Pear VC

www.pear.vc

Pear VC specializes in pre-seed and seed-stage investments ($250K-$6M) across nine verticals including AI, Consumer, SaaS, Enterprise Tech, Healthcare, Deep Tech, Fintech, Biotech, and Climate Tech. They have seeded companies worth over $300B and focus on founders solving big problems in large markets.

Check Size

$250K - $6M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Enterprise Saas, Vertical Saas

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Investment Thesis

Pear VC is a founder-first, operator-led early-stage venture firm that believes in ‘betting on the people’ above all else. Their investment philosophy centers on building long-lasting, iconic companies through ‘active patience’—avoiding premature scaling while founders focus on crafting the right product, optimizing go-to-market strategy, and hiring only A+ candidates. They emphasize getting into the trenches with founders as company builders, not passive investors, providing hands-on operational support across talent, sales, fundraising, and marketing.

What Sets Them Apart

Founders-and-operators turned investors: team has founded, scaled, and sold 13+ companies to companies like Cisco, Instacart, and Medium
Dedicated vertical specialists: 10-person investment team with deep domain expertise in specific sectors rather than generalist approach
Comprehensive founder services ecosystem: in-house talent recruiters (175+ hires made, 80% closing rate), free recruiting software, go-to-market coaching, fundraising support, PR/marketing, and Pear Studio collaborative workspace
Small, intentional cohorts: PearX keeps batches to ~20 teams maximum for personalized attention and community building
Long-term focus with 'active patience': resist premature scaling and hockey-stick growth metrics in favor of sustainable, foundational company building
Exceptional track record: 4 IPOs (DoorDash, Guardant Health, Senti Bio, BioAge), 8 companies valued at $1B+, average Series A of $16.9M vs. industry average of $10.9M
Free talent services: unlike competitors, provide recruiting support and hiring infrastructure at no cost to portfolio companies