We are a team of experienced investors, operators, founders, designers, marketers and talent specialists.
Investment Teams
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Ehi Akhirome, MD, PhD
InvestorHealthcare/Biotech investor. McKinsey and WashU alum.
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Joe Amato
InvestorHealthcare investor. Georgetown and Evercore alum.
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Gal Amran
InvestorEnterprise, Internet & Consumer investor. Ex-Google. Chicago Booth MBA
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Tiba Aynechi, PhD
General PartnerBiotech investor with 20+ years for research and investment experience.
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Parker Barrile
PartnerProduct builder, advisor & SV veteran. Passion for marketplaces, mobile & UX. Investor: Wyze, Karat, Dave.
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Lauren Beauchamp
InvestorPreviously of Jefferies and PwC. Masters in economics.
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Scott Beechuk
Partner12x patent holder. Former Salesforce SVP. 20+ years product management, engineering & SaaS expertise.
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Yoni Braun
Vice PresidentIsrael-based investor in enterprise, infrastructure, and consumer Internet. Former Goldman Sachs investment banker.
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Sonya Brown
General PartnerCo-Head of GE practice. Invests in high-growth companies - Kendra Scott, PCA Skin.
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Stew Campbell
PartnerConsumer growth equity investor.
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Jason Chao
InvestorGrowth Equity investor. Previously Tech M&A at Lazard.
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Shiv Chaudhary
Managing Director, Norwest IndiaInvesting in India’s future leaders.
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Priti Youssef Choksi
PartnerEarly Facebook & Google alum. 20+ years leading partnerships & corporate development. Focused on helping companies scale.
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Nathan Cohen
Vice PresidentHealthcare investor. Previously Healthcare Investment Banking at JP Morgan.
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Jeff Crowe
Senior Managing PartnerMidas List for 6 consecutive years. 20+ years of company building.
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Elaine Dai
InvestorEnterprise Saas & infrastructure investor in Harness and Workato. Microsoft & Harvard alum.
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Vrushin Dani
Investor, Norwest IndiaConsumer, healthcare & technology investor. Former investment banking analyst at Avendus. Duke alum.
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Michael D’Arrigo
InvestorGrowth Equity investor. Boston University alum.
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Casper de Clercq
General Partner30+ years of healthcare investing. Focus on medical device/life sciences industries.
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Ran Ding
PartnerB2B focused growth equity investor.
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David Glaser
InvestorEnterprise and infrastructure investor. Previously at Deutsche Bank tech banking and Michigan alum.
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Anubha Goyal
Investor, Norwest IndiaPreviously at DSG Consumer Partner.
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Ken Graham
InvestorGrowth Equity Investor. Previously at a.k.a. Brands and Summit Partners.
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Jordan Greenberg
Data Science and Investment AnalystPreviously at Vista Equity Partners. Stanford University alum.
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John Gu
PrincipalPreviously at Spring Mountain Capital. Travel enthusiast
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Promod Haque
Managing PartnerLegendary investor, 33+ years of VC experience. Midas List & “Hall of Fame” investor. More than $40B in exit value.
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Garrett Hardesty
InvestorGrowth Equity investor. Previously with Silicon Valley Bank.
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Dr. Ryan A. Harris
General PartnerHealthcare investor w/ 18+ years of GE experience.
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Matthew Howard
General PartnerAcclaimed enterprise investor w/ 30+ years. Early Cisco exec, former crypto analyst, U.S. Naval Security.
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Sean Jacobsohn
PartnerEnterprise investor. Early go-to-market executive at UpWork, WageWorks, and Cornerstone.
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Trey Jennings
InvestorHealthcare investor. Previously of Senti Biosciences and Pfizer Neuroscience Research Unit.
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Krish Kapadia
Investor, Norwest IndiaPreviously of Lighthouse Fund and Axis Capital. Chartered accountant.
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Sameer Kapur
InvestorGrowth equity investor focused on software and information services.
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Paul Kigawa
InvestorEarly and late-stage venture investor focused on technology (fintech, SaaS, & digital health). Former growth investor at GA. Princeton alum.
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Nikhil Kookada
Vice President, Norwest IndiaFintech & B2B investor, Chartered Accountant.
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Jon Kossow
Managing PartnerCo-head of Norwest’s Growth Equity team. 20+ years of investment experience.
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Nicole Laszlo
InvestorGrowth equity investor focused on consumer, retail and internet. Yale University alum.
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Jordan Leites
InvestorFormer Stone Key Partners investment banking associate and Morgan Stanley analyst.
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Sonia Li
InvestorHealthcare Investor. J.P. Morgan and Penn Alum.
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Brian Matesic, MD
PrincipalMD and life sciences investor. Stanford and Harvard alum.
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Ryan McDonald
PrincipalHealthcare. Former Bank of America Merrill Lynch investment banking analyst.
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Cassie McHenry
InvestorSoftware growth equity investor.
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JP McKeever
InvestorHealthcare investor. UC Berkeley alum.
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Scott Mitchell
PrincipalGrowth Equity investor and former finance and corp dev executive at Belcampo Group.
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Dror Nahumi
General Partner20+ years of operational, technological, and entrepreneurial experience in both the US and Israel.
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Michelle Nie
InvestorSeed to late-stage venture investor. Gen Z expert. Previously Morgan Stanley tech banking.
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Krina Patel
InvestorGrowth Equity investor. NYU alum.
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Sharvil Patel
Investor, Norwest IndiaPreviously at Premji Invest. Chartered Accountant.
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Connor Pike
Vice PresidentConsumer, Retail and Internet Growth Equity Investor.
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Ankit Prasad
Vice President, Norwest IndiaSeed to late-stage investor in Consumer, Internet, and Financial Services. Ex-IFC, Credit Suisse, Societe Generale.
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Irem Rami
PrincipalHealthcare investor with 10+ years of VC/GE experience. Focus on health IT & services.
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Umang Sanghvi
Investor, Norwest IndiaPreviously at Mirae Asset’s VC team.
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Zack Scott
General PartnerHealthcare investor with 15+ years of experience.
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Rama Sekhar
PartnerEnterprise investor with 20+ years of operational & investment experience in cloud, security, devops, and open source.
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Niren Shah
Managing Director, Head of Norwest IndiaHead of Norwest India. Passionate Startup builder - Swiggy, Ofbusiness, Five Star, Mensa, Amagi, Pepperfry.
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Suraj Shah
InvestorHealthcare venture investor. Former management consultant at Kearney. Biomedical engineer.
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Jordan Siegal
InvestorConsumer, internet, and software Growth Equity investor.
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Chris Sondej
Vice PresidentSoftware buyouts and growth equity. Previously with Fisher Lynch Capital and Moelis & Company.
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Gabe Stauber
InvestorFormerly of Vaquero Capital and Fortress Investment Group.
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Sanchana Vasikaran
InvestorEnterprise & infrastructure venture investor. J.P. Morgan alum and lifelong Longhorn.
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Kathryn Weinmann
Vice PresidentSeed to late-stage consumer investor in Upside Foods, Learn to Win, and SENREVE.
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Lisa Wu
PartnerInvests in the intersection of consumer and healthcare. Led deals in Calm and Ritual. Passionate about psychology.
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Jessica Yi
Vice PresidentEnterprise & Infra venture investor. Previously at Evercore tech M&A and Cal alum.
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Edward Yip
PartnerConsumer products and application layer investor; chief connector of people, ideas, and opportunities.
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Michael Zarian
InvestorGrowth Equity investor. Harvard alum.
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Dave Zilberman
General PartnerEnterprise & infrastructure. Comcast Ventures alum investing in Slack, Vox, DocuSign.
Portfolio Services
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Lisa Ames
Principal, CMO & Operating Executive20+ years of B2B marketing. Certified ABM expert. Travel and performing arts buff.
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Katie Belding
Partner, Portfolio Services20+ years of tech, VC, and portfolio services leadership. Services-oriented relationship builder and strategic thinker.
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Robert Bender
Associate, M&AM&A, Capital Markets, and Buy-side Advisory. Former investment banker and public/private CorpDev professional.
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Kurt Betcher
Administrative Partner30+ years in VC and financial management. Longtime tech CFO. University of Wisconsin alum.
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Laura Boyd
Principal, Head of M&A and Capital MarketsInvestment Banker specializing in M&A, Private Placements and Debt Advisory.
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Laura Buckingham Thomas
Director of Portfolio Services20+ years in VC & tech. Detail-driven creative thinker. Music buff. SJSU alum.
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Naomi Cheng
Senior Director of Accounting, ControllerAccounting and finance guru. Berkeley Haas grad. Certified Public Accountant. Salesforce, Netflix, Deloitte alum.
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Renée Cohen
Operating ExecutivePassionate problem solver with 20+ years in marketing spanning tech & agency. Enthusiastic dog lady. Coffee shop crawler.
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Krystina Crowley
Marketing CoordinatorMarketing leader. UC San Diego alum. Avid runner.
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Matthew De Dominicis
Partner and CFO21+ years in financial management. Notre Dame and UMass Boston alum. Certified Public Accountant.
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Kate Dishaw
Director of CommunicationsCommunications leader with a specialty in tech public relations. Grayling, Atomic PR and H&K Strategies alum.
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Manuel Garcia
Senior Director, TalentPreviously Director at Daversa Partners.
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Lia Hanson
Senior Director, EventsExperienced B2B marketer. Leader of events and demand gen. ABM certified and certifiable movie buff.
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Lauren Heller
Vice President, TalentHealthcare-focused search expert. Clinical psychologist. Former psychiatric researcher. Native New Yorker turned LA transplant.
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Glen Kunene
Senior Director, EditorialSeasoned content marketing leader. University of Massachusetts alum. 2x Boston Marathon qualifier.
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Julia Lewis
Vice President, TalentBackground in recruiting for early and growth stage companies. Member of the SF Astronomers club. Sushi enthusiast. Mandarin speaker.
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Teri McFadden
Principal, Talent20+ years in executive recruiting and HR development. Adept tech talent scout. UCLA alum.
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Bill Myers
Partner and General Counsel20+ years of legal expertise. New York University Law grad. Member of the State Bar of California, New York, and Connecticut.
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Max Perrino
Associate General CounselAvid cyclist. UC Berkeley alum.
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Brit Register
Director, TalentTechnology-focused executive search and talent specialist. Previously at Egon Zehnder. UVA alum.
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Kris Snodgrass
Principal, Talent10+ years in retained executive search. Hyper-connected big thinker. Avid skier. Fluent in German and French.
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Laurie Tennant
Principal, People Advisory20+ years HR leadership experience. Certified professional coach.
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Dawn Timan
Senior Director of Tax20+ years of tax experience, including in the Fortune 500 realm.
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Stephanie Vertongen
Associate General CounselUC Hastings grad. Member of the State Bar of California. Previously at Cooley LLP.
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Michelle Vogt
Senior Marketing Associate15 + years in corporate events. Executive Briefing Program lead. UC Santa Barbara Alum. Avid swimmer.
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Amanda Widjaja
Vice President & Head of DataPassionate about Data Science and Engineering in the investing space. Previously: Oculus, Facebook, PitchBook.
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Reanna Zuniga
Senior Content Writer/EditorSkilled wordsmith. B2B storyteller. Native Texan. Seattle transplant. Previously: Smartsheet, PitchBook, IBM.
Advisors
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Robert Abbott
Senior Advisor23+ yrs investing experience. Three degrees from Stanford.
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Jamie Fontana
Senior Advisor, E-Commerce & Performance MarketingE-Commerce & Performance Marketing Leader at Vuori.
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David Garcia
Senior Advisor, Sales & Sales OpsData industry executive. 20+ years of experience. Founder of ScoutLogic.
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Anil Khatri
Senior Advisor, Technology Diligence30+ years of tech leadership. Founder/President of PerformQuest.
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Sandy Saputo
Senior Advisor, Consumer MarketingCEO of True Botanicals, three decades of building global beauty brands.
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Rachel Williams
Senior Advisor, Diversity Equity & InclusionSenior Advisor, Formerly Diversity Equity & Inclusion at Google X
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Shu Dar Yao
Senior Advisor, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)Senior Advisor, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Founder of ESG consultancy Lucid Capitalism
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Jim Goldfarb
Senior Advisor, Healthcare30+ years of experience in infertility and women’s health. His programs resulted in the world’s first in-vitro fertilization.
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David Kaplan
Senior Advisor, HealthcarePracticing-physician-turned-consultant. Founder of Mercer Labs.
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Michael McKelvey
Senior Advisor, Healthcare20+ years in pharmaceutical services. Previously a senior economics forecaster for the U.S. government.
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Andrey Ostrovsky
Senior Advisor, HealthcarePracticing physician. Health policy expert.
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Rory Rickert
Senior Advisor, HealthcareBackground in clinical pharmacology. 35+ years of healthcare industry experience.
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David Willens
Senior Advisor, HealthcareSeasoned CEO. 30+ years of experience. Board member. Lawyer-turned-advisor.
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Christy Taylor
Senior Advisor, Strategic Revenue GrowthBusiness builder. Consultant. Board member.
