Jon Kossow - Managing Partner @ Norwest - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

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Primary Job Title Managing Partner
Primary Organization
Norwest

Location Palo Alto, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Gender Male

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Jon Kossow is based out of Palo Alto, California and is the Managing Partner of Norwest and Board of Directors of Frontline Wildfire Defense. Jon previously worked at Goldman Sachs as a Director. Jon Kossow attended Harvard University.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Frontline Wildfire Defense	Norwest	Yes	Series A - Frontline Wildfire Defense	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	GeoComply	Norwest	Yes	Private Equity Round - GeoComply	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	YipitData	Norwest	—	Series E - YipitData	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Vuori	Norwest	Yes	Venture Round - Vuori	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Avetta	Norwest	—	Private Equity Round - Avetta	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	YipitData	Norwest	—	Series D - YipitData	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Avetta	Norwest	—	Private Equity Round - Avetta	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Infutor Consumer Identity Management Solutions	Norwest	Yes	Venture Round - Infutor Consumer Identity Management Solutions	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Cority	Norwest	Yes	Venture Round - Cority	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Avetta	Norwest	Yes	Venture Round - Avetta	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

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Jon Kossow

has

current jobs as

Investor

Clarus Commerce

and

Managing Partner

Norwest

. Additionally,

Jon Kossow

has had

past jobs including

General Partner

Norwest

Clarus Commerce InvestorJul 2019
Norwest Managing PartnerJan 2018

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Norwest	General Partner	Apr 2009	Dec 2017
Goldman Sachs	Director	Jun 2008	Feb 2009
TA Associates	Principal	Jun 1998	May 2008
Leo Burnett	Account Executive	Jun 1996	Jun 1998
Asurion	Various Role	—	—
Logistics Health	Various Role	—	—
Circle Graphics	Various Role	—	—
Babcock & Jenkins	Various Role	—	—
TogetherSoft	Various Role	—	—
Voyant	Various Role	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Jon Kossow

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board of Directors

Frontline Wildfire Defense

Board Observer

VanMoof

, and

Board Member

Vuori

Frontline Wildfire Defense Board of DirectorsOct 28, 2025
VanMoof Board ObserverSep 2020
Vuori Board MemberAug 2019
YipitData Board MemberMay 2019
Infutor Consumer Identity Management Solutions Board MemberOct 2016
Wine Access Board MemberApr 2015
Avetta Board MemberDec 2012
ToPo Athletic. Board MemberSep 2012

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
The Rainmaker Group	Board Member	Oct 2012	Jul 2019
Cority	Board Member	Mar 2016	Jun 2019
Appriss	Board Observer	Aug 2015	Apr 2019
Turnitin	Board Observer	Jul 2014	Apr 2019
Manta	Board Member	Mar 2012	Oct 2018
The Retail Equation	Board Member	Oct 2011	Aug 2015
1010data	Board Member	Mar 2010	Aug 2015

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Liverpool John Moores University Alumni Founded Companies	75,591
Leo Burnett Alumni Founded Companies	91,228
University of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni Founded Companies	49,674
Richmond, The American International University in London Alumni Founded Companies	68,846
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Alumni Founded Companies	76,389
Grand Valley State University Alumni Founded Companies	85,623
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Alumni Founded Companies	81,973
Whitman College Alumni Founded Companies	93,207
California State University, East Bay Alumni Founded Companies	75,569
Cochin University of Science and Technology Alumni Founded Companies	47,899

Education

Jon Kossow

studied at

Harvard University

Harvard University Bachelor of ArtsBiology19921996