Fundraising Fox

Jonathan Heiliger

Investor

General Partner at Vertex Ventures

Aspen, Colorado, United States

Writes $100K – $15M checks

About

Jonathan Heiliger pairs rare large-scale systems expertise—running Facebook’s global infrastructure during hypergrowth from 35M to 800M users—with a counseling-style focus on founders' emotional growth and believes raising capital buys speed.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Experience

  1. Vertex Ventures USGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. Tulip InterfacesBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. OLIXBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. CakewalkBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  5. SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtTrusteecurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  6. MetaviewBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  7. ElotlBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. OpsLevelBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  9. ICONIQ CapitalAdvisory Committeecurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  10. ExploratoriumTrusteecurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  11. Very Good SecurityBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  12. LaunchDarklyBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. HUMANBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentNew York, United States
  14. WebmonstersChairmancurrent2006 — present
  15. LorisBoard Member2019 — 2025New York, United States
  16. CoolanCo-founder2013 — 2016San Mateo, CA
  17. Jive SoftwareBoard Member2011 — 2015
  18. DuPont FabrosBoard Member2011 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  19. FacebookVP, Infrastructure & Technical Operations2007 — 2012Menlo Park, CA
  20. Open Networking FoundationFounding Board Member2010 — 2011
  21. Sequoia Capital/Accel Partners/Index VenturesTechnology Advisor2005 — 2007
  22. WalmartDirector, Site Engineering2004 — 2005Brisbane, CA
  23. Danger, Inc.VP, Service Engineering2002 — 2003Palo Alto, CA
  24. Loudcloud (now Opsware, Inc.)COO, Product Operations1999 — 2002Sunnyvale, CA
  25. Global Crossing VenturesFounder, Senior Vice President1999Sunnyvale, CA
  26. Frontier GlobalCenterCo-Founder, CTO1996 — 1999Sunnyvale, CA
  27. MFS CommunicationsSenior Technical Staff1995 — 1996San Jose, CA

Skills & more

Board LevelData Center41Scalability36Architecture11Start-ups94Cloud Computing47Venture Capital21Entrepreneur2Software Engineering5Distributed Systems12Infrastructure19Network Engineering5
+12 moreDatabasesHadoopBig DataSocial Media MarketingConsumer ElectronicsSearch AdvertisingSocial MediaEntrepreneurshipSoftware DevelopmentE-commerceSaaSEnterprise Software

Languages German

From Jonathan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Vertex Ventures

In Sik Rhee
General Partner at Vertex Ventures

Network2

David Helgason
Unity co-founder; Partner at Transition
Chase Roberts
Principal at Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

Investors connected to Jonathan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jonathan Heiliger?
Jonathan Heiliger pairs rare large-scale systems expertise—running Facebook’s global infrastructure during hypergrowth from 35M to 800M users—with a counseling-style focus on founders' emotional growth and believes raising capital buys speed.
Where does Jonathan Heiliger work?
Jonathan Heiliger is General Partner at Vertex Ventures.
What does Jonathan Heiliger invest in?
Jonathan Heiliger invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, SaaS.
What check size does Jonathan Heiliger write?
Jonathan Heiliger typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.

Shared employers

Also worked at OLIX7

Peter SpechtGeneral Partner at CreandumRichard KeuntjeVice President at CreandumRav DhaliwalVenture Partner at Crane Venture PartnersMegan ReynoldsPrincipal at Vertex VenturesMona AlsubaeiPartner at TransitionBen WrightGTM Venture Partner at Crane Venture Partners

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Also worked at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art6

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesKate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersWayee ChuCo-Founder & Partner at Reach CapitalEllen MartinPartner, Chief Operations and Impact Officer at Circulate CapitalStuart PetersonManaging Partner at Artis VenturesAyham BoucherSenior AI Advisor at Armory Square Ventures

Also worked at Loudcloud (now Opsware, Inc.)3

Carrie FarrellTalent Partner at A.Capital VenturesIn Sik RheeGeneral Partner at Vertex VenturesFrank ChenPartner at Andreessen Horowitz

Also worked at Global Crossing Ventures13

Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftEric ChenEarliest Stage InvestorsAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergeJody ShepherdCo-Founder and Managing Director at Service Provider CapitalKaiti DelaneyPrincipal at Ten Eleven

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