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Rex Woodbury

Investor

Founder and Managing Partner at Daybreak Ventures

New York, New York, United States

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1,056 people in our graph share verified history with Rex — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Rex Woodbury is the Founder and Managing Partner at Daybreak, where he invests at the seed stage. He also writes at Digital Native (digitalnative.tech) about the intersection of technology and people.

Contact· published on Rex's own website

Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. DaybreakFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2023 — presentNew York, NY
  2. Digital NativeWritingcurrent2020 — present
  3. Index VenturesPartner2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  4. Index VenturesPrincipal2020 — 2022
  5. TPGGrowth Investing2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

ResearchMicrosoft ExcelEconomics75Analysis42Microsoft OfficeEditing39Social Media57Public Speaking76Microsoft Word35Data Analysis37Time Management31Spanish26
+8 morePowerPointSocial NetworkingCoachingStataPhotoshopJavaEvent PlanningMarket Research

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Deals · 2

SunflowerSolo GP

via Daybreak Ventures · filed Nov 2025

SunflowerSolo GP

via Daybreak Ventures · filed Nov 2025

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Alexia Bonatsos
General Partner at Dream Machine

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rex Woodbury?
Rex Woodbury is the Founder and Managing Partner at Daybreak, where he invests at the seed stage. He also writes at Digital Native (digitalnative.tech) about the intersection of technology and people.
Where does Rex Woodbury work?
Rex Woodbury is Founder and Managing Partner at Daybreak Ventures.
What does Rex Woodbury invest in?
Rex Woodbury invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where did Rex Woodbury go to school?
Rex Woodbury studied at Stanford University (Knight-Hennessy Scholar); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration); Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewScott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEA

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Also attended Dartmouth College663

Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment PartnersJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also attended Catalina Foothills High School2

Corey KossackFounder at AspireshipRex WoodburyGeneral Partner at Daybreak Meridian

Shared employers

Also worked at Daybreak1

Rex WoodburyGeneral Partner at Daybreak Meridian

Also worked at Digital Native1

Rex WoodburyGeneral Partner at Daybreak Meridian

Also worked at Index Ventures136

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAdrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesAndré DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also worked at TPG198

Georgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesElena SakachInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersKayla HinderscheidHead of Network Development at Menlo VenturesStephen CondonFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia Capital

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