Norwest Venture Partners

Venture capital firm
Palo Alto, United StatesFounded 1961www.nvp.comSee connections →

At a glance

Norwest Venture Partners appears in 4 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026, leading 1. Its most recent tracked deal was Icon's $200M Series D round (Oct 14, 2026).

Strategy

Stages
SeedSeries BGrowth
Sectors
EnterpriseHealthcareConsumer
Geographies
USAPalo Alto, United States
Check size
$10M - $30M

Recent changes

  1. Oct 14, 2026Invested in Icon (Series D, $200M) Pulse 2.0
  2. Oct 6, 2026Invested in Vitalize (Series A, $31M) Pulse2.com
  3. Oct 1, 2026Invested in Homeward (Series D, $120M) Crunchbase News
  4. Aug 4, 2026Invested in Zenity (Series C, $125M) BusinessWire

Portfolio

10 total

Recent Investment Activity

4

Track record: led 1 and participated in 3 of 4 tracked venture rounds · 4 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series C

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Oct 14, 2026IconSeries DParticipated$200M—
Baillie GiffordLeadunverifiedModerne VenturesAM News · unverifiedMoonshots CapitalAM News · unverifiedNorwest Venture PartnersAM News · unverifiedOvermatch VenturesAM News · unverifiedTiger Global ManagementAM News · unverifiedCapital FactoryCAZ InvestmentsThe Syndicate
Pulse 2.0
Oct 6, 2026VitalizeSeries AParticipated$31M—Pulse story
Oct 2026HomewardSeries DParticipated$120M$800 million
Citi VenturesunverifiedNorwest Venture PartnersunverifiedSaluda GradeContinental General InsuranceMagnetar CapitalLiveOak Ventures
Crunchbase News
Aug 4, 2026ZenitySeries CLed$125M—Pulse story

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
AI
1 · 10%
Enterprise SaaS
1 · 10%
Biotech
1 · 10%
Fintech
1 · 10%
Consumer
1 · 10%
Semiconductors
1 · 10%
Cybersecurity
1 · 10%
Healthcare
1 · 10%
AI security
1 · 10%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series D
2 · 50%
Series A
1 · 25%
Series C
1 · 25%

Co-Investors

12

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Latest Pulse

  1. Zenity Raises $125M to Police Enterprise AI AgentsNorwest led a $125M Series C for Zenity, which monitors and governs the AI agents enterprises are wiring into sensitive systems, bringing the New York- and Tel Aviv-based company's total funding to about $185M.→

Norwest Venture Partners FAQ

What companies has Norwest Venture Partners invested in?

Norwest Venture Partners' portfolio includes Icon, Automation Anywhere, Vitalize, Homeward, Zenity, Microsoft, and 4 more tracked companies.

Who does Norwest Venture Partners co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Norwest Venture Partners most often invests alongside .406 Ventures (1 shared deal), Baillie Gifford (1 shared deal), Citi Ventures (1 shared deal), Civilization Ventures (1 shared deal), CRV (1 shared deal).

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