Norwest Venture Partners
About Norwest Venture Partners
Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm based in the U.S., with offices in Menlo Park, San Francisco, India, and Israel. Founded in 1961, NVP invests in early- to late-stage companies across various sectors, including enterprise software, cloud computing, the Internet, SaaS, business and financial services, consumer products, and healthcare.
The firm provides equity capital and hands-on support to founders and management teams, assisting companies in scaling from seed and early growth stages to later-stage expansion. NVP focuses on technology, bus
Lounge's deals desk lists Norwest Venture Partners as the lead investor in two recent AI seed rounds: a $5M seed round for Kosmos in June 2026 and a $7.3M seed round for Beltic in October 2026. Founders weighing a pitch can use these as the clearest public markers of the firm's current AI activity. Public detail on the investment thesis behind these rounds has not been confirmed.
The firm is tagged on Lounge for Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+ and Public-company investments. Check sizes are not publicly confirmed beyond the two AI seed rounds listed above, which were $5M and $7.3M.
- Kosmos: Seed round of $5M led by Norwest Venture Partners (June 2026). Company description not confirmed.
- Beltic: Seed round of $7.3M led by Norwest Venture Partners (October 2026). Company description not confirmed.
Investing activity
Norwest Venture Partners appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 2 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $7M. The most recent are Beltic (Seed, $7.3M, Oct 2026) and Kosmos (Seed, $5M, Jun 2026).
Norwest Venture Partners most often invests alongside Collide Capital, Oxford Seed Fund and Restive, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Norwest Venture Partners
Does Norwest Venture Partners invest in AI seed startups?
Yes. Lounge's deals desk lists the firm as lead investor in AI seed rounds for Kosmos ($5M, June 2026) and Beltic ($7.3M, October 2026).
What stages does Norwest Venture Partners invest in?
The firm is tagged for Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+ and Public companies. Specific check sizes for each stage are not publicly confirmed.
What is the Norwest Venture Partners portfolio?
The firm invests across enterprise, consumer and healthcare companies. Lounge lists two AI seed investments it led in 2026, Kosmos and Beltic; a full portfolio list was not verified in this research.
How can I contact Norwest Venture Partners about a pitch?
Founders can start from the firm's website at nvp.com or its LinkedIn company page. Any pitch route should be confirmed directly with the firm.
Where can I find Norwest Venture Partners on LinkedIn?
The firm's LinkedIn company page is linked on this Lounge profile. Its X account was not confirmed in this research.
What AI companies has Norwest Venture Partners invested in?
Norwest Venture Partners's AI investments include Beltic and Kosmos. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Norwest Venture Partners based?
Norwest Venture Partners is based in Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
What stage does Norwest Venture Partners invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Norwest Venture Partners has invested at Seed, with a median round of $7M. Norwest Venture Partners led 2 of those rounds.
Who does Norwest Venture Partners co-invest with?
Norwest Venture Partners's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Collide Capital (1 deal), Oxford Seed Fund (1 deal) and Restive (1 deal).
How can founders reach Norwest Venture Partners?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Norwest Venture Partners's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Norwest Venture Partners to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.