Mike Hinckley
About Mike Hinckley
Mike Hinckley is based in San Francisco. Public profiles say he started as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank (2009 to 2011). He then worked as a growth equity investor at General Atlantic (2011 to 2013) and as a policy advisor in the Obama administration (2013 to 2015). He holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA in Economics from Amherst College.
He co-founded Aberdeen & Company (2015 to 2019) and was a product manager at Airbnb (2016 to 2021). He founded the Growth Equity Interview Guide, a training business for people recruiting into growth equity and venture capital jobs. A profile on Venture Capital Archive also describes him as founder of Storyline, a B2B marketing agency focused on agentic marketing.
He was a member of South Park Commons in 2024. His LinkedIn headline describes him as a founder by day and an investor by night.
Public profiles list several investing roles. He was a venture capital investment scout at SHL Capital from 2021 to 2023. Since 2024 he has been a venture partner at Velocity Fund and an angel investor with Latitude Fund. A LinkedIn post of his says he invests in YC startups and receives monthly updates from portfolio companies. No full list of his angel investments is public, and no check sizes or fund sizes have been disclosed.
The one AI round we can confirm is Hypercubic's $5.3M seed, announced on August 18, 2026. CIV led the round. Hypercubic's announcement names Mike Hinckley among its angels. Hypercubic is building AI tooling for mainframe modernization, and Y Combinator also participated.
A Velocity Fund profile summary says he partners with founders on pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies. The Hypercubic round is a seed deal in AI applied to legacy enterprise software. He has not published a check size, a target ownership level or a list of sectors he avoids.
- Hypercubic: AI for mainframe modernization. He took part in its $5.3M seed round, announced August 2026 and led by CIV.
- hypercubic.ai/insights/hypercubic-raises-usd5-3m-to-build-the-future-o
- cbinsights.com/investor/clean-industry-ventures
- linkedin.com/in/mike-hinckley
- growthequityinterviewguide.com/about
- venturecapitalarchive.com/blogs/authors/mike-hinckley
- rocketreach.co/mike-hinckley-email_107225578
- zoominfo.com/p/Michael-Hinckley/1824221114
- me.sh/profile/mike-hinckley-3c8268a8
Investing activity
Mike Hinckley appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Hypercubic (Seed, $5.3M, Aug 2026).
Mike Hinckley most often invests alongside CIV, Multimodal Ventures, Tony D. and Gokul Rajaram, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Mike Hinckley
Does Mike Hinckley invest in AI startups?
He is named as an angel in Hypercubic's $5.3M seed round, announced in August 2026. Hypercubic builds AI tooling for mainframe modernization. We found no public list of his other AI investments.
What stage does Mike Hinckley invest in?
A Velocity Fund profile summary describes his focus as pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies. His one confirmed AI deal, Hypercubic, was a seed round.
What is Mike Hinckley's check size?
He has not published a check size, and we found no reliable public figure. Ask him directly in your first conversation instead of assuming a range.
What is Mike Hinckley's background?
He worked at Deutsche Bank and General Atlantic, then co-founded Aberdeen & Company and worked as a product manager at Airbnb. He now runs the Growth Equity Interview Guide and Storyline, and he is a venture partner at Velocity Fund.
How can founders contact Mike Hinckley?
His public profiles are LinkedIn and growthequityinterviewguide.com. We found no verified X account. Check LinkedIn for his current role before reaching out.
Is Mike Hinckley an angel investor?
Yes. Mike Hinckley invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Mike Hinckley invested in?
Mike Hinckley's AI investments include Hypercubic. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Mike Hinckley invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Mike Hinckley has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Mike Hinckley co-invest with?
Mike Hinckley's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are CIV (1 deal), Multimodal Ventures (1 deal), Tony D. (1 deal), Gokul Rajaram (1 deal) and Kasra Nejatian (1 deal).
How can founders reach Mike Hinckley?
Founders on Lounge can see Mike Hinckley's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Mike Hinckley to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.