Daybreak is a thesis-driven, early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in the application layer of technology. Rex invests in internet, software, and marketplace businesses with potential for viral adoption, emphasizing founder quality and team conviction over market sizing. The firm targets companies that improve the lives of the next generation, with particular focus on the loneliness epidemic and mental health destigmatization as macro trends. Daybreak operates as an 'artisanal' venture investor, prioritizing hands-on partnership and ownership at the earliest stages rather than the 'spray and pray' approach of larger asset managers