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Milkbox Partners
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Late Stage · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Milkbox Partners is a multi-stage investment and advisory firm that has made over 100 investments since 2013 spanning early-stage equity, growth-stage, debt financings, and LP positions in other funds. It supports portfolio companies with strategy and resources, and its funded companies have collectively raised billions in capital and generate billions in revenue. The firm focuses on several sectors including health and wellness, clean energy and sustainability, transportation and logistics, software and SaaS, consumer products, ecommerce enablement, real estate and proptech, and industrial solutions.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 28 of 40 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Consumer ×8Data & Infrastructure ×4Deep Tech ×4E-commerce ×4Hardware ×4Climate Tech ×3Digital Health ×3
HQs:United States×20Germany×1Ecuador×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×83 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Stanford University ×3Boston University ×2Cornell ×2Grove City College ×2The Wharton School ×2University of Wisconsin-Madison ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×7Computer Science ×5Economics ×5Business & Management ×2Finance & Accounting ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)
Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathArber develops biological plant-care products that use naturally occurring microbes, bacteria, and plant extracts to build plant immunity and control pests, positioned as a safer alternative to neem oil and synthetic pesticides.
AgTechClimate TechConsumer
Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalPartners ResoluteSuperangelSuperAngel.Fund
Ashcroft Capital is a multifamily real estate investment firm focused on value-add investing, with in-house property management and construction.
PropTech
Autority is a mobile app for consumers in Ecuador to pay government and household bills (fines, vehicle registration, IESS, electricity, water, taxes, internet), send and receive money via card, QR and payment links, buy insurance, request loans, and receive remittances.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechInsurTechQuito, EC
Diego Quiñones(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuenTrip VenturesTechstars
Legora is an AI legal platform serving law firms and enterprises with contract review, document drafting, and workflow automation capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSector Agnostic
Max Junestrand
Co-investorsNexus Bay
Bloccelerate VC is a venture capital fund that invests in and supports early-stage companies building on blockchain technology.
Crypto & Web3Seattle, US
Kate Mitselmakher(General Partner)Kate Mitselmakher Laurence(Executive Officer)
ChipFlow provides curated open-source EDA tools, mixed-signal design workflows and engineering support for integrated circuit (IC) design.
Deep TechDeveloper ToolsSemiconductorsCambridge, GB
Michel Laudes(Founder)in
Co-investorsFontinalis PartnersInMotion Ventures
CleanCapital develops, constructs, owns, operates, and invests in small-scale solar and energy storage projects for businesses, schools, non-profits, and communities.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyPleasantville, US
Thomas P. Byrne(Chief Executive Officer)inJon Powers(President)inMarc Garrett(Chief Operating Officer)Thomas Byrne(Executive Officer, Director)inMelinda Baglio(Chief Commercial Officer & General Counsel)inKevin Johnson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsDocuSign
Create sells flavored creatine supplements combining 5g of creatine with electrolytes and taurine, sold as powders and stick packs for daily hydration and supplementation.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Sienna McCormick(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesSuperangelSuperAngel.Fund
Epicore Biosystems is a digital health company that develops wearable sweat-sensing devices measuring hydration, electrolyte loss, skin temperature, motion and other biomarkers.
BiotechCambridge, US
Roozbeh Ghaffari(CEO/Co-Founder/Board Member)inJohn Rogers(Co-Founder/Board Member)inAlexander J. Aranyosi(Executive Officer)inAJ Aranyosi, PhD(Chief Digital Officer/Co-Founder)Stephen Lee(Chief Technology Officer/Co-Founder)inJames Ryan(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCastor VenturesJoyance PartnersAtaraxia VCPegasus Tech Ventures
Flume offers a home water monitoring system that tracks indoor and outdoor water usage around the clock and sends instant leak alerts to help homeowners prevent water damage.
ConsumerHardwareIoTSan Luis Obispo, US
Eric Adler(Founder)
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersAugment VenturesKern Venture GroupSand Hill Angels
Gecko Robotics builds robots equipped with sensors and cameras to inspect industrial structures like boilers for structural defects, replacing dangerous manual inspections at height.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsPittsburgh, US
Jake Loosararian(Cofounder & CEO)inTroy Demmer(Cofounder)in
BoardGaetano Crupi(Director)inAndrew Davis(Director)inTrae Stephens(Director)in
Co-investorsAlpha PartnersBase Venture Management, Inc.Cubit CapitalDrive CapitalFifth Down CapitalFormula VC+40 more
Goally makes a child-focused tablet and app suite with visual schedules, chore charts, and games that teach executive function, emotional regulation, speech, and life skills.
ConsumerDigital HealthEdTech
HyperSciences develops a hypersonic accelerator engine aimed at mining and tunneling applications.
Construction TechDeep TechHardwareSpokane, US
Mark Russell(Executive Officer, Director)inMichelle Carbon(Executive Officer)in
BoardMichael McSherry(Director)Charles Russell(Director)
Co-investorsCowles VenturesThe W Fund
Innosphere Ventures is a venture capital and economic development organization that operates incubators and venture capital funds focused on technology sectors including climate resilience, life sciences, and smart cities.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechImpact & Social Good
Tim Jones(Chief Operating Officer)in
BoardMike Freemanin
Co-investorsInnosphere Ventures
Mercury is an investor database listing venture capital investors and their sector focus areas.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Immad Akhund(Founder & CEO)inJason Zhang(Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer)inMax Tagher(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardTom Brown(Director)Saar Gur(Director)inSonya Huang(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundBetter Tomorrow VenturesBuilders + BackersChapter One+44 more
Nephrogen develops AI-powered AAV delivery vehicles for genetic medicines targeting kidney and pancreatic diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York City, US
Demetri Maxim(Founder and CEO)Vivek Bhalla(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)TechstarsY CombinatorZAKA VC10X Capital2048 Ventures+11 more
Nutrisense provides personalized metabolic monitoring and health guidance through continuous glucose monitoring and data analysis.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessChicago, US
Kara Collier(Cofounder)inAleksey Skryl(Executive Officer, Director)inBogdan Zavorotny(Director, Executive Officer)Jessica Hou(Director)
BoardMichael Satow(Director)
Co-investors1315 CapitalAllied Venture PartnersHyperguapTechstars
OpenBorder provides a platform combining technology and services to help e-commerce brands expand internationally across DTC, marketplaces (Amazon, TikTok Shop, TEMU), and retail channels.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Darwish Gani(Founder)inRichard H.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalCapital 49Peak XV Partners
PulseData builds patented machine learning and AI predictive analytics models that help healthcare organizations identify chronic diseases earlier and predict disease progression, with a focus on kidney disease and end-stage renal disease.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Hai Po Sun(Co-founder)inTeddy Cha(Co-Founder)inHai PoinDean Panovich(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardMICHAEL GOGUEN(Director)inDANIELLE WANG(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBloomberg BetaBlue CollectiveChicago VenturesRed Dog CapitalTwo Bear Capital+2 more
Quantstamp provides smart contract and blockchain security audits and verification services for Web3 and Web2 projects.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Richard Ma(Founder/CEO)inSteven Stewart(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCDragonflyFifty YearsFJ LabsLegalTechManhattan Venture Partners+21 more
quip makes sonic electric toothbrushes and related oral-care products sold directly to consumers, including the Ultra Lite Sonic Toothbrush with replaceable brush pods, LED pressure sensor, and multiple cleaning intensities.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & FitnessBrooklyn, US
William May(Executive Officer, Director)Simon Enever(Founder)in
Co-investorsACME CapitalBlack Jays VenturesEvolution VC PartnersRanch VenturesSand Hill AngelsSuperangel+1 more
Online equity crowdfunding platform connecting startups with retail and accredited investors.
New York, US
James Han(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Feit(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBradley Harrison(Director)in
Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalKrillion VenturesScout VenturesArcher GrayScout Ventures
Solsten builds an audience-understanding platform that uses psychometrics and AI to profile the psychological makeup of a company's users, primarily to help game studios and brands design more engaging experiences.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGamingMarketing TechBerlin, DE
Bastian Bergmann(Co-founder)inJoe Schaeppi(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDentsu VenturesGFR FundInventureKonvoy VenturesPrime Partners+6 more
Steelhead Composites designs, manufactures and tests lightweight composite pressure vessels for aerospace, energy and transportation.
Golden, US
Andrew Coors(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJohn Cronin(Executive Officer)inSTEVE HUGHES(Director)
BoardKaren Howlett(Director)Tim Reeser(Director)
Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkDenver VenturesE8 AngelsHouston Angel NetworkRockies Venture ClubWorldQuant Ventures
Sundial builds a platform for generating insights.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Julie Zhuo(Co-Founder)Chandra Narayanan(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsf7 VenturesGreatPoint Ventures
SuperAngel.Fund is an early-stage venture fund that writes first checks into Consumer, PropTech, and Future of Work startups, including brands, CPG, eCommerce SaaS, marketplaces, real estate software, and workforce tools.
ConsumerFuture of WorkPropTechNew York City, US
Vermeer develops vision-based positioning technology for aerial platforms and drones that operates without GPS in contested, spoofed, or GPS-denied environments.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsQueens, US
Brian Streem(CEO)Suresh Kumar(CTO)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesGENIUS NYTechstarsTenon VenturesAero X VenturesRockaway Ventures+1 more
Whatnot is a live commerce marketplace that enables creators and entrepreneurs to build businesses by connecting with audiences through real-time streaming and shopping.
ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSocialLos Angeles, US
Grant LaFontaine(Founder/CEO)inLogan Head(Founder)in
BoardDalton Caldwell(Director)inConnie Chan(Director)inLaela Sturdy(Director)inAnu Hariharan(Director)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzBackwards CapitalBond Capital ManagementCapitalGFirebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc+20 more
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesID8 InvestmentsSilicon Ventures
Female-founded women's health startup offering pregnancy and ovulation tests and support (formerly Stix).
Jamie Norwood(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Fab Co-Creation Studio VenturesHypothesisOvereasy VenturesRackhouse Venture Management Lp+5 more
Yank Technologies develops long-range, high-power wireless charging systems, including wireless charging for warfighter wearable batteries inside military vehicles.
Defense TechEnergyHardwareBrooklyn, US
Joshua Yankowitz(Executive Officer, Director)
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that lets accredited individual investors co-invest alongside established VC firms in venture-stage and late-stage private companies, without institutional minimums.
Fintech
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
28 FreightAngelList FundApparentAVG BasecampCMS PrevenioEvernowLaasieWonder Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Whatnot · geekwire.com · Jul 16, 2026
Mercury · thesaasnews.com · Jul 8, 2026
Goally · getgoally.com · Apr 30, 2026
Quantstamp · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Gecko Robotics · geckorobotics.com · Jan 20, 2026
Vermeer · finsmes.com · Oct 23, 2025
Solsten · thesaasnews.com · Sep 30, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Milkbox Partners made?
- Milkbox Partners has 40 tracked investments.
- What stage does Milkbox Partners invest at?
- Milkbox Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Milkbox Partners focus on?
- Milkbox Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, E-commerce, Energy, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, SaaS, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Milkbox Partners located?
- Milkbox Partners is headquartered in New York.
- Who does Milkbox Partners co-invest with?
- Milkbox Partners most often shares deals with Superangel, SuperAngel.Fund, Techstars, among 153 tracked co-investors.
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