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Rex Salisbury
Solo-GP at Cambrian, specializing in pre-seed and seed fintech investments
Rex Salisbury is a prominent figure in the fintech investment community. He is a solo capitalist and the founder of Cambrian Ventures, a fintech-focused investment firm. Salisbury previously worked as a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z), a well-known venture capital firm, where he was the first outside hire for their fintech practice.13
In his career, Salisbury has built a strong network within the fintech sector. He started a networking group called Cambrian, which grew to over 15,000 members, facilitating connections and deal flow among fintech founders and investors.1 After leaving A16Z, he successfully raised a $20 million debut fund, defying challenges often faced by first-time fund managers.1
Salisbury is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has over 500 connections on LinkedIn.2 His LinkedIn username is indeed "rexsalisbury".
Highlights
In October, a bank failed (fraud). Depositors w/ >$250k not made whole...but everyone who banked w/ SVB was.
Is that fair? https://t.co/W1tE1T3W2f
the worst advice I've ever gotten is from LPs
- don't build a personal brand (its inversely correlated w/ returns)
- raise a bigger fund, so we can write a bigger check
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