Chris Gardner

Chris Gardner is a General Partner at Underscore VC where he invests in early-stage (pre-seed to Series A) startups across B2B Software, FinTech, Information Technology, AI, Vertical B2B Marketplaces, and Embedded Finance. He is investing out of the firm’s $58M Fund III raised in September 2024, with a focus on companies in the United States, particularly Greater Boston and New England. He has invested in companies including Pagos Solutions, Lendflow, Terra Security, Hue, and Slang. Previously, he was VP, In-Store and P2P Products; Head of In-Store Products; and Head of P2P Products at PayPal; Co-Founder and Chief Product & Marketing Officer and Board Member at Paydiant; Chief Marketing Officer at ExtendMedia; SVP Products & Marketing at m-Qube/VeriSign; Vice President, Self Service at Siebel Systems; Vice President, Products & Marketing and Director of Products and Engineering at edocs, Inc.; and VP of Marketing at OmniBrowse. He is a former board member at Visible Body. Chris graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and lives in Massachusetts, United States.