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Ajay Kamat
InvestorPartner at Pear VC
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $250K – $10M checks · typically $1M
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About
Ajay Kamat is a Partner at Pear, which he first joined in 2015 after being a founder of a Pear portfolio company. He previously served as CEO of Wedding Party for five years before its acquisition by Instacart. At Pear he helps run PearX and works with early-stage founders, focusing on consumer, fintech, digital health, and Web3, and holds a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering from UC Davis.
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Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Digital HealthFintech
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Kamat founded and served as CEO of Wedding Party, which was backed by Pear, NEA, and Felicis and acquired by Instacart.
- Education
- Studied at UC Davis (B.S., Biological Systems Engineering)
- Hobbies
- Kamat enjoys cooking and smoking meats in his yard, spending time outdoors, and consuming historical content. After visiting Rome, Kamat listened to 200 hours of podcasts on the history of Rome. Kamat is a fan of the Golden State Warriors.
- Family
- Kamat and his wife live in the East Bay and are the parents of two children.
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Investments
Board seats
AaptivInstareadThe CoterieYoung Alfred
Investor
BurstHoney Homes
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Colleagues at Pear VC
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ajay Kamat?
- Ajay Kamat is a Partner at Pear, which he first joined in 2015 after being a founder of a Pear portfolio company. He previously served as CEO of Wedding Party for five years before its acquisition by Instacart. At Pear he helps run PearX and works with early-stage founders, focusing on consumer, fintech, digital health, and Web3, and holds a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering from UC Davis.
- Where does Ajay Kamat work?
- Ajay Kamat is Partner at Pear VC.
- What does Ajay Kamat invest in?
- Ajay Kamat invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Digital Health, Fintech.
- What check size does Ajay Kamat write?
- Ajay Kamat typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
- What boards does Ajay Kamat sit on?
- Ajay Kamat holds tracked board seats at Aaptiv, Instaread, The Coterie, Young Alfred.
- What companies has Ajay Kamat invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Burst, Honey Homes.
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