ZipBonds hires Van Heukelom as chief technology officer

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West Des Moines-based insurance broker ZipBonds has named Josh Van Heukelom as its new chief technology officer. Van Heukelom has held roles at Des Moines-area companies since 2004. He was director of IT at Foster Group Inc., a role that led him to co-found the spinoff startup Orchestrate LLC, a software development company under Foster Group. Orchestrate was acquired in 2018 by Conga, a California-based software company that provides contract life cycle management services and has $117 million in total funding, according to Craft. ZipBonds co-founder Zach Mefferd said Van Heukelom brings valuable experience in venture capital fundraising and a network of former colleagues “to help build out our technology team.” Van Heukelom has a bachelor’s degree in management and information systems from the University of Iowa and a Master of Business Administration in entrepreneurship. A Business Record story on ZipBonds is available at this link.

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