Jonathan Heigel

Seal the Seasons partners with local farmers to sell locally-grown frozen fruit 365 days a year in nearby grocery stores. Seal the Seasons currently operates in five different regions of the United States (Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Pacific Northwest & Pacific Southwest) with 4-9 products available in each region. The company was founded in 2014 and developed by Patrick Mateer & Alex Piasecki, local food entrepreneurs who founded the company while in college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mateer is a 2017 recipient of the Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Entrepreneurs, as well as a winner of the 2018 Specialty Food Association Leadership Award for Vision. Piasecki is a NexGen 30 under 30 award winner Seal the Seasons began by selling produce in North Carolina-based retailers in the fall of 2016, and now freezes and sells over 3 million lbs. of local family farmed fruits and vegetables. Seal the Seasons is now available in 38 states and more than 5,000 conventional and natural grocery stores. Seal the Seasons creates a new market for local family farmers, allowing them to drastically increase seasonal planting to meet the demand outside of the growing season. Our local product delivers the consistency and quality that conventional grocery stores now, while also fulfilling consumers demand for local produce 365 days a year. We create a new frozen market for small farmers, allowing them to drastically increase seasonal planting to meet demand outside of the growing season. Since frozen is consistently available year-round, our local product delivers the consistency and quality that mainstream grocery stores need. We fulfill consumers​ demand for local produce every season of the year. As a Certified B Corporation, Seal the Seasons is committed to using business as a force for good in the world. For more information about Seal the Seasons, visit www.sealtheseasons.com.

VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast. Since our inception with the Upstate Carolina Angel Network in 2008, VentureSouth has grown to include more than 550 investors, making us one of the largest angel investment organizations in the United States. To date, VentureSouth has deployed over $85 million in more than 100 companies. Follow us to learn how we Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.

Seal the Seasons partners with local farmers to sell locally-grown frozen fruit 365 days a year in nearby grocery stores. Seal the Seasons currently operates in five different regions of the United States (Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Pacific Northwest & Pacific Southwest) with 4-9 products available in each region. The company was founded in 2014 and developed by Patrick Mateer & Alex Piasecki, local food entrepreneurs who founded the company while in college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mateer is a 2017 recipient of the Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Entrepreneurs, as well as a winner of the 2018 Specialty Food Association Leadership Award for Vision. Piasecki is a NexGen 30 under 30 award winner Seal the Seasons began by selling produce in North Carolina-based retailers in the fall of 2016, and now freezes and sells over 3 million lbs. of local family farmed fruits and vegetables. Seal the Seasons is now available in 38 states and more than 5,000 conventional and natural grocery stores. Seal the Seasons creates a new market for local family farmers, allowing them to drastically increase seasonal planting to meet the demand outside of the growing season. Our local product delivers the consistency and quality that conventional grocery stores now, while also fulfilling consumers demand for local produce 365 days a year. We create a new frozen market for small farmers, allowing them to drastically increase seasonal planting to meet demand outside of the growing season. Since frozen is consistently available year-round, our local product delivers the consistency and quality that mainstream grocery stores need. We fulfill consumers​ demand for local produce every season of the year. As a Certified B Corporation, Seal the Seasons is committed to using business as a force for good in the world. For more information about Seal the Seasons, visit www.sealtheseasons.com.

VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast. Since our inception with the Upstate Carolina Angel Network in 2008, VentureSouth has grown to include more than 550 investors, making us one of the largest angel investment organizations in the United States. To date, VentureSouth has deployed over $85 million in more than 100 companies. Follow us to learn how we Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.

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Sagence is a data focused consulting firm working with clients in information-intensive industries such as Healthcare, Financial Services, Insurance, Higher Education, and Retail. We specialize in data management and analytics, assisting our clients with the acquisition, evaluation and development of data assets.

Diamond is a management and technology consulting firm. Recognizing that information and technology shape market dynamics, Diamond’s small teams of experts work across functional and organizational boundaries to improve growth and profitability. Since the greatest value in a strategy, and its highest risk, resides in its implementation, Diamond also provides proven execution capabilities. We deliver three critical elements to every project: fact-based objectivity, spirited collaboration, and sustainable results.