Charlie O’Donnell – Startup Investor Profile

Charlie O’Donnell is the Founder and Sole Partner at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, a seed stage investment fund based in Brooklyn, NY. The fund focuses on making early investments in New York City companies that have yet to raise $750,000 in prior rounds. Charlie O’Donnell has a reputation for being early to identifying important companies and is known for backing innovative ideas outside the center of NYC tech. The fund’s investment check size ranges around $350,000, and it participates in rounds with an aggregate of no more than $750,000 raised in previous rounds. Brooklyn Bridge Ventures has a geographical preference for companies looking to launch and innovate in Brooklyn and beyond, seeking startups with the potential to leave a positive impact on the world. Previous investments by Brooklyn Bridge Ventures include companies like Hungryroot, goTenna, Ringly, Canary, Orchard, and The Wing. Furthermore, the fund focuses on a diverse portfolio, with almost 40% of backed founding teams having at least one female founder and a quarter having at least one BIPOC founder.

Location: New York, NY

Country: Ireland

Investment Regions: EU, NA

Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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AI Reasoning: Charlie O’Donnell announced in a May 5, 2023 blog post that the term sheet he had just handed out would be his last investment from Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. The named last investment coincided with that May 2023 post (the post references the final deal). From that date to the reference date used for classification is 29 months, which is more than 12 months, so the correct tag is low-active.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.