Michael Skok

Partner Emeritus at Underscore VC · Joined 2015

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Biography

Michael Skok co-founded the Boston venture capital firm Underscore VC in 2015 with John Pearce and Richard Dulude, and Underscore's team page now lists him as Partner Emeritus. Before Underscore he was a general partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, where TechCrunch reported he backed Demandware and Acquia, and before that he spent 21 years as a software entrepreneur and CEO, including at AlphaBlox, which was acquired by IBM, and Symantec UK. His bio states he has served on or is active on private and public boards including Acquia, Salsify, CloudZero and TetraScience, and that he focuses on breakthrough technologies and business models such as SaaS, cloud and open source. He is an executive in residence at Harvard Business School and created the Startup Secrets series.

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

AcquiaDemandwareSalsifyCloudZeroTetraScience

Career Timeline

2015
Co-founded Underscore VC in Boston with John Pearce and Richard Dulude.
2022
Co-authored Underscore VC's announcement of Salsify's 155 million dollar Series E round.
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Became Founding Partner Emeritus of Underscore VC as the next generation of partners assumed management of the firm's General Partnership.

Sources & References

Underscore VC - Team ↗Underscore VC - Michael Skok ↗Underscore VC - The Next Generation of Underscore VC ↗Underscore VC - Winning the Digital Shelf: Salsify's $155M Series E ↗TechCrunch - Boston startups may see some fresh checks as Underscore VC closes on its second fund ↗Acquia - Michael J. Skok ↗