San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 27 people tracked
Also known as Pear Ventures · PEAR VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Through its Female Founders Circle program, Pear VC supports the next generation of technical female and nonbinary entrepreneurs building companies in AI. The free 8-week program, based in San Francisco's Mission Bay, offers workshops, fireside chats with AI leaders, and guidance on building 0-to-1 AI products, go-to-market, and fundraising. It targets pre-product-market-fit founders who have not fundraised at scale and are actively working on a startup. Participants are asked to be active community members and to give Pear the opportunity to hear their pitch if they decide to fundraise, though no investment is guaranteed or required.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 28, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
The Pear VC mafia →18 people who came through Pear VC went on to found or lead other companies.
+ 6 more
What they invest in
from 61 of 81 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×36SaaS ×27Enterprise Software ×13Fintech ×13Healthtech ×13Digital Health ×8Biotech ×6Marketing Tech ×6
HQs:United States×37Canada×1United Kingdom×1Ghana×1South Korea×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×63 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Stanford University ×5Harvard Business School ×2Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 19 founders with career history
Stanford University ×6Facebook ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 81 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 72024 · 52023 · 22021 · 32017 · 12015 · 123 dated
BIOAGE develops therapies targeting the molecular pathways that drive aging to increase healthspan and address age-related chronic diseases.
BiotechHealthtechLongevityRichmond, US
Kristen Fortney, PhD(Co-Founder, CEO)Eric Morgen, MD(Co-Founder, COO)Kristen Fortney(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Morgen(Director)Dov Goldstein(Executive Officer)
BoardPatrick Enright(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzElad GilFelicis VenturesIA Seed VenturesLongitude CapitalOrbiMed+2 more
DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Tony Xu(Co-founder & CEO)inAndy Fang(Co-founder & CTO)inStanley Tang(Co-founder & CPO)inGergely Nemeth(Senior Engineering Manager)
Co-investorsA*BoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Day One Ventures+24 more
Guardant Health develops blood-based testing (liquid biopsy) for cancer detection and monitoring across all stages of the disease.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US
AmirAli Talasaz(Executive Officer, Director)Helmy Eltoukhy(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Wiley(Executive Officer)
BoardWarren Hogarth(Director)Samir Kaul(Director)in
Co-investors8VCAUTHENTIC VENTURESCota CapitalFelicis VenturesKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+6 more
Abstractive Health provides AI-powered medical record summarization and pre-visit review tools for clinicians.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Vince Hartman(Co-founder & CEO)inGiordana Pulpo(Co-Founder & Head of Design)inRitika Poddar(Cofounder)
Co-investorsRho Capital PartnersRho Ventures
Gryps is a managed AI platform that connects, organizes, and analyzes construction and facility project data, offering document search, pre-built dashboards, and automated review of change orders, invoices, and compliance records.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSBronx, US
Amir Tasbihi(Co-founder)inDareen Salama Abdelmoneim(Co-founder)Dareen Salama(Founder)in
BoardEvan Nisselson(Director)in
Co-investorsLDV Capital
Oodle.ai is an observability platform that unifies metrics, logs, traces, APM, and agent observability with AI-driven debugging, built on S3 and serverless compute.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Jose, US
Kiran Gollu(Co-founder & CTO)inVijay Karthik(Co-founder & CEO)Gaurav Maheshwari(India Site Technical Lead)
Co-investorsEngineering CapitalSNR VCY CombinatorIcon VenturesGreylock PartnersRedpoint Ventures
ProhostAI is an all-in-one AI assistant for short-term rental hosts that automates guest messaging, maintenance tickets, cleaning scheduling, and upselling opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Bill Ulammandakh(Founder)inAndrew Lawson(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorData Tech
Redcoat AI provides a cybersecurity platform focused on defending organizations against AI-driven social engineering attacks such as phishing, smishing, and deepfake impersonation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
John Whaley(CEO and Co-founder)Kelly Byrd(Co-Founder)Mike Morris(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsJ2 VenturesKyber Knight CapitalZelda Ventures
Advex offers Composer, a generative AI tool for automated visual inspection that detects and classifies defects using multi-class classification and semantic segmentation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Qasim Wani(Founder)in
Co-investorsConstruct Capital
Affinity provides a platform for investment banking teams to accelerate mandate success and client relationship management through integrations with tools like Slack, Mailchimp, and Dropbox.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Ray Zhou(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCAdvance Venture PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalLa FamigliaMassMutual VenturesMenlo Ventures+5 more
Affinity is an AI-powered internal compliance platform that helps organizations centralize policies, generate training from documents, track completion and risk, and produce audit-ready evidence.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Faraz Rana(Founder)inPeter Greczner(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesY Combinator8VCAdvance Venture PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMassMutual Ventures+1 more
Affinity provides a digital banking app that lets users open accounts and access transfers, bill payments, savings, investments, and loans in Ghana.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsEnza CapitalGrazia Equity GmbH8VCAttijariwafa VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalRenew Capital+2 more
AfterHour is a community-based social trading platform that connects retail stock market traders, allowing them to share verified positions and research with live alerts, charts, and ticker-specific chat rooms.
FintechMarketplacesSocial
Kevin Xu(Founder)Kevin X(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundGeneral CatalystTrousdale VenturesFounders FundHyphen Capital
AHA is a chat-based tool from TheVentureCity that gives founders feedback on their startup pitch and fundraising strategy, drawing on questions investors ask and industry insights.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsTheVentureCityah! VenturesCorrelation VenturesEsplanade VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNorwest Venture Partners
Aurora Solar offers a software platform for solar installers and sales teams to design, quote, finance, and deliver residential solar and storage projects, including remote 3D modeling with shade and tilt analysis, permit-quality proposals, and lead capture tools.
CleantechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US
Christopher Hopper(Cofounder)inSamuel Adeyemo(Founder)
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementEnergize CapitalFifth WallICONIQLux CapitalBuoyant Ventures Management, Llc+2 more
Accure offers a predictive battery analytics platform that uses AI and cloud computing to monitor Li-ion battery fleets across procurement, quality assurance, commissioning, operations, and augmentation.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Co-investors42CAPBlue Bear Capital PartnersCapnamicEnergize CapitalIncharge Capital PartnersPowerhouse
BlueLabs produces water purification filters and eco-friendly water treatment materials from recycled oyster shells, addressing water contamination and circular economy challenges.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodWellness & FitnessSeocho, KR
정상호 (Sang-ho Jung)
Co-investorsTechstarsBasis Set VenturesCaffeinated CapitalDay One VenturesHustle FundKleiner Perkins+1 more
Bobyard is an AI-powered infrastructure platform that automates takeoff and estimating for construction trades by analyzing drawings and extracting quantities, enabling contractors to generate bids significantly faster.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechCupertino, US
Michael Ding(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardJoe Lonsdale(Director)inJason Shuman(Director)in
Co-investors8VCPrimary Venture PartnersCaffeinated Capital
Branch is an AI-powered mobile measurement partner (MMP) and omnichannel linking platform that helps brands measure marketing impact and guide customers across apps, web, email, paid media, social, and connected TV.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Mada Seghete(Founder)Mike Molinet(Founder)
Co-investorsCoelius CapitalCowboy VenturesMadrona Venture GroupNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Playground GlobalZenStone Venture Capital+5 more
Brico provides a software platform that automates financial licensing for banks, financial institutions, and fintechs, handling new license applications, maintenance, renewals, and periodic reporting across US states.
FintechLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesFlourish Ventures
Cardless provides a modular credit card platform that allows companies to embed credit products directly into their applications and websites.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Michael Spelfogel(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalClocktower VenturesCommerce VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGreycroftMischief+4 more
Cooby is a WhatsApp-based sales tool that tracks sales rep activity, follow-ups, and CRM logging on individual WhatsApp numbers, and offers managed sales agents on WhatsApp API numbers to qualify high-volume inbound leads.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Jocelin Ho(Founder)Wen H. Shaw(Founder)Wen-Hsiang Shaw(Executive Officer, Director)Chieh Ho(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsShilling VC
Counsel develops AI solutions to expand clinical capacity in healthcare.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAsymmetric Capital PartnersFloodgateGV (Google Ventures)
Credible operates an online marketplace where consumers compare prequalified rates for personal loans, student loan refinancing, private student loans, mortgages, mortgage refinancing, and insurance from multiple lenders and providers side-by-side without affecting their credit score.
FintechInsurTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Stephen Dash(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDean Dorrell(Director)Soulaimane Htite(Director)
Co-investorsMarathon Venture PartnersRedbus VenturesCarthona Capital
FarmRaise provides technology and advisory services to help farmers increase profitability and sustainability.
AgTechFintechRiverside, US
Albert(Co-founder)Sami Tellatin(Executive Officer, Director)Jayce Hafner(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesUlu VenturesSusa Ventures
Federato offers Product Studio, a tool for insurers to define and manage insurance products—rating, forms, endorsements, and eligibility rules—in a single data schema with versioned definitions and audit history.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaS
William Ross(Founder)inWilliam Steenbergen(Founder)in
Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalClocktower VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersSterling Road
Geostar helps ecommerce brands optimize their product visibility in AI search engines and assistant tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexe.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Mack McConnell(Founder)inCihan Tas(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
GIF/media platform that grew to 200 million monthly active users and was acquired by Snap.
Mountain View, US
Dan McEleney(Director)Richard R. Rabbat(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardErnestine Fu(Director)
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersSturgeon Capital
Glide provides AI-powered software for financial institutions, including banks and credit unions, covering loan and deposit origination, customer onboarding, and back-office automation.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Sameer Kapur(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalNextView VenturesNOMO VenturesPathlight VenturesShine Capital
Greatly Health delivers evidence-based integrative medicine to cancer patients and survivors through virtual classes, one-on-one health coaching, and community support.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCommonweal VenturesFlare Capital Partners
San Francisco, US
Tran Le(Executive Officer, Director)Sohit Gatiganti(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalLifeX VenturesUpfront Ventures
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA*Acrew CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurum+47 more
Heap provides analytics and data collection tools for growth marketers to optimize digital experiences, track user acquisition channels, measure engagement, and personalize messaging across the conversion funnel.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Matin Movassate(Founder/CEO)inRavi Parikh(Director)
BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director)
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalSixth StreetSLVCTriangle Peak Partners+4 more
Hertha Metals develops a proprietary pyrometallurgical process to produce iron and steel more efficiently and cost-effectively.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsConroe, US
Laureen Meroueh(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesKhosla Ventures
Hexus is an AI-powered platform for creating interactive product demos, videos, guides, and walkthroughs from screen recordings or existing content.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsInception Studio CapitalLiquid Ventures
HeyDoctor offers remote primary care consultations through a mobile app and website, handling common medical needs like birth control refills, UTI treatment, and acne care without requiring insurance, video calls, or lengthy appointments.
HealthtechSan Francisco, US
Brendan Levy(Founder/CEO)inKyle Alwyn(Founder/Chief Technical Officer)in
Co-investorsJam FundY Combinator
Virtual healthcare service providing affordable online doctor consultations.
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.MGV.VCJam Fund
Honey Homes pairs households with dedicated, vetted handymen to manage home maintenance and upgrades through a technology platform.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerPropTechSaaSOakland, US
Vishwas PrabhakaraAvantika PrabhakaraVanti Prabhakara
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundEra VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersGaruda VenturesKhosla VenturesRecall Capital+1 more
Toronto-based generative AI company building text-to-image models known for accurate in-image text rendering.
Toronto, CA
William Chan(Founder)Mohammad Norouzi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAIX VenturesAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesRedpoint VenturesTwo Small Fish VenturesSV Angel
immi produces ready-to-eat ramen products with high-quality ingredients designed to address nutritional and health concerns.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
KevinKevin Lee(Founder)inKevin Chanthasiriphan(Founder)
Co-investorsCollaborative FundOnevc Venture Partners LlcPalm Tree Crew InvestmentsSiddhi CapitalTouch CapitalAnimal Capital+1 more
Interface Bio develops immunotherapies targeting complex inflammatory diseases by combining biological evolution, metabolomics, and machine learning to discover natural-derived therapeutic products.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsOne Planet GroupUlu Ventures
IQ Capital is a European venture capital firm focused on deep tech, investing in founders building frontier technologies across areas such as intelligence, energy, computation, and biology.
Deep Tech
Kerry Baldwin(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnterprise Capital FundsGEIF VenturesKPN VenturesRaison.406 VenturesAlbum VC+7 more
Just Appraised builds AI-powered software for local government agencies, helping tax assessors and county clerks modernize property tax processing, valuations, and administrative workflows.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Imran Khoja(Founder/Product Economist)inTravis Noll(Founder)inIhsan
Co-investorsMaC Venture CapitalY Combinator
Keygraph is an application security platform that runs continuous, AI-driven penetration testing on every build, reporting findings only when accompanied by a working exploit.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESUrban Innovation
Learn to Win builds training software based on learning science and "Agile Learning" principles originally developed for pro sports teams, letting organizations capture operational knowledge and build lessons without technical expertise.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEdTechSaaS
Sasha Seymore(Founder)in
Co-investorsDefense AngelsThe Westly GroupBull City Venture PartnersDorm RoomNorwest Venture Partners
Listen Labs offers an AI-moderated video interview platform that recruits and interviews verified customers in parallel, then synthesizes the findings into memos, slides, and highlight reels.
AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketing TechSaaS
Alfred Wahlforss(Founder)in
Co-investorsConvictionRibbit CapitalSequoia Capital
Manta Cares provides a digital health platform for cancer patients, care partners, and healthcare providers, offering clinically reviewed insights, practical tools, a podcast, and a community.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Samira Daswani(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors1843 CapitalSozo Ventures
Pearl Street Technologies builds software (SUGAR and Interconnect) that accelerates electric grid interconnection modeling, simulation, and risk analysis for transmission providers, project developers, consultants, and M&A analysts.
CleantechEnergySaaS
Co-investorsVoLo Earth Ventures
Polimorphic offers an AI platform for government service operations, handling resident requests from intake to resolution across departments and systems.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSNew York, US
Parth Shah(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Smith(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEthan Daly(Director)inLatif Peracha(Director)inMo Koyfman(Director)in
Co-investorsAnorak VenturesShine CapitalGeneral CatalystM13
Polynomic is a full-service AI ad agency that runs paid advertising campaigns end-to-end for brands using proprietary AI models, handling attribution, creative generation, media buying across 200+ platforms, and continuous optimization.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
BiotechArlington, US
Armon Sharei(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsIA VenturesIKJ CapitalNFXTechU Ventures
Range Bio (Range Biotechnologies) develops next-generation diagnostics using translational proteomics for applications in human health.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Brandon Wilson, Ph.D.(Co-founder & CEO)Brandon Wilson(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsArtis VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcFifty YearsHAWKTAILPage One Ventures
Recora builds technology for heart and lung health management and care navigation, designed to help people pursue preventive health goals and live longer, fuller lives.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Abhi Chandra(Co-Founder & CEO)inEd Wu(Co-Founder & COO)Vivek Vishwanath(Co-Founder & CGO)inEd Wu, MD(Founder)in
BoardTaylor Barada(Director)in
Co-investorsMGV.VCSignalFireValor Equity Partners
ResiQuant provides an AI-powered platform for property insurance underwriting, using AI agents that automate complex schedules, validate structural risk, and assess catastrophe perils such as earthquake, wildfire, windstorm, and flood.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Francisco Alfonso Galvis Lopez(Co-founder)Omar Issa(Co-founder)inFrancisco Galvis(Founder)in
BoardEvan Nisselson(Director)in
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesLDV CapitalAlumni Ventures
SalesPatriot builds an AI operating system for procurement and distribution in defense, aerospace, and industrial sectors, automating complex supply chain workflows that currently rely on fragmented systems and manual processes.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Nelson Ray(Founder)inBen Rhodes-Kropf(Founder)inMaciej Szymczyk(Founder)in
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Link VenturesY CombinatorSV AngelUncorrelated Ventures
SellScale builds AI-driven tools aimed at helping businesses grow revenue, applying artificial intelligence to sales and outbound processes.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsFour Acres CapitalBrowder CapitalOVO Fund
Socratix provides AI agents for fraud detection and compliance investigations at financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Riya Jagetia(Co-Founder & CEO)inSatya Vasanth Tumati(Co-Founder & CTO)inSatya Tumati(Founder)
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorTwenty Two Ventures
Spur provides an AI-powered autonomous testing platform that automatically plans, executes, and reports software tests across web and mobile applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Sneha Sivakumar(Founder)inAnushka Nijhawan(Founder)in
Co-investorsPredictive VCY CombinatorConvictionFirst Round CapitalInsight PartnersNeo+1 more
Starling Medical develops smart devices and predictive learning solutions focused on preventative bladder health and urinary tract infection management.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US
Drew Hendricks(Founder)inHannah McKenney(Founder)in
BoardShana Barghouti(Director)Kunj Sheth(Director)inWilliam Andrew Hendricks(Director)
Co-investorsPixel Perfect VenturesY CombinatorExpaFidelity InvestmentsMagnify VenturesRethink Impact+2 more
Tomo is a personal AI assistant accessible via text messaging that helps users achieve their goals through accountability, scheduling, and life organization.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesAccelBasis Set VenturesConviction
Valar Labs develops AI-powered pathology analysis tools to assist physicians in cancer treatment decisions.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesPalo Alto, US
Anirudh Joshi(Co-founder & CEO)inViswesh Krishna(Co-founder & CTO)Damir Vrabac(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Andreessen HorowitzMartin VenturesREMUS Capital
Vals AI develops benchmarks and evaluation infrastructure for large language models and AI agents, measuring their performance on realistic industry-specific tasks across domains like finance, healthcare, and coding.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investors8VCAndreessen HorowitzBloomberg Beta
Wexler is a fact intelligence platform that extracts, analyzes, and verifies facts from legal documents, tracing each fact to its source and flagging inconsistencies, contradictions, and timeline clashes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB
Gregory Mostyn(CEO)inKush Madlani(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstLegalTechMyriad Venture Partners
Yoast develops SEO software, including plugins for WordPress, WooCommerce, and Shopify, that provides real-time content analysis, AI-powered optimization suggestions, and readiness for AI-driven search discovery.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Joost de Valk(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalB Capital GroupBessemer Venture PartnersBlumberg Capitalboldstart venturesCathay Innovation+26 more
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBioAge LabsNASDAQ: BIOADoorDashNASDAQ: DASHGuardant HealthNASDAQ: GH
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
AHA · aha.org · Aug 14, 2026
IQ Capital · siliconangle.com · Aug 13, 2026
Oodle · Oodle AI (company blog) · Aug 9, 2026
Wexler · arcticstartup.com · Jul 30, 2026

Spur · techcrunch.com · Jul 28, 2026
Federato · insurance-edge.net · Jul 22, 2026
Guardant Health · investing.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Pear VC made?
- Pear VC has 35 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Pear VC invest at?
- Pear VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Pear VC's typical check size?
- Pear VC typically writes checks of $150K – $4M.
- What sectors does Pear VC focus on?
- Pear VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Pear VC located?
- Pear VC is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Pear VC lead rounds?
- Yes, Pear VC leads investment rounds.
- Who does Pear VC co-invest with?
- Pear VC most often shares deals with Felicis Ventures, 8VC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, among 159 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team#AIS: Pear VC’s Mar Hershenson on making successful founders
All-In Podcast · Mar Hershenson
Pear VC's Pejman Nozad on selling rugs to investing in 100+ seed rounds & 6 unicorns | Angel S1 E8
This Week in Startups · Pejman Nozad
E869 Mar Hershenson Pear VC: Building co's 0 to 1; James Currier NFX: Network Effects=70% tech value
This Week in Startups · Mar Hershenson
Latitud Podcast #138 - Teaching, creating, founding, and investing: Mar Hershenson, Pear VC
Latitud · Mar Hershenson
Pejman Nozad: Founding Partner @Pear VC, From Homeless to #1 Midas List Seed Investor | Slush 2024
Slush · Pejman Nozad
Pejman Nozad (Pear VC) - Tech’s Most Unlikely Venture Capitalist
Startup Grind · Pejman Nozad
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Co-investors · 122
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Caffeinated Capital is a venture firm based in San Francisco and New York that leads seed and Series A rounds and continues investing throughout the life of technology companies.
Ulu Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on finding and funding early-stage founder teams, emphasizing diversity and data-driven investment decisions.
Conviction Partners is a venture firm focused on AI-native, 'Software 3.0' companies, aiming to be an early and often first investor in startups translating AI models into transformative products.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
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Redpoint VenturesInsight PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Coatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Great Oaks Venture CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersSoftBank Vision FundCota CapitalAcrew CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersAccelGreylock PartnersTechstarsBain Capital VenturesFoundation CapitalBoxGroupSound VenturesDST GlobalStreamlined VenturesNextView VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersVenrockSherpalo VenturesGeneral AtlanticCapitalGICONIQ CapitalOrbiMedConstruct CapitalSLVCData TechMagnify VenturesCraft VenturesLong Journey VenturesUncork CapitalUnknown VenturesKrakenAtomicoPlug and Play VenturesBattery VenturesEniac VenturesGradient VenturesQuiet CapitalACME CapitalOffline VenturesHCVCAME Cloud VenturesUpHonest CapitalPioneerSciFi VCInnovation EndeavorsForerunner VenturesPrecursor VenturesKapor CapitalBond Capital ManagementSouth Park CommonsPractical Venture CapitalF-Prime CapitalTrinity VenturesLerer HippeauParadigmBase10 PartnersGustoHanabi CapitalQueensBridge Venture PartnersBlockchain CapitalAngelPadLatitud Ventures23andMeLOI Venture468 CapitalWebb Investment NetworkBedrockHigh AlphaTransmedia CapitalPrefix CapitalFormation GroupJackson Square VenturesOyster VenturesMetaPropPropeller VCAdverb VenturesBoost VCHighbury HoldingsActive CapitalRally Ventures Management, LlcBIOSPRING PARTNERSGigascale CapitalQuona CapitalStealth CapitalGlobal Innovation FundUnstoppable DomainsIncite.orgSunshine LakeUnderscore VCCrane Venture PartnersRembrandt Venture PartnersVista Venture PartnersmParticleRethink Capital PartnersGlencrest GroupTencent HoldingsDrummond Road CapitalAlexandria AngelsCore Venture CapitalLeadout Capital500 Emerging EuropeMBX CapitalGood PartyUnion Square Advisors LLC
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