# Donald Hinkle-Brown

> Donald Hinkle-Brown is a Series A investor at The Reinvestment Fund backing GovTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Reinvestment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-reinvestment-fund)
- Location: Philadelphia, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donhb
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Don_HB
- Website: https://x.com/Don_HB

Donald Hinkle-Brown is a Series A investor at The Reinvestment Fund in Philadelphia focused on GovTech and Software. As President and CEO, Don Hinkle-Brown leads a staff of 70 highly skilled lenders, researchers, developers and other professionals at The Reinvestment Fund, a national leader in rebuilding America’s distressed towns and cities through the innovative use of capital and information. With over 20 years of experience in the CDFI industry, Hinkle-Brownis widely recognized as an expert in developing new programmatic initiatives, raising capital and creating new products to meet market demand. Hinkle-Brown previously served as President of Community Investments and Capitals Markets at TRF, leading TRF lending during a tenure where it lent or invested over $1 billion. Hinkle-Brown has also provided his underwriting and capitalization expertise to many community development loan funds and organizations, including the Hope Enterprise Corporation, Opportunity Finance Network, LIIF and as adjunct faculty at the Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence at University of Pennsylvania and University of New Orleans. He serves as Community Development Trust’s founding board member and until recently was on the board of Housing Partnership Network and its affiliated CDFI. Hinkle-Brown has also served as adjunct faculty at Temple University’s Geography and Urban Studies program and the University of Pennsylvania’s City Planning department. He holds an M.B.A. from the Fox School at Temple University in Real Estate and Urban Planning as well as a B.A. in Economics. -

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GovTech | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| CivicTech | 1 | 100% |
| Mapping Services | 1 | 100% |
| Data Visualization | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PolicyMap | PolicyMap is a data and online mapping tool for accessing data about communities. | $3M | Series A | Dec 19, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-franklin-technology-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spring Point Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-point-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Reinvestment Fund

VC Fund · Philadelphia, United States

The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), a national leader in the financing of neighborhood revitalization, has invested $1.2 billion in Mid-Atlantic communities since 1985. A CDFI, TRF finances housing, community facilities, supermarkets, commercial real estate and energy efficiency projects. It also provides public policy expertise by helping clients createactionable solutions and by sharing data and analysis

2 contacts available at The Reinvestment Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Donald Hinkle-Brown | President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donald-hinkle-brown |
| Michael Crist | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-crist |

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## FAQ

### What does Donald Hinkle-Brown invest in?

Donald Hinkle-Brown invests primarily in GovTech, Software and CivicTech startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Donald Hinkle-Brown last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Donald Hinkle-Brown closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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