Daybreak

Profile

Daybreak is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York, founded by Rex Woodbury, a former investor at TPG Growth and Index Ventures, and author of the Digital Native newsletter. The firm is a small, artisanal, first-check investor focused on supporting AI-native founders. Rex Woodbury is joined by partner Jared Newman, with a plan to expand the team to 3-5 partners over time. Daybreak differentiates itself by leveraging content and a strong founder network as a sourcing advantage.

Daybreak invests in the pre-seed and seed stages, targeting AI-native startups across both consumer and enterprise sectors. The firm generally writes first checks ranging from $0.5 million to $1 million. Its focus is sector-agnostic, but remains within the United States, primarily centered in New York. With the launch of Daybreak Fund II and the opportunistic vehicle Daybreak Meridian, the firm manages a total of $100 million in assets.

Some of Daybreak's notable investments include Sandstone, a legal-AI startup; consumer health company Nourish; animal-health startup Barnwell; legal-automation company Parambil; and resale-commerce platform Hoop. These portfolio companies reflect Daybreak’s AI-native, sector-agnostic investment thesis, supporting founders in diverse industries such as healthcare, law, insurance, and technology.