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Jon Kossow

Investor

Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Palo Alto, California

Writes $10M – $30M checks · typically $12.5M

About

Jon Kossow, Harvard-trained in biology and a varsity swimmer, targets profitable consumer brands that don't need capital, prioritizing founder chemistry and transparency, and serves on the USA Swimming Foundation board.

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Invests in

BiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Experience

  1. NorwestManaging Partnercurrent2018 — present
  2. NorwestGeneral Partner2009 — 2017
  3. East Range GroupBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  4. Frontline Wildfire DefenseBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. World 50 GroupInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. Banyan SoftwareInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  7. GeoComplyInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  8. GoFundMeInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  9. CoreLogicInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  10. Vuori, Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
  11. ebboBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  12. YipitDataBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  13. SRS AcquiomInvestor2018 — 2026
  14. Wine Access, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2024
  15. AvettaBoard Member2012 — 2024
  16. Topo Athletic LLCBoard Member2012 — 2022Newton, MA
  17. Classy.orgBoard Member2021 — 2022
  18. Infutor Data SolutionsBoard Member2016 — 2022
  19. ApprissInvestor2019 — 2021
  20. ApprissBoard Observer2015 — 2019

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBS, Biology1992 — 1996

Skills & more

Private Equity28Equities9Venture Capital18Mergers3Financial Modeling7

From Jon's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,173

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,167 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Frontline Wildfire Defense1

Scott MitchellPartner at Norwest Venture Partners

Also worked at World 50 Group3

Nitin MathurVenture Partner at FusionChris SondejVice President at Norwest Venture PartnersSpencer BernsteinBusiness Development at OnePrime Capital

Also worked at GoFundMe6

Woody MarshallGeneral Partner at TCVMusa TariqInvestor at FELIX CAPITALChristina (Phillips) Melas-KyriaziPartner at Bain Capital VenturesMaya NoethPartner at AccelKobie FullerGeneral Partner at Upfront VenturesAndy BallesterTech Guru at New Leaf Invest

Also worked at YipitData6

Ezgi BereketliProduct Manager at Asymmetric Capital PartnersJason FingerManaging Partner at Upper90Danny SchultzCo-Founder and Managing Director at Gotham VenturesUnaiz KabaniPartner at Tiger Global ManagementRan DingPartner at Norwest Venture PartnersAlicia MandelkowChief of Staff at Closed Loop Partners

Deals · 1

Manta MediaBoard seat

via Norwest Venture Partners · filed Nov 2016 · $5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Norwest Venture Partners

Brian Matesic
Principal at Norwest Venture Partners
Brian Moon
Investor at Norwest Venture Partners
Casper de Clercq
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Chris Sondej
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
Christopher Scullin
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Connor Pike
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
David Zilberman
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Dror Nahumi
Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners