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John Pearce
Founding Partner at Underscore Investor
Greater Boston
Overview
John Pearce is a Venture Investor and Board Member with a strong background in SaaS, Enterprise Software, and Cloud Computing. He is a Founding Partner at Underscore VC and has held executive roles at companies like Actifio, Demandware, and AppIQ, showcasing expertise in finance, leadership, and strategic partnerships.
Highlights of John's career include serving as President & CEO of Demandware, leading the company to success, and making strategic investments in companies like Apploi (Series B) and Friday.app (Seed) to support and grow emerging startups in the technology sector.
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2015 - Current
Underscore is a VC firm that backs transformative entrepreneurs from inception to scale with dynamic capital and an aligned community designed to fit each startup's unique needs.
CFO
2011 - 2013
President & CEO
2006 - 2010
Demandware provides enterprise cloud commerce solutions that empower world’s leading retailers to continuously innovate.
Raised $91,250,002.00 from Sunbridge Partners.
CFO
2001 - 2005
SVP International, SVP Worldwide Sales
1996 - 2001
SilverStream is a global provider of software and services that enable businesses and other large organizations.
CFO, VP International
1993 - 1996