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April Underwood

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Co-founder & Managing Director at Adverb Ventures

United States

FoundedAdverb Ventures

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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.

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Co-founder & Managing Director at Adverb Ventures

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Co-founders at Adverb Ventures

JVJessica Verrilli
Jessica VerrilliCo-founder & Managing Director

Investments

Board seats

EventbriteZillow Group

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AmbientArcadeBalsaBoldBrightwheelCartaColorCompaasCopperCueCue HealthDaily.coDigitsEqualsFireflies.aiForwardGanazGowallaHumaansKitKudosLinktreeNextgridOliver SpaceOutsetPanobiPassportRivalShotsytwineValoraVantaWinnie

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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 of Adverb Ventures and Co-founder & Managing Director at Adverb Ventures.
What companies did April Underwood found?
April Underwood founded 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 Ambient, Arcade, Balsa, Bold, Brightwheel, Carta, Color, Compaas, Copper, Cue, Cue Health, Daily.co, and 21 more.

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