MB

Milena Bogdanova Bursztyn

Investor @ Newtype Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $550,000.00

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
Business Development
Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Business Strategy
Management Consulting
Competitive Analysis
Operations Management
Social Media Marketing
Project Management
Product Management
Market Research
Analytics
Survey Design
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Strategic Partnerships

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2022

    Newtype Ventures is an early-stage generalist venture fund supporting and investing in diverse teams with at least one underrepresented minority founder.

  • Investor

    2021

    Portfolia's dedicated Food & AgTech Fund invests into tech-driven companies improving how America’s food is created, produced, packaged, delivered and shared.

  • Food & Agtech Lead

    2020

    Women in VC is the world’s largest global community for women in venture capital to connect, collaborate, and create new opportunities where I lead the Food & Agtech group.

  • Investor Committee Chair

    2020

    Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs is a volunteer-managed, locally organized non-profit organization connecting nearly 14,000 Harvard alumni from across the University and throughout the world. I lead the SoCal Investor Committee to develop the Harvard investor-entrepreneur network.

2019 - 2021

  • Investor

    2019 - 2021

    Germin8 Ventures is an early-stage, purpose-driven venture capital firm that believes in the power of technology to fix the global food system.

2018 - 2019

  • MBA Product Intern

    2018 - 2019

    Product experimentation and platform optimization.

  • Product Manager

    2017 - 2018

    TMW is an evidence-based early childhood education initiative working on closing the achievement gap through research and technology.

2015 - 2017

  • Head of Growth Strategy & Ops

    2015 - 2017

    ScoreBeyond (now part of LinkedIn) is the #1 mobile test prep app seamlessly delivering on-demand, data-driven test prep and tutoring to millions of students around the world.

2014 - 2015

  • VP of Business Development

    2014 - 2015

    SideChef is an online platform for the culinary community that provides step-by-step recipes and smart kitchen appliance integration to help everyone cook and feel more confident in the kitchen.

Oliovera

2010 - 2014

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2010 - 2014

    Oliovera is a specialty gourmet food retail concept working directly with olive growers in California to bring the freshest, highest quality olive oils to consumers.