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Chris Gardner
InvestorPartner at Underscore VC
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
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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Invests in
Fintech
Investments
Investor
LendflowPagos Solutions
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Gardner?
- 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.
- Where does Chris Gardner work?
- Chris Gardner is Partner at Underscore VC.
- What does Chris Gardner invest in?
- Chris Gardner invests in Fintech.
- What check size does Chris Gardner write?
- Chris Gardner typically writes checks of $250K – $2.5M.
- What companies has Chris Gardner invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Lendflow, Pagos Solutions.
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