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Daniel Heck

Partner @ Stage 2 Capital

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2022

    Stage 2 invests in B2B software companies at Seed and Series A. I sit on the board and/or support our investments in Pear, Prequel, Slang, Cable, AeroCloud, and Terminal49.

2019 - 2022

  • Partner

    2021 - 2022

    OpenView invests in expansion stage software companies. I sourced and/or supported our investments in Highspot, Optimize Health, Postscript, project44, and Zipwhip (acq by TWLO for $850M).

  • Vice President

    2019 - 2021

2017 - 2019

  • Senior Associate

    2017 - 2019

    Touchdown Ventures manages VC funds for large corporations such as Kellogg's, Aramark, 20th Century Fox, Allegion and TEGNA, among others. I helped run the VC program for TEGNA, sourcing and managing our investments in companies across the media and OTT video ecosystems. I sourced and/or supported TDV's investments in Tubi (acq by Fox for $500M), HudsonMX, and The Outline (acq by Bustle).

2016 - 2017

  • Senior Associate

    2016 - 2017

    HPA is a leading angel group with a focus in the Midwest US. I sourced and/or supported HPA's investments in Branch, Provi (previously Tiz), Shipbob, Fourkites, Popular Pays (acq by Lightricks), and more.

2012 - 2015

  • Apparel and Accessories Special Projects Lead, Merchandise Planning Operations

    2014 - 2015

    Work with internal and external teams to develop and improve strategies, tools, and processes

  • Senior Business Analyst, Target.com & Mobile

    2013 - 2014

    Merchandise planning and analysis for the Men's Apparel business.

  • Business Analyst, Target.com & Mobile

    2012 - 2013

    Merchandise planning and analysis for the Men's Apparel business. Previously worked in the Patio Accessories and Small Appliance businesses.