Jonathan Heigel
Founder, Operator, and Venture Investor
Jonathan Heigel
Founder, Operator, and Venture Investor
Raleigh, North Carolina
Overview
Work Experience
Investor
2019 - Current
VentureSouth Triangle is a group of investors in and around Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina who support early-stage, high-growth ventures in the Southeastern United States with capital and expertise. As an affiliated member of VentureSouth, we work closely with other established angel networks in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and more.
Board Member
2021
Seal the Seasons partners with farmers to sell locally-grown frozen fruit and vegetables to consumers 365 days a year in nearby grocery stores. The company currently operates in 30 states and more than 3,000 conventional and natural grocery stores. Seal the Seasons creates a new frozen market for small farmers, allowing them to drastically increase seasonal planting to meet demand outside of the growing season. As a Certified B Corporation, Seal the Seasons is committed to using business as a force for good in the world.
Co-Founder and Advisor
2019
At Talisai, we are passionate about optimizing integration between human-driven processes and data-driven intelligence, creating desperately-needed transparency and trust.
Partner
2013 - 2019
Sagence is a management advisory firm dedicated to helping our clients optimize the value of their data assets. From thinking to doing, Sagence works with leading institutions in the acquisition, evaluation, development and management of their critical data assets and in the application of analytics to discover new insights, shorten time-to-value, and drive competitive advantage.
Founder and Managing Partner
2009 - 2013
Heigel Consulting is a boutique management firm specializing in execution of high-impact strategy and technology initiatives within existing, developing, and startup companies. Core competencies include business strategy and technology evaluation, business modeling, negotiation, and tightly coordinated operationalization to deliver consistent and positive results.
Partner
2002 - 2011
As owner and partner, managed financial relationships and business analysis in the support of a residential in-fill property development project in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia.
Business Development, Client Innovation
2009 - 2011
As part of H&R Block’s Client Innovation Group, identified and developed nascent technologies and business partnerships to help drive H&R Block’s retail and digital tax preparation business.
President & CEO
2005 - 2006
Managed a 108-year-old regional independent grocery chain through a simultaneous expansion and marketing and technology transformation to retrench the business in an extremely competitive grocery and retail marketplace.
Vice President & COO
2002 - 2005
Served in a variety of concurrent roles in a closely held set of family businesses, focusing on business improvement, technology integration, operational consolidation, and succession planning..
Principal
1998 - 2002
Served as project and program manager in a variety of client engagements ranging from technology and business process implementation to corporate strategy and business development. Specific projects included: • For a major international investment bank, participated in the program management of several global technology efforts, including infrastructure development and testing in support European Monetary Union and Y2K efforts. • For a major heavy equipment manufacturer, managed a team of consultants and client employees to design, build, and deploy an online portal integrating the agricultural supply chain. • For a large equipment leasing corporation, managed the evaluation of M&A, corporate finance, and business development opportunities designed to mitigate the effects of the deteriorating corporate credit position. • For an industry-leading recovery audit firm, managed a team of consultants and client employees overseeing the acquisition and relocation of the company’s primary industry competitor.