Luke Zaientz
InvestorOperating Partner at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
About
Operator and entrepreneur who became a Rally Tech Partner in 2023 and joined as Operating Partner in 2024. He previously co-founded and led Reigning Champs (NCSA) to over $200M in revenue before its sale to IMG Academy.
Experience
- OTTO SPORT AICEOcurrent2025 β present
- Rally VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2024 β present
- IMG AcademyChief Strategy Officer (CSO)2022 β 2024
- IMG AcademyCEO of NCSA2021 β 2022
- Reigning ChampsCEO2018 β 2021
- Reigning ChampsCOO & Co Founder2014 β 2018Santa Monica, Ca
- Match GroupVP Premium Services2012 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- RMG NetworksEVP Operations & Co Founder2006 β 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Pet Food ExpertsCOO2005 β 2006
- BriteVision MediaVP Operations2003 β 2004
- JDA SoftwareStrategic Services Group - i2 Technology2000 β 2003
- Ryder Integrated LogisticsLogistics Engineer1996 β 1999
- UPSIndustrial Engineer1993 β 1996Greater Boston Area
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMEng, Logistics Engineering1999 β 2000
- Northeastern UniversityBS, Business Administration and Management1989 β 1994
Skills & more
Operations2New Business Development29Small Business6Supply Chain9Start-ups74Operations Management29Mergers & Acquisitions1Business Development52Advertising19Marketing Strategy26Social Media Marketing13Project Management4
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SalesManagement ConsultingStrategic PartnershipsChange ManagementBudgetsMarketingEntrepreneurshipBudgetingNegotiationProblem SolvingStrategyLeadership- Foundations of Venture Capital β Columbia University
- Building a Data Science Team β Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs
- APICS β APICS
- Customer Analytics β University of Pennsylvania
- A Crash Course in Data Science β Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs
From Luke's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended Northeastern University211
Matt GuineyChief Financial Officer at Flybridge Capital PartnersSaunaz MoradiPartner, Communications at Lux CapitalBrian DixonManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalMurat BicerGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Arjun BalajiPartner, Investing & Research at ParadigmAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32
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Shared employers
Also worked at IMG Academy1
Also worked at Match Group2
Also worked at JDA Software4
Also worked at UPS11
Thomas BrophyVP of Finance at New Form CapitalRyan DresslerManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersYiorgos GiannetosSenior Fund Accountant at Runway Growth CapitalFozia ParachaPrincipal at Digital Opportunities GroupErnesto PaizVice President of Investments at MicroVenturesRay CarlucciPortfolio Finance Manager at Brighton Park Capital
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Colleagues at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
Ben Fried
Venture Partner at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
Charles Beeler
Co-Founder at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
Greg Blasko
CTO in Residence at Rally Ventures at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
Holly Wilde
Finance Manager at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
James Gibson
Associate at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
Jeff Hinck
Managing Director at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
Jessi Howard
Chief People Officer at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
Justin Kaufenberg
Managing Director at Rally Ventures Management, Llc

























