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Miles Dotson

Investor

General Partner at Devland

San Francisco, California

Writes $50K – $500K checks · typically $200K

About

Experienced startup leader and product manager with over 20 companies in his portfolio and an Audio Electrical Engineering degree from University of Miami. He has worked within private equity to develop repeatable innovation frameworks and now focuses on building sustainable technology ecosystems through new ventures, alternative funding models, and applied R&D.

Experience

  1. MATERIALChief Growth Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. MATERIALHead of Product, Co-Founder2023 — 2025
  3. Stealth (Group Philanthropic Initiative)Board Advisorcurrent2025 — presentOakland, California, United States
  4. Devland InnovationAdvisor2024 — 2026Oakland, CA
  5. Devland InnovationPartner, Deep Tech and Climate Focus2017 — 2024Oakland, CA
  6. Sanctuary for Sustainable ArtistryCo-Founder and Board Member2021 — 2026Oakland, CA
  7. Build in Tulsa Techstars AcceleratorVC in Residence2023 — 2025Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
  8. Northeastern UniversityLecturer2023 — 2024San Francisco, CA
  9. CG CAPITALDirector of Investment2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  10. TriblHead of Product, Founding Team | Techstars Seattle 20192018 — 2019Seattle, Washington, United States
  11. Verizon MediaSenior Product Manager2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  12. G2 Integrated Solutions LLCSenior Product Manager2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  13. UC SynergeticTechnical Project Manager2012 — 2013Houston, TX
  14. FestcatcherFounder, iOS Engineer2010 — 2012Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Education

  1. University of MiamiBachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
  2. University of RochesterAudio Transcription and Acoustic Modeling, Visiting Researcher

Skills & more

Product LaunchGo-to-Market StrategyNarrative IllustrationPlacemakingVenture PhilanthropySecuritiesVenture CapitalEnterprise Technology SalesCross-functional Team LeadershipVenture FinancingDue DiligenceDeal Structures
+2 moreResearch and Development (R&D)Engineering

Languages Italian · Spanish

From Miles's professional profile.

Colleagues at Devland

Devon Fanfair
General Partner at Devland
TJ Woodberry
Partner at Devland

Frequently asked questions

Where does Miles Dotson work?
Miles Dotson is General Partner at Devland.
What check size does Miles Dotson write?
Miles Dotson typically writes checks of $50K – $500K.

Same school

Also attended University of Miami53

Olivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsDr. John L Evans JrVenture Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalJaime NovoaInvestor at KfundDavid GoldbergBoard Partner at Alpaca VCAjoy MallikVenture Partner at Follow[the]SeedMobi Martin DialaSeae Ventures Fellow at Seae Ventures

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Also attended University of Rochester65

Michael OdaiCOO & General Counsel at Mosaic VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesCamila VieiraPartner, Head of Brazil at QED InvestorsBryan CiambellaGeneral Partner at PROOFWilliam SheahanSenior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Flare Capital PartnersNicole VitulloInvestor at Arboretum Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Devland Innovation1

Devon FanfairGeneral Partner at Devland

Also worked at Northeastern University46

Kerry HullChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at CincyTechWilliam WooImpact at Non Sibi VenturesTyler FohrmanChief of Staff at Glasswing VenturesJanvi PatelInvestment Committee at ALIAVIA VenturesJulia TrotmanInvestor at Valo VenturesCeillie Clark-KeaneHead of Marketing & Communications at Building Ventures

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Also worked at Verizon Media7

John MathenyVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesXavier SeguraManaging Partner at Tessera Venture PartnersChris LyonsGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDontae RayfordHead of Platform at Black OperatorMaxime AgostiniFounder at SarusNicolas GrislainFounder at Sarus

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