Matthew Howard, Norwest Venture Partners

Matthew Howard is the Managing Partner of Norwest Venture Partners. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Matthew Howard

Matthew Howard is the Managing Partner of Norwest Venture Partners, a role he held from 2012 to 2024 before transitioning to Venture Partner in 2024, having joined the firm in 2000 as a General Partner after senior engineering and marketing roles at Cisco and Vertical Communications. He focuses his investment thesis on mobile, security, rich media, cloud-based services and applications, and infrastructure-related sectors across multi-stage ventures. His typical investment range spans $1 million to $30 million with a sweet spot around $12.5 million, and he has served as the lead partner on 69 recorded deals. Notable portfolio companies where he holds board seats include Aisera, Celona, Exabeam, Qventus, and Third Wave Automation. Howard was recognized on the Forbes Midas List as a top 100 investor for three consecutive years and was named by Business Insider among the “19 Best Enterprise Tech Venture Capitalists”. While no specific public writing is cited in the available results, his long tenure and board involvement reflect a distinctive point of view grounded in enterprise technology infrastructure and security.

Matthew Howard at a glance

Role
Managing Partner
Organization
Norwest Venture Partners
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Communications and Networking, Computer Hardware, Software

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Matthew Howard at Norwest Venture Partners (Palo Alto, CA) — sector focus: Communications and Networking, Computer Hardware, Software.
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Matthew Howard is based in Palo Alto, CA.

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