Case Study: Norwest Venture Partners achieves faster deal discovery and streamlined portfolio management with CB Insights

How legendary VC Norwest Venture Partners, with $6B in capital, uses CB Insights at every stage of investing

Norwest Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley–based firm managing roughly $6B in capital and a global portfolio across the U.S., India and Israel, invests in consumer, healthcare, enterprise and financial services. With hundreds of companies and constantly shifting industry dynamics, the team needed an efficient, real‑time way to digest large volumes of data, spot emerging trends, and monitor deal flow and portfolio health.

Norwest integrated CB Insights across three stages—discover (Deal & Company Search and custom feeds), assess (real‑time email alerts and analyst‑curated Collections), and nurture (company monitoring and custom dashboards)—condensing hours of research into targeted, actionable insights. The platform accelerated deal discovery, enabled more nuanced assessments using non‑traditional metrics, and streamlined portfolio monitoring, improving the firm’s ability to prioritize opportunities and support its companies.

Norwest Venture Partners

Kumar Dandapani

Head of Data Science