What’s In Store For 2024: 9 Norwest Investors Share Their Industry Outlooks

Ineffective celebrity endorsements. AI music concerts. Innovations in pain management and biologics. Casual joggers in the office? Investors across our consumer, enterprise tech, and healthcare teams shared their industry outlooks for 2024. What shifts might we see unfold in the new year? Here’s what they anticipate.   Celebrity endorsements will lose influence on increasingly skeptical […]

Clinical Beauty and Skincare: A Booming Business Backed by Science

Norwest has been following, and investing in, the clinical beauty and skincare industry for over a decade, partnering with companies like PCA Skin, Maëlys, Forum Brands, Face Reality and Aesthetic Partners. Over that time, we have observed both growth and considerable change. One of the most significant trends is consumers’ increasing willingness to spend on […]

Navigating the Future of Generative AI: Challenges and Strategies for Entrepreneurs

Generative AI may have come into widespread public awareness only in recent months, but some companies have been developing its potential for years. Norwest assembled a panel of leaders in the application of AI to discuss how entrepreneurs and startups can tap its promise and avoid its pitfalls. Insider’s VC and Startups reporter, Stephanie Palazzolo, […]

The Transformative Era of Software Development Is Here

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Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript from the Norwest Nowcast above where Norwest General Partner Dave Zilberman talks about the evolution of software development with the advent of AI and large learning models. Dave Zilberman here with a Norwest Nowcast. I’ve spoken in the past about the transformative era of software development that is upon […]

Future of Food Part III: AI for Grocery & Sustainability in Food Ecosystem

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At Norwest, we believe that some of the biggest disruptions of the next generation will occur within our food systems – both in terms of what we eat and how it gets to the plate. Many of these changes have massive potential to expand food access and drive sustainability within this massive industry. Our teams […]