Sonya Brown

General Partner (Growth Equity) atNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park

Sonya Brown is a General Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity at Norwest. She has experience in investment banking and private equity across consumer and internet sectors.

What Sonya can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
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Norwest Venture Partners writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Bear Stearns
  2. iXL Enterprises, Inc. · Vice President of Corporate Development
  3. iXL Ventures · Founder and General Partner
    1999
  4. Summit Partners
  5. Norwest · General Partner and Co-Head of the firm’s Growth Equity team
    Now

Companies founded

iXL Ventures

Investments named in public bios

AramscoAirborne HealthCentral Security GroupPhysicians FormulaSnap FitnessSparta Systems

Focus

growth equitybuyoutsconsumer products and servicesinternet/e-commerceretail

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Questions

Who is Sonya Brown?

Sonya Brown is a General Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity at Norwest. She has experience in investment banking and private equity across consumer and internet sectors.

How much does Sonya Brown invest?

Sonya Brown invests through Norwest Venture Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Sonya Brown?

A warm intro from a founder Norwest Venture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Sonya Brown do before Norwest Venture Partners?

Bear Stearns; Vice President of Corporate Development at iXL Enterprises, Inc.; Founder and General Partner at iXL Ventures; Summit Partners.

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