San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 28 people tracked
Also known as Pear Ventures · PEAR VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
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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 Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 28 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
The Pear VC mafia →31 people who came through Pear VC went on to found or lead other companies.
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What they invest in
from 98 of 132 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×59SaaS ×41Enterprise Software ×29Healthtech ×18Fintech ×16Digital Health ×12Biotech ×11Developer Tools ×11
HQs:United States×60United Kingdom×4Canada×2Brazil×1Ghana×1Japan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×63 founders×44+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with education data
Stanford University ×8Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×6Harvard Business School ×2Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×11Computer Science ×10Business & Management ×2Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history
Stanford University ×8DoorDash ×2Facebook ×2Rubrik ×2Stanford Genome Technology Center ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)
Investments · 132 tracked
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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)inDov Goldstein(Executive Officer)in
BoardPatrick Enright(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzElad GilFelicis VenturesIA Seed VenturesLongitude CapitalOrbiMed+5 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)in
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)inHelmy Eltoukhy(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Wiley(Executive Officer)inMichael Bell(Chief Financial Officer)Darya Chudova(Chief Technology Officer)inCraig Eagle(Chief Medical Officer)in
Co-investors8VCAUTHENTIC VENTURESCota CapitalFelicis VenturesKhosla VenturesKnockout Capital+7 more
SoundHound AI develops a voice AI platform that enables conversational interactions with products, services, and applications across industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSanta Clara, US
Keyvan Mohajer(Co-Founder & CEO)inMajid Emami(Executive Officer)inJames Hom(Executive Officer, Director)inNitesh Sharan(Executive Officer)inTimothy Stonehocker(Executive Officer)Michael Zagorsek(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsArrowshare VenturesBuildGroupFelicis VenturesHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyKensington Capital Partners LimitedKT investment Inc.+5 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)in
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 CapitalPrimary Venture Partners
İMBİK builds small, customized AI models by distilling a company's existing agent workflows, prompts, tools, and production traces into models the customer owns.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOakland, US
Co-investorsAct One Venturese2vcTranspose Platform Management
Matter builds superintelligent vision systems for the physical world, leveraging experience from space and Mars instrumentation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsE2MC VenturesLowercarbon CapitalBezos ExpeditionsCubit CapitalMark CubanToyota Ventures
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)inGaurav Maheshwari(India Site Technical Lead)in
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)in
Co-investorsJ2 VenturesKyber Knight CapitalLeonis CapitalSancus VenturesTekton VenturesZelda Ventures
Wexler builds an AI tool that helps legal, compliance, eDiscovery, tax, and forensics teams analyse the facts of contentious cases, reducing manual factual review while ensuring key information isn't missed.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB
Gregory Mostyn(CEO)inKush Madlani(CTO)in
Co-investorsLegalTechMyriad Venture PartnersEntrepreneur First
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
Co-investors8VCAdvance Venture PartnersAllied Venture PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalLa FamigliaMassMutual Ventures+6 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 Africa is a digital banking platform offering personal and SME accounts, savings, payments, loans, and investment services to unbanked and underserved individuals and businesses in Ghana.
ConsumerFintechImpact & Social GoodAccra, GH
Tarek Mouganie(Founder)inAbdul-Jaleel Hussein(Head of Commercial Clients)
Co-investorsEnza CapitalGrazia Equity GmbH8VCAttijariwafa VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalRenew Capital+2 more
Affinity Solutions analyzes consumer purchase data to provide insights on 18+ billion annual transactions, revealing customer behavior patterns and demographics for businesses seeking to understand purchase drivers.
AdTechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York, US
Co-investorsStructural Capital8VCAdvance Venture PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMassMutual VenturesMenlo Ventures+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)inKevin 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
Aklivity builds Zilla, a stateless, declarative, multi-protocol event-driven proxy that connects clients to Apache Kafka and other Kafka-compatible brokers using protocols like HTTP, SSE, MQTT, and gRPC.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Leonid Lukyanov(Founder)inJohn Fallows(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp Fund468 Capital
Aurora Solar makes a cloud-based platform for designing, selling, and delivering solar energy projects, including 3D modeling with shade and tilt analysis, proposal generation, and lead capture tools.
CleantechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US
Christopher Hopper(Co-founder)inSamuel Adeyemo(Co-founder)in
BoardTyler Lancaster(Director)inShvetank Jain(Director)Doug Pepper(Director)
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementEnergize CapitalFifth WallICONIQLux CapitalBuoyant Ventures Management, Llc+2 more
Axle Health provides a logistics and scheduling platform for home health care providers that optimizes clinician routing, staffing decisions, and patient coordination through real-time data and predictive forecasting.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Angeles, US
Adam Stansell(Founder)in
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalLightbankRebel FundTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y Combinator
ACCURE provides battery analytics and monitoring software for storage operators to optimize performance, prevent failures, and extend asset lifetime across grid-scale and utility installations.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyIoT
Dr. Kai-Philipp KairiesinDr. Johannes PalmerinDr. Georg Angenendtin
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
Blue Labs develops Blue-JST, a dual reward mechanism designed to balance relationships and utility, focused on building emotional intelligence into AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsGS FuturesTranspose Platform ManagementBasis Set VenturesCaffeinated CapitalDay One VenturesHustle Fund+2 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)inMike Molinet(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlate PartnersCoelius CapitalCowboy VenturesMadrona Venture GroupNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Playground Global+11 more
Brico provides software that automates the financial licensing process for banks and fintech companies, simplifying applications and renewals through automation.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesFlourish Ventures
BURST sells oral care products such as sonic toothbrushes with replacement heads, floss, whitening strips, breath strips, and oral probiotics, offered through subscription refill plans direct to consumers.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness
Hamish Khayat(Founder)in
Co-investorsAssembled BrandsVolition CapitalAlumni VenturesRock Health Capital
Burst helps consumers get reimbursed for health and wellness purchases through their FSA and HSA accounts by handling claims processing and eligibility verification.
FintechHealthtech
Anthony Rangel(Founder)in
Co-investorsKli CapitalPALETTE VENTURESAlumni VenturesRock Health Capital
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+6 more
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersEncoded Ventures
ConveyIQ is a candidate communication product, now part of Rival, which provides AI-powered HR orchestration covering sourcing, candidate engagement, and employee journeys.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Danielle Weinblatt(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlossom Street VenturesBoston Harbor AngelsUpstage VenturesAndreessen HorowitzKhosla Ventures
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)inWen H. Shaw(Founder)inChieh Ho(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsShilling VC
Counsel is an AI platform for law firms that ingests data across a firm's tools — including Outlook, Teams, Word, Gmail, NetDocuments, and meetings — and runs background agents that build context on every email, matter, and commitment.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsDiaspora VenturesJ12 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAsymmetric Capital PartnersGV (Google Ventures)
Counsel develops AI solutions to expand clinical capacity in healthcare.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAsymmetric Capital PartnersFloodgateGV (Google Ventures)
Coverbase offers a platform for third-party risk management (TPRM), procurement, and security, using AI-guided automation for supplier intake, due diligence, and continuous monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Clarence Chio(President, CEO, and Director)inZi Chong Kao(Secretary and Director)Kao ZC(Founder)inWalker Forehand(Director)in
Co-investorsFikaCanapi VenturesFika VenturesTTV Capital
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)in
BoardDean Dorrell(Director)inSoulaimane Htite(Director)
Co-investorsMarathon Venture PartnersRedbus VenturesCarthona CapitalDocuSign
Dealops is an AI-agent-based CPQ (configure, price, quote) platform for revenue operations and sales teams, using one agent to set up the system and another to build quotes from pricing artifacts, call transcripts, and historical deals.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Spyri Karasavva(Founder)in
Co-investorsDepth Ventures
FarmRaise provides technology and advisory services to help farmers increase profitability and sustainability.
AgTechFintechRiverside, US
Albert(Co-founder)Sami Tellatin(Executive Officer, Director)inJayce Hafner(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesUlu VenturesCendana CapitalSusa 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
Flax provides AI-driven automation for skilled nursing and post-acute care teams, handling referral screening, insurance eligibility verification, intake, care planning, and claims/reimbursement management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechLehi, US
Trent Hazy(Founder)
Flex Capital provides debt financing for startups and SMEs in Japan, offering unsecured, unguaranteed products including venture debt (up to ¥300M), revenue-based financing, and invoice payment financing.
Fintech
Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.Eniac VenturesMaveronThe Family FundTown Hall Ventures
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
Glide builds AI agents and analytics tools for financial institutions such as banks and lenders, automating tasks like data reporting, prospect list building, and loan document collection.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaS
Sameer Kapur(Founder)inVishnu ChakrobortyGautam Ajjarapu
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCanonical CryptoNextView 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
Guardrails AI provides an AI reliability platform for building, governing, and scaling generative AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Shreya Rajpal(Founder)inZayd Simjee(Founder)in
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)SCB 10XBloomberg BetaZetta Venture Partners
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+49 more
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalFirestreak VenturesJuniper Ventures Management, LlcStage 2 CapitalVisible Ventures
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 platform for product-focused marketing teams that creates and repurposes product content into assets such as how-to guides, demos, social posts, emails, and blog excerpts.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMarketing 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 PrabhakarainAvantika PrabhakarainVanti Prabhakara
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundEra VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersGaruda VenturesKhosla VenturesRecall Capital+2 more
Toronto-based generative AI company building text-to-image models known for accurate in-image text rendering.
Toronto, CA
William Chan(Founder)inMohammad 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)in
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
B2B marketplace that connects brands & retailers in Latam.
E-commerceSão Paulo, BR
Marcos Salama(Founder & CEO)inFernando Carrasco(Co-founder & CDO (Chief Data/Development Officer, per Greylock); Operations, Technology & Data (per Crunchbase))inLaura Camargo(Co-Founder, CFO & People)
Co-investorsAlter GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalMONASHEESNXTPFounders Fund+6 more
DreamFold builds a protein therapeutics platform that uses AI-driven protein design, generative modelling, and high-throughput screening to develop new classes of protein drugs for diseases lacking effective treatments.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsCambridge, GB
Kerry Baldwin(Founder)inColin Humphreys(Co-founder)Simon Thomas(Co-founder & CEO)
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 builds automated penetration testing for enterprise application security using AI, providing continuous vulnerability identification and exploit validation on every build.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Varun
Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESUrban Innovation
Known is a dating and relationship app built around understanding the user first rather than emphasizing profile swipes and likes.
ConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US
Asher Allen(Director)inCeleste Amadon(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAdverb VenturesForerunner VenturesCoelius Capital
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 PartnersCubit CapitalDorm 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 TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alfred Wahlforss(Founder)inFlorian Juengermann(Founder)in
Co-investorsConvictionMenlo VenturesRibbit CapitalSequoia Capital
Manta Cares is an independent company that builds tools and resources to support cancer patients, care partners, and care teams throughout the cancer experience.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Samira Daswani(Founder)inDouglas Blayney(Chief Medical Officer)in
Co-investors1843 CapitalSozo Ventures
Miter provides a platform that connects people, projects, and payments in the construction industry to improve coordination and efficiency.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Connor Watumull(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue Management
Nightfall is an AI-native data loss prevention (DLP) platform that monitors and controls how sensitive data such as credentials, PHI, PCI, and PII moves across SaaS apps, endpoints, email, browsers, and AI tools.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rohan Sathe(Founder)in
Co-investorsNext Legacy PartnersVenrockWebb Investment NetworkBain Capital VenturesWestBridge Capital
OpsLevel provides an internal developer portal with out-of-the-box integrations and automation, plus customization options for engineering teams.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA
Kenneth Rose(Founder)in
Co-investorsThreshold VenturesWebb Investment NetworkS28 CapitalVertex Ventures
Orby AI was acquired by Uniphore to contribute Large Action Models, neuro-symbolic reasoning, and agentic process discovery capabilities to Uniphore's Business AI Cloud platform.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Na Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Dongxu Lu(Executive Officer, Director)inBella Liu(Founder)inUmesh Sachdev(CEO & Co-founder of Uniphore)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Wing
Osmind is a public benefit corporation developing technology and research infrastructure to accelerate evidence-based mental health treatments, including therapies like ketamine, and to improve patient access to care.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthSaaSSan Francisco, US
Lucia Huang(Founder)inJimmy Qian(Founder)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersGold House VenturesMVP VenturesY CombinatorAME Cloud VenturesDFJ+4 more
Building proprietary, delta-neutral yield strategies for stablecoins.
Co-investorsHack VCBFG PartnersEnlightened Hospitality InvestmentsImpatient VenturesMorrison Seger Venture Capital PartnersSonoma Brands Capital
Parallax Worlds provides AI-powered robots for factory floors, combining 3D digital twin technology with robot training to enable production-ready deployment in two weeks.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Tanmay Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsKakao VenturesBoost VCGaingelsGS FuturesMana VenturesSpacecadet Ventures+1 more
Pearl Street Technologies develops software solutions for electric grid interconnection and power flow simulation, helping utilities and renewable energy developers accelerate the deployment of clean energy resources.
CleantechEnergySaaSPittsburgh, US
David Bromberg(CEO and Co-founder)inLarry Pileggi(Co-founder and Chairman)Hui Zheng(Co-founder and Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investorsVoLo Earth Ventures
Percolata provides machine-learning-based forecasting and optimization for retailers and restaurants, predicting hourly sales, foot traffic, and takeout orders so businesses can optimize staffing, delivery, and marketing budget allocation.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechPalo Alto, US
Greg Lin Tanaka(Director, President, Chief Executive Officer. and Treasurer)
BoardJin Park(Director)Andreas Weigend(Director)
Co-investorsAmasiaAndreessen HorowitzFoundation CapitalMenlo Ventures7BC Venture CapitalComet Labs+4 more
Plain is a customer support platform that lets teams handle customer requests from Microsoft Teams, Slack, email, and in-app forms within a single tool.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Simon Rohrbach(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesIndex 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)inDaniel Smith(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardEthan Daly(Director)inLatif Peracha(Director)inMo Koyfman(Director)in
Co-investorsAnorak VenturesShine CapitalGeneral CatalystLooking Glass CapitalM13
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
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)in
Co-investorsArtis VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcFifty YearsHAWKTAILPage One VenturesPillar
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
Remuner offers a platform for designing, managing, and automating variable compensation and incentive plans, including commission calculations, approval workflows, and performance dashboards.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsBStartupEnzo VenturesSeaya
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
Seven Starling provides virtual mental healthcare and psychiatric support for women experiencing anxiety, depression, or trauma related to fertility, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, postpartum, early parenthood, and menopause.
Digital HealthFemTechMental Health
Tina Keshani(Founder)inSophia Richter(Founder)in
Co-investorsBand of AngelsDorm RoomDria VenturesExpaForeground CapitalGraham Walker Venture+6 more
Siren Snacks makes vegan, gluten-free chocolate bark snacks, including flavors such as Dubai pistachio, peppermint, and dark chocolate raspberry sea salt, sold directly to consumers online.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechWellesley, US
Abby Giannuzzi(Founder)inJohn Giannuzzi(Director)Elizabeth Giannuzzi(Executive Officer, Director)Abigail Giannuzzi(Director)
Co-investorsCerity Partners Ventures
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)in
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 VenturesSouth Loop VenturesY CombinatorExpaFidelity InvestmentsMagnify Ventures+3 more
Therna develops an AI platform that designs and optimizes programmable RNA medicines, including mRNA and antisense oligonucleotide/siRNA therapeutics, using generative AI models informed by proprietary experimental validation data.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsAIX VenturesAIX
thirdweb provides a developer platform for building web3 applications, offering tools for creating and managing tokens, bridging and swapping across blockchain networks, and wallet infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsBitDAODraft Ventures LlcFoundersHaun VenturesMantle NetworkShrug Capital+6 more
Thoropass provides compliance automation software paired with in-house auditors and experts to help companies achieve and maintain security and compliance certifications across one or multiple frameworks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Sam Li(CEO & Co-founder)inEva Pittas(President, COO, & Co-founder)inAustin Ogilvie(Co-founder & Executive Chairperson)in
Co-investorsCanapi VenturesCentana Growth PartnersFin CapitalNycaNyca PartnersThird Prime
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
Transcera is a biotech company developing a new class of therapeutics that use lipid trafficking pathways to direct extracellular proteins into lysosomes for degradation, aimed at treating chronic diseases.
BiotechDeep TechBoston, US
Wayne Lencer(Co-Founder & SAB Chair)Hunter Goble(Co-Founder & CEO)inJustin Wolfe(Co-Founder & CSO)in
Co-investorsPortal InnovationsTau VenturesDigitalis VenturesKdT VenturesTAU VenturesXora Innovation Pte Ltd
Truth Systems provides infrastructure for lawyers to maintain trust and safety standards across AI tools they use in legal practice.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSan Francisco, US
Alex Mac(Founder)inNam Nguyen(Founder)
Co-investorsLegalTechY Combinator
Typedef builds a data context layer that compiles a semantic ontology of an organization's data platform — definitions, pipelines, dashboards, and systems — from code to trace lineage and verify AI-generated answers and data changes before they ship.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
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)inDamir 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
Wagr is a platform for 1v1 competitive gaming, offering quick matchmaking so players can find and compete in head-to-head games.
Gaming
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersBITKRAFT VenturesGreycroftHarris Blitzer Sports & EntertainmentIvyCap VenturesSeven Seven Six+1 more
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)in
Co-investorsAugust CapitalB Capital GroupBessemer Venture PartnersBlumberg Capitalboldstart venturesCathay Innovation+26 more
Philadelphia, US
Jason Christiansen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Stasie(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsGradient VenturesDorm RoomEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Newfund Capital
Other
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Exits · 10
4 IPOs · 6 acquisitions · showing 5BioAge LabsNASDAQ: BIOADoorDashNASDAQ: DASHGuardant HealthNASDAQ: GHSoundHound AINASDAQ: SOUNOrby AIacq. by Uniphore
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Pear VC made?
- Pear VC has 132 tracked investments, 10 of which have exited, including 32 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 8VC, Felicis Ventures, Y Combinator, among 111 tracked co-investors.
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.
Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.
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.
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.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.
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.
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.
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Lightspeed Venture PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersGreylock PartnersRedpoint VenturesInsight PartnersBain Capital VenturesFoundation CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)CRV (Charles River Ventures)Great Oaks Venture CapitalBattery VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersSoftBank Vision FundCota CapitalAcrew CapitalVenrockWebb Investment NetworkMagnify VenturesAccelTechstarsBoxGroupSound VenturesDST GlobalEniac VenturesGradient VenturesStreamlined VenturesNextView VenturesAME Cloud VenturesForerunner VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersF-Prime CapitalSherpalo VenturesGustoGeneral AtlanticCapitalG468 CapitalICONIQ CapitalOrbiMedAdverb VenturesConstruct CapitalSLVCBoost VCCrane Venture PartnersData TechCraft VenturesLong Journey VenturesUncork CapitalUnknown VenturesKrakenAtomicoPlug and Play VenturesQuiet CapitalACME CapitalOffline VenturesHCVCUpHonest CapitalPioneerSciFi VCInnovation EndeavorsPrecursor VenturesKapor CapitalBond Capital ManagementSouth Park CommonsPractical Venture CapitalTrinity VenturesLerer HippeauParadigmBase10 PartnersHanabi CapitalQueensBridge Venture PartnersBlockchain CapitalAngelPadLatitud Ventures23andMeLOI VentureBedrockHigh AlphaTransmedia CapitalPrefix CapitalFormation GroupJackson Square VenturesOyster VenturesMetaPropPropeller VCHighbury HoldingsActive CapitalRally Ventures Management, LlcBIOSPRING PARTNERSGigascale CapitalQuona CapitalStealth CapitalGlobal Innovation FundUnstoppable DomainsIncite.orgSunshine LakeUnderscore VCRembrandt Venture PartnersVista Venture PartnersmParticleRethink Capital PartnersGlencrest GroupTencent HoldingsDrummond Road CapitalAlexandria AngelsCore Venture CapitalLeadout Capital500 Emerging EuropeMBX CapitalGood PartyUnion Square Advisors LLC
Firms observed investing alongside Pear VC, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Pear VC's recorded portfolio.
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