Brian Devaney
Partner
@ Underscore VC
Location:
Boston, MA USA
Sector Focus:
B2B
Software
SaaS
Stage Focus:
Seed Round
Series A Round
Series B+ Round
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Introduction
Brian loves helping founders win, whether leveraging his operational experience to navigate day-to-day challenges, thinking strategically about team building and go to market or honing a fundraising pitch and process. With a background in operating, investing and strategy consulting, Brian leverages each aspect of his experience to relentlessly support founders on their path to building enduring businesses.
At Underscore, Brian focuses on vertical-specific applications of AI and B2B software that transform legacy business processes. Working directly with founders at the earliest stages of their business, he savors the opportunity to dig in alongside founders, particularly when things aren’t working, to build the path forward to victory.
Brian came to Underscore from First Round Capital, where he led diligence and supported investments such as Sprig, Cascade, Siteline, Edify, Evolution IQ, IdeaFlow, and several unannounced investments across fintech, AI, and workflow automation. He also supported a wide range of portfolio companies and witnessed firsthand the growth of transformational businesses such as Looker, Flexport, Superhuman, Upstart, Verkada, Airbase, Nova Credit, Labelbox, Crossbeam, and more.
At Underscore, Brian plays an instrumental role across sourcing, diligence, and founder support. Brian is also actively involved in the Boston academic ecosystem, as a member of the operating committee of MIT SBXi and supporting our partnership with Dorm Room Fund.