Sanjay Rao

AI-first, seed-first fund in digital health, automation (cars, drones, robots) & enterprise

AI-first, seed-first fund in digital health, automation (cars, drones, robots) & enterprise

AI-first, seed-first fund in digital health, automation (cars, drones, robots) & enterprise

We are an artificial intelligence research lab and software studio. We work with innovators and entrepreneurs internally and across our network to build and launch a handful of startups every year that use AI as a key component of their service. We provide product management, invention strategy, and customer and business development.

Norwest is a leading venture and growth equity investment firm that works side-by-side with the world’s top entrepreneurs, empowering them throughout their personal journey of professional growth. Managing more than $15.5 billion in capital, we have invested in over 700 early-to-late-stage companies, with more than 250 currently active. Focused primarily on consumer, enterprise, and healthcare, we provide businesses with the specialized resources, expertise, guidance, and connections to achieve their vision. Norwest has offices in Menlo Park and San Francisco, with subsidiaries in India and Israel. To learn more, visit norwest.com.

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today’s urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 1% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients.