Ran Ding
InvestorPartner at Norwest Venture Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1M β $30M checks Β· typically $12.5M
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About
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.
Invests in
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- NorwestGeneral Partnercurrent2011 β presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Ennoble CareInvestorcurrent2026 β present
- PSD CitywideBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- Vertical Software CoBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Elite Business Ventures IncBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Banyan SoftwareBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- SpryPointBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- GeoComplyInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- PeblBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- supplier.ioBoard Membercurrent2021 β present
- Vector SolutionsBoard Observercurrent2021 β present
- YipitDataBoard Membercurrent2019 β present
- CorityBoard Membercurrent2016 β present
- VariousInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- AbsenceSoftBoard Member2021 β 2024
- Infutor Consumer Identity Management ExpertsBoard Member2016 β 2022
- Envisage Technologies LLCBoard Member2020 β 2021
- GalvanizeInvestor2017 β 2021
- The Rainmaker GroupInvestor2012 β 2019
- AvettaBoard Member2015 β 2018
Skills & more
Languages Chinese
From Ran's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Banyan SoftwareCorityDatacorElite Business VenturesPeblPSD CitywideSpryPointSupplier.ioVector SolutionsYipit Data
Investor
AbsenceSoftAvettaGalvanizeInfutorKendra ScottRainmakerThe Retail Equation
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Colleagues at Norwest Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ran Ding?
- 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.
- Where does Ran Ding work?
- Ran Ding is Partner at Norwest Venture Partners.
- What does Ran Ding invest in?
- Ran Ding invests in Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Ran Ding write?
- Ran Ding typically writes checks of $1M β $30M.
- What boards does Ran Ding sit on?
- Ran Ding holds tracked board seats at Banyan Software, Cority, Datacor, Elite Business Ventures, Pebl, PSD Citywide, SpryPoint, Supplier.io, Vector Solutions, Yipit Data.
- What companies has Ran Ding invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AbsenceSoft, Avetta, Galvanize, Infutor, Kendra Scott, Rainmaker, The Retail Equation.
- Where did Ran Ding go to school?
- Ran Ding studied at Cornell University (BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Cornell University1,165
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Shared employers
Also worked at PSD Citywide1
Also worked at Banyan Software5
Also worked at Pebl1
Also worked at YipitData7
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