Danny O'Brien
InvestorManaging Director at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Ireland
Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $100K
About
Danny O'Brien leads European investing and accelerators across Silicon Valley, Calgary and Melbourne, combining founder experience (two startups, a VC platform) with teaching and advisory roles in agri-management in Spain.
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechFoodTechRobotics
Experience
- SVG Ventures | THRIVEManaging Director EMEA & Global Programscurrent2021 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Continuum AgBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Autonomous PivotBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Business BarnFoundercurrent2018 — presentIreland
- Ceres Agri-Tech Knowledge Exchange PartnershipInvestment Committee Member2024 — 2026Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- ISAMeducationVisiting Professor of Entrepreneurship2020 — 2025Almería, Andalusia, Spain
- Idea 2 ScaleFounder2016 — 2020Ireland
- New York InternationalProgram Director2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Purple CubedManagement Consultant2014 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Marketing Development ProgrammeMarketing Advisor2013Dublin
- Eaton Square ConsultingInternship2012Dublin
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolPrivate Equity & Venture Capital2023
- UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business SchoolMsc. Marketing Practice2013
- Dublin City UniversityBA (Hons) in Business Studies2008 — 2012
Skills & more
Customer Service3Social Media11Time Management10Marketing Strategy21Sales2Budgets3Social Media Marketing5Social Networking3Marketing7Marketing Communications3Market Research26Event Management5
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AdvertisingDigital MarketingOnline MarketingMarketing ManagementMarketing ResearchOnline AdvertisingWine TastingEarly-stage StartupsTeamworkManagementNegotiationMicrosoft OfficeLanguages English · French · Irish
From Danny's professional profile.
Colleagues at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Aimee Elliott
Business Development Analyst at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Ben Lesage
Quebec Program Manager at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Carin Gerhardt
Director of Corporate Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Coleton Fisher
Academy Manager at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Danny O’Brien
Managing Director EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Dawn Trautman
Director of Corporate Innovation at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Greg Young
Venture Partner at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Helen Hartnett
COO at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Network3
John Hartnett
CEO and Founder at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Jonathan L. Hua
Venture Partner at Scrum Ventures
Nicky Vu
Partner at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Investors connected to Danny in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Danny O'Brien work?
- Danny O'Brien is Managing Director at SVG Ventures | THRIVE.
- What does Danny O'Brien invest in?
- Danny O'Brien invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, FoodTech, Robotics.
- What check size does Danny O'Brien write?
- Danny O'Brien typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
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Also attended UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School20
Wayne ByrneVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESSascha GüntherPartner at Vorwerk VenturesJennifer McMahonPartner at Seroba Life SciencesBrian CummingsInvestment Director at Clarendon Fund Managers Ltd.Philip TreacyVice President at Claret Capital PartnersSaurabh KumarInvestment Associate at Furthr VC
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