# John Gu

> John Gu is a seed investor at Norwest (New York) backing Software and Real Estate. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Norwest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norwest-venture-partners)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gu-0b59616

John Gu is a Principal at Norwest Venture Partners and in SMC’s Growth Equity Group and has been with the firm since 2015. John Gu was previously an Analyst at HealthCor Partners, a healthcare-focused growth-equity firm with approximately $400 million of capital commitments. Prior to HealthCor Partners, John Gu was an Investment Banking Associateat Citadel Securities where he focused on transactions in the healthcare and technology sectors. John Gu graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a B.S. in Economics.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |
| Property Development | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jome | Find, compare, and buy your new construction home — all in one place | $5.5M | Seed | Jun 14, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Flyer One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flyer-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Geek Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geek-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pareto Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pareto-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pragmatech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pragmatech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SID Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sid-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Norwest

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Norwest is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that specializes in venture and growth equity companies. Since its inception, it has invested in more than 600 companies and partnered with over 140 active companies across our venture and growth equity portfolio. The firm invests in early to late-stage companies across a wide range ofsectors with a focus on consumer, enterprise, and healthcare. It offers a deep network of connections, operating experience, and a wide range of impactful services to help CEOs and founders scale their businesses.

5 contacts available at Norwest.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Matesic | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-matesic-85fa |
| Dave Zilberman | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-zilberman |
| David Su | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-su-2 |
| Dror Nahumi | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dror-nahumi |
| Edward Yip | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-yip |

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## FAQ

### What does John Gu invest in?

John Gu invests primarily in Software, Real Estate and Information Services startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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