Investment Focus & Thesis

Norwest Venture Partners focuses on technology and healthcare companies at all stages: Investment Range From $500K seed investments to $100M+ growth equity deals. Sector Focus Enterprise technology, consumer technology, and healthcare. Enterprise technology — SaaS, infrastructure, and enterprise software Consumer technology — E-commerce, digital media, and consumer apps Healthcare technology — Digital health, medtech, and healthcare SaaS Financial technology — Payments, lending, and financial services software

Notable Portfolio Companies

Norwest has backed numerous successful technology and healthcare companies: Company Sector Notes Datadog Enterprise Tech Cloud monitoring platform Shippo Enterprise Tech Shipping logistics platform Luma Health Healthcare Tech Patient engagement platform Samsara Enterprise Tech IoT and fleet management Confluent Enterprise Tech Data streaming platform Hims & Hers Healthcare Digital health platform Norwest's portfolio includes numerous unicorn companies and successful IPOs.

What Norwest Venture Partners Looks For

Based on their investment approach, Norwest evaluates companies based on: Market opportunity — Large addressable markets with significant growth potential Product differentiation — Unique technology or product that solves real problems Team quality — Experienced founders with domain expertise and execution ability Traction — Evidence of product-market fit and customer adoption Business model — Clear path to scale and profitability }> Pro Tip Norwest is known for their hands-on approach and extensive network. They often take board seats and actively support portfolio companies with hiring, business development, and follow-on funding.

How to Connect With Norwest Venture Partners

Approaching Norwest requires demonstrating strong growth potential and market opportunity: 1 Demonstrate Product-Market Fit Show evidence of strong customer adoption and retention. 2 Show Strong Growth Metrics Demonstrate rapid revenue growth and customer acquisition. 3 Build a Strong Team Demonstrate an experienced founding team with domain expertise. 4 Prepare Scaling Roadmap Have clear plans for expanding market reach and product capabilities.

The Value of Financial Preparedness

Technology companies need sophisticated financial infrastructure for venture investment: Growth Metrics • MRR/ARR growth • Customer acquisition cost • Lifetime value • Net revenue retention Operational Metrics • Gross margin trends • Burn rate tracking • Unit economics • Cohort analysis }> How Eagle Rock Helps We help technology companies prepare for venture investment by building financial infrastructure that demonstrates growth potential and unit economics.

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