The Core Community

Dries is the original creator and project lead for the Drupal open source web publishing and collaboration platform. He is also Co-founder and CTO of Acquia. As a supporter of Underscore VC from day one, Dries served as a Core Partner to two of our firm’s very first investments: Moltin & Mautic.

Corey is the CEO of Rapid7, as well as the chairman of its board of directors. He serves on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) and is elected chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Corey is a CloudZero Core Partner. Learn more about his involvement with CloudZero here.

Natalie is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner and the VP of Product, Azure Communication Services at Microsoft. Previously she was a product lead at Squarespace, where she helped steer the company through 10x growth during her seven-year tenure.

Sam is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner and the Chief Executive Officer of Veracode. She’s a recognized expert in business management and cybersecurity, and sits on the boards of Progress Software and ZeroFox.

Maria is a tech executive and advisor to technology startups. She previously served as SVP of Engineering at Toast and is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner and a Core Partner to Mable. Read more here.

Mike has over 20 years of experience in global payments, mobile software and hardware, and e-billing at high-growth technology companies. He is currently the CEO of Flywire and is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

Rob is a deeply experienced technology practitioner and executive, who previously served as Executive Vice President of Engineering at DataRobot. Rob is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

A pioneer in Emotion AI, Rana is Deputy CEO at Smart Eye and formerly, Co-founder and CEO of Affectiva. She is the author of the best-selling book Girl Decoded and is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

Yi was most recently the SVP and GM of Consumer Products at Toast, where he was employee number six. Today, he is the CEO of OpenCity and an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

Meghan is a former Uber and Oscar Health executive. Today she is the Founder and CEO of Duckbill and an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner. Learn more about Meghan via her Core Summit session recording.

Steve is the President and Co-founder of Toast, where he leads product and innovation initiatives. Prior to Toast, he worked on mobile app development before the iPhone came out, creating the first Flickr and Shoebuy.com apps. He is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

A former Amazon product leader, Dianne is a member of the technical staff at Anthropic, where she brings the magic of Claude models and Anthropic’s research to end users and developers. Dianne is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

Chris is a founding member of Veracode, where he is the Chief Research Officer. Chris is an Underscore Core Limited Partner and a Core Partner to CloudZero.

Chad is founder, Chairman, and former CEO at SimpliSafe. An electrical engineer by training, he personally developed significant portions of the SimpliSafe product and backend systems. Chad is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

Brian is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reggora. He is also an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.

Andy is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in building and scaling innovative companies in the fields of technology, health care, and life sciences. He is the Co-founder of Tamr, and Underscore VC Core Limited Partner, and a Core Partner to Trove Health.

Amy is a board director, advisor, and the past COO and President of Amazon Robotics. She is an active Core Member with broad expertise in corporate strategy creation, scaling businesses, building and inspiring leadership teams, and M&A integration.

Ada is the Founder and Chief Product Officer at Zus Health. Previously she served as the Executive Director of Product Management at Athenahealth. Ada is an Underscore VC Core Limited Partner.