Jeff Crowe
Senior Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Jeff Crowe is Senior Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners, which he joined in 2004, and one of the two partners who lead the firm. He invests in internet, consumer and software companies. Before Norwest he co-founded Edify Corporation and ran it as CEO from 1990 to 1999, through its 1996 IPO and sale to S1 Corporation.
- Venture capital
Norwest Venture Partners
- Consumer internet
- Software
- Now
- Senior Managing Partner, Norwest Venture Partners1
- At Norwest since
- 20041
- Founded
- Edify Corporation (co-founder and CEO, 1990 to 1999)1
- Education
- Dartmouth College, A.B. 1978; Stanford, MBA2
Experience
- Senior Managing Partner and managing general partner2024 – now
Leads the firm with Jon Kossow; the two are its managing general partners.5
- Managing partner2013 – 2024
Named one of the firm's three managing partners, taking on responsibility for running the firm alongside his own investments.3
- Investor in internet, consumer and software companies2004 – now
Investments include Admeld (acquired by Google), Jigsaw (acquired by Salesforce), The Echo Nest (acquired by Spotify) and RetailMeNot; current ones include Faire, Plaid, HoneyBook and Minted.1
- President, COO and board memberBefore 2004
Helped grow the business auction firm from a $10M to a $120M revenue run rate, with 400 employees.1
- Co-founder and CEO1990 – 1999
Grew the enterprise software company from a startup to $80M in revenue and 400 employees; it went public in 1996 (Nasdaq: EDFY) and was acquired by S1 Corporation in 1999.1
- Marketing and general managementBefore 1990
Led marketing for the voice messaging division, which grew to $50M in revenue.1
Education
Recognition
Milestones
- Graduated from Dartmouth College2
- Moved to Silicon Valley3
- Co-founded Edify Corporation and became its CEO1
- Edify went public on Nasdaq (EDFY)1
- Edify acquired by S1 Corporation1
- Joined Norwest Venture Partners1
- Became one of Norwest's managing partners3
- Elected an alumni trustee of Dartmouth College2
- Sixth consecutive year on the Forbes Midas List of the top 100 venture investors1
- Began leading Norwest with Jon Kossow as managing general partners, as Norwest closed its $3 billion NVP XVII fund5
- Completed his term on Dartmouth's Board of Trustees6
Skills
Volunteering
Dartmouth College6
Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship, Dartmouth2
Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Forum, San Francisco2
National Venture Capital Association1
Stanford Graduate School of Business1
Hand in Hand Parenting1
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley1