Rex Woodbury

Rex Woodbury: Founder & Managing Partner at Daybreak Ventures

Rex Woodbury is the Founder and Managing Partner of Daybreak Ventures, a thesis-driven early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City.123 Before founding Daybreak, he was a Partner at Index Ventures where he focused on investing in internet, software, and marketplace businesses with potential for viral adoption.12

At Daybreak, Rex invests at the pre-seed and seed stages, often as the first institutional partner to entrepreneurs.3 The firm's thesis is to back founders making life tangibly better for the next generation, investing around five core pillars: Health, Education, Sustainability, Job Creation, and Creativity.4

In addition to his work at Daybreak, Rex also writes Digital Native, a weekly publication about how technology and people intersect, which reaches over 55,000 readers.124 He has over 500 connections on LinkedIn under the username @rexwoodbury.3

Prior to his venture capital career, Rex was the CEO and Co-Founder of Worthy, an organization that connected mentors and mentees in the LGBTQ+ community.3 He has also held roles at TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, investing across sectors like internet, software, fintech, and impact.3