Charlie O'Donnell
Investor at VCto11
Charlie O'Donnell
Investor at VCto11
Brooklyn, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Investor Coach
2023 - Current
After 20 years in venture capital, I now coach early career venture professionals and those in the early stages of building their own firms—focusing on developing a thesis, brand, expertise, network and thought leadership. The majority of my clients are from underrepresented backgrounds.
Founder and General Partner
2012
Brooklyn Bridge Ventures invested in 105 companies, most often writing first checks to first time founders in the NYC area--companies like Hungryroot, Petal, Imagen, Radformation and Brigit. The fund is no longer making new investments.
Board Member/Co-Founder
2010
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse is a public kayaking and rowing program run out of the new Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Founder
2006
Founded nextNY, a fun way to connect both socially and professionally with young people who have a stake in future of tech and new media in New York City. Participants generally have less than ten years experience and we especially welcome recent graduates who are just starting their careers.
Adjunct Professor
2013 - 2013
Teaching DM9103C Media Technology Entrepreneurship.
Adjunct Professor
2005 - 2012
I have designed and taught several graduate and undergraduate level courses including: Introduction to Business Blogging, Management for the MySpace Generation, and Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Mindset.
Principal
2010 - 2012
Board Observer on Backupify (Board Member until $4.5 mil raise) Board Member/Observer on chloe + isabel Board Observer on Salescrunch Board Observer on SinglePlatform Board Observer on Refinery29 Board Member on Docracy Chief Evangelizing Investor (unofficial) for GroupMe Friend to all FRC Portfolio Companies
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
2009 - 2010
Evaluating venture investment opportunities in early stage technology companies in New York City. Establishing a more substantive New York presence for FRC, including a more permanent office.
CEO/co-founder
2007 - 2009
Path101 aims to be the go to place for career discovery, goal setting, and success for college students. It will provide a paced, easy to use, and fun experience that helps students learn about their opportunity set, as well as build and leverage their network. We are actively seeking dedicated and passionate development talent.
EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence)
2008 - 2009
Helping ITAC build on FastTrac and other programs that they've offered entrepreneurs for 10+ years in order to become a premiere destination for NYC startups looking to build their businesses.
Director of Consumer Products
2006 - 2007
- Responsible for Voki consumer avatar platform. (www.voki.com). Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking Flash-based character. - Created product vision, functional specifications, and initial business and marketing strategy. - Coordinated the company's technical and creative resources to help get the product from idea to launch.
Education
BS
1997 - 2001
Latest Articles
The Bad Advice Diverse Founders are Given Around Fundraising
Talks about Startup, Venture Capital and Diversity
Five Lessons Learned Getting to a Second Fund
Talks about Venture Capital, Startup and investment strategy
Confessions of a Privileged White Male and Former Conservative
Talks about BlackLivesMatter, Racism and white privilege