Michael Jennings is a Venture Partner at Rally Ventures and joined the firm in November 2018. His Rally bio states he has more than 30 years of experience in information technology and business development, that he was CEO of Secure-24 through its sale to NTT Communications in 2018, and that he was co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Development at Appshop. It also lists earlier positions with El Dorado Ventures, United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, InfoSolutions and SimulTrans. He studied Network Engineering and Management at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Company filings confirm him as a director of Ostra Cybersecurity, Inc. and of Bugcrowd Inc.
Education
Studied Network Engineering and Management, University of California, Santa Cruz
Previous Experience
CEO; the company was sold to NTT Communications in 2018, Secure-24
Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Development, Appshop
Held a position there, per his Rally Ventures bio, El Dorado Ventures
Held a position there, per his Rally Ventures bio, United Technologies
Held a position there, per his Rally Ventures bio, Pratt & Whitney
Held a position there, per his Rally Ventures bio, InfoSolutions
Held a position there, per his Rally Ventures bio, SimulTrans
Notable Investments
Ostra CybersecurityBugcrowd
Board Seats
Ostra Cybersecurity, Inc. - Director
Bugcrowd Inc. - Director
Career Timeline
2018
Joins Rally Ventures in November 2018, per his Rally Ventures bio.
2018
Secure-24, where he was CEO, is sold to NTT Communications, per his Rally Ventures bio.
2023
Listed as a director of Bugcrowd Inc. in the issuer's Form D/A filed 21 September 2023.
2025
Listed as a director of Ostra Cybersecurity, Inc. in the issuer's Form D filed 20 June 2025.