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Devaraj Southworth

Enigma · DISC type Dci
Principal, Family Office & Strategic Investments at Gotham City Ventures
📍 Pelham, New York, United States

Devaraj Southworth is a strategic growth leader and venture builder, currently serving as Principal at Gotham City Ventures. His expertise lies in turning emerging technologies in AI and cloud into scalable platforms, underscored by a history of building five platforms with three successful exits. He holds several patents and completed an AI Leadership program at MIT Sloan.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Principal, Family Office & Strategic Investments
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Pelham, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Devaraj shows up

Friendly Yet Blunt
Fast Follower
Hard To Convince

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Devaraj cares about

Venture Building
He has founded or co-founded multiple companies, including Thirstie (acquired by Cocktail Courier), and focuses on scaling ventures from concept to successful exit through his family office, Gotham City Ventures.
Enterprise GTM Strategy
A core focus of his career is designing go-to-market motions, partnerships, and commercialization paths for new technologies, particularly in AI, cloud, and infrastructure.
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Career

Work history

1-2012
Principal, Family Office & Strategic Investments
Gotham City Ventures
1-2012
Selected Board and Advisory Roles
Gotham City Ventures
12-2023
Board Director & Advisor to the CEO
Pebl Connect
5-2013 - 10-2024
Co-Founder, President & CEO | Principal & Senior Advisor to the Board
Thirstie
12-2012 - 5-2013
Strategic Advisor, Payments Infrastructure and Compliance
OpenTransact (formerly Zipmark)
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Media appearances

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Education
Executive Program — AI Leadership
MIT Sloan School of Management
1995 - 1996
Fellowship
Kansai Gaidai University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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