Jason Heltzer

Jason is a Managing Partner at Origin Ventures, and he began his venture capital career in 2001. Jason is currently a board member or observer for Tovala, Prisidio, Kodex, Idelic, Blackcart, and Vivrelle. Jason's previous investments include Tock (acquired by SquareSpace), Cartavi (acquired by Docusign), Base CRM (acquired by ZenDesk), Alert Logic (acquired by Help Systems/Welsh Carson), TradeKing (acquired by Ally Bank), FeeFighters (Acquired by Groupon), and Brightnest (acquired by Angi). Before becoming a venture investor, Jason spent three and a half years as a software engineer and software architect for Deloitte Consulting. He also led engineering and business teams at 1stUp, a San Francisco-based startup. Jason holds an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship, with high honors, from Chicago Booth, where he was selected as a Siebel Scholar and Wallman Scholar. Jason also holds a BS in computer science, with highest distinction, from the University of Michigan, where he also founded a fraternity. In addition to his professional responsibilities at Origin, Jason is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth, where he teaches the venture capital and private equity lab class. Jason has an interest in movies, and has watched every Best Picture movie from 1927-2013, plus about 100 documentaries. In addition, for most of his life, Jason has been addicted to video games, which is what prompted him to teach himself how to code when he was 13.