Hiram Valdez
InvestorVenture Partner at RaliCap Ventures
Mexico City, Mexico
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Hiram Valdez brings over eight years of leadership experience in finance and operations from roles at Amazon, Uber, and Rappi. He has raised and deployed more than $500 million in debt and equity financing and has built finance and operations teams across multiple organizations. Valdez is an active angel investor with investments in more than 15 startups and currently leads the finance function at Nelo.
Experience
- NeloFinance Teamcurrent2025 — present
- Rally Cap VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2021 — present
- 99 StartupsLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
- AmazonHead of Finance - Payments/Financial Products2024 — 2025
- RappiCard MéxicoChief Operations and Financial Officer2022 — 2023Mexico
- RappiCard MéxicoHead of Strategy and Finance2021 — 2022
- UberFinance Manager - Uber Money2020 — 2021Mexico City Metropolitan Area
- UberSr. Associate - Strategic Finance2018 — 2020Mexico City Area, Mexico
- Azúcar DulceríasGeneral Manager2016 — 2018Mexico City, Mexico
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationSummer Intern2015New York
- IFC - International Finance CorporationInvestment Analyst2011 — 2013
- IFC - International Finance CorporationInvestment Assistant2009 — 2011Mexico
Education
- Questrom School of Business, Boston UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2014 — 2016
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoEconomics, Finance2006 — 2010
Skills & more
Financial Modeling23Corporate Finance12Valuation13Financial Analysis14Investments9Emerging Markets6Private Equity7Entrepreneurship6Portfolio Management6Due Diligence5Finance7Capital Markets5
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Investment BankingEquity ValuationProject FinanceEquitiesBanking- SQL Training — Vertabelo
- Python for Financial Analysis and Algorithmic Trading — Udemy
From Hiram's professional profile.
Colleagues at RaliCap Ventures
Anais Cisneros
Venture Partner at RaliCap Ventures
Christine Chang
Venture Partner at RaliCap Ventures
Hanna Zaidi
Investor at RaliCap Ventures
Hayden Simmons
General Partner at RaliCap Ventures
Jacques Marco
Venture Partner at RaliCap Ventures
Josh Gosliner
Partner at RaliCap Ventures
Kar Dhillon
Investor at RaliCap Ventures
Lino Gill
Venture Partner at RaliCap Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Hiram Valdez work?
- Hiram Valdez is Venture Partner at RaliCap Ventures.
- What check size does Hiram Valdez write?
- Hiram Valdez typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Questrom School of Business, Boston University82
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Also attended Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México77
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nelo3
Also worked at Amazon611
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Also worked at Uber371
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Also worked at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation21
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