Cambrian Ventures

Seed and Early-Stage venture capital firm · San Francisco

Cambrian Ventures is a Seed and Early-Stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that invests in Fintech, InsurTech and Healthtech. DryPowder has no SEC Form D on file for Cambrian Ventures as of June 3, 2026. Partners at Cambrian Ventures include Rex Salisbury (Solo-GP).

Updated · Sources: fund website

Stages
Seed, Early-Stage
Headquarters
San Francisco

Overview

Cambrian Ventures at a glance

Stage
Seed, Early-Stage
Sectors
Fintech, InsurTech, Healthtech, Embedded Finance, Payments, Capital Markets, RegTech
Headquarters
San Francisco

Investment thesis

Cambrian Ventures backs founders building fintech infrastructure and adjacent verticals. Money connects everything, so they invest broadly across lending, insurtech, healthtech, payments, and more.

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What sets Cambrian Ventures apart

  • Solo-GP structure with deep fintech operating experience (investment banker, software engineer, ex-A16Z fintech investor)
  • Backed by founders from iconic fintech exits (14+ companies shown including Plaid, SoFi, Betterment, MoonPay)
  • Bay Area-based with deep fintech founder network
  • Thesis: fintech is 1% built - positioning as supporter of infrastructure builders

Recent investments

DryPowder has tracked these recent investments from Cambrian Ventures: OatFi, Every, Anatomy, LightSpun, Keep and Oyster.

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Partners

1 partner at Cambrian Ventures

  • Rex Salisbury

    Solo-GP

From the fund's website. Contact details not yet verified.

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FAQ

Questions about Cambrian Ventures

What does Cambrian Ventures invest in?

Cambrian Ventures is a Seed, Early-Stage stage Fintech, InsurTech, HealthTech, Embedded Finance, Payments, Capital Markets, RegTech investor, primarily investing in US. Their thesis: Cambrian Ventures backs founders building fintech infrastructure and adjacent verticals. Money connects everything, so they invest broadly across lending, insurtech, healthtech, payments, and more.

What makes Cambrian Ventures different from other funds?

Cambrian Ventures stands out on 4 points: Solo-GP structure with deep fintech operating experience (investment banker, software engineer, ex-A16Z fintech investor); Backed by founders from iconic fintech exits (14+ companies shown including Plaid, SoFi, Betterment, MoonPay); Bay Area-based with deep fintech founder network; Thesis: fintech is 1% built - positioning as supporter of infrastructure builders.

What has Cambrian Ventures invested in recently?

Recent investments DryPowder has tracked from Cambrian Ventures include OatFi, Every, Anatomy, LightSpun, Keep, Oyster.

What other funds are similar to Cambrian Ventures?

Funds with an overlapping stage and sector focus include Nauta Capital, Clocktower Technology Ventures, South Park Commons.