Brooklyn Bridge Ventures
The first venture fund based in Brooklyn, founded by Charlie O'Donnell in 2012. Backs pre-seed and seed companies in consumer, marketplace, and B2B software — portfolio includes The Wing and Canary.
Typical check size
$250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Brooklyn, NY
AUM
N/A
Rounds they lead
Pre-Seed
Seed
Rounds they invest
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Brooklyn Bridge Ventures as an investor (2 total).
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FAQs about Brooklyn Bridge Ventures
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Brooklyn Bridge Ventures leads pre-seed and seed rounds and follows into Series A. The fund is explicitly early-stage — often the first institutional capital. Our directory lists pre-seed and seed as lead stages.
Brooklyn Bridge does not publicly disclose a standard check size. As a Brooklyn-based seed fund, checks are typically in the pre-seed/seed range; exact amounts are deal-specific.
Based in Brooklyn, NY — the first VC fund headquartered in the borough. The firm invests primarily in NYC-area founders but is not strictly limited to Brooklyn or New York.
Consumer, marketplace, and early B2B software. Public portfolio references include The Wing and Canary. Our directory tags consumer and marketplace.
Brooklyn Bridge typically leads or co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds. Founder Charlie O'Donnell is known for being an active first-check investor in the NYC ecosystem.
In our directory: Compyl (/startup/compyl) and Canid (/startup/canid).
Engage via brooklynbridge.vc or through NYC founder networks. Warm intros from Brooklyn/NYC angels, prior portfolio founders, or co-investors in the seed ecosystem are the norm.
See /2026-brooklyn-bridge-ventures-compyl-12m-series-a and /2026-brooklyn-bridge-ventures-canid-10m-series-a for recent Brooklyn Bridge–backed rounds.