# John Pearce

> John Pearce is a seed investor at Underscore VC (Waltham) backing Software and SaaS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Underscore VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/underscore-vc)
- Location: Waltham, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pearcejohn

John Pearce is a Co-Lead Investor and Member Board Of Directors at Soofa and Co-Founder and Partner at Underscore VC.John, a technology industry executive with more than 30 years of financial and operations leadership experience, was most recently a Chief Financial Officer at Actifio. Pearce worked closely with the rest of Actifio’s Leadershipteam to drive financial and internal operations as the Company extends its leadership position in the emerging, $21 billion PAS market. Prior to Actifio, Pearce served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Demandware, a global leader in on-demand ecommerce. Prior to Demandware, Pearce served as Chief Financial Officer at AppIQ, where he was on the executive team that created a market leader in Storage Resource Management (SRM) software and was acquired by HP in 2005. John also co-founded SilverStream Software and served as its Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of International Operations and Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Previously, as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of International Business at Watermark Software, Pearce grew the business through its acquisition by FileNet Corporation in 1995. Earlier in his career, John held various operational and finance leadership positions.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 20% |
| Health Care | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apploi | Apploi, a New York-based tech company provides hiring software designed specifically for the healthcare industry. It's transforming the way in which companies find, screen, onboard, and credential talent. The company was founded in 2014 by Adam Lewis. | $25M | Series B | Mar 30, 2022 |  |
| Apploi | Apploi, a New York-based tech company provides hiring software designed specifically for the healthcare industry. It's transforming the way in which companies find, screen, onboard, and credential talent. The company was founded in 2014 by Adam Lewis. | $8M | Series B | Mar 11, 2021 |  |
| Apploi | Apploi, a New York-based tech company provides hiring software designed specifically for the healthcare industry. It's transforming the way in which companies find, screen, onboard, and credential talent. The company was founded in 2014 by Adam Lewis. | $8M | Series A | Mar 11, 2021 |  |
| Friday.app | Spend more time doing your best work and less time talking about it. | $2.1M | Seed | Nov 21, 2020 |  |
| Friday.app | Spend more time doing your best work and less time talking about it. | $450K | Pre-Seed | Feb 19, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Defy.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defy-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accelerator Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerator-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Active Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maine Technology Institute](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maine-technology-institute) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [m\]x\[v](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m-x-v-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal 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 John Pearce invest in?

John Pearce invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 John Pearce last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Pearce closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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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