Startup and Investor Mixer

BUY TICKETS HERE DownToDash, Entre, Start It Up NYC and Sharebert are teaming up to bring NYC startups and investors together for a night of connections, fun and a lot of rose. Wander the rooms in The Mansion while sipping Rosé from around the world and meet NYC's top Venture Capitalists.  We have 4 amazing speakers: 1. Charlie O'Donnell, Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures Charlie O'Donnell is the sole Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures.  The fund makes seed and pre-seed investments and was the first venture firm located in Brooklyn--where he was born and raised.  Brooklyn Bridge invested in the first rounds of Canary, The Wing, Orchard Platform, Tinybop, Hungryroot, Clubhouse, Ringly, and goTenna among others.  Working in venture capital since 2001, he apprenticed his way through the asset class with analyst roles on the original Union Square Ventures team as well as at the General Motors pension fund--a long time limited partner in many top tier funds.  At First Round Capital, he sourced the firm's investments in Singleplatform (sold to Constant Contact) and GroupMe (sold to Skype).  Charlie discovered GroupMe at the Techcrunch Hackathon where the service had been built.  He also sourced investments in Backupify (which was an idea he had tweeted to the founder, a friend of his), chloe + isabel, and Refinery29. Charlie bikes to work, has done seven triathlons, four marathons, and runs the kayaking program in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The longest he has consecutively been outside of the five boroughs of New York City is three weeks.2. Brandon Andrews - Investor and Lead Consultant ABC's Shark Tank Diversity Tour Brandon Andrews is a senior consultant at Values Partnerships. He leads a nationwide casting tour for ABC's Shark Tank. He writes about business, politics, and crowdfunding. 3. Lisa Burton - Executive Director of HearstLab Lisa Burton is the Executive Director of HearstLab, a community of early stage, women-led startups innovating in media, data and technology. HearstLab provides assistance with building teams and refining products, along with office space in their New York City offices. At HearstLab, Lisa meets with prospective startups and supports the portfolio companies in residence, including advising on data and data science. Throughout her career, Lisa has built and led data science programs at startups and as a consultant across diverse industries -- from mobile payments to advertising to healthcare. Most recently, she cofounded a startup that leveraged data from social media to help brands understand and connect with their customers. Lisa came to data science from Mechanical Engineering, where she specialized in data-driven modeling and machine learning to predict the motion of swimming animals. She holds a PhD and SM from MIT and BSE from Duke. 4. Polina Marinova - Editor at FORTUNE and the author of Term Sheet Polina Marinova is an editor at FORTUNE and the author of Term Sheet, FORTUNE's newsletter about deals and dealmakers. Her coverage focuses on venture capital, technology, startups, and sometimes crypto. She has worked on lists including 40 Under 40, the Fortune 500, and Most Powerful Women. TICKETS INCLUDE Admission into Rose Mansion8 samples of wine (about four glasses)Rose Mansion, GoVino wine glassRose Mansion, Collectable Enamel PinOther fun surprisesEntry to The Grand Tasting Lounge @ Rose MansionGreat advice from our VCs Network with amazing founders and investors IF YOU WANT A TABLE & SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY AT EVENT FOR YOUR STARTUPS EMAIL US HERE- sama@downtodash.com DownToDash is a millennial focused app that connects people in the same location based on what they are down to do, whether it’s workouts, sports, movies or other activities. Users can post specific plans, for example, play Tennis on Thursday at 5 pm at McCarren Park and other users can join. Entre is the fastest growing community for entrepreneurs, artists, creators, and innovators. Our monthly events bring people together to openly discuss and share ideas with like-minded individuals. We welcome entrepreneurs of all types, start-ups of all sizes, industries and stages to join us in finding the inspiration, resources and friends that will make them successful. Whether our members are just beginning to build a company, or are years into their venture, Entre aims to refer the best services available for helping them achieve their goals. We aim to work with sponsors and partners who share our vision in helping the start-up community grow and succeed. Start It Up is a media network site that provides a platform for the most game-changing startups in NYC to break through the noise, and share how they're shaping our future. Sharebert makes shopping fun. Users win prizes and earn rewards just by browsing Sharebert's inventory of over 100M high-end brands & products.