Milena Bogdanova Bursztyn
InvestorInvestor at Germin8 Ventures
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $550K
Experience
- Meltemi CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Newtype VenturesPrincipalcurrent2022 — present
- PortfoliaInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Global Women in VCFood & Agtech Leadcurrent2020 — present
- Harvard Alumni EntrepreneursInvestor Committee Chaircurrent2020 — present
- Germin8 VenturesInvestor2019 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
- SpotifyMBA Product Intern2018 — 2019
- Thirty Million WordsProduct Manager2017 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
- ScoreBeyondHead of Growth Strategy & Ops2015 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
- SideChefVP of Business Development2014 — 2015Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- OlioveraCo-Founder & CEO2010 — 2014Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Economics
- Harvard UniversityALM Masters
- USC Marshall School of BusinessB.S., Business Administration
- Erasmus University RotterdamInternational Exchange Program
- Università BocconiInternational Exchange Program
Skills & more
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategy12Management3LeadershipTeam LeadershipTeamworkPublic SpeakingStrategic Planning3
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EntrepreneurshipStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyBusiness StrategyManagement ConsultingCompetitive AnalysisOperations ManagementSocial Media MarketingProject ManagementProduct ManagementMarket ResearchLanguages Bulgarian · English · Portuguese
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Colleagues at Germin8 Ventures
Alex Lavin
Advisor & Resident AI Technologist at Germin8 Ventures
Brady Sidwell
Advisor & Resident Ag Executive at Germin8 Ventures
Charles Holmes
Associate at Germin8 Ventures
Danny Ayalon
Advisor & Overseas Affiliate at Germin8 Ventures
Dr. Ashlie L Burkart
Chief Scientific Officer at Germin8 Ventures
Jay Bauer
Advisor & Food Innovation Executive at Germin8 Ventures
Lior Maimon
Advisor & Overseas Affiliate at Germin8 Ventures
Michael Lavin
Managing Partner at Germin8 Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Milena Bogdanova Bursztyn work?
- Milena Bogdanova Bursztyn is Investor at Germin8 Ventures.
- What check size does Milena Bogdanova Bursztyn write?
- Milena Bogdanova Bursztyn typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
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