Jeff Hinck is a Managing Director and co-founder of Rally Ventures, which he co-founded in 2012. His Rally bio states he has been an entrepreneur, executive and venture capitalist for 30 years and has been a founder or co-founder of more than ten businesses across AI, insurtech, payments technology, sportstech, fintech, cybersecurity, human security and specialty finance. He began his professional career at McKinsey & Company and was CEO of Sistina Software, which Red Hat acquired in 2003. He received a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from Northwestern University, and his bio states he has twice served as President of the MVCA. He is named as a Managing Director of the general partner of Rally Ventures Fund II and Fund IV in those funds' Form D filings.
Education
JD, Harvard Law School
BA, Northwestern University
Previous Experience
Began his professional career there, per his Rally Ventures bio, McKinsey & Company
CEO; the company was acquired by Red Hat in 2003, Sistina Software
Notable Investments
SportsEngineCompellent TechnologiesBroadSoftiTKONuSpeedVertical InsureKrista SoftwareBlank MetalAgent Sport
Board Seats
Vertical Insure, Inc. - Director
Krista Software Inc. - Director
BlankMetal.ai, Inc. - Director
Agent Sport, Inc. - Executive Officer and Director
Career Timeline
2012
Co-founds Rally Ventures, per his Rally Ventures bio and the firm's In Memoriam post for Charles Beeler.
2015
Named as a Managing Director of the general partner of Rally Ventures Fund II, L.P. in the fund's Form D filed 31 August 2015.
2020
Quoted as co-founder and partner in Rally's 9 December 2020 announcement of the $250 million close of Rally IV.
2025
Listed as a director of BlankMetal.ai, Inc. in the issuer's Form D filed 2 October 2025 and of Agent Sport, Inc. in the issuer's Form D filed 4 August 2025.
2026
Listed as a director of Vertical Insure, Inc. in the issuer's Form D filed 17 August 2026.