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Boston Tech Week is coming. We’re excited to be a founding host of #BOSTechWeek with @a16z, bringing together the builders, operators, and communities shaping Boston’s next chapter. May 26–31. Let’s make it a great week for Boston. 🚀

Congrats to Nitay Milner and Yonatan Kreiner on Orion Security's $32M Series A led by @NorwestVP! The team has reimagined DLP for the AI era. And the market has formed around them in a massive way. Read more: orionsec.io/blog/orion-clo…

2025 wasn’t just about the milestones. It was about the moments and people that made them possible. Explore our year in review: yearinreview.underscore.vc

If AI in life sciences is a gold rush, Boston is the gold mine. No other city has the cross-disciplinary density of pharma, academia, AI labs, hospitals, startups, and talent that this region does. It’s all colliding here.

On @BloombergTV #WallStreetWeek, Underscore Partner @lilylyman shared why a resilient innovation economy depends on patient capital that supports the earliest phases of discovery. 🎥 Watch the full segment: lnkd.in/eHYXv5Ve

The skies may have opened up last night, but so did the doors to our new Core Community Hub! What had been just an office quickly became a home once it was filled with the energy, laughter, and conversations of founders, operators, and ecosystem champions. 💛

Bloomberg Anchor @DavidWestin sat down with MIT's Rafael Reif and Underscore Partner @lilylyman to hear how we're experiencing and thinking about the recent cuts to federal research. Catch the full segment here: bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Terra Security has raised a $30M Series A! We couldn’t be prouder to back Shahar and Gal, who are building something truly next-level in cybersecurity: the first agentic-AI-powered continuous penetration testing platform. terra.security/blog/terra-sec…

While there are no shortage of thoughts on #GPT5, we want to hear yours! Underscore Partner @RichDulude_ shared his with @PitchBookNews. Read them at the link and let us know yours in the comments. pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

Today we're launching Subconscious: a new platform for building agents with long-horizon reasoning and tool use, backed by MIT research. One API call. Tool use. Context beyond existing limits. If you're building agents, let's talk.

AI-native companies ship fast, learn faster, and compound early. Meet @HypernaturalAI: Rebecca Kossnick & Taylor Hughes are giving anyone the power to turn ideas into videos—fast, affordable, at scale. Learn why we're proud to back them: underscore.vc/blog/why-we-in…

AI is changing how software gets built — but it’s not replacing the humans behind it. At @TechCrunch All Stage, Chris Gardner reminded us that while AI can 1000x speed, real innovation still starts with people. Empathy, taste, and persuasion remain at the heart of great products.

On August 5, we’re teaming up with six of Boston’s top early-stage VC firms to co-host #SXSouthie — a no-agenda, invite-only morning mixer for founders and funders shaping our AI-powered future. 🚨 Space is limited — RSVP required! Grab your spot here → lu.ma/7jgmcb86

In Boston’s powerhouse health tech scene, it takes bold vision to stand out. And, let us tell you. The Quilt Health team does. Read why we invested: underscore.vc/blog/why-we-in…

Rain? What rain? The community showed up in force last night to the Core Spring Social. The vibes were high. The food was incredible. And the conversations? 🔥

Korl is reimagining how strategic communications happen in a post-GenAI world. Their platform keeps customer-facing teams aligned with product developments, creating personalized communications that transform customer conversations into renewal catalysts. underscore.vc/blog/why-we-in…

Calling all academic visionaries! The Pearce Summer Fellows Program offers more than funding — it's your gateway to Boston's tech ecosystem and it's where your B2B software idea finds its footing. Applications close on the 31st! Apply: underscore.vc/pearce-summer-…

The Rippling vs. Deel lawsuit stresses that we must think differently about data security. Particularly now, as AI increases both the value & vulnerability of data. Good news: Orion Security has re-thought it for us! Read why we're backing their vision: underscore.vc/blog/why-we-in…

- Just starting your career? Andy says to pursue your passions while maintaining self-awareness about your strengths & weaknesses. Consider joining startups or entrepreneurial environments to accelerate learning and growth. If you joined us at HBS, please share your learnings!

- "If you're going to invent frequently, you must be willing to embrace failure" – a mindset essential for fostering innovation. - Focus on managing inputs rather than outputs, learning from failures, and applying those lessons to future efforts.

Yesterday evening, we had the privilege of welcoming @ajassy, CEO of @amazon and @HarvardHBS alum, for an enlightening discussion at HBS. Our very own @mjskok, served as the moderator. Here are some of the key points we took away from this outstanding leader 🧵