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In Private Equity International Buyouts’ latest roundtable, Sonya Brown, Norwest General Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity, joined Martha Heitmann and Hilary Dengel to discuss their perspectives on navigating today’s complex deal environment.   Drawing on more than two decades in growth investing, Sonya talks about the realities of slower exits, shifting tariffs, and what these changes mean for founders and investors building for the long term. Her insights reinforce a core belief: adaptability and partnership are what sustain progress through every market cycle.   Read the full conversation: https://lnkd.in/gQXijxda 

India’s AI startup ecosystem is evolving faster than ever, driven by influential investors like Norwest India Principal Ankit Prasad. Congratulations to Ankit, on being named to Indian Startup Times list of India’s Innovation Catalysts as one of the The Principals Behind the Next Tech Wave. Ankit partners with exceptional founders across AI, consumer tech, fintech, and SaaS to help scale transformative companies including Amagi, Xpressbees (BusyBees Logistics Solutions Pvt. Ltd.), Swiggy, and Mensa Brands. This recognition reflects his commitment to advancing innovation and supporting the next generation of category-defining businesses. Congratulations, Ankit! Read the full feature: https://lnkd.in/gsRtuXAC

Earlier this month, Norwest Partner Scott Beechuk joined top investors from Silicon Valley to hear bold ideas on one of the world’s biggest startup stages at the Startup World Cup. Congratulations to all the entrepreneurs that participated! We’re proud to support the voices shaping the next generation of companies – big ideas can come from anywhere, and our team knows a winner when they see them.

Welcome to the Norwest portfolio, Goyaz Silver Jewellery! As gold prices rise, a new category is emerging in Indian jewelry blending luxury, heritage, and accessibility. Goyaz is leading that movement, making high-quality, gold-plated, and intricately crafted occasion-wear jewelry more attainable for millions across India. In just two years, founders Priyanka Vemuluri and Ravi Teja Vemuluri have built a profitable, fast-scaling business that reflects a powerful consumer shift toward culturally authentic, sophisticated, and accessible design. Led by Head of Norwest India and Managing Director Niren Shah and Principal Ankit Prasad, we’re proud to partner with Goyaz as the company expands nationwide and continues to shape the future of occasion wear. https://lnkd.in/gJvnwjYp

More than 3 million Americans live with emphysema, yet fewer than 1% receive interventional treatment. Emphysema is a progressive, debilitating lung condition and existing treatments today are often invasive, high-risk, or restricted to a subset of patients. Apreo Health is working to change that. The company’s BREATHE Airway Scaffold is a minimally invasive bronchial implant that gently opens damaged airways without collapsing or removing lung tissue – offering  a safer, more broadly applicable option for patients. That combination of clinical rigor, thoughtful design, and real-world scalability is what drew us to the team. At Norwest, we invest in technologies that help redefine care. We’re proud to support Apreo’s mission to help more people breathe easier and live better. Learn more about how Apreo Health is transforming emphysema care: https://lnkd.in/eafQQhkX

For the fifth year running, we’re honored to be included on Inc. Magazine’s Top Founder-Friendly Investors list. At Norwest, we care deeply about being a trusted partner to our founders, CEOs, and portfolio company leaders. They’ve put in the time and sweat to build market leaders, and we pride ourselves in offering a broad network of resources and support to scale their vision. It’s all part of our invited guest mentality. Thank you to our portfolio entrepreneurs for the trust and collaboration that define our partnerships every day. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eWKqShcN

As a landscape ecologist, Harry Statter spent years studying how wildfires moved and spread. Eventually, he realized prevention alone wasn’t enough. We need automated defense, too.   That idea led to Frontline Wildfire Defense, the company pioneering automated wildfire protection for homes and communities nationwide.   Frontline’s system, recognized as a TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025, is the first in its class to combine design, hardware, software, and environmental data to create a proactive line of defense. It helps prevent ignition by automatically pre-wetting a property and its surroundings when fire conditions intensify.   During the LA fires, Frontline’s system protected 59 homes with a 96% efficacy rate and validated what we believe is a fundamentally different approach to protecting people and property from wildfires.    As Harry Statter explained to Jon Kossow, embers can travel over 20 miles from a wildfire. That’s why automation is essential; there will never be enough boots on the ground to defend every structure at once.    Read more about our investment from Jon Kossow, Scott Mitchell, Cassie McHenry, and Aidan Greenstein: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gXZ8dPxX

Last week, Norwest Managing Partner, Jeff Crowe, and Growth Equity team members Gabe Stauber and Andrew Ellis returned to their alma mater, Dartmouth College, bringing together students and alumni for a conversation about growth investment strategies, pattern recognition, and what Norwest looks for in junior investors! We’re proud to build a community where collaboration, curiosity, and creativity define our culture. Our early-career investor programs — from internships to full-time analyst and associate roles — are designed to help the next generation of investors develop their skills, gain hands-on experience, and create sustained, positive impact for our people, our portfolio, and the communities we serve. Learn more about our programs: https://lnkd.in/gaRWG6y5

Conversational AI is transforming how healthcare systems communicate and deliver care. To understand the landscape, we mapped out enterprise health systems utilizing AI across voice, chat, workflow, and automation tools. One thing is clear: real impact comes from depth, not just automation. Many solutions still focus on automating individual tasks, but the real opportunity lies in connecting patient history, identity, and communication across systems to deliver end-to-end resolution. At Norwest, we backed Hyro because it’s helping define what that future looks like — building enterprise-grade AI agents that bring clarity, connection, and repeatable ROI to healthcare. Read more from Assaf Harel and Jonathan Schwartz in our latest analysis featuring the full market map: https://lnkd.in/g34TvreM 

People deserve healthcare support that’s clear, connected, and fast. That’s why we’re backing Hyro, an enterprise-grade, no-code platform designed to deliver enterprise-grade AI agents that productize and streamline complex healthcare workflows. Health systems spend $24.8 billion each year on call centers and patient experience operations, but patients still face delays scheduling appointments, refilling prescriptions, and accessing information. Hyro tackles these pain points head-on by automating everyday interactions and integrating seamlessly with EHRs, CRMs, and contact centers. The result: smoother workflows for health systems and faster, more reliable care for patients. We’re proud to support founders Israel Krush and Rom Cohen as they build the next generation of intelligent healthcare communication. 🔗 Learn more about the investment from Assaf Harel and Jonathan Schwartz: https://norwest.co/hyro