Rebel Fund — 2025 Investments

Cactus Compute provides an on-device AI runtime for speech, vision, and text models that automatically routes between on-device and cloud inference based on complexity and audio quality.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

RSRoman Shemet(CEO)inHNHenry Ndubuaku(CTO)inRoman Shemet Henry Ndubuaku(Founder)

Co-investorsANAntigravity CapitalBABAG VenturesEIEight CapitalTRTranspose Platform ManagementY Y CombinatorBABatch Ventures+9 more

Capi Money provides cross-border payment services for importers in emerging markets, enabling them to pay suppliers in multiple currencies with settlement within 24 hours.

FintechLondon, GB

MRMitch Riley(CEO)inSLScott Liddle(Founder)inMitchell James Riley(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Watson(Director)Luke O'LearyinTWTom Watson(CTO)in

Co-investorsFIfirstminute capitalFUFund I, a series of Africa FinTech Collective, LPKIKima VenturesMAMaiora Rebel VenturesMUMusha VenturesPIPioneer+16 more

Chowdeck is a food delivery platform in Africa that connects customers with restaurants and delivery riders.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesLA, NG

FAFemi Aluko(Founder)inOOOlumide Ojo(Founder)inLYLanre Yusuf(Founder)inBabafemi Aluko(CEO / Co-founder)

BoardBWBrian Waswani Odhiambo(Director)in

Co-investorsBRBrighter CapitalGFGFR FundHOHoaQMAMaiora Rebel VenturesMKMK Venture CapitalNONovastar Ventures+16 more

Confident Security provides a privacy-focused inference API and SDK for running AI models on confidential data, using confidential computing and an architecture based on the source-available OpenPCC (modeled on Apple's Private Cloud Compute).

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

JMJonathan Mortensen, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsEXEx/AnteJAJanuary CapitalLILiquid VenturesVEVermilion Cliffs VenturesY Y Combinator

Confident AI is a platform for evaluating, monitoring, and governing AI systems in production.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

JIJeffrey Ip(CEO)inKVKritin Vongthongsri(CTO)in

Co-investorsJAJanuary CapitalVEVermilion Cliffs VenturesY Y CombinatorFLFlex Capital PartnersLILiquid Ventures

Freya is an AI-powered voice platform that manages inbound and outbound customer service calls in multiple languages, with applications in sales, support, debt collection, and appointment scheduling.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

TBTunga Bayrak(CEO)inTNTomas Nepala(Founder)inYavuz Alp Sencer Ozturk(Founding Engineer)

Co-investors21212DODOMiNO VenturesEIEight CapitalMAMaiora Rebel VenturesMKMK Venture CapitalY Y Combinator+3 more

Lyra is an AI-native meeting platform that runs video calls in the browser, transcribes each participant individually, prepares pre-meeting research, and automatically takes post-call actions such as updating CRMs, sending follow-up emails, and notifying teammates.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

CMCourtne Marland(Co-Founder & CEO)inHKHenry Kwon(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsEIEight CapitalFJFjor FoundersLOLobster CapitalMAMaiora Rebel VenturesMKMK Venture CapitalPIPioneer+5 more

Orbital Ops develops propulsion systems and related aerospace hardware for airborne vehicles.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US

BSBen Schleuniger(CEO | Co-Founder)inRDRoss Doherty(COO | Co-Founder)inHunterNico Montoya(Founding Engineer)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesBLBlack FlagGAGaingelsGOGoAhead VenturesINInitialized CapitalMAMaiora Rebel Ventures+18 more

Perseus Defense builds autonomous defense systems.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US

JCJason Cornelius(CEO)inSMSteve Messinger(CTO)inJason Cornelius Steve Messinger(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesBOBow CapitalGAGaingelsLOLobster CapitalMAMaiora Rebel VenturesMKMK Venture Capital+19 more

Pickle is a peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace based in NYC that lets users rent, lend, and resell clothing and accessories from each other's closets.

Julia O'Mara(Founder)BMBrian McMahon(Founder)in

Co-investorsCRCraft VenturesFIFirstMark CapitalFJFJ LabsTATamarak CapitalBUBurst CapitalHYHyperplane Venture Capital+4 more

TaxGPT provides tax information access and services to individual taxpayers and businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

KAKashif Ali(CEO)inIMIsabella Maceda-Ali(CTO)inObaid Ahmed(Technical Advisor)Emma Goldstein(HR Generalist)Noor Ain(Recruiter)Taylor Schaude(CRO)

Co-investorsCOConvergeGAGaingelsLALAUNCHMAMaiora Rebel VenturesMKMK Venture CapitalOROrange Collective+16 more

Trigger.dev is an open source platform for building and running AI agents and workflows using TypeScript, with built-in support for long-running tasks, automatic retries, job queues, monitoring, and auto-scaling infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

MAMatt Aitken(Founder)inEAEric Allam(Founder)inDPDan Patel(Founder)inJRJames Ritchie(Founder)in

Co-investorsEIEight CapitalMAMaiora Rebel VenturesMKMK Venture CapitalPIPioneerSTStandard CapitalVEVentures Together+7 more

Wavedash is a web-based gaming platform that runs games natively in browsers without downloads or installs, enabling instant multiplayer by sharing a link.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaSSan Francisco, US

KBKyler Blue(CEO)inR(Raymond (George) Kennedy(CTO)inMPMatthew Portner(Founder)inGeorge Kennedy(Founder)Matt Portner(Founder)

Co-investorsBRBrainstorm VenturesFLFloodgateY Y CombinatorADAdvancit CapitalBABatch VenturesFWFW Capital+3 more