Fundraising Fox

James Orsillo

Investor

Partner at Underscore VC

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $1M – $5M checks Β· typically $2.5M

About

James Orsillo is the CFO at Underscore-backed TetraScience and previously served as CFO at Maxwell Health and Evariant, where he led venture financing rounds and built finance and operations teams that resulted 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. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from Brandeis University, a Bachelor of Science from Boston College, and the CFA designation.

Experience

  1. TetraScienceChief Financial Officercurrent2026 β€” presentBoston, MA
  2. TetraScienceBoard Director2021 β€” 2026Boston, MA
  3. Underscore VCVenture Partnercurrent2026 β€” presentBoston, MA
  4. Underscore VCGeneral Partner, CFO/O2021 β€” 2026Boston, MA
  5. Underscore VCCFO/O2018 β€” 2021Boston, Massachusetts
  6. SalsifyBoard Directorcurrent2024 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. ApploiBoard Director2023 β€” 2026New York, United States
  8. CloudZeroBoard Director2023 β€” 2026Boston, MA
  9. SaaS Metrics Standards BoardAdvisory Council Membercurrent2023 β€” present
  10. OPEXEngineAdvisory Board Member2016 β€” 2020Greater Boston
  11. Maxwell HealthChief Financial Officer2016 β€” 2018Boston, Massachusetts
  12. Evariant, a Healthgrades companyChief Financial Officer2012 β€” 2016Farmington, CT
  13. American TowerSenior Manager, Corporate FP&A2010 β€” 2011Boston, MA
  14. Kaz USA, Inc. a Helen of Troy CompanyBusiness Partner, Finance2007 β€” 2010
  15. Decision Resources Group, part of ClarivateManager, FP&A2002 β€” 2007
  16. DigitasSenior Financial Analyst2000 β€” 2001
  17. DeltaTrendsFinance and Operations Manager1999 β€” 2000Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Education

  1. CFA InstituteCharterholder
  2. Brandeis School of Business and EconomicsMSF, Finance - Concentration2005 β€” 2008
  3. Boston CollegeBS, Business Administration1993 β€” 1997

Skills & more

Strategy66Strategic Planning32Management44Leadership56Analysis22Forecasting50Finance47Project Planning9Financial Analysis21Financial Modeling15Financial Reporting17Budgets15
+12 moreBusiness ProcessAccountingRisk ManagementProject ManagementStrategic Financial PlanningCorporate FinanceBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)AnalyticsNew Business Development
  • Chartered Financial Analyst β€” 162977

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Board seats

CloudZero Inc.

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Colleagues at Underscore VC

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