How many investments has Underscore VC made?

Underscore VC has 76 tracked investments, 10 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Underscore VC invest at?

Underscore VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

Where is Underscore VC located?

Underscore VC is headquartered in Boston, US.

Does Underscore VC lead rounds?

Underscore VC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Who does Underscore VC co-invest with?

Underscore VC most often shares deals with Y Combinator, G20 Ventures, Dorm Room, among 160 tracked co-investors.

Underscore VC

Venture capital

Boston · Pre-Seed–Series A · 23 people tracked

Also known as UNDERSCORE.VC MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

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Investment thesis

Underscore VC backs early-stage B2B software startups worldwide, positioning itself as a founder's link to Boston's innovation hub. The firm has pioneered an 'open-source' investing model, sharing profits with experts in its Underscore Core Community who support portfolio companies. This collaborative approach aligns the firm's broader network of operators and advisors with the founders it backs, aiming to provide hands-on business-building support alongside capital.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Crypto & Web3 Developer Tools Enterprise Software Fintech Logistics & Supply Chain Robotics SaaS Boston Global United States

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2015

Last 12 months

3 investments

AUM

$260M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Unicorns

Acquisitions

Team · 23 people

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Andrew Palmer· Co-Founder of Tamr· Cambridge, Massachusetts, United Statesin 𝕏

Serial entrepreneur with over 30 years building and scaling technology, healthcare, and life sciences companies. Co-founder of Tamr, Underscore VC Core Limited Partner, and Core Partner to Trove Health.

Dries Buytaert· Founder of Acquia & Drupal· United Statesin

Creator and project lead of the Drupal open source platform and co-founder/CTO of Acquia. An early Underscore supporter who served as Core Partner to portfolio companies Moltin and Mautic.

Steve Fredette· Co-Founder of Toast· Cambridge, Massachusetts, United Statesin

President and co-founder of Toast, leading product and innovation. Previously built early mobile apps including the first Flickr and Shoebuy.com apps. An Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

Olivia Lyman· General Partner

Brian Devaney· Partner· Bostonin

Brian Devaney is an investor at Underscore VC, where he concentrates on vertical-specific applications of AI and B2B software that transform legacy business processes, working closely with founders at the earliest stages across sourcing, diligence, and founder support. He joined Underscore from First Round Capital, where he led diligence and supported investments including Sprig, Cascade, Siteline, Edify, Evolution IQ, and IdeaFlow. Before investing, he was hired by Strava's founders to lead go-to-market for Strava Metro, growing it from a handful of pilots to hundreds of customers worldwide, and earlier worked as a fintech analyst at an internet bank and a B2B SaaS consultant at a HubSpot partner agency. He is active in the Boston academic ecosystem, serving on the operating committee of MIT SBXi and supporting Underscore's partnership with Dorm Room Fund.

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Chris Gardner· Partner· Boston, Massachusettsin 𝕏

Chris Gardner is a partner at Underscore VC who invests in founders and helps build their companies. Before Underscore, he spent nearly three decades in technology, including as an executive at PayPal, where he led P2P, PayPal Here, and In-Store payments after his co-founded company Paydiant was acquired by PayPal in 2015. His earlier roles included CMO and head of products at ExtendMedia (acquired by Cisco in 2010), SVP of Products and Marketing at m-Qube (acquired by Verisign in 2006), and VP of Products and Marketing at edocs, Inc. (acquired by Siebel Systems in 2004). He holds a BA in Communications from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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James Orsillo· Partner· Boston, Massachusettsin 𝕏

James Orsillo is a General Partner at Underscore VC and serves as CFO of Underscore-backed TetraScience. He has spent his career in finance and operating roles, having previously been CFO at Maxwell Health and Evariant, where he led venture financings and scaled finance and operations teams that ended in exits for both companies. Earlier in his career he held finance and operating roles at American Tower, Kaz (now Helen of Troy), Decision Resources Group, Digitas, and State Street, and over his career has been involved in more than $2.5B in equity and debt transactions. At Underscore, he advises or sits on the boards of more than a dozen portfolio companies and is among the leaders who assumed management of the firm's General Partnership.

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Lily Lyman· General Partner· Bostonin 𝕏

Lily Lyman is a partner at Underscore VC, where she leads investments in workflow automation and Vertical AI across insurance, healthcare, and life sciences, and helps run the firm itself. Before venture, she was a growth leader at Facebook, launching products that added 100 million new users over four years, and earlier held strategy, operating, and entrepreneurial roles, including co-founding an agtech and CPG startup while at Stanford. She has lived and worked in more than 75 countries and works closely with founders on go-to-market strategy, product positioning, and growth. She holds a Harvard undergraduate degree and a Stanford GSB MBA, plus certificates from Columbia Business School and Stanford GSB.

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Michael Skok· Partner· Boston, Massachusettsin 𝕏

Michael Skok is a company founder, investor, and educator who has spent over 40 years working with entrepreneurs, contributing to the creation of six unicorns as a founder, investor, or board member. He built and ran several software businesses starting at age 16, including Skok Systems, European Software Publishing, and Alphablox (acquired by IBM in 2001), before moving into venture capital. In 2002 he developed the "Everything as a Service" thesis and backed companies including Demandware, Acquia, and Revolution Analytics, later founding Underscore VC in 2015 to invest in B2B software startups from Seed to Series A. He is currently an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, where his "Startup Secrets" programs have drawn more than 10 million YouTube views. Following a 2019 brain tumor diagnosis, he retired from active management at Underscore and now focuses on mentoring, writing, and volunteer work.

Sooah Cho· Principal· San Francisco, California, United Statesin 𝕏

Brian Fakhoury· Investment Analyst

Claire Crowther· VP of Strategy & Operations· Greater Bostonin

Claire Crowther is VP of Strategy & Operations at Underscore VC, where she leads investor relations, deal execution, and cross-functional workflows. Before Underscore, she produced multimedia content for MIT Solve and managed content for the Boston startup LogoMix, and earlier held content and customer success roles at Lionbridge and taught high school English in France. She holds a BA in Linguistics from the University of Rochester and an MBA from Quantic School of Business.

Corey Thomas· Chairman & CEO of Rapid7· Greater Bostonin

CEO and board chairman of Rapid7, member of NSTAC, and elected chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Serves as an Underscore VC Core Partner to CloudZero.

Devin Nash· Member of Leadership Team (Brand & Strategy)· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin 𝕏

Devin Nash leads brand, strategy, creative, and communications work at Underscore VC as part of the firm's leadership team, and works with portfolio founders on narrative and visibility. She previously worked as a Strategist at experiential marketing agency George P. Johnson, developing brand experiences and communication strategies for companies including IBM, Cisco Systems, and Google. She holds a Bachelor of Science from New York University.

Gabrielle McCarthy· Senior Investment Associate· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Gabrielle McCarthy is an investor at Underscore VC, where she sources and evaluates early-stage B2B software opportunities and leads the firm's academic work supporting student founders across Boston institutions. She previously worked at OpenView on Series A and B investments in enterprise application software and product-led growth companies, and earlier held a go-to-market role on the enterprise sales team at Klaviyo. She holds a BA in Government from Dartmouth College.

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Jeremiah Brazeau· Core Partner· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Jeremiah Brazeau is a Core Partner at Underscore VC, where he advises the investing team on portfolio selection and acts as a technical sounding board for founders. He is a Distinguished Engineer at Shopify and previously served as CTO of Twilio, SVP and Distinguished Architect at Salesforce, Principal Engineer at Amazon Robotics, and co-founder of an electronic health records company. He holds patents in robotics, machine learning, distributed systems, and consumer engagement, and earned a BS and MS in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University.

John Pearce· Partner· Boston, Massachusettsin

John Pearce spent over 25 years leading fast-growing technology companies as a CFO and CEO. He served as President and CEO of Demandware (later acquired by Salesforce), was CFO at AppIQ (acquired by Hewlett-Packard), co-founded SilverStream Software and Watermark Software (acquired by FileNet Corporation), and contributed to the early revenue growth of Actifio. He passed away in November 2023.

Kate DeVlieger· Executive Business Associate· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Kate DeVlieger is an Executive Business Associate at Underscore VC, where she handles calendar management, meeting coordination with founders and co-investors, briefing preparation, and tracking of firm commitments. Before Underscore, she supported executives at Morgan Stanley and Breakthrough Properties. She holds a BA in Applied Psychology and Human Development from Boston College, where she rowed on the Women's Varsity team.

Marco Rosario· Operations Manager· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Marco Rosario is the Operations Manager at Underscore VC, where he handles organizational and operational tasks supporting the firm's hybrid office, employees, community, and founders. Before joining Underscore, he worked as a Team Captain at Prialto, leading a group of executive assistants. Outside of work he is involved in mentorship programs and has interests in music and dance.

Meghan Verena Joyce· CEO of Duckbill· United Statesin

Founder and CEO of Duckbill and former Uber and Oscar Health executive. An Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

Natalie Gibralter· VP of Product, Azure Communication Services at Microsoft· New York, New York, United Statesin

VP of Product for Azure Communication Services at Microsoft and an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner. Previously a product lead at Squarespace during a period of rapid growth.

Richard Dulude· General Partner· Bostonin 𝕏

Richard Dulude co-founded Underscore VC and spent roughly a decade there building its investment discipline and thesis areas, backing founders in crypto, XR, AI/ML, and cloud infrastructure. His career began as a quant at Goldman Sachs, followed by building a skunkworks team that launched the direct-to-consumer eCommerce business at Procter & Gamble, and then founding his own machine learning startup mining social media insights for brands. Before Underscore, he spent the earlier part of his venture career at Founder Collective. He has since returned to building as a startup founder while continuing to support Underscore's portfolio as a Venture Partner.

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Allison MacLeod· Advisor/Core Partner· Cambridgein

Allison MacLeod is CMO of Flywire (Nasdaq: FLYW), where she leads global marketing and revenue operations and helped guide the company to its 2021 IPO. She has over 15 years of marketing experience, including roles at Rapid7 and Forrester, and advises early-stage companies.

Founder mafia

The Underscore VC mafia →

12 people who came through Underscore VC went on to found or lead other companies.

Jeremiah BrazeauCore PartnerFounded Hi Marley Dries BuytaertFounder of Acquia & DrupalFounded Mautic Corey ThomasChairman & CEO of Rapid7Founded CloudZero Maria LoughlinFormer SVP of Engineering at ToastFounded Mable Meghan Verena JoyceCEO of DuckbillFounded Duckbill Andrew PalmerCo-Founder of TamrFounded Tamr Amy VilleneuveBoard Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon RoboticsFounded REsurety Menno van der ZeeUFirst FellowFounded The Routing Company Elizabeth LawlerCore PartnerFounded Appmap John KennedyCore PartnerFounded Actual Rob Gonzalez_Core MemberFounded Salsify Valentina RatnerUFirst FellowFounded Allspice

What they invest in

from 57 of 76 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×36SaaS ×31Enterprise Software ×17Data & Infrastructure ×12Fintech ×10Marketing Tech ×9Healthtech ×7Cloud Computing ×5

HQs:United States×36United Kingdom×2France×1Malaysia×1Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 35 portfolio companies

40%

solo founders

14 of 35 mapped founding teams

52%

repeat founders

of 50 founders with career history

~2.5 yrs

old at investment

median across 14 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×142 founders×153 founders×24+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 49 founders with education data

Harvard Business School ×5Harvard University ×4Stanford University ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Williams College ×3Bilkent University ×2Northumbria University ×2Reichman University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 45 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×18Engineering ×11Business & Management ×9Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Physics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 50 founders with career history

Harvard Business School ×3Accel Partners ×2Endeca ×2Facebook ×2Google ×2Grammarly ×2H1 Insights ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×6 Techstars ×2

8 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 48 with degree data)

Investments · 76 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 2 2025 · 4 2024 · 2 2023 · 5 2022 · 4 2021 · 9 2020 · 5 2019 · 1 2018 · 3 2017 · 1 2016 · 238 dated

Dormroomfunddormroomfund.com 𝕏✓ verified

Dorm Room Fund is an investment fund that provides capital, mentorship, and investor network access to student-led startups.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechFintechSector Agnostic

Josh Kopelman(Founder)in

Co-investorsChris Dixon First Round Capital Garry Tan Plexo Capital Quiet Capital DesignX +1 more

Macromacro.io✓ verified

Macro is a meeting platform designed to foster authentic self-expression and genuine human connection through playful, inclusive interactions.

Future of WorkSocial

Co-investorsFirstMark Capital General Catalyst Dorm Room BlackRock Goldman Sachs

CloudZerocloudzero.com in 𝕏Seed · Dec 2020 · $500K

CloudZero provides cost allocation and financial management for AI workloads, helping companies understand the ROI of their AI investments across cloud platforms and AI services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Erik Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)in Matt Manger(Founder)in Phil Pergola(Executive Officer, Director)inDon Bulens(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTim Barrows(Director)

Board seat James Orsillo Michael Skok· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsG20 Ventures Innovius Capital Matrix Threshold Ventures

Darbygetdarby.comDec 2024

Darby is an AI system for durable medical equipment (DME) providers that processes incoming order faxes, extracts clinical and billing fields, verifies provider identity, coverage, and codes against federal registries, and routes orders.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNorth Charleston, US

Jackson Stone(Executive Officer, Director)Charlotte Lawson(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seat Lily Lyman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFlare Capital Partners

Mablemeetmable.comNov 2020

Mable provides software for food and beverage distributors in the United States, supporting online ordering and catalog management.

Newburyport, US

Arik Keller(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Carlstrom(Director)

BoardMichael Tyrell(Director)Christopher Gardner(Director)inJoshua Summers(Director)

Board seat Richard Dulude· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsG20 Ventures NFX Venrock

TetraSciencetetrascience.com in 𝕏Apr 2021

TetraScience provides a Scientific Data and AI Platform that produces AI-native scientific data and lab data management products for scientific research and discovery.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureHealthtechSaaSBoston, US

Siping Wang(Founder/CTO)inSalvatore Savo(Director, Executive Officer)inSpin Wang(Cofounder)Patrick Grady(Executive Officer, Director)inMaurice Bedoni(Executive Officer)in

Board Christopher Lynch(Director)in

Board seat Michael Skok· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlkeon Innovation Dorm Room Floodgate Founder Collective Karlin Ventures Y Combinator +2 more

airconai.com 🡭airconai.com in 𝕏

Aircon builds a "decision layer" for air freight that gives freight forwarders real-time intelligence at the point of quoting, including margins, route feasibility, and carrier reliability, with auditable and traceable pricing decisions.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Chris Condon(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlumberg Capital Las Olas Venture Capital Schematic Ventures

Anyquestionanyquestion.comacquired by WHOOP

Premium social video app for asking questions of world-class experts; acquired by Whoop in 2023.

Digital HealthHardwareWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsPillar VC

Apploiapploi.com in 𝕏Series A · Aug 2022 · $8M

Apploi is a hiring and scheduling platform for healthcare facilities that distributes job postings to job sites, verifies candidate and staff licenses for CMS compliance, and manages shift scheduling.

HealthtechHR TechSaaSNew York, US

Adam Lewis(General Manager, Talent and Workforce Management; founded Apploi)in Chad Maron(Executive Officer)inJonathan Lake(Executive Officer)Daniel Freedman(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDavid Kyte(Director)Tony Wang(Director)

Co-investorsDefy Partners Equitage Ventures, L.L.C.Maywic Select Investments RiverPark Ventures Supernode Ventures OurCrowd

Arwenarwen.ai 𝕏Feb 2020 · $3M

Arwen operates a real-time platform that collects, classifies, and acts on social media comments across paid and organic content in over 30 languages, combining proprietary classifiers, fine-tuned LLMs, and rule-based logic with human oversight.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Matthew McGrory(Founder)inDavid Cole(Founder)in Joel Bailey(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsCreative UK Slow Ventures

Bizzenbizzen.com in 𝕏

Bizzen is an AI back-office app for construction contractors that records site walkthroughs by voice, text, or video and turns them into notes, scopes of work, estimates, change orders, and cost-plus reports.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS

Co-investorsConversion Capital

Braintreebraintreex.comOct 2021 · $10M

BraintreeX builds agricultural robots and data platforms for precision farming, offering automation such as robotic fertilization along with AI-driven data insights.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Arif Makhdzirin

Co-investors500 Global AgFunder Accel Greycroft New Enterprise Associates (NEA)PETRONAS Ventures +2 more

BusRightbusright.com inSeed · Mar 2021 · $3M

BusRight offers a student transportation platform used by transportation teams to build and merge bus routes and manage stop assignments, with companion apps that give parents live ETAs and notifications and provide drivers turn-by-turn navigation designed for buses.

Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSChappaqua, US

Phillip Dunn(Executive Officer, Director)Keith Corso(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Tomy Han(Director)inMark Volchek(Director)

Co-investorsAutomotive Ventures Mobility Blue Ivy Ventures CreativeCo Huntington Angels Network Las Olas Venture Capital Long Journey Ventures +3 more

Cazenacazena.com in 𝕏Jul 2020acquired by Cloudera

Cazena provided fully managed Big Data as a Service, delivering cloud-based data lakes and analytics environments for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Prat Moghe(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz

Cenoacenoa.com in 𝕏Seed · Feb 2023 · $7M

Cenoa offers freelancers and solopreneurs who earn globally a free US, European, or UK account to receive international payments and withdraw funds in local currency or as USDC/USDT stablecoins, using blockchain and integrations with Stripe and Lead Bank.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSingapore, SG

Seçkin Çağlın(Cofounder, Co-CEO)inEmre Ertan(Cofounder, Co-CEO)inBuğra Çakmak(Cofounder, Blockchain)in Sırrı Perek(Cofounder, Tech Lead)in Sirri Perek(Founder)in

Co-investorsUlu Ventures Acrew Capital Collective Spark Human Capital Quiet Capital

ClearMetalproject44.com in 𝕏Acquired

project44 is a supply chain software company serving logistics and supply chain operations teams to improve visibility and efficiency across supply networks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US

Jett McCandless(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investors8VC Btomorrow Ventures Chicago Ventures Corsa Ventures Cota Capital Emergence Capital Partners +17 more

Clockworkclockwork.ai in 𝕏Seed · Apr 2022 · $2M

Clockwork is AI-powered financial planning and analysis software that connects to QuickBooks, Xero, or Excel to automatically generate cash flow forecasts, financial models, and dashboards for businesses and accounting firms.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Fady Hawatmeh(Founder)in

Co-investorsG20 Ventures Service Provider Capital

Clouderacloudera.com in 𝕏Acquired

Cloudera is a hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, serving enterprises and data teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Amr Awadallah(Co-Founder; former CTO)in Mike Olson(Co-Founder; CEO (2008-2013); Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer (2013-))inChristophe Bisciglia(Co-Founder)inJeff Hammerbacher(Co-Founder; former Chief Scientist)in Owen O'Malley(Founding team member (early Hadoop architect))inCharles Sansbury(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAccel Dag Ventures Glynn Capital Management Greylock Partners GV (Google Ventures)Intel Capital +8 more

Codacoda.io in 𝕏acquired by Grammarly · Dec 2024

Coda (now Superhuman Docs) is a collaborative workspace platform that combines document editing, database tables, and application-building capabilities for teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSMountain View, US

Shishir Mehrotra(Co-Founder & CEO (Coda); later CEO of Grammarly / Superhuman, Inc. from Dec 2024)inAlex DeNeui(Co-Founder & VP of Engineering)inLane Shackleton(Chief Product Officer)in

Board Reid Hoffman(Board Member (Greylock Partner; LinkedIn Co-Founder))in Hemant Taneja(Board Member (General Catalyst))in

Co-investorsDria Ventures General Catalyst General Partnership Greylock Partners Homebrew Khosla Ventures +9 more

Copleycopley.comPre-Seed · Mar 2025 · $5M

David Henriquez(Founder)mike torra(Founder)

Forgeforge.ai in

Forge provides a security control plane for AI agents that discovers agent systems across endpoint, SaaS, and cloud, governs the human and machine (non-human) identities and MCPs they use, and enforces policy at runtime.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Frasefrase.io in 𝕏Sep 2018

Frase is an AI-powered content platform that runs the full SEO and generative-engine-optimization loop — researching, drafting in a brand's voice, publishing to CMS platforms, and monitoring rankings and AI citations across engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Tomas Ratia(CEO, President, Treasurer and Secretary)Cody Jaques(Director)Francesco Liuzzi(Director)

Co-investorsBantam Group

Getawaygetaway.house in 𝕏

Postcard Cabins operates a collection of private, design-forward cabins located in nature across 29 U.S. locations, offering short getaways with amenities like fire pits, kitchenettes, and full bathrooms.

ConsumerTravel & HospitalityBrooklyn, US

Jon Staff(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsTamarisc Ventures Alpaca VC Victress Capital

Getflaregetflare.com

invisaWear makes wearable safety jewelry (charms for necklaces, bracelets, or keychains) with a hidden button that, when double-pressed, sends an SOS with GPS location to emergency contacts and optionally 9-1-1.

ConsumerHardwareIoT

Rajia Aziz(Co-Founder & CEO)

Goldcastgoldcast.io inPre-Seed · Jun 2022

Goldcast provides an AI-powered platform for creating and repurposing video content such as webinars, field events, video podcasts, and customer testimonials, using agentic workflows to turn long-form video into clips, blogs, emails, and social posts.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Kishore Kothandaraman(Cofounder)inPalash Soni(Co-Founder & CEO)inKishore K(Co-Founder)Aashish Srinivas(CTO)in Kelly Cheng(CMO)in Lauren Creedon(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsAfore Capital HubSpot Ventures NewBuild.VC Unusual Ventures Array Ventures Management Llc Kearny Jackson

H1h1.co in 𝕏

H1 operates an AI-driven platform that integrates healthcare data to identify and match doctors for clinical trials, patient care, medical affairs, and referrals.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York City, US

Ariel Katz(Founder)inIan Sax(Founder)in

Co-investorsCommunitas Capital Partners Dorm Room Glynn Capital Management HealthX Ventures IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Menlo Ventures +1 more

HelloTeamhelloteam.com inSeed · May 2023 · $10M

HelloTeam is a platform that enables employees to be visible and heard within their organization while providing managers with tools to improve employee retention.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsOsage Venture Partners

Heraldapiheraldapi.com in

Herald provides an AI-powered platform and API for insurance brokerages, including an intelligence engine, an email-based AI agent that extracts client data and sends submissions, and connectivity to carriers, MGUs, MGAs, wholesale brokerages, and program managers.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsAfore Capital Brewer Lane Ventures Essence Venture Capital

Hi Marleyhimarley.com in 𝕏Series A · Jun 2019 · $9M

Hi Marley provides communication and engagement software for insurance carriers and policyholders, using intelligent solutions to facilitate customer interactions throughout the insurance lifecycle.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSBoston, US

Mike Greene(Founder)in Mitesh Suchak(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Miller(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Yanosy(Executive Officer)in

Board Puneet Agarwal(Director)in

Co-investorsBain Capital Ventures Brewer Lane Ventures Emergence Capital Partners True Ventures Greenspring Associates

HourWorkhourwork.com

HourWork provides an AI-driven employee engagement and retention platform for quick-service restaurant (QSR) operators, integrating with HRIS systems to run automated text and email outreach, sentiment analysis, and employee feedback.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsService Provider Capital Dorm Room Impact Engine OneValley Ventures Relish Works York IE

Huepoweredbyhue.com inSeed · Feb 2026 · $5M

Hue provides an AI-powered platform for brands and retailers to manage, optimize, and merchandise user-generated video content across their ecommerce experiences.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Janvi Shah(Founder)in Nicole Clay(Founder)in Sylvan Guo(Founder)in

Co-investorsFika Glasswing Ventures The MBA Fund

Hypernaturalhypernatural.aiDec 2025

Hypernatural is an AI video editor that lets brands and storytellers generate, storyboard, and edit full-length videos from scripts, visuals, and audio.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentElm Grove, US

Chris Kolbe(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAdverb Ventures AIX Ventures Character Character VC

Ikigai Labsikigailabs.io in 𝕏Pre-Seed · Aug 2023 · $1.3Macquired by Celonis

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Vinayak Ramesh(Co-founder)Devavrat Shah(Director, Promoter)in

Board Ashu Garg(Director)in Sandesh Patnam(Director)in

Co-investorsFoundation Capital 8VC Premji Invest

IOpipeiopipe.com in 𝕏Dec 2016

IOpipe is a serverless DevOps platform that provides visibility and monitoring for serverless applications in production.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSeattle, US

Erica Windisch(Founder and CTO)inAdam Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Windisch(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsboldstart ventures Las Olas Venture Capital New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Struck Capital Techstars Madrona Venture Group

Kaikokaiko.com in 𝕏Series A · Jun 2021 · $24M

Kaiko provides crypto reference data for digital assets, including standardized asset identifiers, supply and market capitalization metrics, and derivatives contract specifications.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechParis, FR

Ambre Soubiran(CEO & Chairman)in

Co-investorsAnthemis Venture Point Nine Alven Eight Roads Ventures Hi Inov Motion Ventures +1 more

Kardgetkard.com in 𝕏

Kard provides transaction data and insights from millions of consumers to advertisers and financial institutions, enabling banks and card issuers to understand shopping behavior across consumer wallets while offering customizable API integrations.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechMarketing TechNew York City, US

Ben Mackinnon(Founder)in

Co-investorsFin Capital Nucleus Adventure Capital Techstars Founders Future Tiger Global Management

Korlkorl.co

Korl is an AI agent that generates personalized business presentations for customer interactions like roadmap reviews, quarterly business reviews, and contract renewals by integrating data from tools like Salesforce, Jira, and Google Docs.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sumeet Pannu(Founder)in

Co-investorsMaC Venture Capital Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc Stage 2 Capital

LearnLuxlearnlux.com in

LearnLux provides personalized financial guidance to employees through employers, covering budgeting, debt management, benefits navigation, and long-term planning delivered by credentialed financial planners on a fiduciary basis.

FintechHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessBoston, US

Rebecca Liebman(Chief Executive Officer)in Michael Liebman(Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary)in

Co-investorsCrosslink Capital Dorm Room Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)J4 Ventures Moai Capital Blumberg Capital +3 more

Lendflowlendflow.com in 𝕏Oct 2021 · $10.8M

Lendflow provides a platform for fintechs, lenders, and vertical SaaS companies to offer lending and financial products to their customers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechAustin, US

Jon Fry(Founder)in Matthew Watts(Founder)in

Co-investorsArdent Venture Frontier Ventures Knoll Ventures Navitas Capital Y Combinator 2048 Ventures +3 more

Lendflowlendflow.io in 𝕏Jun 2023

Lendflow provides infrastructure that connects brands and lenders through a network of capital providers, enabling embedded lending products and automated underwriting.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Jon Fry(Founder)in

Co-investors2048 Ventures Hack VC Knoll Ventures Navitas Capital Trinity Capital Uncorrelated Ventures +1 more

Luminailuminai.comSeed · Oct 2020 · $3M

Luminai builds an AI-native operating system that unifies fragmented healthcare operational work streams to automate administrative and operational tasks across health systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran(Founder)inHarsh Gupta(Founder)

Co-investorsMoxxie Ventures Peak XV Partners Scribble Ventures Shrug Capital Wayfinder Ventures Y Combinator +4 more

Mabletrymable.com in 𝕏Acquired

Mable is a genomics-based telehealth platform that provides personalized migraine care by analyzing patients' genetic and biomarker data to inform individualized treatment plans.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB

Roman Rothaermel(Founder)in Inna Thalmann(Founder)inChris EijsboutsinKumeren Govnder

Co-investorsInitialized Capital Venrock Y Combinator Arkitekt Ventures First In Ventures

Macromacro.com in 𝕏

Macro is an open-source, AI-powered workspace application that consolidates email, messaging, documents, tasks, calls, and CRM functionality into a single interface with shared team memory.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Jacob Beckerman(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz LegalTech BlackRock Goldman Sachs

Mauticmautic.com in 𝕏

Mautic is an open-source marketing automation platform with a drag-and-drop interface for building campaigns, emails, and landing pages, plus contact management with lead scoring.

Marketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsG20 Ventures

Messarimessari.ioPre-Seed · Mar 2018 · $1MAcquired

Crypto data, research and disclosure platform covering 40,000+ assets; acquired by Blockworks in June 2026.

Ryan Selkis(Founder)in

Co-investorsAnthemis Venture Blockchain Capital Coinbase Ventures Fabric Ventures Fenbushi Capital Floodgate +15 more

Moltinmoltin.comSeries A · Feb 2018 · $8MAcquired

Moltin provides API-based commerce infrastructure that allows retailers and developers to build and deploy shopping experiences across websites, mobile apps, and other customer touchpoints.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Jamie Holdroyd(Founder/CIO)in Adam Sturrock(Founder/Vice President Customer Success)inChris Roach(Executive Officer)

Board Will Prendergast(Director)in

Co-investorsBantam Group FundersClub Y Combinator Connect Ventures Frontline Ventures

Movemintmovemint.cc in 𝕏Pre-Seed · May 2024

Movemint is an event hosting platform that lets organizers manage and price events, with dedicated tools for brands and athletes.

MarketplacesSaaSSports Tech

Zack Isaacs(Founder)in

Orionsecorionsec.io in

ORION is a unified data security platform that provides data loss prevention across endpoints, browsers, SaaS applications, email, AI tools, and agentic workflows.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Jonathan Kreiner(Founder)inNitay Milner(Founder)in

Co-investorsNorwest Venture Partners XT Venture Capital

Pagospagos.ai in 𝕏

Pagos provides payments intelligence software for businesses to optimize payment operations, increase transaction approval rates, and analyze payments data across multiple processors.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsArbor Ventures Infinity Ventures Point72 Ventures

Pagos Solutions inSeed · Oct 2021 · $10M

Hermosa Beach, US

Klas Martin Back(Executive Officer)Albert-Oliver Drouart(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsArbor Ventures IVC Point72 Ventures

Quilt Healthquilthealth.com in

Quilt Health builds infrastructure to connect care delivery and medical discovery for patients with complex conditions, enabling coordinated access to both ongoing clinical care and innovative therapies.

Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

Andy Ellner(MD)inJazmine Coleman(MBA)in

Co-investorsCoalition Operators MaC Venture Capital Meridian Street Capital Very Serious Ventures

Revivlerevivle.com

Revivle is a peer-to-peer marketplace and personal style community for secondhand clothing that builds users a digital closet from their Gmail receipts, letting them track outfits, shop their own and friends' closets, and resell items with a one-click reservation flow.

Circular EconomyConsumerMarketplaces

Salsifysalsify.com in 𝕏

Salsify offers a product experience management (PXM) platform with tools for centralizing product content, syndicating it across channels, enriching product pages, and analyzing digital shelf performance.

E-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS

Rob Gonzalez inJeremy Redburn(Founder)in

Co-investorsBright Pixel Capital Cathay Innovation Highland Europe Matrix Venrock Warburg Pincus +4 more

Slangslang.ai in 𝕏

Slang AI provides a voice AI platform for full-service restaurants to answer calls, book reservations, and handle inquiries 24/7 with customized, warm service.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSNew York City, US

Alex Sambvani(Founder and CEO)inGabe(Co-founder)

Co-investorsHomebrew Path Ventures Stage 2 Capital Techstars Thayer Ventures US Venture Partners +2 more

Soofasoofadigital.com in 𝕏

Soofa manufactures and operates solar-powered digital kiosks for outdoor advertising and city communications.

AdTechCleantechHardwareIoTBoston, US

Co-investorsEastward Capital Partners Momenta Ventures The E14 Fund

Tamrtamr.com in

Tamr provides a multi-domain master data management platform that unifies and manages multiple core business entities such as customers, suppliers, products, and locations within a single system.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Andy Palmer(Founder & CEO)inMichael Stonebraker(Co-Founder and Turing Award Winner)

Co-investorsDcode Capital Foothill Ventures Granite Hill GV (Google Ventures)In-Q-Tel MassMutual Ventures +7 more

Terra Securityterra.security inSeed · Sep 2025 · $30M

Terra provides red teaming and offensive security testing for deployed AI systems, including models, copilots, chatbots, and agentic applications.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity

Gal Malachi‏(Founder)inShahar Peled‏(Founder)in

Co-investorsFelicis Ventures Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc Dell Technologies Capital Inner Loop Capital SYN Ventures

Vestedvested.co in

Vested provides funding to startup employees so they can exercise their stock options with no out-of-pocket cost, taking a portion of the resulting shares in exchange.

FintechSaaS

Co-investorsBoston Seed Capital

Wabbiwabbisoft.com in 𝕏Nov 2021 · $2M

Wabbi provides a continuous security platform that quantifies application security risk in real time by aggregating vulnerability, compliance, and policy data across development pipelines.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US

Brittany(Founder & CEO)Phil(CTO)Kim(CFO)

Co-investorsaVenture Cisco Investments Emmeline Ventures Mendoza Ventures Work-Bench

Wondermentwonderment.com inJan 2022 · $6M

Wonderment was an order tracking solution that has been acquired by Loop and integrated into Loop's post-purchase customer experience platform.

E-commerceSaaSBoston, US

Jessica Meher(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Defy Partners

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Aircon Air Freight, Inc.Clockwork Technologies Inc.Commonwealth Crypto3BoxAirconBastion ZeroFlareGander RoboticsHeraldHiwondermentLumanaiPostcardTrove Health

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

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How many investments has Underscore VC made?: Underscore VC has 76 tracked investments, 10 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Underscore VC invest at?: Underscore VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Underscore VC focus on?: Underscore VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics, SaaS.
Where is Underscore VC located?: Underscore VC is headquartered in Boston, US.
Does Underscore VC lead rounds?: Underscore VC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Underscore VC co-invest with?: Underscore VC most often shares deals with Y Combinator, G20 Ventures, Dorm Room, among 160 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 49

G20 Ventures

G20 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs new businesses with capital, storytelling support, and connections, with a focus on enterprise SaaS companies.

Both backed · 4

Clockwork CloudZero Mable Mautic

$2M – $5M

General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

Both backed · 3

Coda Luminai Macro

$30M

Venrock

Venrock is a venture capital firm investing across technology and healthcare, backing companies in fintech, developer infrastructure, life sciences, therapeutics, semiconductors, and consumer products.

Both backed · 3

Mable Salsify3Box

$500K – $10M

Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

Both backed · 2

Cloudera Coda

$100K – $200M

Emergence Capital Partners

Emergence Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building B2B software companies, from early-stage cloud and SaaS pioneers to AI-native innovators.

Both backed · 2

ClearMetal Hi Marley

$500K – $10M

Afore Capital

Afore Capital is a $500M pre-seed venture fund that invests in pre-traction, early-stage companies, leveraging product and investment expertise to support founders from day zero.

Both backed · 2

Goldcast Heraldapi

$500K – $2M

MaC Venture Capital

MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that partners closely with founders, offering a multidisciplinary team, an extensive network spanning Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Washington DC, and emerging markets, and hands-on growth support.

Both backed · 2

Korl Quilt Health

$500K – $2M

Defy Partners

Defy Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs building enduring companies.

Both backed · 2

Apploi Wonderment

$3M – $10M

Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

Both backed · 1

Tamr

$100K – $10M

Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

Both backed · 1

Hi Marley

$1M – $100M

Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.

Both backed · 1

$1M – $20M

CRV (Charles River Ventures)

CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.

Both backed · 1

Wonderment

$250K – $5M

▶37 more co-investors

FirstMark Capital Slow Ventures Ulu Ventures Hack VC 2048 Ventures Threshold Ventures Uncorrelated Ventures Fika Alven Flare Capital Partners Glasswing Ventures SparkLabs Global Ventures Eight Roads Ventures Impellent Ventures Nascent Navitas Capital Redpoint Ventures Benchmark SV Angel Goat Capital NextView Ventures SignalFire Accel-KKR Stride VC Trajectory Ventures Thrive Capital Gusto Pear VC Cyberstarts Standard Capital NewView Capital TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL Syngenta Group Ventures Page One Ventures Stellation Capital Aglae Ventures Lagrange Labs

Firms observed investing alongside Underscore VC, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Underscore VC's recorded portfolio.

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