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Norwest Venture Partners — 2021 Investments

35 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

BillionToOnebilliontoone.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BLLNSeries B · Jun 2021 · $55M

BillionToOne is a precision diagnostics company that uses molecular counting technology to develop non-invasive prenatal screening and liquid biopsy tests for early disease detection.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Oguzhan Atay(Founder)inDavid Tsao(CTO)inSukrit Silas(Founder)inBrett Huff(Director of Engineering)Mihir Sewak(Software Engineering Manager)Jen Katzburg(Principal Recruiter)

Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalAsymmetry VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, Llce2vcFifty Years+23 more

Praxispraxismedicines.comin𝕏NASDAQ: PRAXOct 2021 · $15.5M

Praxis Precision Medicines is a central nervous system precision neuroscience biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for CNS disorders characterized by neuronal excitation-inhibition imbalance, with a pipeline spanning movement disorders and epilepsy.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechBoston, US

Steve Petrou(Co-Founder, President of Research & Development)inKiran Reddy(Executive Officer, Director)inMarcio Souza(President & Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardNicholas G. Galakatos(Director)in

Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsCapria VenturesOCV PartnersAlameda ResearchAPOLLO PROJECTSBlackstone+6 more

Connect THE DotsinOct 2021

San Francisco, US

Andrew Blough Sechrist(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMatt Holleran(Director)in

Board seatScott Beechuk· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCloud Apps Capital Partners

Route 92 Medicalr92m.comin𝕏Jun 2021 · $56M

Route 92 Medical develops neurointervention catheter systems and devices aimed at improving outcomes for neurovascular patients, including stroke treatment.

BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Mateo, US

Dr. Chou(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Cindy Lynch(Executive Officer)inDr. Joey English(Chief Medical Officer)Tony Chou(Founder)in

BoardJack Lasersohn(Director)inTamir Meiri(Director)

Board seatCasper de Clercq· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNovo HoldingsThe Vertical GroupRunway Growth CapitalUS Venture PartnersSectoral Asset ManagementSofinnova Ventures+1 more

Baby Listbabylist.comin𝕏Series C · Nov 2021 · $40M

Babylist is an online baby registry and shopping platform that helps families register for baby gear and items.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Natalie Gordon(Founder)inLee Lee Anne GrantMichelle Michelle Newbery(Executive Officer)in

BoardSonya Brown(Director)inCheryl Law(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalGroundswell VenturesHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcNext Legacy Partners

Courier Healthcourierhealth.cominJul 2021

Courier Health provides a software platform for biopharma companies to manage and optimize patient engagement and support throughout the treatment journey.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US

Danny Sigurdson(Founder)inJames W. Pomponio(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsOak HC/FTWork-Bench

Dragonboatdragonboat.ioin𝕏Seed · Jul 2021 · $3M

Dragonboat is an ontology-native product portfolio platform that unifies data across the product development lifecycle into a live semantic source of truth, with built-in apps for strategy, intake, planning, roadmapping, and PDLC.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSanta Clara, US

Yun Flint(Executive Officer, Director)Becky Flint(Founder)in

Co-investorsAct One VenturesInsight PartnersRoble Venturess16Gingerbread CapitalOak HC/FT

Elligo Health Researchelligohealthresearch.cominSep 2021 · $140M

Healthcare-enabling research organization that embeds clinical trials into everyday care using electronic health record data.

HealthtechAustin, US

Chad Moore(Founder)inJohn Potthoff(Founder)inJacylyn Bodmer(Chief Information Officer)Karen Flaherty(Vice President, Finance)inAmy Staedtler(Chief Legal Officer)inScott Treiber(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsExcelerate Health VenturesHatteras Venture PartnersNoro-Moseley PartnersShumway CapitalAlly Bridge Group

Floqastfloqast.comin𝕏Jul 2021

FloQast provides reconciliation management and workflow automation software for accounting teams, designed by accountants to streamline financial processes and improve productivity.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechSaaS

Mike Whitmire(Founder)inChris Sluty(Founder)inKushal Malde(Head of Financial Control)inCullen Zandstra(Founder)Michael Whitmire(Founder)

Co-investorsAmplify.LAICONIQInsight PartnersLeft Lane CapitalNewView CapitalRedpoint Ventures+9 more

Forumforum.marketin𝕏Sep 2021 · $100M

Forum operates an exchange for trading attention-based assets, measuring engagement across search, social, and streaming to create indices that track cultural popularity and allow users to go long or short on attention signals for films, artists, games, brands, and topics.

B2B MarketplacesFintechSan Francisco, US

Owen Botkin(CEO)inJoseph Thomas(Founder)in

Co-investorsf7 VenturesNeer Venture PartnersPioneerY CombinatorAbstract VenturesBlast.Club+14 more

Forum Brandsforumbrands.cominJun 2021

Lyra operates a collective of consumer brands offering everyday personal and family care essentials, spanning categories such as skincare, feminine care, and baby feeding products.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commercePalo Alto, US

Brenton Howland(Chief Executive Officer)inAlex Kopco(Vice President)inRuben Amar(Director)inHowland Brenton(President)

Co-investorsNFXTriplePoint Capital

Habuhabu.comNov 2021 · $25Macquired by LiveRamp

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

MATT M. KILMARTIN(Executive Officer, Director)inMatt Karasick(Founder)Matt Kilmartin(Founder)

BoardPETER WAGNER(Director)inTOM CHAVEZ(Director)inVIVEK VAIDYA(Director)in

Co-investorsRidge Venturessuper{set}Ulu VenturesWingSnowflake Ventures

Karatkarat.comin𝕏Oct 2021 · $110M

Karat conducts expert-led technical interviews, including live AI-native simulations, to evaluate engineering talent and turn hiring data into workforce intelligence for enterprise employers.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSeattle, US

Mohit Bhende(Founder)inJeffrey Spector(Founder)inEric Wei(Founder)inWill Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsDig Ventures Management LimitedFounder CollectiveHighsage VenturesNotable CapitalSemperVirens Venture CapitalSignalFire+13 more

Lakefslakefs.ioin𝕏Series A · Jul 2021 · $23M

lakeFS provides a data version control and control-plane layer that sits between object storage and the tools, users, and AI agents that work on petabyte-scale multimodal data, offering Git-like branches, commits, and rollbacks without copying data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsCampbell, US

Oz Katz(Founder)inEinat Orr(Founder)in

Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalMaor Investments

Lyra Collectivelyracollective.cominSeries A · Jun 2021 · $27M

Lyra Collective is a house of consumer brands offering personal care essentials spanning skincare, feminine care, baby feeding, and family products.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsTribeca Venture PartnersWestbound Equity Partners

Manzana Verdemanzanaverde.lainSeed · Jul 2021 · $2M

Manzana Verde offers balanced, calorie-labeled prepared meals delivered on demand or on a scheduled weekly plan, with locally cooked menus and nutritionist-designed dishes.

ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness

Carlos Andrade(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalCapria VenturesFJ LabsGanas VenturesMatterScale VenturesSalkantay Ventures

Mindful Health Solutionsmindfulhealthsolutions.cominOct 2021

Mindful Health Solutions is a provider of behavioral health care specializing in advanced psychiatric treatments including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), esketamine nasal spray, IV ketamine therapy, and emerging psychedelic therapies, primarily for treatment-resistant depression.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental Health

Co-investorsAisling Capital

Pair Eyewearpaireyewear.com𝕏Nov 2021

Pair Eyewear designs and sells prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses with swappable frame tops that allow customers to change styles.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareCalifornia, US

Sophia Edelstein(Founder)inNathan Kondamuri(Founder)in

BoardRick Yang(Director)inAlex Gurevich(Director)in

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAlumni VenturesAngel Capital ManagementBaukunstblue 9 capitalBreak Trail Ventures+24 more

Pineconepinecone.ioin𝕏Jan 2021

Pinecone provides a vector database and knowledge engine that enables AI applications with semantic search and retrieval capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Edo Liberty(Founder)inLior Ehrenfeld(Executive Officer)inAsh Ashutosh(CEO)in

BoardPeter Levine(Director)inIlan Stern(Director)Peter Wagner(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzConvergeICONIQIrregular ExpressionsMenlo VenturesWing+14 more

Praxisdiscoverpraxis.comOct 2021 · $15.5M

Praxis offers an alternative to traditional college for eligible U.S. citizens, providing a program focused on self-direction, practical job skills, and a supported job search with a job-offer guarantee.

EdTechFuture of Work

Co-investorsService Provider CapitalAlameda ResearchAPOLLO PROJECTSFirework VenturesParadigm CapitalPenny Jar Capital Venture+5 more

Praxis Labspraxislabs.coin𝕏Jul 2021 · $15.5MAcquired

Praxis Labs is building tools and solutions to improve workplace experiences for all employees.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechBrooklyn, US

Elise Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inHeather Shen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardJeffrey Crowe(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGaingelsOpen Opportunity FundPenny Jar Capital VentureR/GA VenturesStartX+10 more

Retoolretool.comin𝕏Dec 2021

Retool is a platform for building and governing internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards across teams.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Hsu(CEO)inSnir Kodesh(Head of Engineering)Anthony GuoAlex Tapper(Customer Engineer)Jack McCloy(Software Engineer)Donald Hruska(Engineering)

Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementLiquid VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesSequoia CapitalStandard Capital+38 more

Sequinsequincard.comin𝕏Sep 2021

Sequin offers a debit card and financial product aimed at women, with a focus on building credit and financial education.

ConsumerFintech

Vrinda Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundDorm RoomEmles Venture PartnersFirst Check VenturesScout FundScribble Ventures+11 more

Slackslack.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $100MAcquired

Slack is an AI-powered communication platform that consolidates conversations, applications, and customer interactions in a single workspace for businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Cal Henderson(Founder)inStewart Butterfield(Founder)inEric Costello(Founder)Lidiane Jones (CEO)(Founder)Serguei Mourachov(Founder)

Co-investors1991 VenturesAccelACME CapitalAcrew CapitalAglae VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+47 more

Tempotempo.fit𝕏Series B · Apr 2021 · $220M

Tempo offers a connected home gym system with AI-guided strength training.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Moawia Eldeeb(Co-founder & CEO)inJoshua Augustin(CTO)inEduardo Latache(Founder)Josh Augustin(Co-founder)Kevin Michael(Founder)inMatt Huang(Founder)in

Co-investorsBling CapitalDCM VenturesNimble PartnersSignalFireSoftBank Vision FundSummit Peak Ventures+15 more

The Dotsthe-dots.co.ukDec 2021 · $15M

UK professional networking platform connecting creative freelancers and companies through projects rather than CVs.

Pip Jamieson(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoral Reef IOAngel AcademeCloud Apps Capital PartnersSalica InvestmentsVelvet Sea Ventures

Treeversetreeverse.net𝕏Jul 2021 · $15M

Treeverse is a top-down open-world classless MMORPG set in worlds including the city of Lorwick, where players fight monsters, gather resources, craft gear from blueprints, and quest toward the World Tree.

Gaming

Co-investorsDeepTech VenturesZeev VenturesAnimoca BrandsDell Technologies CapitalSkyVision Capital

Trustlogixtrustlogix.ioin𝕏Seed · Jun 2021

TrustLogix offers a patented, AI-powered data security platform that provides a unified control plane to govern and secure data access across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureMountain View, US

Ganesh Kirti (Hiring)(Founder)inSrikanth Sallaka(Founder)inGanesh Kirti(Founder)

Co-investorsThe HiveWestWave Capital

UBITSubits.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2021 · $7M

UBITS is a modular AI-powered HR platform that helps organizations recruit, train, and develop their teams across Latin America.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSBogotá, CO

Julián Melo(Founder)inMarta Forero(Founder)Martha Forero Sepúlveda

Co-investors0BSAmador HoldingsC3 VenturesCapria VenturesCathexis VenturesMagma Partners+13 more

Uptycsuptycs.comin𝕏May 2021 · $50M

Uptycs provides a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that normalizes security telemetry across hybrid cloud environments and delivers real-time threat detection and response through a unified security console.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBengaluru, IN

Ganesh Pai(Founder)inUma Reddy(Founder and EVP of Product and Technology)inMike Hluchyj(Founder and Board Member)in

Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalSapphire VenturesComcast VenturesFounder CollectiveGenacast VenturesServiceNow Ventures

Vanmoofvanmoof.comin𝕏Aug 2021Acquired

Dutch maker of connected urban e-bikes, bankrupt in 2023 and acquired by McLaren Applied's Lavoie.

Taco Carlier(Founder)inTies Carlier(Founder)in

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalSlingshot VenturesFELIX CAPITALHillhouse Investment

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Commerce FabricClassyEthos SystemsMAËLYS

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.