San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Cambrian invests in early-stage fintech startups, believing the next evolution of fintech will come from strong founders backed by strong networks. It writes $300k to $1mm+ checks at pre-seed and seed, acting as lead, co-lead, or participant. Beyond capital, the firm activates the Cambrian network of founders, investors, and operators to help portfolio companies with insights, funding, early hires, customers, channel partners, and infrastructure. Its interests span the breadth of fintech, including payments, banktech, supply chain, insurtech, accounting and tax, capital markets, healthtech-fintech, HR-fintech, consumer finance, lending, wealthtech, identity and fraud, regtech, blockchain and crypto, proptech, and retail/e-commerce.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 8 of 9 portfolio companiesFintech ×6SaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3Healthtech ×2InsurTech ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1Future of Work ×1
HQs:United States×2Canada×1
Investments · 9 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathChestnut Hill, US
Shaju Puthussery(Executive Officer, Director)Deepak Ramaswamy(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRohan Malhotra(Director)
PartnerRex Salisbury· solo GP
OatFi provides payment infrastructure and embedded credit APIs that let B2B payment platforms offer working capital, early payments, net terms, and reconciliation within their existing flow of funds.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEvery · fundraiseinsider.com · Jul 15, 2026
Salsa · thesaasnews.com · Apr 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Cambrian Ventures invest at?
- Cambrian Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Cambrian Ventures's typical check size?
- Cambrian Ventures typically writes checks of $300K – $1M.
- What sectors does Cambrian Ventures focus on?
- Cambrian Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, HR Tech, InsurTech, PropTech, SaaS.
- Where is Cambrian Ventures located?
- Cambrian Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Cambrian Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Cambrian Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team#411: Rex Salisbury of Cambrian Ventures
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