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Hiram Valdez

Investor

Venture Partner at RaliCap Ventures

Mexico City, Mexico

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

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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

  1. NeloFinance Teamcurrent2025 — present
  2. Rally Cap VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2021 — present
  3. 99 StartupsLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
  4. AmazonHead of Finance - Payments/Financial Products2024 — 2025
  5. RappiCard MéxicoChief Operations and Financial Officer2022 — 2023Mexico
  6. RappiCard MéxicoHead of Strategy and Finance2021 — 2022
  7. UberFinance Manager - Uber Money2020 — 2021Mexico City Metropolitan Area
  8. UberSr. Associate - Strategic Finance2018 — 2020Mexico City Area, Mexico
  9. Azúcar DulceríasGeneral Manager2016 — 2018Mexico City, Mexico
  10. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationSummer Intern2015New York
  11. IFC - International Finance CorporationInvestment Analyst2011 — 2013
  12. IFC - International Finance CorporationInvestment Assistant2009 — 2011Mexico

Skills & more

Financial Modeling23Corporate Finance12Valuation13Financial Analysis14Investments9Emerging Markets6Private Equity7Entrepreneurship6Portfolio Management6Due Diligence5Finance7Capital Markets5
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  • SQL Training — Vertabelo
  • Python for Financial Analysis and Algorithmic Trading — Udemy

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Who is Hiram Valdez?
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.
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.
Where did Hiram Valdez go to school?
Hiram Valdez studied at Questrom School of Business, Boston University (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Economics, Finance).

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