# Oisin O’Connor

> Oisin O’Connor is the Santa Monica-based co-founder and CEO of Recharge, the subscription-commerce company he founded with Mike Flynn in 2014. A UCLA economics graduate and former Deloitte analyst, he previously worked on Empowered.org and BootStrap Heroes. His public interviews emphasize market timing, complementary co-founders, merchant conversations, and building useful tools for independent businesses.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Recharge
- **Organizations:** Recharge, BootStrap Heroes, Empowered.org, Deloitte
- **From:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Nationality:** American; Irish heritage
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Monica College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Recharge in 2014 and self-funded the company for more than five years before outside investment., Led Recharge through its announced May 2021 financing at a $2.1 billion company valuation., Recharge had reached $100 million ARR by the time of his April 2024 1800DTC interview.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as an analyst at Deloitte.
- **—** — Built Empowered.org, a crowdfunding venture for communities and projects.
- **2011** — In his 2024 recollection, Harley Finkelstein helped convince him and Mike Flynn of the opportunity in ecommerce; the pair began developing products in the Shopify ecosystem.
- **2014** — Co-founded Recharge with Mike Flynn after a series of product experiments.
- **2021** — Recharge announced $277 million in growth capital at a $2.1 billion valuation.
- **2024** — Discussed Recharge reaching $100 million ARR in an April 1800DTC interview.
- **2026** — Recharge announced Skio was joining the company in April.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Recharge in 2014 and self-funded the company for more than five years before outside investment.
- Led Recharge through its announced May 2021 financing at a $2.1 billion company valuation.
- Recharge had reached $100 million ARR by the time of his April 2024 1800DTC interview.
- In April 2026, Recharge and Skio reported a combined footprint of more than 20,000 brands and over $20 billion in annual GMV.
- Named by Nacelle founder Brian Anderson as an investor in that company.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Opened ChargeX East in New York with a discussion of customer acquisition costs and a direction he and Recharge call the Agentic Retention Era.
- **2026-04** — Recharge announced that Skio was joining the company, with both platforms continuing to operate.

## Links

- Website: https://getrecharge.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oisino/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/OisinO

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Last updated: 2026-10-23