Board Members

Jeff Crowe
Jeff joined Norwest Venture Partners in 2004 and focuses on seed and mid stage investments in the software, Internet, and consumer arenas. He currently serves on the board of 5square Systems, an ASP provider of front-office solutions to the automotive industry; Jigsaw, an online business contact marketplace; deCarta, a provider of location-based solutions for Internet, wireless and in-vehicle platforms; Tuvox, an enterprise software vendor for speech applications; and Nano-Tex, which develops and markets nanotechnology-based treatments for apparel and home furnishings. Jeff is also actively involved with Cast Iron Systems, a supplier of application integration appliances.

Prior to Norwest, Jeff served as President, COO and board member of DoveBid, Inc., a privately held business auction firm, which expanded during his tenure via internal growth and acquisition from a $10M revenue run rate to a $120M revenue run rate with 400 employees.

From 1990 to 1999, Jeff was co-founder, President, CEO and Board member of Edify Corporation, a venture backed enterprise software company focused on voice and internet e-commerce platforms and applications. Jeff was responsible for all strategic and operational activities at Edify as the company went from start-up in 1990 to $80M in revenue and 400 employees. Edify held its IPO in 1996 and was sold to S1 Corporation in 1999.

Previously, Jeff worked at ROLM Corporation, IBM and Siemens in marketing and general management. Jeff led the marketing for the voice messaging division within ROLM, which grew from startup to $50M in revenue. Jeff currently serves on the boards of non-profit organizations TheatreWorks and Parents Leadership Institute.

Jeff holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and a BA in History, summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College.

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