Where does Neil Underwood work?

Neil Underwood is General Partner at Canapi Ventures and Board director at ModernFi.

What does Neil Underwood invest in?

Neil Underwood invests in Cloud Computing, Fintech.

Where did Neil Underwood go to school?

Neil Underwood studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (BS, Industrial Engineering).

Neil Underwood

Investor

General Partner at Canapi Ventures · Board director at ModernFi

Miami, FL (native)

About

Cofounder and General Partner of Canapi Ventures. He cofounded Live Oak Bank (where he was previously President) and nCino, and cofounded Live Oak Ventures and Apiture; he sits on numerous fintech company boards. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

n•••@canapi.comreveal

Invests in

Cloud ComputingFintech

Board director at ModernFi

Intro paths

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In turn, Neil can intro founders to ModernFi's investors below.

ModernFi's investors · 5

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025 Canapi VenturesNew York · since 2025 Curql Collective, LLCDes Moines Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)New York · $100K – $2M checks Remarkable VenturesNew York · since 2025

Co-founders at ModernFi

Adam DeVitaExecutive Officer, Director

Paolo BertolottiExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Canapi VenturesCo-Founder, General Partnercurrent2018 — presentWilmington, North Carolina, United States
Live Oak BankCo-Founder, Board Membercurrent2008 — presentWilmington, NC
nCino, Inc.Co-Founder, former Board Membercurrent2011 — presentWilmington, NC
CandescentBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
Greenlight Financial TechnologyBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
IslandBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
CascaBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
ModernFiBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
Anatomy FinancialBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ProofBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
Posh TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
APITURECo-Founder, former Board Membercurrent2017 — presentWilmington, North Carolina Area
DefenseStormFormer Board Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
PayrailzFormer Board Member2017 — 2022
FinxactFormer Board Observer2016 — 2022
BlendFormer Board Observer2020 — 2021
S1 CorporationGeneral Manager2001 — 2010Atlanta, GA
TST/BrokatChief Operating Officer1992 — 2001Atlanta, GA

Skills & more

Strategy99Leadership52SaaS93Enterprise Software45Executive Management99Start-ups69Banking88Payments25

From Neil's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

AnatomyApitureAsset ClassBlendDefenseStormFinxact Greenlight IslandLive Oak BankModernFinCinoPayrailzPoshProof (formerly Notarize)

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Canapi Ventures

Amogh Bhalerao

Associate at Canapi Ventures

Austin Nembach

Associate at Canapi Ventures

Brittany Stewart

Executive Assistant at Canapi Ventures

Chip Mahan

Managing Partner at Canapi Ventures

Connie Qian

Principal at Canapi Ventures

Danielle David Parks

Head of Talent at Canapi Ventures

Emily Keener Silverman

Vice President, Platform at Canapi Ventures

Eric Schwartz

Operating Partner at Canapi Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Neil Underwood?: Cofounder and General Partner of Canapi Ventures. He cofounded Live Oak Bank (where he was previously President) and nCino, and cofounded Live Oak Ventures and Apiture; he sits on numerous fintech company boards. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech.
Where does Neil Underwood work?: Neil Underwood is General Partner at Canapi Ventures and Board director at ModernFi.
What does Neil Underwood invest in?: Neil Underwood invests in Cloud Computing, Fintech.
What boards does Neil Underwood sit on?: Neil Underwood holds tracked board seats at Anatomy, Apiture, Asset Class, Blend, DefenseStorm, Finxact, Greenlight, Island, Live Oak Bank, ModernFi.
Where did Neil Underwood go to school?: Neil Underwood studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (BS, Industrial Engineering).