Charlie O'Donnell
AUTHOR

Charlie O'Donnell

Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
Charlie O’Donnell is a New York City venture capitalist and community builder. He began his career at Union Square Ventures where he was the firm's first analyst. He then helped launch First Round Capital’s NYC office where he backed Backupify (acq by Datto), GroupMe (acq. by Skype) and Singleplatform (acq by Constant Contact). In 2012, he founded Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the first venture capital firm in Brooklyn, investing in more than 100 local startups including Hungryroot, Brigit (acq. by Upbound), and Radformation. He also founded nextNYC, the city’s most active tech community and events platform, and teaches entrepreneurship at NYU’s Courant Institute.

A native and lifelong New Yorker, Charlie is a triathlete, ice hockey goalie, and founder of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, a community kayaking program. He has been writing online at This is Going to Be Big since 2004.
Read more Read less

Best Sellers

Product List
  • Founder Unfriendly: What Investors Won't Tell You About Getting Funded cover art
    Preview

    ₹589.00 or free with 30-day trial

    Free with 30-day trial