Charlie O'Donnell

Working with ambitious and aspiring venture capital investors from Associate to General Partner.

The purpose of The Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Inc. a registered 501(c)(3) NYC non-profit organization, is to promote human-powered boating and safe public access to the Brooklyn waterfront, to provide opportunities for people to learn about and participate in human-powered boating, and to promote environmentally sound policies that provide for and sustain human-powered boating in New York harbor.

Working with ambitious and aspiring venture capital investors from Associate to General Partner.

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures has invested just under $40 million across three funds, leading or co-leading pre-seed and seed investments in New York City companies, but the fund is no longer making new investments. Brooklyn Bridge Ventures made over 100 investments since it was founded, making it one of the most active funds investing in pre-seed and seed rounds in the city during its run. It was the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn, NY, and it is managed by Charlie ODonnell.

First Round is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an “imagine if.” We fill in where we can until the team is filled out, tackling crucial early hiring and equipping those who are great at building product with the skills to sell it, too. By getting the foundational firsts right, we increase the odds of finding extreme product-market fit. Our founders’ “imagine ifs” have turned into companies like Notion, Roblox, Uber, and Square.

The purpose of The Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Inc. a registered 501(c)(3) NYC non-profit organization, is to promote human-powered boating and safe public access to the Brooklyn waterfront, to provide opportunities for people to learn about and participate in human-powered boating, and to promote environmentally sound policies that provide for and sustain human-powered boating in New York harbor.

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