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Danny O’Brien
InvestorManaging Director, EMEA at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
EMEA
Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $100K
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About
Danny O’Brien is Managing Director of EMEA at THRIVE, where he leads the firm's regional expansion and works to identify agri-food tech startups. He previously worked in management consulting and corporate innovation across Dublin, London, and New York, and in 2017 founded Idea 2 Scale, a virtual accelerator, along with Business Barn, a coworking and innovation hub in Ireland. He holds a Master's in Marketing Practice from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (UCD) and a Bachelor of Business Studies from DCU.
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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
Skills & more
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AdvertisingDigital MarketingOnline MarketingMarketing ManagementMarketing ResearchOnline AdvertisingWine TastingEarly-stage StartupsTeamworkManagementNegotiationMicrosoft OfficeLanguages English · French · Irish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Danny O’Brien?
- Danny O’Brien is Managing Director of EMEA at THRIVE, where he leads the firm's regional expansion and works to identify agri-food tech startups. He previously worked in management consulting and corporate innovation across Dublin, London, and New York, and in 2017 founded Idea 2 Scale, a virtual accelerator, along with Business Barn, a coworking and innovation hub in Ireland. He holds a Master's in Marketing Practice from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (UCD) and a Bachelor of Business Studies from DCU.
- Where does Danny O’Brien work?
- Danny O’Brien is Managing Director, EMEA 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.
- Where did Danny O’Brien go to school?
- Danny O’Brien studied at Harvard Business School (Private Equity & Venture Capital); UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (Msc. Marketing Practice); Dublin City University (BA (Hons) in Business Studies).
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