Natalie Milstein

Senior Associate, Tech and Finance

2022 - 2024

Value Creation Manager

2022 - 2022

Value Creation at OC means supporting the growth of our 300+ portfolio companies by leveraging the OurCrowd network, resources and infrastructure, proactively giving rise to strategic opportunities and connections, and facilitating significant commercial collaborations and partnerships. In order to provide portfolio companies with value beyond fiscal investment, the value creation team possesses a holistic understanding of the needs of the portfolio companies and corporate partners within the OurCrowd network, as well as processes to capitalize on the power of the broader crowd of investors and an ability to “connect the dots.”

Investment Analyst, Investments Team, Retail Lead

2020 - 2022

MBA Intern, Business Development

2020 - 2020

Cross-Border Business, Strategy, and Diplomacy Specialist

2013 - 2022

Project Manager, Business Department

2018 - 2020

• Sourced seed-funding and initial mentorship for Startup Accelerator in Ramallah for Palestinian startups, with aim to create integration between the Israeli and Palestinian innovation ecosystems • Managed Startup Competition in partnership with eBay Israel • Developed concepts and application materials for grants for new Palestinian-Israeli joint ventures; for example, helped to secure funding from Danish Government for over $1M for 5 years • Simultaneously managed 4 programs/budgets/relationships for high-priority donors • Served as professional liaison between abovementioned Palestinian entrepreneurs in meetings with officials from Israeli Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy, COGAT (IDF body Coordinating Government Activities in the Territories), Standards Institute, U.S. Congress staffers, etc. • Managed department internship program

Project Coordinator, Business Department

2017 - 2018

• Led logistics on $1.1 M USAID-funded project to encourage economic cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis in food industry, overseeing all budget and administrative matters; served as the primary liaison between USAID, Peres Center, and approximately 50 Palestinian partners • Developed monthly financial reports, quarterly projections, sub-grant monitoring, and VAT reports in addition to tracking actual versus budgeted accounts to identify potential discrepancies • Prepared materials (financial and otherwise) for audits performed by “Big Four” accounting firms on Peres Center’s USAID projects • Drafted legal contracts with service providers, procured vendors, and ensured all sub-contractors complied with USAID vetting procedures

Public Diplomacy Intern at Israeli Consulate, LA

2011 - 2011

First and only intern invited a second consecutive summer in Consulate history. Summer internship during college in which I assisted the Director of Public Affairs, Carolyn Ben Natan, coordinated briefings and conferences for visiting foreign officials, translated/edited official diplomatic materials, and built detailed mappings of LA's Jewish and Israeli-affiliated organizations and leaders for local diplomatic use

Public Diplomacy Intern at Israeli Consulate, LA

2010 - 2010

Summer internship during college in which I assisted the Director of Public Affairs, Carolyn Ben Natan, coordinated briefings and conferences for visiting foreign officials, translated/edited official diplomatic materials, and built detailed mappings of LA's Jewish and Israeli-affiliated organizations and leaders for local diplomatic use