James Orsillo
InvestorPartner at Underscore VC
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $1M β $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
- TetraScienceChief Financial Officercurrent2026 β presentBoston, MA
- TetraScienceBoard Director2021 β 2026Boston, MA
- Underscore VCVenture Partnercurrent2026 β presentBoston, MA
- Underscore VCGeneral Partner, CFO/O2021 β 2026Boston, MA
- Underscore VCCFO/O2018 β 2021Boston, Massachusetts
- SalsifyBoard Directorcurrent2024 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- ApploiBoard Director2023 β 2026New York, United States
- CloudZeroBoard Director2023 β 2026Boston, MA
- SaaS Metrics Standards BoardAdvisory Council Membercurrent2023 β present
- OPEXEngineAdvisory Board Member2016 β 2020Greater Boston
- Maxwell HealthChief Financial Officer2016 β 2018Boston, Massachusetts
- Evariant, a Healthgrades companyChief Financial Officer2012 β 2016Farmington, CT
- American TowerSenior Manager, Corporate FP&A2010 β 2011Boston, MA
- Kaz USA, Inc. a Helen of Troy CompanyBusiness Partner, Finance2007 β 2010
- Decision Resources Group, part of ClarivateManager, FP&A2002 β 2007
- DigitasSenior Financial Analyst2000 β 2001
- DeltaTrendsFinance and Operations Manager1999 β 2000Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Education
- CFA InstituteCharterholder
- Brandeis School of Business and EconomicsMSF, Finance - Concentration2005 β 2008
- Boston CollegeBS, Business Administration1993 β 1997
Skills & more
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Business ProcessAccountingRisk ManagementProject ManagementStrategic Financial PlanningCorporate FinanceBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)AnalyticsNew Business Development- Chartered Financial Analyst β 162977
From James's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Brandeis School of Business and Economics6
Also attended Boston College173
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Shared employers
Also worked at Underscore VC24
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Also worked at Salsify3
Also worked at Maxwell Health1
Also worked at Decision Resources Group, part of Clarivate6
Investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Underscore VC
Network2
Investors connected to James in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.

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