Paul Kigawa

MBA Candidate

2024

Investor

2021 - 2024

Norwest Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital and private equity firm that has partnered with entrepreneurs to build great businesses for 60 years. Norwest is investing of a $3B fund (Fund 17), with $16B in assets under management. The firm has funded 700+ portfolio companies since inception. Our investment portfolio spans AI/ML (Gong, Replicant, You.com), consumer (Vuori, Ritual, Pair Eyewear), vertical/horizontal SaaS (GeoComply, tvScientific, FloQast), cybersecurity (Veza, Exabeam), marketplaces (Faire, Opendoor, Udemy), fintech (Plaid, Noyo, HoneyBook), healthcare services and IT (Monogram Health, Crossover Health, Blue Cloud Pediatrics), and big data (VAST Data, Anomalo, YipitData), among others. Investments and portfolio companies include: Abodu (Led Series A) tvScientific (Led Series A) Dave (Series B | NASDAQ: DAVE) Opendoor (Growth | NASDAQ: OPEN) Noyo (Led Series B) Exponential DeFi (Seed) Faire (Growth) Flyhomes (Led Series C) Citcon (Led Series C) Madison Reed (Series B) Pair Eyewear (Seed) Petabyte (Series B), acquired by Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) Precursor (V) Ulu (IV)

Board Observer

2022 - 2024

Board Observer

2021 - 2024

Board Observer

2021 - 2024

Growth Investor

2018 - 2020

General Atlantic is a leading global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies. Established in 1980, General Atlantic combines a collaborative global approach, sector specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with great entrepreneurs and management teams to build exceptional businesses worldwide.

President

2017 - 2018

Led all operations, the $1 million annual operating budget, and $2 million endowment for Business Today.

Director

2015 - 2017

2016-2017: Director of Corporate Contacts & Finance, CC Manager (West Coast) 2015-2016: International Conference Director, CC Manager (NYC)