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Robert Abbott
Advisor at Norwest Venture Partners
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Robert Abbott
Advisor at Norwest Venture Partners
Palo Alto, California
Overview
Robert Abbott is a seasoned venture capital professional and strategic advisor based in Palo Alto, California. With a background in product management and marketing, he has held key roles at Norwest Venture Partners and served on the boards of multiple successful companies, including Act-On Software, ClearData Networks, and ClariPhy Communications. Abbott's expertise lies in strategic partnerships, corporate development, and fostering growth in start-ups within the enterprise infrastructure and transportation tech sectors.
Work Experience
Senior Advisor
2017 - Current
Partner
1998 - 2017
Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that specializes in venture and growth equity companies.
Board Member
2012
Building the world's most innovative company designed to modernize and protect your healthcare data.
Raised $80,417,814.00 from Health Care Service Corporation, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Excel Venture Management, HLM Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Humana, Flare Capital Partners and Heritage Group.
Board Member
2012
Board Member
2011 - 2018
Board Member
2004 - 2016
ClariPhy Communications develops mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits for optical networking and communication applications.
Raised $92,910,870.00 from Oclaro, AllegisCyber, ONSET Ventures, Pacific General Ventures, Nokia and Norwest Venture Partners.
Board Member
2000 - 2016
mBlox offers mobile marketing and engagement solutions that help brands reach customers via SMS campaigns and push notifications.
Raised $129,842,730.00 from Saints Capital, Armentum Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Horizon Technology Finance and Trident Capital.
Board Observer
2012 - 2015
AWS Elemental is the leading supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery.
Raised $45,800,000.00 from Luminari Capital, General Catalyst, Voyager Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Titanium Ventures and Founders Circle Capital.
Board Member
2005 - 2014
Board Member
2011 - 2013
Passif Semiconductor Corp manufactures semiconductors. The company manufactures switch-based wireless transceivers with low power
Board Member
2007 - 2013