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Joseph Hayes

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Founder at Rhythmic

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRhythmic

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About

Joseph Hayes is co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer at Rhythmic, a company backed by Dragonfly Capital that builds stablecoin-powered financial infrastructure for consumer brands, including stored value accounts, payments, and rewards. He previously held payments product roles at Visa and Mastercard, working on digital payments across cards, wallets, tokenization, and real-time payments, and led product strategy for stablecoin payments and financial services at Walmart.

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Rhythmic's investors · 5

Department of XYZDragonflyNew York City · $3M – $30M checks · since 2026Mirana VenturesHong Kong · $2M – $20M checksThe Fintech FundNew York · $150K – $200K checksVenture Dept.New York

Co-founders at Rhythmic

ADAaron D. Marks
Aaron D. MarksFounder

Experience

  1. RhythmicCo-Founder / Chief Product & Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. SleevChief Product Officer2024 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. WalmartProduct Head - Crypto and Stablecoins2022 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. MastercardVice President - Real Time Payments Product2019 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. MastercardVice President - Digital Wallets Product2015 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. MastercardRegional Director - Digital Wallets Product (Asia Pacific)2013 — 2015Singapore
  7. VisaSenior Business Leader - Digital Payments Product (Asia Pacific)2011 — 2013Singapore

Skills & more

Software as a Service (SaaS)Product Design2Web Applications1Product Operations1Thought Leadership1Leadership and management skills1Versatility and flexibility1Financial ManagementBusiness analysis skillsProduct Management11Payments4Product Strategy
+12 moreP&L ManagementTeam ManagementStrategic ThinkingProduct LeadershipLeadershipProduct DevelopmentCommunicationRevenue & Profit GrowthRelationship BuildingExecutive LeadershipStrategic VisionProduct Lifecycle Management
  • Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application — MIT Sloan School of Management

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Who is Joseph Hayes?
Joseph Hayes is co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer at Rhythmic, a company backed by Dragonfly Capital that builds stablecoin-powered financial infrastructure for consumer brands, including stored value accounts, payments, and rewards. He previously held payments product roles at Visa and Mastercard, working on digital payments across cards, wallets, tokenization, and real-time payments, and led product strategy for stablecoin payments and financial services at Walmart.
Where does Joseph Hayes work?
Joseph Hayes is Founder of Rhythmic.
What companies did Joseph Hayes found?
Joseph Hayes founded Rhythmic.
Where did Joseph Hayes go to school?
Joseph Hayes studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); London Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA (Joint Degree with Columbia)); MIT Sloan School of Management (Executive Education, Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application).

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Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of FlexportAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

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Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

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Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor

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Jacob JofeInvestor at Index VenturesRoss Perot Jr.Chairman of The Perot Group at Perot JainDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaTom DriscollPrincipal at Differential VenturesSabina SmithPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersPayton DobbsOperating Partner at Hoxton Ventures

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Also worked at Rhythmic1

Aaron D. MarksFounder at Rhythmic

Also worked at Sleev1

Aaron D. MarksFounder at Rhythmic

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Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalJason PressmanManaging Director at Copper Sky CapitalAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalBrent KeltonPartner & Texas Leader at Moneta VenturesKelly HolmesInvestor at Relevance VenturesJonathan HeiligerGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures

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Priscilla RussoAssociate at Redpoint VenturesStephanie PerezPrincipal at Fin CapitalKevin BernalSenior Associate at Mighty CapitalHugo SilvaPartner at Pi LabsOluwatofunmi IdowuVenture Analyst at LoftyInc CapitalDor SelaGrowth Strategist at Joyance Partners

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