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Rex Woodbury

Founder & Managing Partner at Daybreak

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

Highlights

Aug 13 · youtube.com
Rex Woodbury · Founder of Daybreak Ventures | Ed on the Edge
Rex Woodbury · Founder of Daybreak Ventures | Ed on the Edge
Aug 13 · podcasts.apple.com
Ep 19 · Rex Woodbury | Founder – Ed on the Edge - Apple Podcasts
Daybreak: Building a Venture Capital Firm - by Rex Woodbury
Apr 30 · youtube.com
Rex Woodbury: from partner at Index Ventures to starting VC firm ...
Rex Woodbury: from partner at Index Ventures to starting VC firm ...
Rex Woodbury: from partner at Index Ventures to starting VC firm ...
Rex Woodbury: from partner at Index Ventures to starting VC firm ...

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Experience

Founder & Managing Partner at Daybreak since September 2023
Partner at Index Ventures, CEO & Co-Founder at Worthy, Growth Investing at TPG, Impact Investing at The Rise Fund, Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs

Education

Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University, MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, BA in Economics from Dartmouth College (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Location

New York, New York, United States