# Chris Gardner

> Chris Gardner is a seed investor at Underscore VC backing FinTech and Artificial Intelligence. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Underscore VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/underscore-vc)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-gardner/0/280/964
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/chrisgweb
- Website: https://x.com/chrisgweb

Chris Gardner is a seed investor at Underscore VC in Boston focused on FinTech and Artificial Intelligence. Chris Gardner is the Partner at Underscore.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 67% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pagos Solutions | Pagos is building a data “platform” and API-driven micro-services that it says can integrate with any payment stack. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. | $10M | Seed | Oct 15, 2021 |  |
| Lendflow | Lendflow develops a lending infrastructure platform built to change and improve the way businesses access capital. They allow a user to embed financial products into their software to increase engagement, improve retention, and become a source of capital for their business users. They also provide term loans, lines of credit, and invoice factoringto cover businesses of all sizes and credit risks, enabling construction, home services companies, e-commerce, restaurants, transportation, and fitness businesses to connect their users with capital and increase the reach of their businesses. | $10.8M | Series A | Oct 13, 2021 |  |
| Lendflow | Lendflow develops a lending infrastructure platform built to change and improve the way businesses access capital. They allow a user to embed financial products into their software to increase engagement, improve retention, and become a source of capital for their business users. They also provide term loans, lines of credit, and invoice factoringto cover businesses of all sizes and credit risks, enabling construction, home services companies, e-commerce, restaurants, transportation, and fitness businesses to connect their users with capital and increase the reach of their businesses. | $10.8M | Series A | Jun 02, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [2048 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2048-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hack VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hack-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [I2BF Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i2bf-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Knoll Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knoll-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Navitas Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/navitas) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Underscore VC

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Underscore VC is an early-stage, Boston-based venture capital firm backing bold entrepreneurs with an aligned community designed to fit each startup's unique needs.

5 contacts available at Underscore VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Pearce | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-pearce-2 |
| Brian Devaney | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-devaney |
| Chris Gardner | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-gardner |
| Chris Reisig | Core Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-reisig |
| Devin Nash | Marketing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devin-nash |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Gardner invest in?

Chris Gardner invests primarily in FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and Lending startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Chris Gardner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Gardner closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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