrial systems.
Co-investorsGlilot Capital PartnersInven CapitalOurCrowdQualcomm VenturesUpWestFlint Capital+1 more
Dave is a financial app offering members cash advances of up to $500 with no credit check, along with budgeting and banking features aimed at making financial services more accessible.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintech
Jason Wilk(Founder)inJohn Wolanin(Founder)Paras Chitrakar(Founder)
Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)
FOSSA provides audit-grade open source license compliance software that scans codebases with full-text analysis to detect licenses, enforce policies, and automatically generate attribution documents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kevin Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCanvas VenturesMetaplanetModern TechnicalUncorrelated Ventures1517+4 more
FOSSA builds satellite-based IoT connectivity, including satellite infrastructure, ground stations, and IoT devices, for remote asset monitoring.
HardwareIoTSaaSSpace Tech
Julián Fernández(CEO & Co-Founder)inVicente González(COO & Co-Founder)inSergio Sarasola(CTO)in
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesEmerald Technology Ventures AgKibo VenturesBain Capital VenturesCostanoa VenturesIndico Capital Partners+2 more
Goodly App provides financial guidance and educational content for college students on budgeting, student loans, financial aid, and managing education costs.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechBoston, US
Gregory Poulin(CEO)inGreg Poulin(Founder)Hemant Verma(Founder)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Y CombinatorACE & CompanyArab AngelBamboo Capital PartnersZeno Ventures
InfluxData develops InfluxDB, a time series database designed to collect, store, analyze, and act on data that changes in real-time.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoTNew York City, US
Paul Dix(CTO)inTodd Persen(CTO)inEvan Kaplan(Chief Executive Officer)inWinnie Cheng(Executive Officer)inLefan Chi(Recruiting)Barbara Nelson(Head of Applications)
PartnerRama Sekhar· led
Co-investorsB CapitalBattery VenturesBloomberg BetaBreakpoint CapitalHarmony PartnersMango Capital+10 more
Knotel provides managed office spaces and workplace services with design-led workspaces across multiple international locations.
Future of WorkPropTechLondon, GB
Amol Sarva(Executive Officer, Director)inEdward Shenderovich(Director)in
BoardLinda Fayne Levinson(Director)
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaBrainstorm VenturesEcoMachines VenturesFJ LabsReshape500 Global+4 more
oneNav develops small, low-power L5-band GNSS positioning technology for military, government, commercial, and consumer applications such as drones, trackers, aviation, and consumer devices.
Deep TechDefense TechSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US
Paul McBurney(Co-Founder & CTO)inSteve Poizner(Co-Founder & CEO)inEllen Kirk(Executive Officer)inVivian Pham(CFO)inKamil Grajski(Executive Officer)in
BoardKevin Fong(Director)in
Co-investorsDcode CapitalGaingelsGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-TelMVP VenturesYaletown Partners
Pegasystems builds enterprise software for AI-powered decisioning, customer engagement, customer service, and intelligent automation, delivered through a cloud-based platform.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWaltham, US
Alan Trefler(Founder & CEO)inLeon Trefler(Executive Officer)inDouglas Kra(Executive Officer)inMichael Pyle(Executive Officer)Kenneth Stillwell(Executive Officer)Richard Jones(Director)
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)PJCTensility Venture PartnersWaterloo Accelerator Centre
Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider serving automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries.
HardwareIoTSemiconductorsTokyo, JP
Bunsei Kure(Executive Officer, Director)inHidetoshi Shibata(Executive Officer, Director)inTetsuya Tsurumaru(Executive Officer, Director)Yukiko Nakagawa(Director)Jiro Iwasaki(Director)Kyoko Okumiya Okumiya(Director)
Co-investorsStorm Ventures83NorthDecacorn CapitalRed Dot Capital Partners
Ritual sells traceable dietary supplements direct to consumers, including a magnesium bisglycinate chelate product marketed for sleep, calm, and muscle recovery.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Akilesh Potti(Founder)Katerina Schneider(Founder)Larry Stinson(Founder)Niraj Pant(Founder)Ray Reddy(Founder)
Co-investorsRivet VenturesUpfront VenturesArchetypeBrandProject CapitalForerunner VenturesFounders Fund+10 more
Ritual is a traveling culinary series of one-night chef takeovers featuring Michelin-starred and World's 50 Best chefs, offering tasting menus co-created with host chefs and premium wine pairings at a limited number of tables.
ConsumerFoodTechMedellín, CO
Co-investorsKube VCArchetypeForerunner VenturesFounders Fund
Building the AI Coprocessor for blockchains to enable the integration of AI models on chain.
Co-investorsHack VCForerunner VenturesFounders FundGolden Venture PartnersGreylock PartnersMistral Venture Partners
Second Measure provides data analytics and insights derived from consumer transaction data to support investment research and decision-making.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Michael Babineau(CEO)inLillian Chou(COO)inJacob BoeremainDaniel Conrad(Chief Business Officer)inPranshu Maheshwari(Product Manager)inJames Swain
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFundersClubOmega Venture PartnersScrum VenturesY CombinatorCiti Ventures+7 more
SmartSign supplies custom branded promotional products and merchandise for businesses to use at events, campaigns, and customer appreciation initiatives.
Advanced ManufacturingDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Blair Brewster(Founder)
New York, US
Jordan Leiser(Executive Officer, Director)John Ernsberger(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Roberts(Director)Eric Gould(Director)
BoardLisa Wu(Director)inSam Landman(Director)
Co-investorsPeak PartnersUpstage VenturesBattery VenturesComcast VenturesForerunner VenturesForte Ventures+2 more
Wiliot manufactures battery-free Bluetooth sensors for supply chain visibility and develops AI-powered platform software that converts continuous sensing data into real-time supply chain intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
Tal Tamir(Founder)inAlon Yehezkley(CTO and Co-founder)Yaron Elbiom(COO and Co-founder)Alon Yehezkely(Founder)Yaron Elboim(Founder)
Co-investors83NorthCerity Partners VenturesGrove VenturesM VenturesMaersk GrowthNTT DOCOMO Ventures+4 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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