Greg Kress
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Pioneer · CEO at Pearl
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $200K – $300K checks · typically $250K
FoundedPearl · YC
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About
Greg Kress has experience in hardware engineering, product design, and rapid prototyping, and has previously founded a company.
CEO at PearlYC W17
Intro paths
Greg went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Greg can intro founders to Pearl's investors below.
Pearl's investors · 11
Co-founders at Pearl

Investments
Investor
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Pioneer
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Greg Kress?
- Greg Kress has experience in hardware engineering, product design, and rapid prototyping, and has previously founded a company.
- Where does Greg Kress work?
- Greg Kress is CEO of Pearl and Venture Partner at Pioneer.
- What check size does Greg Kress write?
- Greg Kress typically writes checks of $200K – $300K.
- What companies did Greg Kress found?
- Greg Kress founded Pearl.
- What companies has Greg Kress invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Enhanced Radar, Juxta, Mage Legal.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,686
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Stanford University mafia2,295
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
University of Michigan mafia476
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Pioneer mafia109
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Supabase mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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