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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

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