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DeVaris Brown

Investor

Technical Advisor at Courtside Ventures

Oakland, California, United States

About

DeVaris Brown serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at /dev/color. He has experience as a product executive focused on team leadership, strategy development, and customer experience.

Experience

  1. /dev/colorChairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  2. YPOMembercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. MeroxaCEO and Co-Founder2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  4. SPILLCTO and Co-Founder2023 — 2025Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  5. Ingressive For GoodBoard Member2021 — 2024Lagos State, Nigeria
  6. TwitterProduct Manager Lead2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford ( d.school )Guest Lecturer2020Palo Alto, California, United States
  8. First Round CapitalAngel Track Investor2020San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Floodgate AcademyChief Executive Officer2015 — 2020Oakland, CA
  10. HerokuSenior Director of Product Management2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Super Heroic™CTO & Co-Founder2016 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
  12. General AssemblyExpert in Residence2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Slyce.ioHead Of Product Management2016San Francisco Bay Area
  14. VSCO (Visual Supply Co)Lead Product Manager2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  15. ZendeskPlatform Product Manager2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Klick PushChief Product Officer2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  17. MarmaladeChief Developer Evangelist2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Microsoft CorporationAcademic Developer Evangelist2008 — 2011
  19. Microsoft CorporationSystem Engineer2006 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
  20. Cisco SystemsSoftware Development Engineer Intern2006San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Math and Computer Science2002 — 2006
  2. Homewood Flossmoor High School1997 — 2001

Skills & more

Software Development99Product Management71Web Development31Agile Methodologies23Start-ups21Programming10Product Development8Global Business Development6Global Marketing4Digital Strategy2Business Strategy2Marketing Strategy2
+12 moreProject ManagementProject PlanningStrategic PartnershipsThought LeadershipTechnical LeadershipCross-functional Team LeadershipTechnology EvangelismAPIsJavaScriptC#Ruby on RailsiOS

Languages English · Portuguese

  • Black Venture Institute 2020 — UC Berkeley Executive Education

From DeVaris's professional profile.

Colleagues at Courtside Ventures

Andrew Stalbow
Advisor, Gaming at Courtside Ventures
Anthony Vennare
Advisor, Fitness & Wellness at Courtside Ventures
Brian Hermelin
Partner at Courtside Ventures
Cort Post
Principal at Courtside Ventures
Deepen Parikh
Partner at Courtside Ventures
Joe Vennare
Advisor, Fitness & Wellness at Courtside Ventures
Kai Bond
Partner at Courtside Ventures
Larry Fitzgerald
Advisor, Sports at Courtside Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does DeVaris Brown work?
DeVaris Brown is Technical Advisor at Courtside Ventures.

Founder mafias

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia143

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Ansuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana Bio +2Harish AgarwalB.S.Founded Nori +2Amitt MahajanBSFounded Rare Bits +1Maria FardisB.S.Founded Airnexis Therapeutics Inc +1Dan KazanBSFounded Rewards Network +1Nimit MaruBSFounded Sava +1

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General Assembly mafia30

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Brent LaRueProduct ManagementFounded Mediately +1George FavvasLead Instructor, Product ManagementFounded Clara +1Jake SchwartzCEO and Co-FounderFounded Brave HealthAdam FranklAndy Raskin's course on Strategic NarrativeFounded AlchemistMatthew LevinsonData ScienceFounded Write WiseArjun PatelDigital MarketingFounded WorkClout

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First Round Capital mafia19

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Matt SacksFinance / Valuation InternFounded Luminary MediaDerek CallowAngel TrackFounded SwimplyBill TrenchardPartnerFounded LiveOpsJames WuInvestorFounded AdaptiLabLiz WesselPartnerFounded WayUpNick RubinInvestorFounded Sendo

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Heroku mafia5

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Noah ZoschkePlatform ArchitectFounded Housecat +1James LindenbaumFounderFounded Ink & SwitchLeigh HoneywellSenior Platform Security EngineerFounded Tall PoppyShariar KabirSoftware EngineerFounded Ruby Card

Meroxa mafia2

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Andy JenksDirectorFounded Formation Data Systems

Same school

Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign392

Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesPaul BragielCo-founder at Golden Gate VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures

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Also attended Homewood Flossmoor High School1

Arthur ChowPrincipal at S2G Investments

Shared employers

Also worked at Slyce.io1

Bryant BarrFounding Partner at Penny Jar Capital Venture

Also worked at Microsoft Corporation1,062

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures

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Also worked at Cisco Systems329

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkCyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

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Also worked at Intel331

Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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