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Warren Shaeffer

Investor

Partner at Pear VC

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5K – $50K checks Β· typically $25K

About

Warren Shaeffer is a Partner on Pear VC's investing team, focused on consumer investments and Pear's PearX accelerator. Before Pear, he was an angel investor and scout for a16z and a Vice President at Medium, which acquired his startup Knowable, an audio-first learning platform. He was previously co-founder and CEO of Vidme (backed by NEA, acquired by Giphy) and COO of SocialEngine, and holds a degree from Harvard.

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Warren Shaeffer @wwshaef

Happy birthday, America. You don't look a day over 200! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ https://t.co/TO2nhB6Rrq

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Warren Shaeffer @wwshaef

Founders, leave these phrases out of your pitch: - Truly - Genuinely - If I'm being honest... Honesty is expected. No need to announce it.

Jun 23, 2026 Β· β™₯ 4 Β· ⇄ 1

Warren Shaeffer @wwshaef

One of the best parts of working in venture is meeting builders like @MansteinGeorg Here he is showing me the autonomous golf cart he's been building at Stanford Fun product, great execution, and very nice of him to let me sign my name next to Sam Altman and Jensen Huang's on https://t.co/pHZuVqnVsI

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Invests in

Consumer

Experience

  1. Pear VCPartnercurrent2024 β€” present
  2. Andreessen HorowitzScout + Angel2023 β€” 2024
  3. MediumVice President2021 β€” 2024
  4. First Round CapitalAngel Track2022
  5. KnowableCo-founder and CEO2018 β€” 2021
  6. VidmeCo-founder and CEO2014 β€” 2018
  7. SocialEngineCOO and Co-owner2013 β€” 2014Los Angeles
  8. MuckerLabEntrepreneur in Residence2011 β€” 2013Santa Monica
  9. Golden Gate CapitalAssociate2008 β€” 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  10. JPMorganInvestment Banking Analyst2007 β€” 2008New York City

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityA.B.

Skills & more

ManagementDeal SourcingFundraisingMentoringFinanceLeadershipExecutive ManagementFinancial AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Business StrategyProduct ManagementGeneral Management
+12 moreVenture CapitalStart-upsEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentUser ExperienceStrategyValuationStrategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial Modeling

From Warren's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,173

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,167 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Medium13

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockAndrew McLaughlinPartner at Higher Ground LabsKate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesDaniel TanFund Director, Principal at Aera VCMorgan BellerInvestor at NFXWilson LiuFund Operations Manager at Sora Ventures

+ 7 more

Also worked at MuckerLab3

Lo ToneyFounding Managing Partner at Plexo CapitalMatt HershPartner at FikaGene ChuangInvestor at Hyphen Capital

Also worked at Golden Gate Capital13

Ashley KurpinskyInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALShane SmithVice President at Endeavour CapitalWilliam WangPartner at Highland Creek PartnersAmrit RaoGeneral Partner at Village GlobalMatthew MulveyPartner at Liquid VenturesSteve BrownlieGeneral Partner at Leadout Capital

+ 7 more

Also worked at JPMorgan689

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments

+ 683 more

Colleagues at Pear VC

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Partner at Pear VC
Alex Gao
Engineer at Pear VC
Aparna Sinha
Advisor at Pear VC
Arash Afrakhteh
Partner at Pear VC
Danielle Jing
Associate at Pear VC
Eddie Eltoukhy
Partner at Pear VC
Emma Krivoshein
Senior Operations Associate at Pear VC
Harris Stolzenberg
Partner at Pear VC

Network1

Eurie KimScout
Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures

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