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Investor profile

Jeff Crowe

Senior Managing Partner, Norwest Venture Partners

About

Jeff Crowe is a former product-focused operator and founder who deliberately avoided traditional paths like banking or consulting, and he's known for his practical approach to consumer investments, such as validating Minted's opportunity after discovering his own wife had been a long-time customer. He emphasizes relationship depth and warns against rushed Series A/B rounds that he compares to shotgun weddings, advocating that founders and investors should spend real time stress-testing each other before making commitments. Jeff Crowe is a former product-focused operator and founder who deliberately avoided traditional paths like banking or consulting, and he's known for his practical approach to consumer investments, such as validating Minted's opportunity after discovering his own wife had been a long-time customer. He emphasizes relationship depth and warns against rushed Series A/B rounds that he compares to shotgun weddings, advocating that founders and investors should spend real time stress-testing each other before making commitments.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
Enterprise
Consumer
Health
FinTech
BioTech

Investment details

Avg check size$10M - $30M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
India
USA
LatAm