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Rex Salisbury’s Cambrian Ventures raises new fund, bucking fintech slowdown

July 16, 2025 by DON

Rex Salisbury, the solo GP behind Cambrian Ventures, fondly recalls the time he fell in love with fintech. The year was 2015, he had recently left his job as an investment banker to try his hand on engineering at a mortgage startup in San Francisco. “That’s when you had companies like Stripe, Plaid, Credit Karma, … Read more

Hasbro has a winning hand with Wizards, bucking the trend in retail

April 24, 2025 by DON

While many retailers have lowered guidance for this fiscal year in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs, one toy company is confident it can weather the storm. Hasbro—the toymaker for all ages behind Play-Doh, Monopoly, Nerf, and Dungeons & Dragons—on Thursday reported a strong first quarter of 2025. Revenue was up 17% and … Read more

The Czech Republic, and its quiet automotive giant Skoda, are bucking an economic downturn unfolding in its crucial ally Germany

April 3, 2025 by DON

There is a shadow hanging over the Europe. The ascent of Donald Trump to the White House has exposed brewing fragilities within the continent’s economy and military prowess. That hasn’t been evident anywhere more than in Germany, the industrial powerhouse reeling from two years of negative growth. Now, Germany’s allies, who have lived in their … Read more