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Sonya Brown

General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Sonya Brown is a General Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity at Norwest Venture Partners, with a focus on investing in Series B and Seed stage companies in sectors such as Retail, IoT, and E-commerce. Her career highlights include leading investments in companies like Babylist (Series C) and MAËLYS (Series A), showcasing her expertise in venture capital and strategic partnerships.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner, Co-Head of Growth Equity

    2011 - Current

    Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) is a global growth equity and venture investment firm that manages more than $12.5 billion in capital.

Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that specializes in venture and growth equity companies.

  • Board Member

    2023

Aesthetic Partners is a clinical aesthetics practice management firm focused on high-end, physician-led, and patient-centric practices.

  • Chair and Board Member

    2022

  • Board Member

    2021

Babylist is an online tool that offers a universal register and an interactive checklist to assist in products required for parenting.

Raised $40,650,000.00 from Norwest Venture Partners, Halogen Ventures, Next Play Capital, 500 Global and Marcy Venture Partners.

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Board Member

    2021

MAЁLYS is breaking the mold of the body care industry with a unique combination of data, marketing, and product innovation

Raised $30,000,000.00 from Norwest Venture Partners.

  • Board Member

    2020

MTN OPS is the leader in Outdoor Performance Energy & Nutrition in Utah.

  • Board Member

    2018

JOLYN is a designer, manufacturer and eCommerce retailer of women’s performance swimwear comapny.

  • Board Observer

    2014

Madison Reed is a beauty company that offers hair coloring products online.

Raised $273,711,245.00 from Runway Growth Capital.

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