Jonathan Heiliger
InvestorGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures · Advisory Committee at ICONIQ
Aspen, Colorado, United States
Writes $100K – $15M checks
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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
- Vertex Ventures USGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Tulip InterfacesBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- OLIXBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- CakewalkBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtTrusteecurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MetaviewBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- ElotlBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OpsLevelBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- ICONIQ CapitalAdvisory Committeecurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ExploratoriumTrusteecurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Very Good SecurityBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- LaunchDarklyBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HUMANBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentNew York, United States
- WebmonstersChairmancurrent2006 — present
- LorisBoard Member2019 — 2025New York, United States
- CoolanCo-founder2013 — 2016San Mateo, CA
- Jive SoftwareBoard Member2011 — 2015
- DuPont FabrosBoard Member2011 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- FacebookVP, Infrastructure & Technical Operations2007 — 2012Menlo Park, CA
- Open Networking FoundationFounding Board Member2010 — 2011
- Sequoia Capital/Accel Partners/Index VenturesTechnology Advisor2005 — 2007
- WalmartDirector, Site Engineering2004 — 2005Brisbane, CA
- Danger, Inc.VP, Service Engineering2002 — 2003Palo Alto, CA
- Loudcloud (now Opsware, Inc.)COO, Product Operations1999 — 2002Sunnyvale, CA
- Global Crossing VenturesFounder, Senior Vice President1999Sunnyvale, CA
- Frontier GlobalCenterCo-Founder, CTO1996 — 1999Sunnyvale, CA
- MFS CommunicationsSenior Technical Staff1995 — 1996San Jose, CA
Skills & more
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DatabasesHadoopBig DataSocial Media MarketingConsumer ElectronicsSearch AdvertisingSocial MediaEntrepreneurshipSoftware DevelopmentE-commerceSaaSEnterprise SoftwareLanguages German
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Investments
Investor
CakewalkCloseFactorCloud AcademyDesktop MetalDiffbotElotlHoodlineLaunchDarklyMetaviewOlixOneIDOptimizelyOrion LabsPerimeterXSimpplerSpaceIQVery Good SecurityVGSVikiVintra
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Vertex Ventures
Network2
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.
- What companies has Jonathan Heiliger invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Cakewalk, CloseFactor, Cloud Academy, Desktop Metal, Diffbot, Elotl, Hoodline, LaunchDarkly, Metaview, Olix, OneID, Optimizely, and 8 more.
Shared employers
Also worked at OLIX6
Also worked at Loris2
Also worked at Danger, Inc.3
Also worked at Loudcloud (now Opsware, Inc.)7
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