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DeVaris Brown

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Technical Advisor at Courtside Ventures · Founder & CEO at Meroxa

Oakland, California, United States

FoundedMeroxa

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2,151 people in our graph share verified history with DeVaris — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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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.

Founder & CEO at Meroxa

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Meroxa's investors · 10

AdditionNew York · $1M – $500M checks · since 2021Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksDrive CapitalColumbus · $5M – $30M checks · since 2021Hustle FundSan Carlos · $150K checks · since 2021Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2021MenloMenlo Park · since 2021Root Ventures Manager, LlcSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021U.S. Air Forcesince 2021Village GlobalCovina · $500K – $3M checks · since 2021

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
  21. University of Illinois Department of Computer ScienceResearch Programmer2004 — 2006
  22. IntelWindows Server Engineer(Intern)2005Greater Phoenix Area
  23. National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsSecurity Researcher2004Urbana-Champaign Area
  24. University of Illinois Bioinformatics GroupApplications Developer & Oracle DBA2003Urbana-Champaign Area
  25. Equity Office Properties TrustDesktop Support Intern2002 — 2003Greater Chicago Area
  26. GeneerDesktop Support Intern2000Des Plaines, IL

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

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Investments

Investor

Bytechek

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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
Kagiso Bond
General Partner at Courtside Ventures
Kai Bond
Partner at Courtside Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is DeVaris Brown?
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.
Where does DeVaris Brown work?
DeVaris Brown is Founder & CEO of Meroxa and Technical Advisor at Courtside Ventures.
What companies did DeVaris Brown found?
DeVaris Brown founded Meroxa.
What companies has DeVaris Brown invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bytechek.
Where did DeVaris Brown go to school?
DeVaris Brown studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Math and Computer Science); Homewood Flossmoor High School.

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