Demystifying DEI&B: How Norwest is Empowering You to Lead
At Norwest, an intentional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to our team’s work. This belief is core to how we have operated for decades. We hosted a fireside chat with JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Ambassador Constance Wilson, Global Head of BEDI. Constance shared how she developed the BEDI program at […]
How Startups are Balancing Budgets, Benefits, and Hiring for 2023
Our annual Talent & People Practices Benchmark Survey provides a comprehensive review of how Norwest portfolio companies are approaching people operations, talent acquisition, organizational development, and systems and tools. The results give us a glimpse into how companies foster culture, retain talent, and tackle shared challenges, yielding a critical touchstone for our portfolio companies and […]
Women in Private Equity: Career Tips from an Industry Veteran
Here’s the good news: data released in early 2022 reveals that there are now 627 venture capital and private equity firms that are majority-owned by women. This is an impressive 25 percent jump from the previous year, and positive news for women in private equity. But here’s the bad news: McKinsey reports that women still […]
Why This Founder Partnered With the Same VC Firm on Three Different Companies
Meet Dr. Zack Scott, Norwest’s New Data-Driven General Partner in Healthcare
We recently welcomed Dr. Zack Scott as a general partner to our growing healthcare team. Zack is an ambitious investor with decades of experience in the healthcare industry. Most recently, he was a managing partner and co-founder of Revelation Partners, a healthcare focused investment firm that specializes in secondary transactions. Drawing from his days in […]
