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Miles Dotson
Product at Material
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Miles Dotson is the Head of Product at Material Hybrid Manufacturing Inc, where he co-founded the company and leads product development in printing conformal batteries. With a background in venture capital, securities, and enterprise technology sales, he has successfully led cross-functional teams and managed venture financing, contributing to his role as an advanced tech builder and space enthusiast.
Highlights of Miles' career include serving as a Director of Investment at CG CAPITAL and being a Co-Founder and Board Member at Sanctuary for Sustainable Artistry, showcasing his expertise in investment strategies and sustainable business practices.
Work Experience
Advisor
2024 - Current
Partner, Deep Tech and Climate Focus
2017 - 2024
Devland is a fund focused on new innovative ventures with wildly underestimated leaders.
Head of Product, Co-Founder
2023
• Leading the development of an autonomous battery manufacturing platform at Material Hybrid Manufacturing. • Spearheading efforts to scale battery manufacturing locally in the US. • Achieved advancements in battery design, reshaping the future of sustainable manufacturing with brilliant team.
Hybrid Manufacturing, 3D printing, Batteries
Lecturer
2023
FINA 4610: Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation Valuation, and Private Equity This course will cover qualitative and quantitative aspects of entrepreneurial finance, such as venture capital and angel financing. The structure of the course will follow the start-up’s life cycle, with modules on valuation, raising capital, diligence, security choice, follow-on investments, and the structure and valuation of exit decisions in the presence of information uncertainty. We will take the perspective of both the entrepreneur and the potential investor, with the opportunity to analyze the role of financial contracts in addressing information and alignment problems in the uncertain environments typical of entrepreneurial firms.
VC in Residence
2023
Co-Founder and Board Member
2021
Sanctuary is 501(c3) organization developing real estate proptech solutions and programs that leverage technology to empower food and artist sustainability.
Director of Investment
2018 - 2022
Head of Product, Founding Team | Techstars Seattle 2019
2018 - 2019
TRiBL is a social moneypooling platform bridging Web3 and the culture
Raised $120,000.00 from Techstars.
Senior Product Manager
2018 - 2019
Senior Product Manager
2013 - 2017
Technical Project Manager
2012 - 2013
UC Synergetic is a national engineering, technical services, and consulting company
Education
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