Pear VC

Pear VC is a venture firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies. Its founder services cover talent recruiting, fundraising support, go-to-market advice, and marketing and PR. The firm also runs PearX, a program for early-stage founders.

The stated audience is early-stage founders. The website names portfolio companies including DoorDash, Gusto, Listen Labs and Vals AI. The input does not describe the firm's fund structure or fee model.

Pear VC was founded in 2013 as Pejman Mar Ventures and renamed itself Pear VC three years later. The site says the team has 20+ members. It lists two Pear Studio locations, in San Francisco and Menlo Park, with 100+ dedicated desks for founders. The job board lists mostly roles at portfolio companies, plus one investor role at Pear.

Product: Early-stage venture investment and founder services (talent, fundraising, go-to-market, marketing and PR) through the PearX program and Pear Studio.