Where does April Underwood work?

April Underwood is Co-founder & Managing Director at Adverb Ventures.

What boards does April Underwood sit on?

April Underwood holds tracked board seats at Eventbrite, Zillow Group.

What companies has April Underwood invested in?

Investments tracked here include Carta, Color, Cue Health, Equals, Fireflies.ai, Vanta.

Where did April Underwood go to school?

April Underwood studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA); The University of Texas at Austin (BBA, Management Information Systems).

April Underwood

Investor

Co-founder & Managing Director at Adverb Ventures

United States

About

April Underwood is an operator and investor who served as Slack's first Chief Product Officer, leading Product and Platform from 2015 to 2019. Earlier she spent five years at Twitter as Director of Product and Director of Business Development, and held product, partnerships, and engineering roles at Google, Climate Corporation, Travelocity, and Intel. She founded Nearby, co-founded the investing collective #ANGELS, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley (Haas) and a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

a•••@adverb.vcreveal

Experience

Adverb VenturesManaging Director and Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
#ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS)Co-Foundercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Zillow GroupBoard Directorcurrent2017 — present
EventbriteBoard Director2022 — 2026
NearbyFounder and CEO2020 — 2021
SlackChief Product Officer2018 — 2019San Francisco, California
SlackVice President of Product2015 — 2018
TwitterDirector of Product2010 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
The Climate CorporationProduct Manager, Travel2009 — 2010
GoogleSenior Partner Technology Manager2007 — 2009
Apple ComputerMBA Intern2006
TravelocityProduct Manager & Software Engineer2002 — 2005
Intel CorporationEnterprise Applications Developer2002
DeloitteSummer Analyst2001
3MSoftware Development Intern2000
teleNetworkISP Technical Support1999 — 2000Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Venture CapitalStartupsEntrepreneurshipExecutive CoachingFundraisingTeam Building12Product Management78Strategic Partnerships31Partnerships11Software Acquisition1Business Development44Program Management16

+4 more

Business StrategyProduct DevelopmentStrategySearch

From April's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

EventbriteZillow Group

Investor

CartaColorCue HealthEqualsFireflies.aiVanta

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Adverb Ventures

Gary Pesola

Investor at Adverb Ventures

Jackie Dao

Chief Financial Officer at Adverb Ventures

Jana Messerschmidt

Investing Advisor at Adverb Ventures

Jessica Verrilli

Managing Director at Adverb Ventures

Kelly Watkins

Executive Advisor at Adverb Ventures

Liza Gurtin

Investor at Adverb Ventures

Liza Gurtin

Partner at Matrix

Rebecca Miller

Community and Events Advisor at Adverb Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is April Underwood?: April Underwood is an operator and investor who served as Slack's first Chief Product Officer, leading Product and Platform from 2015 to 2019. Earlier she spent five years at Twitter as Director of Product and Director of Business Development, and held product, partnerships, and engineering roles at Google, Climate Corporation, Travelocity, and Intel. She founded Nearby, co-founded the investing collective #ANGELS, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley (Haas) and a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin.
Where does April Underwood work?: April Underwood is Co-founder & Managing Director at Adverb Ventures.
What boards does April Underwood sit on?: April Underwood holds tracked board seats at Eventbrite, Zillow Group.
What companies has April Underwood invested in?: Investments tracked here include Carta, Color, Cue Health, Equals, Fireflies.ai, Vanta.
Where did April Underwood go to school?: April Underwood studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA); The University of Texas at Austin (BBA, Management Information Systems).