Talk:Norwest Venture Partners

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Opening comment[edit]

As a comment, the article is mainly fluff added by an WP:SPA. However, it's a big venture firm that's certainly notable. Improvement in the form of encyclopedic tone and sourced content would be very welcome. I've deleted a couple sentences that are identical to a press release, and also unencyclopedic. The entire article is suspicious in that regard. Thanks, Wikidemon (talk) 17:58, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done |► ϋrbanяenewaℓTALK ◄| 02:18, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request - 2-13-24[edit]

I don't want to violate any Wikipedia editing restrictions, so I'm submitting this request. Norwest changed its logo. The font changed, and it no longer includes the "Venture Partners" tagline. Please see here for the new logo. Can someone upload it and replace it in the article? LBTWest (talk) 00:01, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Encoded Talk to me! 15:55, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request - May 2024[edit]

Hi - Thanks for updating the logo. I'm back with a few other edit requests, to update the article. The changes update the number of companies the firm has backed and the total assets in the infobox, adds its most recent fund to the history, and adds two notable companies to the list of notable investments.

1) Please update the last sentence of the first paragraph with the following.

The firm has funded more than 650 companies since inception.
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The firm has funded more than 700 companies since inception.


2) Please change the $12.5 billion total assets in the infobox to $15.5 billion, per this source.[2]

assets = $15.5 billion<ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/norwest-raises-3-billion-global-fund/articleshow/109607537.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst</ref>


3) Please add this sentence and its source to the end of the history section:

In April 2024, the firm announced NVP XVII, LP, a $3B fund, bringing Norwest's total capital under management to $15.5B.[3]


4) Please add Avetta and Vuori to the notable investments section. Here's the text with sources.

Notable investments for Norwest include: [[Adaptive Insights]], [[Casper Sleep|Casper]], [[Dairy Queen]], [[Cray]] [[Dave.com|Dave]], [[Kendra Scott]], [[Opendoor]], [[Plaid (company)|Plaid]], [[Spotify]], [[Uber]], [[Talkspace]], [[Udemy]], and [[Wiliot]].
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Notable investments for Norwest include: [[Adaptive Insights]], [[Avetta]], [[Casper Sleep|Casper]], [[Dairy Queen]], [[Cray]] [[Dave.com|Dave]], [[Kendra Scott]], [[Opendoor]], [[Plaid (company)|Plaid]], [[Spotify]], [[Uber]], [[Talkspace]], [[Udemy]], [[Vuori]], and [[Wiliot]].

It's too long to post the entire section in the box, but hopefully you can easily copy it from the raw text.

Thanks LBTWest (talk) 16:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/norwest-raises-3-billion-global-fund/articleshow/109607537.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
  2. ^ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/norwest-raises-3-billion-global-fund/articleshow/109607537.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
  3. ^ https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/norwest-venture-partners-raises-3b-for-17th-vehicle-maintaining-fund-size-despite-market-downturn/?guccounter=1
  4. ^ Cromwell Schubarth (June 11, 2018). "Here are the big winners in Workday's $1.6B purchase of Adaptive Insights". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Lung, Tiffany. "How Luxury DTC Brand Senreve Found Growth In Asia Amid Pandemic". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  6. ^ a b c d Peter DeLevett (January 20, 2014). "Elevator Pitch: Norwest's Promod Haque is the $35 billion man". Mercury News. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Jonathan Shieber (September 30, 2019). "Upstart banking company Dave is now worth $1 billion, as Norwest puts in $50 million". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  8. ^ Will Anderson (December 22, 2016). "Kendra Scott's $1 billion empire: PE firm buys into jewelry business at big valuation". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  9. ^ Kyle Tibbitts (November 30, 2016). "Online real estate company Opendoor raises $210M". Opendoor. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Connie Loizos (December 14, 2021). "Norwest unveils a $3 billion fund, which is nearly one-fourth the capital it has ever raised". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d Connie Loizos (November 14, 2019). "Norwest closes its 15th fund with $2 billion - its biggest vehicle to date". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  12. ^ Jordan Crook (June 14, 2016). "Talksapce online therapy platform raises $15 million Series B". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  13. ^ Lora Kolodny (May 8, 2014). "Udemy Raises $32M to Teach 'Lifelong Learners' Online, Around the World". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Mike Freeman (2021-07-27). "Internet of Things sensor startup Wiliot pulls in $200 million from SoftBank Vision Fund". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  15. ^ Cromwell Schubarth (June 11, 2018). "Here are the big winners in Workday's $1.6B purchase of Adaptive Insights". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  16. ^ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-norwest-venture-partners-closed-113345932.html
  17. ^ Lung, Tiffany. "How Luxury DTC Brand Senreve Found Growth In Asia Amid Pandemic". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  18. ^ Jonathan Shieber (September 30, 2019). "Upstart banking company Dave is now worth $1 billion, as Norwest puts in $50 million". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  19. ^ Will Anderson (December 22, 2016). "Kendra Scott's $1 billion empire: PE firm buys into jewelry business at big valuation". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  20. ^ Kyle Tibbitts (November 30, 2016). "Online real estate company Opendoor raises $210M". Opendoor. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  21. ^ Connie Loizos (December 14, 2021). "Norwest unveils a $3 billion fund, which is nearly one-fourth the capital it has ever raised". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  22. ^ Jordan Crook (June 14, 2016). "Talksapce online therapy platform raises $15 million Series B". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  23. ^ Lora Kolodny (May 8, 2014). "Udemy Raises $32M to Teach 'Lifelong Learners' Online, Around the World". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  24. ^ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-norwest-venture-partners-closed-113345932.html

LBTWest (talk) 16:51, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]