# Underscore VC

> Underscore VC is a VC fund in Boston backing Software and SaaS. See 115 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 115
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10791786
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/underscorevc
- Website: http://www.Underscore.VC

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Underscore VC. Shizune tracks 17 team members at Underscore VC. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/underscore-vc?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$10M |
| Pre-Seed | $450k–$4.8M |
| Series A | $5M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 28 | 24% |
| SaaS | 15 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 14 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 12 | 10% |
| FinTech | 10 | 9% |

120 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 43 | 37% |
| Series A | 25 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 12 | 10% |
| Series B | 7 | 6% |
| Series C | 4 | 3% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 69 | 60% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Singapore | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Pearce | Co-Founder & Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-pearce-2 |
| Brian Devaney | Principal | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-devaney |
| Chris Gardner | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-gardner |
| Chris Reisig | Core Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-reisig |
| Devin Nash | Marketing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devin-nash |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gander Robotics | Gander Robotics is a robotics company that develops autonomous underwater vehicles for defense and maritime rescue missions. Their flagship product addresses critical man-overboard scenarios in naval and cruise operations. Gander Robotics builds autonomous underwater vehicles for man-overboard and maritime search & rescue situations. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 02, 2026 |  |
| Rexi | Rexi is an AI-native financial reconciliation tool designed for banks, payment businesses, and contemporary fintechs. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 19, 2026 |  |
| Slang | Slang.ai is a digital phone concierge that answers questions, takes reservations, and satisfies callers. | $28M | Series B | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| Terra Security | Terra Security is the first agentic-AI platform built for web application penetration testing. Offered as a managed service, Terra deploys a swarm of fine-tuned AI agents, controlled by a human-in-the-loop mechanism, to simulate real adversaries at scale. The platform delivers accurate, context-aware results based on each organization’s uniquebusiness logic.By combining the creativity of ethical hackers with the scalability of Agentic-AI, Terra replaces outdated, point-in-time pentests with a continuous, proactive approach built for today’s dynamic web environments. | $30M | Series A | Sep 15, 2025 |  |
| Quilt Health | Quilt Health is a digital health company focused on improving access to innovative treatments for people living with rare and complex conditions, starting with sickle cell disease. The company leverages technology, data integration, and artificial intelligence to streamline clinical trial recruitment, enhance patient access to therapies, andstrengthen provider networks | $6M | Seed | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| CloudZero | CloudZero offers a cloud cost intelligence platform that enables organizations to analyze and manage their cloud expenditures. The platform provides real-time visibility into cloud costs, allowing teams to allocate expenses to specific products, features, or customers. By integrating with various cloud providers and services, CloudZero assistsbusinesses in identifying cost-saving opportunities and optimizing their cloud investments. The company has developed tools such as CloudZero Intelligence, an AI-driven system that enhances cost prediction and optimization capabilities. Additionally, CloudZero supports organizations in managing expenses related to AI workloads by providing detailed insights into usage and costs across different teams and services. Through partnerships and integrations, CloudZero aims to facilitate efficient cloud spending and improve financial accountability within organizations. | $56M | Series C | May 28, 2025 |  |
| Korl | Korl syncs product roadmap data and auto-generates tailored presentations for strategic information sharing. | $5M | Seed | May 06, 2025 |  |
| Terra Security | Terra Security is the first agentic-AI platform built for web application penetration testing. Offered as a managed service, Terra deploys a swarm of fine-tuned AI agents, controlled by a human-in-the-loop mechanism, to simulate real adversaries at scale. The platform delivers accurate, context-aware results based on each organization’s uniquebusiness logic.By combining the creativity of ethical hackers with the scalability of Agentic-AI, Terra replaces outdated, point-in-time pentests with a continuous, proactive approach built for today’s dynamic web environments. | $8M | Seed | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| ORION Security | Orion Security redefines DLP by learning the unique DNA of your business workflows. With AI-powered mapping, monitoring and anomaly detection, Orion understands legitimate data flows and can easily spot suspicious ones. Data protection policies are then automatically created, tailored and fine-tuned to actual data behavior. Orion eliminatesmanual policies and false positives, so you can focus on risks in real-time. Discover the single source of truth for all data movement in the organization, from source to spill: Orionsec.io | $6M | Seed | Mar 18, 2025 |  |
| Movemint | Movemint was born on a bike ride, passionate about the endurance sports community, and dedicated to supporting the organizers, timers, brands, and athletes who bring it to life. | $2.4M | Seed | Mar 07, 2025 |  |

10 of 115 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Matrix](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matrix-partners) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [G20 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g20-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Active Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [LAMA Partners (fka FXP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fxp) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Underscore VC invest in?

Underscore VC invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 115 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Underscore VC's check size?

Underscore VC typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$10M at Seed, $450k–$4.8M at Pre-Seed and $5M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Underscore VC participates in.

### How do I contact Underscore VC?

Public channels for Underscore VC include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Underscore VC?

The team at Underscore VC includes John Pearce (Co-Founder & Partner), Brian Devaney (Principal) and Chris Gardner (Partner), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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