2022年7月26日

分享文章寒武紀的企業,一個新的早期風險資本公司由前Andreessen Horowitz合夥人雷克斯索爾茲伯裏,今天推出了首屆天使fintech-focused基金投資2000萬美元,計劃和種子階段。基金支持的頂級fintech企業家,包括Nerdwallet的創始人,格子,簡單,合金,否定,SentiLink,吉夫斯,改良,融合,可路由,修剪,LendUp,一,索菲,Moonpay, LoanPro,利他主義者,Melio等等。該基金旨在加速增長的早期fintech公司通過以社區為基礎的方法。Andreessen Horowitz fintech鉛雷克斯索爾茲伯裏發射寒武紀企業與舊金山一隻2000萬美元的基金(上線)7月26日,2022寒武紀合資企業,一個新的早期風險資本公司由前Andreessen Horowitz合夥人雷克斯索爾茲伯裏,今天推出了首屆天使fintech-focused基金投資2000萬美元,計劃和種子階段。基金投資者的一些最具影響力的企業家和經營者在fintech部門。這包括Nerdwallet的創始人,格子,簡單,合金,否定,SentiLink,吉夫斯,改良,融合,可路由,修剪,LendUp,一,索菲,Moonpay, LoanPro,利他主義者,Melio等等。通過基金,索爾茲伯裏將寒武紀fintech社區他成立於2016年,分享資源,同行之間的知識,指導下一個一代又一代的遠見卓識的創始人。最初作為激情建立項目以外的他作為一個軟件工程師的日常工作fintech啟動,索爾茲伯裏迅速增長全球網絡社區擁有超過15000用戶,4000 meetup與會者,鬆弛社區與1100 + fintech創始人。啟動基金之前,雷克斯是一個fintech團隊的創始合夥人Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z),他於2016年開始三年後推出寒武紀。在A16Z,他幫助建立了fintech垂直和投資交易數量包括Deel和統計,公司與寒武紀他先前遇到的工作。 In launching the fund, Salisbury is going back to the community roots, where he is able to help founders at the earliest stage. “In seeing the positive and meaningful impact this community of experienced fintech founders and investors has had thus far, Cambrian's venture fund was a logical next step. There is a unique opportunity to mobilize the Cambrian community to facilitate vital connections while adding operational expertise and capital at the earliest and most critical stage of founder-market fit,” said Rex Salisbury, Founder and General Partner of Cambrian. “The fund aims to leverage the entrepreneurial experience, subject matter expertise, operational expertise, and industry insights within the Cambrian community to support the next generation of fintech entrepreneurs.” “Rex has pioneered a new frontier for fintech entrepreneurs by harnessing the power of community around a fund structure,” said Andy Carra, co-founder of SoFi and investor in the fund. “Cambrian’s success to date is due to Rex’s passion, sense of camaraderie, and extensive belief in both fintech's potential and the power of community.” Cambrian plans to invest in 30 companies, with investments of up to $500K at the angel, pre-seed, and seed stage within the fintech sector. Cambrian has made five investments over the last few months, including Keep Financial ’s recent seed round. To date, Cambrian has assisted in matching more than 500 co-founders and investors and has helped members make key hires through its talent collective and referral job board . “Cambrian is an ideal partner for us because they blend a community ecosystem with Rex, an investor with extensive experience in building and scaling fintech startups,” said Rob Frohwein, co-founder of Keep Financial and Kabbage, which was acquired by American Express in 2020." "Rex's influence, reach, and ability to identify the next great entrepreneurs in fintech are impressive and made him a valuable asset at A16Z,” said Anish Acharya, General Partner on the A16Z fintech team. “We are delighted to see how he and Cambrian will continue to support the fintech ecosystem with the launch of this fund." For more information, please visit https://www.cambrianhq.com . About: Cambrian Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs in fintech. The firm was started by Rex Salisbury, a founding member of A16Z’s fintech practice. The fund serves as the investment arm of the Cambrian fintech community created by Salisbury in 2016 with over 15,000 subscribers, 4,000 meetup attendees, and a Slack community for 1,100+ fintech founders. The firm is backed by leading fintech founders, operators and investors. For more information, please visit https://www.cambrianhq.com . Media contact: