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Devaraj Southworth

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New York City Metropolitan Area

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About

Devaraj Southworth is a Principal at Gotham City Ventures, where he works on capital strategy, investor alignment, and governance for technology platforms. He has over 25 years of experience in strategic alliances, go-to-market planning, and enterprise commercialization across areas including generative AI and regulated systems, with involvement in companies such as Aalo Atomics, Anduril Industries, Apptronik, Carta, Copenhagen Atomics, OpenAI, and Saronic Technologies. His background also includes work as an investigative reporter and competition as a multi-sport athlete, including semi-pro basketball in Japan and U.S. Olympic Trials qualification in swimming.

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Co-founders at Thirstie

MRMaxim Razmakhin
Maxim RazmakhinExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
SG
Scott GoldmanCo-Founder & CEO, ShakeStir

Experience

  1. Gotham City VenturesPrincipal (GCV)current2013 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. ThirstieOperating CEO (GCV PortCo)2013 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  3. American ExpressVice President, Strategic Partnerships2011 — 2012New York, New York, United States
  4. 30Seven Holdings LLCManaging Director2005 — 2011
  5. Early Career FoundationsStrategy & Innovation Roles — Deloitte, Accenture, The United Nations1995 — 2005

Skills & more

Corporate Strategy1Strategic PartnershipsGo-to-Market Strategy1Executive LeadershipBoard GovernanceStrategic AlliancesBusiness Strategy24Digital TransformationArtificial Intelligence (AI)2Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)FundraisingEnterprise Software8

Languages English · Japanese

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Who is Devaraj Southworth?
Devaraj Southworth is a Principal at Gotham City Ventures, where he works on capital strategy, investor alignment, and governance for technology platforms. He has over 25 years of experience in strategic alliances, go-to-market planning, and enterprise commercialization across areas including generative AI and regulated systems, with involvement in companies such as Aalo Atomics, Anduril Industries, Apptronik, Carta, Copenhagen Atomics, OpenAI, and Saronic Technologies. His background also includes work as an investigative reporter and competition as a multi-sport athlete, including semi-pro basketball in Japan and U.S. Olympic Trials qualification in swimming.
Where does Devaraj Southworth work?
Devaraj Southworth is Founder of Thirstie.
What companies did Devaraj Southworth found?
Devaraj Southworth founded Thirstie.
Where did Devaraj Southworth go to school?
Devaraj Southworth studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Executive Program — AI Leadership, Platform Strategy & Enterprise Transformation); Kansai Gaidai University (Fellowship, Economics); Ohio Wesleyan University (BA, Organizational Psychology and Investigative Journalism).

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