Milton D.

Founder & Strategist | Plantaizin’

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2022
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Investor & Chief of Staff
Feb 2022
Phoenix Fund (”Phoenix”) is a pre/seed stage venture capital firm investing in startups founded by students and alumni of Harvard and HBS. As a community-oriented fund, we bring together 400+ Harvard/HBS students and alumni through treks, happy hours, dinners, retreats, and more. Additionally, we harness the collective power of our community to provide outsized value to our portfolio. At Phoenix Fund Research we share valuable data, insights, and stories from the Harvards legendary startup ecosystem. Read here: https://phoenixfundresearch.substack.com/ To submit a deal or for general inquiry, you can reach us at: hello@phoenixclub.vc
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2022
Investor & Chief of Staff
Feb 2022
Phoenix Fund (”Phoenix”) is a pre/seed stage venture capital firm investing in startups founded by students and alumni of Harvard and HBS. As a community-oriented fund, we bring together 400+ Harvard/HBS students and alumni through treks, happy hours, dinners, retreats, and more. Additionally, we harness the collective power of our community to provide outsized value to our portfolio. At Phoenix Fund Research we share valuable data, insights, and stories from the Harvards legendary startup ecosystem. Read here: https://phoenixfundresearch.substack.com/ To submit a deal or for general inquiry, you can reach us at: hello@phoenixclub.vc
Co-Founder
Jan 2022
Plantaizin’ is a fun plant-based snack brand that seeks to treat our bodies well and do good in the world. Our sweet and savory-flavored plantain chips are 100% all-natural and come from plantains grown from small farms in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest We work with and donate a percentage of our proceeds to uplifting movements and non-profit organizations that target food shortages, housing, clean water supply and more! Scan our QR code on the back of the bag to access music playlists, a words of affirmation generator, materials to learn about the organization we support and more!
2019
Venture Incubation Program Acceptee
Jan 2019
The Harvard Innovation Labs supports Harvard students and select alumni in their quest to explore the world of game-changing innovation and entrepreneurship. Since our founding in 2011, we’ve helped 5,000+ ventures — with founders from all 13 Harvard schools — turn ideas into impact. Whether you’re here to solve a problem by creating a venture or to explore how innovation and entrepreneurship can complement your Harvard experience, the i-lab is in your corner.
2017
Co-Founder
Oct 2017
DetailedBeauty aims to acknowledge, celebrate, and compliment the beautiful everyday models of the world. By creating premium quality products that focus on highlighting your beauty. The foundation for DetailedBeauty developed years ago, when we noticed a lack of beauty brands that intentionally catered to the breadth of shapes, shades, and sizes of the people in our world. Our mission is simple: Re-shape the cosmetic industry by promoting individual beauty and fostering a community around the power of cosmetics. Bring your whole self wherever you go, and detail your beauty along the way.
2017 Goldman Sachs Undergraduate Camp
May 2017
We aspire to be the world’s most exceptional financial institution, united by our shared values of partnership, client service, integrity, and excellence. Operating at the center of capital markets, we act as one firm, mobilizing our people, capital, and ideas to deliver superior results across our clients’ most complex challenges. For 157 years, Goldman Sachs has delivered world-class execution on a global scale across our leading Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management businesses. Apprenticeship is central to our culture, with hands-on coaching and access to leaders who bring decades of experience and expertise. With office locations around the world, we offer a broad range of career opportunities to those who insist on excellence and thrive on performance. Find our Social Media Disclosures here: gs.com/social-media-disclosures
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