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$100K – $500K
Rally Cap Ventures provides early-stage investment as a founder-first, first-check fund for fintech startups at inception. It typically invests $100K–$500K and focuses on fintech products including stablecoins, real-time payments, and AI-native workflows. The fund has a global remit with stated interest in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia, including pan-African markets such as Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and South Africa.
Early-stage investment
Rally Cap is a founder-first, first-check fund that backs global fintech founders at inception.
Fintech
Rally Cap focuses on fintech’s next cycle and backs category-defining fintech products.
Stablecoins
Products built on stablecoins are highlighted as a core area of interest.
Real-time payments
Products built on real-time payments are highlighted as a core area of interest.
AI-native workflows
Products built on AI-native workflows are highlighted as a core area of interest.
Global-first fintech
The fund emphasizes global-first investing with deep emerging-market fluency.
Climate
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US-based Africa-focused pre-seed/seed fund. Hayden Simmons leads. Focus on B2B SaaS and infrastructure tech. Growing portfolio.
US connections, B2B SaaS expertise
Smaller fund.
Applicants should show why their product fits Rally Cap’s fintech themes, especially stablecoins, real-time payments, or AI-native workflows. Because the fund positions itself as a first-check investor at inception, founders should be ready with a clear early-stage vision and explain any relevance to global or emerging-market adoption. The listed contact path is direct email outreach to hayden@rallycap.vc.
2020
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