Gabe Stauber | Norwest Venture Partners

Gabe
Stauber

Investor

Stage: Growth Equity

Location: Palo Alto

As a part of the growth equity team at Norwest, Gabe focuses on investments across a wide range of sectors.

Prior to joining Norwest, Gabe was an investment banking analyst at Vaquero Capital in San Francisco. Before that, Gabe spent time at Fortress Investment Group in New York.

Gabe earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and economics with a focus in international studies from Dartmouth College, where he was a member of the men’s soccer team.

Active Companies

GeoComply

Get To Know Gabe

01
What are your interests outside of work?
Cycling, spending time outdoors, coffee, and watching soccer.
02
Do you have a favorite quote?
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Churchill

Investment

GeoComply: A Partnership You Can Both Bet and Bank On

We’re excited to announce our investment in GeoComply, the leading provider of fraud prevention and cybersecurity solutions that detect location fraud and help verify a user’s true digital identity. GeoComply offers reliable, accurate, and precise location-based detection technology and today is the trusted leader in the online gaming/sports betting industry. Never a team to rest […]

Best Practices

Balancing Profitability and Growth: Lessons from the Bottom Line

Businesses today are experiencing a period of turbulence and uncertainty in the broader macroeconomic environment. Equity markets flirt with a bear market; U.S. inflation has been at the highest level in decades; individual and institutional investors are pulling back; supply-chain disruptions continue in several industries; and shockwaves from geopolitical instability is felt globally. In this […]

Investment

Our Classy Investment Shows That Investing and Impact are Not Mutually Exclusive

In our time at Norwest, we have invested a lot of our focus in vertical SaaS. This software has pertained to a range of industries, from construction/real estate to education, and public safety. However, for a long time, we have wanted to get behind a platform company that benefits nonprofit and social impact goals. A […]

Best Practices

Why the End of a Turbulent 2020 is the Best Time to Partner with Growth Equity

Back in May, when the pandemic was at its height, we published a blog that offered a bit of optimism. We described why —despite the volatile market —growth equity was still open for business. Six months in, it feels like a good time to offer an update. And though the overall economic outlook is still […]

Investment

Seizing on the E-Bike Moment: Welcoming VanMoof to the Norwest Family

We are thrilled to announce our Series B investment in VanMoof, a category-defining leader in the fast-growing e-bike market. The company’s vision is to put one billion customers on VanMoof bikes, and we are thrilled to partner with the team on this journey. The E-Bike Moment is Here 2020, despite all of its attendant challenges, […]

Best Practices

Partnering with Growth Equity in a Volatile Market

I know. The overall economic outlook isn’t exactly rosy right now. The market shocks are very real, and companies and management teams are working through a lot of disruption. Companies with liquidity issues are just trying to make payroll and anyone tied into global supply chains is scrambling; it’s a good time to be working […]

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