Jonathon is a founding partner of Cultiv8, a global fund investing in Ag and Food Technology. He sits on the board of The Global Ag-Tech Ecosystem (GATE), set up by the NSW Dept. of Primary Industries (DPI). ​ ​ Jonathon Co-founded SparkLabs Cultiv8 in 2017, with The Accelerator being voted the 3rd most active in the world in 2021 by AgFunder. He is an experienced and active private investor, director and partner in several technology start-up companies. ​ ​

Jonathon has extensive experience in treasury management, derivatives and risk management having previously acted in an advisory role within the corporate agricultural division of National Australia Bank. He has also worked on NAB's commodity desk and Treasury Management team delivering structuring advice. Jonathon has previously run a successful agriculture and farming business in NSW. ​ ​

Jonathon received a Bachelor of Business from Australian Catholic University and has a Diploma in Technical Analysis from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.​