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Fireside Chat with Rana el Kaliouby
TechCrunch Reporter Natasha Mascarenhas sits down with Rana el Kaliouby, Co-Founder & CEO of Affectiva, to explore diversity and inclusion in technology....
01Daring to Change the World for the Better
Investing Early
We support you, the bold entrepreneurs building iconic companies and daring to change our world for the better. We do this by surrounding you with a community of proven talent aligned to your individual needs and uniquely incentivized to champion your vision. Together, we look to make Boston the place to grow your venture.
02Supporting Uniquely Qualified Visionaries
Uniquely Qualified Founders
We’re fortunate to work alongside visionary founders who are investing their lives to solve meaningful problems. They have what it takes to challenge the status quo and go the distance.
About Underscore03Empowered by an Expert Community
It Takes a Community
The Underscore Core is an extraordinary community of several hundred proven entrepreneurs, business builders, and domain experts in Boston and beyond. Through the Core, founders receive the benefits of the right expertise, from the right people, at the right time - all on Underscore’s dime.
Beyond lending my experiences, I have been fortunate to meet some amazing industry contacts, attend enviable events, and make friendships in a highly dynamic Boston environment.
Mike Brown
VP of Talent, Toast
04Our Vision, Mission, and Values
Changing Venture For Good
We’re on a mission to change venture for good. We recognize that today capital is a commodity - however, your life isn’t. So we’ve rewritten the rules of VC with a differentiated venture model that aligns founders with an expert Core community, and provides you with dynamic capital from socially responsible LPs - because some money is in fact greener.
05A Team on Your Mission
We Can’t Wait to Meet You
The Underscore team is a diverse mix of seasoned founders, entrepreneurs, operators, and investors. Above all else, we’re listeners and learners who are united in our belief that it’s all about you and your mission.
Underscore has an unbelievable network and the team always supports me and Soofa in all we do.
Sandra Richter
Co-Founder, Soofa
06Insights From the Underscore Core
The Core Community Wire Insights Today on Tomorrow’s Transformation
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Making Meetings Meaningful: Why We Invested in Macro’s $4.3M Seed Round
With $4.3M in Seed funding from Underscore VC, FirstMark, and General Catalyst, Macro sets out to deliver a super-powered interface for the workplace....
