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Karim Bousta

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Co-founder & Partner at DVx Ventures · General Partner at DVx Venture Partners · Board director at Self Inspection · Co-founder at Tactix

Miami, Florida, United States

FoundedTactix

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Karim Bousta is Co-founder and Partner at DVx Ventures, with a career as an operator across Europe and North America. He previously led the turnaround of GE's homeland protection business, drove growth at Symantec (including its $8B storage division divestiture), built Tesla's worldwide customer and service operations, and later scaled Lyft's rideshare and new mobility businesses. Before DVx, he served as an Operating Partner at SoftBank's Vision Fund, working as CEO and board member for portfolio companies in mobility and autonomous vehicles.

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Mobility & Transportation

Board director at Self Inspection

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Self Inspection's investors · 3

Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2025DVx Venture PartnersChandler · since 2025Goodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025

Co-founder at Tactix

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Tactix's investors · 1

DVx VenturesSan Francisco

Co-founders at Tactix

NMNikki Monterroso
Nikki MonterrosoCo-founder

Experience

  1. Tactix.aiCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. DVx VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, Boston, London
  3. CurbeeFoundercurrent2020 — present
  4. SoftBank Investment AdvisersOperating Partner2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GetaroundBoard Member2019 — 2023
  6. GetaroundPresident / CEO2019 — 2021
  7. NuroBoard Member2019 — 2023
  8. LyftVP - Head of Operations2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. TeslaVice-President, Worldwide Service and Customer Experience2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. SymantecVice-President and GM, B2B Services2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  11. GEMORPHODETECTION - Senior Vice-President, Global Operations (Spin-off to Safran of GE Homeland)2011 — 2014Région de la baie de San Francisco, États-Unis
  12. GEGE HOMELAND PROTECTION - Vice-President, Global Operations2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  13. GEGE SECURITY - Supply Chain, Sales and Revenue Operations for EMEA2005 — 2008Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
  14. GEGE HEALTHCARE - Global Service Operations Leader2003 — 2005
  15. GEGE HEALTHCARE - Six Sigma Master Black Belt2001 — 2003Buc, Île-de-France, France
  16. GEGE INFORMATION SERVICES - Business Development2000 — 2001Paris, France
  17. Procter & GambleProject Manager1997 — 2000Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Skills & more

Customer Success7Cross-functional Team Leadership44Profitable Growth7Service Delivery9Six Sigma50Business Development28Supply Chain44Logistics16Manufacturing18Security14Program Management12Operational Excellence11
+12 moreForecastingP&L ManagementStrategyProject ManagementProduct DevelopmentSupply Chain ManagementProcess ImprovementSalesManagementLeadershipPeople ManagementTeam Leadership

Languages Arabic · English · French · German · Spanish

  • Six Sigma Master Black Belt — United Latino Students Association

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Colleagues at DVx Ventures

Amit Maraj
AI Lead at DVx Ventures
Ashley Langlais
Chief of Staff at DVx Ventures
Chris Hutton
CFO & Partner at DVx Ventures
David Fetherstonhaugh
Principal at DVx Ventures
Eileen McGinnis
Venture Enablement Lead at DVx Ventures
Emma Giffen
Executive Assistant at DVx Ventures
Ganesh Srivats
Partner at DVx Ventures
Jon McNeill
Investor at DVx Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karim Bousta?
Karim Bousta is Co-founder and Partner at DVx Ventures, with a career as an operator across Europe and North America. He previously led the turnaround of GE's homeland protection business, drove growth at Symantec (including its $8B storage division divestiture), built Tesla's worldwide customer and service operations, and later scaled Lyft's rideshare and new mobility businesses. Before DVx, he served as an Operating Partner at SoftBank's Vision Fund, working as CEO and board member for portfolio companies in mobility and autonomous vehicles.
Where does Karim Bousta work?
Karim Bousta is Co-founder of Tactix and Co-founder & Partner at DVx Ventures and Board director at Self Inspection.
What does Karim Bousta invest in?
Karim Bousta invests in Mobility & Transportation.
What companies did Karim Bousta found?
Karim Bousta founded Tactix.
Where did Karim Bousta go to school?
Karim Bousta studied at Télécom Paris (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Telecommunications); Collège des Ingénieurs (MBA, Corporate Finance); Ecole Sainte-Geneviève (Maths Sup/Spé, Maths).

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