Pear VC @pearvc
We’re specialists in pre-seed and seed. We partner with founders at the earliest stages to turn great ideas into category-defining companies. pear.vc/pearx Menlo Park, CA Joined April 2014-
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PearX W26 applications are open with @pearvc!🍐 Whether you’re idea stage or gaining traction, PearX offers funding, support, and community to help you scale. Deadline: Sept 13, 2025 Apply here: msft.it/6017seXZD #MicrosoftForStartups #VentureCapital #StartupFunding
Really excited to be part of this conversation hosted by @pearvc on Deploying Safe and Scalable AI in Healthcare for Providers and Payers. gatsby.events/pear-vc/rsvp/r…
32 Years in Silicon Valley. Here's What I'd Tell My Yogurt Shop Attic Self: The nights will be long. The days, even longer! That attic above the yogurt shop will teach you more than any MBA. The loneliness will nearly break you. Use it. Every founder you'll back will feel that…
💡 Pricing is one of the most powerful & most overlooked GTM levers. In reality, it should be a dynamic driver of growth. In the AI era, old pricing tools can’t keep up. Speed, intelligence, adaptability are the new bar. That’s why @pearvc is backing @spyrikaras & Dealops.
FAF AI hackathon in SF! Meet other cracked builders from Stanford, MIT, etc. We’ll fly you out if you’re not in SF. $20k pool of cash prizes. Hosted at Delve’s new HQ in SF, with people from Cursor, Cognition, Felicis, a16z, Founders Fund. Apply here: hackathon.friendsandfam.xyz
We're excited to be hosting @dadiomov, the founder and President of @ModernTreasury for PearX's Speaker Series this Thursday, July 31st at 4pm.
Introducing Blueberry Social A social selling agent that tracks everyone who engages with your ads & posts, sends them personalized DMs, captures emails, & converts them into customers like a human would but 24/7
We’re excited to announce our 9th @pearvc Female Founder Circle AI cohort! ✨ We’ve had 320+ FFC alum who are still active in the community, and over 50% (160+ companies!) have raised over pre-seed capital. Our founders have raised over $300M in capital since 2021!
To the incredible team at Pear: thank you for being all-in, all the time. You make this work meaningful, and you make it matter for the people building the future! @pearvc 🍐
Huge congratulations to our co-founder @pejmannozad for being ranked the #1 seed investor on the Forbes Midas Seed List — for the third year in a row! 📷📷📷 From selling rugs to spotting generational founders, Pejman’s journey is one of heart, hustle, and unmatched instinct.…
Thrilled to see our fearless leaders and founding partners @MarHershenson (#44) and @pejmannozad (#46) named to the @Forbes Midas List again! Well-deserved recognition for two incredible people! forbes.com/lists/midas/
Today's the day! Get your applications in before 11:59 PM PT tonight for a shot at joining the S25 batch. pear.vc/pearx-applicat…
Today's the day! Get your applications in before 11:59 PM PT tonight for a shot at joining the S25 batch. pear.vc/pearx-applicat…
Congrats to Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz! The work the Guardant Health team is groundbreaking and we feel lucky to be on this journey with you.
Congrats to Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz! The work the Guardant Health team is groundbreaking and we feel lucky to be on this journey with you.
PearX S25 applications close tomorrow, April 28th! Capital: 💰 We invest $250k up to $2M in all PearX companies A partner who’s been in your shoes: 👟 Work with a Pear partner who’s experienced entrepreneurship and knows your industry Fundraise strategically: 🚀 Over 80% of…
Applications for PearX S25 close in four days. We were about to edit this with Grok... but here we are... with a boring human to write this post. Apply by April 28th pear.vc/pearx-applicat…
Applications for PearX S25 close in four days. We were about to edit this with Grok... but here we are... with a boring human to write this post. Apply by April 28th pear.vc/pearx-applicat…
Let's go @itsalfredw @florian_jue @ListenLabs ! 🍐💪🚀
Let's go @itsalfredw @florian_jue @ListenLabs ! 🍐💪🚀
PearX S25 applications close in under one week! Apply at pear.vc/pearx-applicat… by next Monday.
PearX S25 applications close in under one week! Apply at pear.vc/pearx-applicat… by next Monday.

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