# Sam Hinkie: investor profile

> Sam Hinkie, Founder & Managing Director at Eighty-Seven Capital Predawn Fire. 1 investment on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Menlo Park, US · Angel

# Sam Hinkie

Founder & Managing Director at [Eighty-Seven Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eighty-seven-capital)

Latest rounds

- **HomeCourt** Round · $4M Jul 2018

Backs *Internet* *Consumer Apps*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Jul 2018
- **Filings:** 2 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 5 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Eighty-Seven Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Eighty-Seven Capital** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eighty-seven-capital)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $4M
- **Active:** 2018

2018

- [HomeCourt](https://millionrounds.com/company/homecourt) *Round* **$4M** *CA* Jul 2018 Joined · +5 investors

By stage

- Round **1**

What they backed

Internet **1** Consumer Apps **1**

Alongside

- [Charmides Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charmides-capital-llc)
- [Dani Reiss *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dani-reiss)
- [Jeremy Lin *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-lin)
- Mandra Capital/ Steve Nash *1*
- [Mark Cuban *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Eighty-Seven Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eighty-seven-capital)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Eighty-Seven Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eighty-seven-capital)** Director since 2020

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 9 Sept 2025 · 1h 19m Sam Hinkie - Find Your People - [Invest Like the Best, REPLAY] With [Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) About this episode Today, we are replaying one of my favorite conversations with Sam Hinkie. Sam worked for more than a decade in the NBA with the Houston Rockets and then as the President and GM of the Philadelphia 76ers. And now, after years of personal investing, he has launched his own venture capital firm, 87… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 4 Apr 2023 · 1h 42m Sam Hinkie, Boyd Varty, Charlie Songhurst - Trail Magic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.323] With [Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) Mentions [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst)[Positive Sum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/positive-sum) About this episode Today’s episode is a little different. Rather than share a new conversation, I have put together a few of my favourites from the past six and a half years of doing this show. I often listen back to these for inspiration, energy, and their timeless ideas on life and investing. Each of these is a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 15 Dec 2020 · 1h 20m Sam Hinkie – Find Your People - [Invest Like the Best, EP.204] With [Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) About this episode My guest today is Sam Hinkie. Sam worked for more than a decade in the NBA with the Houston Rockets and then as the President and GM of the Philadelphia 76ers. And now, after years of personal investing, he has launched his own venture capital firm, Eighty-Seven Capital. Every conversation I have… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 4 Jun 2019 · 1h 9m [REPLAY] Sam Hinkie – Data, Decisions, and Basketball - [Invest Like the Best, EP.88] With [Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) About this episode I came across this week’s guest thanks to the overlap of three passions of mine: data informed investing, value creation, and basketball. Sam Hinkie worked for more than a decade in the NBA with the Houston Rockets, and then most recently as the President and GM of the Philadelphia 76ers. He helped… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 22 May 2018 · 1h 9m Sam Hinkie – Data, Decisions, and Basketball - [Invest Like the Best, EP.88] With [Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) About this episode I came across this week’s guest thanks to the overlap of three passions of mine: data informed investing, value creation, and basketball. Sam Hinkie worked for more than a decade in the NBA with the Houston Rockets, and then most recently as the President and GM of the Philadelphia 76ers. He helped… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Sam Hinkie in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 16 Jan 2024 · 1h 5m Daryl Morey - Systems Thinking in Sports - [Invest Like the Best, REPLAY] Mentions [Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) About this episode This week, we are running a replay of my conversation with Daryl Morey from last year. Daryl is the President of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers. Together with my friend and past guest of the show, Sam Hinkie, Daryl pioneered the analytics movement in basketball. He’s been so… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 5 Dec 2023 · 1h 42m A Conversation with Charlie Munger & John Collison - [Invest Like the Best, EP.355] Mentions [John Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-collison)[Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst)[Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) About this episode Today, we’re releasing a conversation between John Collison and Charlie Munger. We've had this interview with Charlie scheduled to air for a while, coinciding with Stripe Press's launch of the amazing reprint of Poor Charlie's Almanack, which is released today. We were all stunned last week when we… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 24 Jan 2023 · 1h 6m Daryl Morey - Systems Thinking in Sports - [Invest Like the Best, EP.313] Mentions [Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) About this episode My guest this week is Daryl Morey, who is President of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers. Daryl is a computer science graduate but has become one of the NBA’s most successful General Managers during his time with the Houston Rockets and the 76ers. Together with my friend and past… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 22 Nov 2022 · 57 min Shane Battier - The No-Stats All-Star - [Invest Like the Best, EP.304] Mentions [Shane Battier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-battier)[Ravi Gupta](https://millionrounds.com/person/ravi-gupta)[Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) About this episode Today’s episode is a special one, in a format that may turn into a series. It is a conversation between Ravi Gupta and Shane Battier. Ravi is a partner at Sequoia, one of our most popular past guests, and a good friend. Shane is Ravi’s friend, and one of the most successful basketball players ever,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 22 Jan 2019 · 1h 24m Eugene Wei – Tech, Media, and Culture - [Invest Like the Best, EP.118] With [Eugene Wei](https://millionrounds.com/person/eugene-wei) Mentions [Sam Hinkie](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-hinkie) About this episode My guest this week, Eugene Wei, has one of the most interesting backgrounds of anyone I’ve had on the podcast. He worked at Amazon early in its life, was the head of product at Hulu and Flipboard, and head of video and Oculus. Our conversation is about the intersection of technology, media,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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