Chris Gardner
General Partner at Underscore Investor
Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2020 - Current
Underscore is a Boston VC firm that backs bold entrepreneurs from Seed to Series A with an aligned Core Community designed to fit each startup's unique needs. As a long-time startup operator and former executive at PayPal, I spend my time finding and working with visionary Fintech startup founders.
Board Member
2019
VP, In-Store and P2P Products
2019 - 2019
Head of In-Store Products, Head of P2P Products
2019 - 2019
Head of In-Store Products
2015 - 2018
Co-Founder, Chief Product & Marketing Officer
2010 - 2015
Acquired by PayPal - April 2015
Board Member
2010 - 2015
Chief Marketing Officer
2007 - 2010
Acquired by Cisco Systems - August 2010
ExtendMedia provides software-based content management systems that help media companies and network operators manage digital video content.
Raised $33,350,000.00 from Venrock, Atlas Venture and TVM Capital.
SVP Products & Marketing, m-Qube
2006 - 2007
VeriSign Authentication Services provides network infrastructure, security and telecommunications services for companies and individuals.
SVP Products & Marketing
2005 - 2007
Acquired by Verisign - March 2006
Vice President, Self Service
2004 - 2005
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
Vice President, Products & Marketing
2002 - 2004
Acquired by Siebel Systems - October 2004
Director of Products and Engineering
1999 - 2002
VP of Marketing
1998 - 1999
Acquired by Microsoft - June 1999
Education
BA
1984 - 1988