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Norwest Venture Partners — 2019 Investments

28 investments dated 2019 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Nkarta, Inc.nkartatx.cominNASDAQ: NKTXAug 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

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 Health Planclevercarehealthplan.cominSeed · Jun 2019 · $6M✓ verified

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

Arcellxarcellx.cominAug 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

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 Healthmonogramhealth.cominSeries A · Jan 2019 · $7M

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

Algorithmiaalgorithmia.cominApr 2019Acquired

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 Anywhereautomationanywhere.comin𝕏Nov 2019

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

Caspercasper.networkin𝕏Mar 2019

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

Celonacelona.ioin𝕏Sep 2019

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 Pulsecollegepulse.com𝕏Seed · May 2019 · $1.5M

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

CyberXcyberx-labs.comMar 2019 · $18M

Detects cyber and operational incidents in real time for industrial systems.

Co-investorsGlilot Capital PartnersInven CapitalOurCrowdQualcomm VenturesUpWestFlint Capital+1 more

Davedave.cominOct 2019

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)

Fossafossa.comin𝕏Sep 2019 · $8.5M

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

FOSSAfossa.systemsin𝕏Sep 2019 · $8.5M

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

Goodlygoodlyapp.com𝕏Seed · Mar 2019Defunct

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

InfluxDatainfluxdata.comin𝕏Late Stage · Jan 2019 · $60M

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

Knotelknotel.cominAug 2019 · $400M

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

Kyo Carekyocare.cominJul 2019

Kyo provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism and their families, delivering treatment in home and school settings with a focus on measurable outcomes.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Melissa Willa(Founder)inColin Davitian(Founder)in

One Navonenav.aiin𝕏Series A · Nov 2019 · $21M

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

Pegasystemspega.comin𝕏May 2019

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

Renesasrenesas.comin𝕏Apr 2019

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

Ritualritual.comFeb 2019 · $25M

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

Ritualritual.eventsFeb 2019 · $25M

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

Ritualritual.aiFeb 2019 · $25M

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 Measuresecondmeasure.comin𝕏Seed · Feb 2019 · $20MAcquired

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

Smartsignsmartsign.cominOct 2019

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)

STELLAServicestellaservice.cominFeb 2019

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

Wiliotwiliot.cominJan 2019

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.

Groop Internet Platform

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.