Brendan O'Donnell
InvestorPartner at Frontline Ventures
Palo Alto, California, United States
Writes $100K – $10M checks
About
Brendan O'Donnell specializes in helping U.S. software companies expand into Europe through his co-leadership of an $80M growth-stage fund, combining institutional VC experience with active angel investing perspective.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Experience
- Frontline VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AirtableChief Revenue Officer2018San Francisco, California
- EuclidChief Commercial Officer2016 — 2018San Francisco, California
- SurveyMonkeyVP & GM, SurveyMonkey Enterprise2013 — 2015Palo Alto, California
- YammerVP, Sales Operations2012 — 2013San Francisco, California
- GoogleHead of WW Sales Operations, Google Cloud2009 — 2012London, UK | Mountain View, California
- GoogleHead of Sales & Operations (Google Apps, Consumer Ops, Ads, Search)2003 — 2009Dublin, Ireland | Mountain View, California
- Ennis, Knupp & Associates (acquired by Aon)Business Development2001 — 2003Chicago, Illinois
Education
- Northwestern UniversityBachelor of Science - BS
Skills & more
SaaS11Enterprise Software14Software as a Service (SaaS)3Strategy42Start-ups56Cloud Computing31Management30Strategic Partnerships15Sales Operations19Business Strategy16Sales11Online Marketing9
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Business DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyE-commerceProduct ManagementLead GenerationMobile DevicesCRMSales ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)From Brendan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Frontline Ventures
Allison Graf
Investor Relations Manager at Frontline Ventures
Aoife Kane
Office Manager at Frontline Ventures
Brennan O’Donnell
Partner at Frontline Ventures
Brian Shortall
Finance Manager at Frontline Ventures
David Clarke
Venture Partner at Frontline Ventures
Dylan Scully
Associate at Frontline Ventures
George Radford
Principal at Frontline Ventures
Hannah Skingle
Brand & Platform Lead at Frontline Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brendan O'Donnell work?
- Brendan O'Donnell is Partner at Frontline Ventures.
- What does Brendan O'Donnell invest in?
- Brendan O'Donnell invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Brendan O'Donnell write?
- Brendan O'Donnell typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University337
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Shared employers
Also worked at Airtable29
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkEllie HinkenInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersMax GazorInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersSam WerboffHead of Digital Native Enterprise GTM, Anthropic at EMERGENT VENTURESAkshay NathanEngineering Manager at Asymmetric Capital Partners
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Also worked at Euclid6
Also worked at SurveyMonkey9
Selina TobaccowalaVenture Partner at Lobby CapitalTodd MacLeanInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersCharlie BuffaVice President, Sales at Mainsail PartnersAllan Jean-BaptisteInvestor at Ansa CapitalCraig ShermanPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersIvan de LastoursInvestor at ATKA
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Also worked at Yammer20
David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesBen SmithTechnology Partner at Inreach VenturesRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJJenny ThaiHead of Marketing at Pear VC
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