Bobby Yazdani built and sold a software company, then ranked as the world's top angel investor. With Cota Capital he turned that instinct into a firm that follows one idea through every stage of its life - seed check to public stock.
In a market built on specialization, Norwest sells breadth: one global fund, checks from $1 million to $200 million, and an operator bench designed to show up only when invited.
Lightspeed has grown from an enterprise-focused Silicon Valley partnership into a global, multi-stage investor. Its newest funds reveal the real strategy: specialist judgment, patient capital and enough range to keep backing a company as the stakes rise.