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Underscore VC

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 65 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $58M, Apr 2024VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASmbsBusiness To BusinessSaaS

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50%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 65 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MCheque size, as they say$250K – $10MRounds led1 of 65Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 85%
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Underscore VC highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $4.0M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SmbsBusiness To BusinessSaaS
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first65 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Sept
    KaikoSeries B · FR$57MWith 4 others
  3. Aug
    TransfyrSeed · US · TechStartups$25MWith 8 others
  4. Aug
    SubconsciousSeed · US$5.1MWith 3 others
  5. Apr
    Gander RoboticsPre-seed · US$1.1MSole investor
  6. Mar
    RexiPre-seed · AR · Contxto$1.2MWith 5 others
  7. Mar
    BusRightGrowth · US · AlleyWatch$30MWith 3 others
  8. Feb
    Slang AISeries B · US · Ventureburn$36MWith 8 others
  9. Feb
    ORION SecuritySeries A · US$32MWith 1 other
  10. 2025

    12 rounds

  11. Oct
    Terra SecurityVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. Oct
    KardVenture · FR$15MWith 5 others
  13. Jun
    VestedVenture · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  14. Jun
    Quilt HealthSeed · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  15. May
    CloudZeroSeries C · US$56MWith 1 other
  16. May
    LendflowVenture · US$15MWith 5 others
  17. May
    KorlSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  18. Apr
    Terra SecuritySeed · US$8.0MWith 1 other
  19. Apr
    BusRightSeries A · US$20MWith 3 others
  20. Mar
    ORION SecuritySeed · US$6.0MSole investor
  21. Mar
    CopleyPre-seed · US$4.8MWith 1 other
  22. Mar
    MovemintSeed · US$2.4MWith 1 other
  23. 2024

    8 rounds

  24. Dec
    HypernaturalSeed · US$6.8MWith 1 other
  25. Dec
    BizzenSeed · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  26. Oct
    HeraldSeries A · US$12MWith 2 others
  27. Oct
    HueSeed · US$4.5MWith 5 others
  28. Jul
    KudosSeed · CA$3.0MWith 5 others
  29. Jul
    MableVenture · US$7.0MWith 4 others
  30. Apr
    FINDMINESeries A · US$8.9MWith 1 other
  31. Feb
    LearnLuxVenture · US$7.1MWith 5 others
  32. 2023

    8 rounds

  33. Oct
    Clockwork AISeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  34. Aug
    NovaVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  35. Aug
    AirconSeed · US$3.3MWith 1 other
  36. Aug
    Ikigai LabsSeries A · US$25MWith 3 others
  37. Jun
    SlangSeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  38. Apr
    HelloTeamSeries A · US$10MWith 2 others
  39. Mar
    Pagos SolutionsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  40. Feb
    CenoaSeed · SG$7.0MWith 4 others
  41. 2022

    11 rounds

  42. Nov
    SmoodiSeries A · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  43. Oct
    MessariVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  44. Aug
    GoldcastSeries A · US$28MWith 4 others
  45. Jun
    KaikoSeries B · FR$53MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration7 named

CGChristopher GardnerManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JOJames OrsilloManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JSJames S Orsillo JrChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
JWJohn William PearceManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MJMichael John SkokManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
OLOlivia LymanManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RDRichard DuludeManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$451Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Underscore.vc Management Company, LLC
SEC number
CRD 283164

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Underscore VC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Alumni VenturesVC firm10rounds togetherBossa InvestVC firm3rounds togetherFlybridgeVC firm3rounds togetherLiquid 2 VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm3rounds togetherStage 2 CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator3rounds togetherAccompliceVC firm2rounds togetherActive CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherAfore CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherAsymmetric Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherBantam GroupVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Underscore VC put money into.

Kaiko$57M · Sept 2026Transfyr$25M · Aug 2026Subconscious$5.1M · Aug 2026Gander Robotics$1.1M · Apr 2026BusRight$30M · Mar 2026ORION Security$32M · Feb 2026

On podcasts

1 episode naming Underscore VC in the title.

Quick answers about Underscore VC

What does Underscore VC invest in?

Underscore VC invests most often at Seed and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smbs, Business To Business and SaaS.

How active is Underscore VC?

65 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Underscore VC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kaiko (Series B, Sept 2026), Transfyr (Seed, Aug 2026) and Subconscious (Seed, Aug 2026).

How big are Underscore VC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $10M.

Does Underscore VC lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 65 investments on record (2%).

Where does Underscore VC invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (85%) and France (8%).

Is Underscore VC investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Underscore VC invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (10 rounds together), Bossa Invest (3 rounds together) and Flybridge (3 rounds together).

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