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Charlie O'Donnell | Sole GP @ Brooklyn Bridge Ventures | Lessons from 20 Years in VC
29 minutes Posted Nov 8, 2020 at 9:27 pm.
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Charlie O'Donnell is the sole partner and founder of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, a very well known VC and the first in Brooklyn, which invests in New York based startups at the seed and pre-seed rounds (first $750k). With nearly twenty years of experience in the industry (Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, and the GM pension fund), Charlie shares key insights around startup investing.


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