# Charles Bonello

> Charles Bonello is the co-founder and CEO of Vivvi, a New York-based company reinventing child care and early learning by partnering with employers to make full-time and backup care more accessible and affordable for working families. Before Vivvi, he co-founded Grand Central Tech, one of New York's largest and most selective startup communities, and worked in investment research and venture financing. His work is driven by a conviction that child care is the single biggest pain point for working parents, and he has built Vivvi into a network of NYC campuses backed by $17.2 million in funding.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Vivvi
- **Organizations:** Vivvi, Grand Central Tech, RTP Ventures, River Twice Capital Advisors, Three Point Capital, Fred Alger Management
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, History & Political Science, Tufts University, High school diploma, Regis High School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Vivvi into a network of NYC early learning campuses backed by $17.2M in total funding, Co-founded Grand Central Tech, which grew to roughly 1,000 people across more than 100 companies, Kept all Vivvi teaching staff employed through the COVID-19 pandemic with competitive salaries and equity

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Began his career as a buy-side research associate covering the consumer sector at Fred Alger Management
- **2010** — Co-founded and worked as an analyst at River Twice Capital Advisors
- **2013** — Joined Three Point Capital as Vice President of Venture Debt
- **2014** — Co-founded Grand Central Tech, growing it into one of New York's largest and most selective startup communities
- **2017** — Served as a Venture Partner at RTP Ventures
- **2018** — Co-founded Vivvi with Ben Newton to reinvent child care and early learning
- **2022** — Vivvi raised a $15M Series B to build high-quality child care centers in New York
- **2023** — His daughter Grace graduated from Vivvi, marking the 'end of an era'

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Vivvi into a network of NYC early learning campuses backed by $17.2M in total funding
- Co-founded Grand Central Tech, which grew to roughly 1,000 people across more than 100 companies
- Kept all Vivvi teaching staff employed through the COVID-19 pandemic with competitive salaries and equity
- Provided child care covering more than 16,000 shifts for New York Presbyterian healthcare workers during the pandemic
- Member of the Forbes Business Council
- Built employer-sponsored child care partnerships with organizations including Elon University

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — Shared that his daughter Grace graduated from Vivvi, describing it as the end of an era.
- **2022-02** — Vivvi announced a $15M Series B to build high-quality child care centers in New York.

## Links

- Website: https://vivvi.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-bonello-b963238

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