Hayden Simmons
Founder at Rally Cap Ventures
Profile
Hayden Simmons founded Rally Cap in 2020.
Prior to becoming a VC, Hayden spent much of the past decade in emerging market fintech strategy and business development roles, with Facebook's Novi/Diem project, Juvo and Migo; he was also a venture partner at pan-African fund Lateral Capital.
Hayden graduated from Colorado College in 2007, majoring in Latin American Economic Development and minoring in Spanish; he wrote his thesis on ”Collectivized Remittances in Mexico,” and spent his early career supporting migrants in the borderlands with No More Deaths and then worked on remittance pricing transparency, largely focused on the US-MX/-PH corridors, with TIGRA.
Born and raised in San Francisco, California, he enjoys rock climbing, playing guitar and tending to his mezcal farm.
He lives with his wife, goldendoodle and newborn son in Marin County.
Hayden Simmons active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Rally Cap Ventures
 Rally Cap Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Rally Cap Ventures (Rally Cap VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Hayden Simmons. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2020-02-29 |
Former positions of Hayden Simmons
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Lateral Capital LLC (New York)
 Lateral Capital LLC (New York) Investment ManagersFinance Lateral Capital LLC (Lateral Capital) is a Venture Capital firm founded by Rob Eloff in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-01-30 |
Migo Money, Inc.
 Migo Money, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Migo Money, Inc. provides credit scoring and loan application platform. The company was founded by Arvind Sujeeth and Oyekunle Olukotun in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2019-08-29 |
Juvo Mobile, Inc.
 Juvo Mobile, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Juvo Mobile, Inc. provides financial services. The firm also offers solutions that empower mobile operators to deepen their relationships with subscribers. The company was founded by Steve Polsky in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-03-30 |
Pontiflex, Inc.
 Pontiflex, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Pontiflex, Inc. operates a mobile advertising platform. It helps advertisers build engaged e-mail audiences and social communities through transparent cost-per-lead advertising. The firm's product AdLeads provides cost-per-lead mobile advertising solution for advertisers to connect with and engage new customers. It offers an online platform that offers different publishers, advertisers, and agencies a point of connection for cost per lead media buying, management, and optimization. The company serves customers across verticals, such as retail, travel, food and restaurant, media, and professional services. Pontiflex was founded by Zephrin Lasker, Geoffrey B. Grauer and Roshan Bangera in March 2006 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Private Equity Investor | 2016-06-16 |
Pontiflex, Inc.
Pontiflex, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Pontiflex, Inc. operates a mobile advertising platform. It helps advertisers build engaged e-mail audiences and social communities through transparent cost-per-lead advertising. The firm's product AdLeads provides cost-per-lead mobile advertising solution for advertisers to connect with and engage new customers. It offers an online platform that offers different publishers, advertisers, and agencies a point of connection for cost per lead media buying, management, and optimization. The company serves customers across verticals, such as retail, travel, food and restaurant, media, and professional services. Pontiflex was founded by Zephrin Lasker, Geoffrey B. Grauer and Roshan Bangera in March 2006 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-30 |
Training of Hayden Simmons
| The Colorado College | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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Rally Cap Ventures
Rally Cap Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Rally Cap Ventures (Rally Cap VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Hayden Simmons. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Migo Money, Inc.
Migo Money, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Migo Money, Inc. provides credit scoring and loan application platform. The company was founded by Arvind Sujeeth and Oyekunle Olukotun in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Juvo Mobile, Inc.
Juvo Mobile, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Juvo Mobile, Inc. provides financial services. The firm also offers solutions that empower mobile operators to deepen their relationships with subscribers. The company was founded by Steve Polsky in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Pontiflex, Inc.
Pontiflex, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Pontiflex, Inc. operates a mobile advertising platform. It helps advertisers build engaged e-mail audiences and social communities through transparent cost-per-lead advertising. The firm's product AdLeads provides cost-per-lead mobile advertising solution for advertisers to connect with and engage new customers. It offers an online platform that offers different publishers, advertisers, and agencies a point of connection for cost per lead media buying, management, and optimization. The company serves customers across verticals, such as retail, travel, food and restaurant, media, and professional services. Pontiflex was founded by Zephrin Lasker, Geoffrey B. Grauer and Roshan Bangera in March 2006 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Commercial Services |
Lateral Capital LLC (New York)
Lateral Capital LLC (New York) Investment ManagersFinance Lateral Capital LLC (Lateral Capital) is a Venture Capital firm founded by Rob Eloff in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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