Lauren (Beauchamp) James

Vice President·Norwest

Bio

Professional summary

Lauren James is a Vice President on Norwest's growth equity team, focused on investments across a wide range of sectors. Before Norwest, she was an analyst in consumer and retail investment banking at Jefferies and previously worked in valuations and strategy consulting at PwC.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Aesthetic PartnersDiviFace RealityHatcheri FoodsMAËLYSPoolwerx

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

NorwestVice President
JefferiesAnalyst, Consumer and Retail Investment Banking
PwCValuations and Strategy Consulting

Education

California Polytechnic State UniversityM.S. in Economics
California Polytechnic State UniversityB.S. in Business Administration, Finance

Other partners at Norwest

12 more profiles

View firm →

Abishek Balakrishnan

Investor

Norwest

Norwest growth equity investor focused on healthcare services, IT, devices, and digital health.

Digital healthGrowth equityHealthcare ITHealthcare servicesMedical devicesPharma services

Aidan Greenstein

Investor

Norwest

Norwest growth equity investor covering technology, business services, media, and consumer.

Business servicesConsumerGrowth equityMediaTechnology

Amalia Mackenzie

Investor

Norwest

Norwest venture investor focused on consumer and enterprise software.

ConsumerEmerging technologyEnterprise softwareInfrastructureVenture capital

Amy Brand

Investor

Norwest

Norwest growth equity investor and former Barclays financial sponsors banker.

Debt transactionsEquity transactionsFinancial sponsorsGrowth equityM&A

Andrew Ellis

Investor

Norwest

Norwest growth equity investor focused on software and tech-enabled services.

Go-to-marketGrowth equityProductResearchSoftwareTech-enabled services

Angela Johnson

Vice President

Norwest

Norwest growth equity VP focused on technology, business services, media, and consumer.

Business servicesConsumerGrowth equityMediaTechnology

Anjini K.

Investor

Norwest

Norwest healthtech venture investor with prior Oscar Health and McKinsey experience.

HealthcareHealthcare strategyHealthtechProvider dataPublic healthVenture capital

Ankit Prasad

Norwest India

Norwest

Norwest India investor focused on venture and growth equity across Indian companies.

Consumer techGrowth equityIndiaLogistics techSaaSVenture

Apurva Oak

Investor

Norwest

Healthcare growth investor focused on software and services at Norwest.

Growth equityHealthcare investingHealthcare servicesHealthcare softwareNorth America

Aria Shah

Investment Professional

Norwest

Growth investment professional with healthcare and venture capital experience.

Growth equityHealthcareHealthcare ITHealthcare servicesVenture capital

Assaf Harel

Partner

Norwest

Norwest Partner focused on Israeli-related multi-stage technology investments.

Enterprise SaaSGrowth-stageIsraeli-related companiesMulti-stageTechnology

Brian Matesic, MD

Principal

Norwest

Life sciences investor backing early- to mid-stage biotech and medtech companies.

BiotechHealthcareLife sciencesMedTechNorth AmericaVenture