Stuart O'Keeffe

Stuart O'Keeffe is a General Partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital based in New York City, New York. He specializes in early-stage investments across the fintech, healthcare, enterprise software, and consumer sectors, typically writing initial checks ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 for pre-seed and seed rounds. O'Keeffe joined the firm in 2017 as a Startup Consultant before transitioning to the investment team in 2018 and earning a promotion to Partner in 2021. Prior to his venture capital career, he worked as an Associate Business Consultant at Sapient Global Markets and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Cornell University in 2016. In addition to his primary investment duties, he serves in advisory roles for Techstars and Cornell Tech. His current focus remains on providing hands-on operational guidance and capital to early-stage founders building new enterprises.