Calling all founders! Meet Midas List investors behind some of the most iconic tech companies and pitch your startup for a chance to win $25k. We will also be hosting a networking event afterwards with our famous Pear VC gelato truck! Please complete the application 

 and we will follow up with you individually. Applications close at the end of the day on 10/22 and decisions will be made by end of the day 10/25. 

Meet the investors and some of their most high caliber investments:

 is a pre-seed and seed stage VC firm that partners with entrepreneurs from their earliest days to build category defining companies. Pear has backed iconic companies such as DoorDash, Guardant, Gusto, Branch, Vanta, Aurora Solar, Nobell Foods and more at the earliest stages. We're company builders, having founded 12 companies: we help companies find product-market fit, recruit their first engineering hire, and overcome other critical business challenges.

Pitch to Midas List Investors!

​Please join Pear VC for an after party on October 5th at 5:00PM following our PearX Demo Day. We are so excited to celebrate the hard work of our founders!

 is a pre-seed and seed stage VC firm that partners with entrepreneurs from their earliest days to build category defining companies. We've invested in top-tier companies including Doordash, Gusto, Branch, Guardant Health, Aurora Solar, Vanta, Affinity and so many more. We're company builders, having founded 10 companies: we help companies find product-market fit, recruit their first engineering hire, and overcome other critical business challenges.

Pear VC: Demo Day After Party at Pizzeria Delfina

Pear Founders! Join us for an exclusive lunch and learn event with Laszlo Bock, the influential former Senior VP of People Operations at Google. As a renowned expert in talent management and workforce innovation, Laszlo will share invaluable insights and strategies to empower founders in building thriving company cultures and making data-driven hiring decisions. This will be a coveted opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge from one of the most influential figures in HR and leadership. His book "Work Rules!" shares insights from his time at Google and continues to influence HR strategies worldwide. Lunch and a copy of Laszlo's book will be provided to attendees. The format of the session with be a fireside chat with ample Q&A time. We will be keeping this limited to an intimate group of about 15 Pear founders, so please RSVP to secure your spot. 

 is a pre-seed and seed stage VC firm that partners with entrepreneurs from their earliest days to build category defining companies. Pear has backed iconic companies such as Doordash, Guardant, Gusto, Branch, Vanta, Aurora Solar, Nobell Foods and more at the earliest stages. We're company builders, having founded 12 companies: we help companies find product-market fit, recruit their first engineering hire, and overcome other critical business challenges.

Founder Lunch & Learn with Laszlo Bock at Pear VC

Sip, savor, and connect at this sommelier-led event exclusively for Stanford GSB alumni and current students with entrepreneurial aspirations! 

Join the Pear Team for a delightful evening featuring a wine tasting where you'll discover intriguing wine selections paired with delectable light snacks. 

Whether you're a startup veteran or just starting out, this event is the perfect opportunity to catch up with old classmates friends and make new entrepreneurial connections while indulging in delightful sips and bites. 

 is a pre-seed and seed stage VC firm that has partnered with over 70 GSB founders from their earliest days to build category defining companies. We've invested in the founders behind top-tier companies like Doordash, Gusto, Branch, Aurora Solar, Vanta and so many more. We're company builders, having founded 10 companies: we help companies find product-market fit, recruit their first engineering hire, and overcome other critical business challenges.

Pear VC: GSB Alumni Wine Tasting

Please join Pear VC for an exciting after party on May 25th from 5p-8p following our Spring Demo Day. We are so excited to celebrate the hard work of our founders!

Pear VC: Demo Day After Party at Pizzeria Delfina 

Come and celebrate the great work of Persians in Tech at our new office! Attendees are invited to join the festivities with delicious Persian cuisine and great company.   

Pear VC: Persian Tech Food Truck Party

For the next installment in Pear VC's Founder Speaker Series, we'll be joined by Jeff Jordan for an insightful talk on what it takes to grow a startup from the ground up. We'll be hosting this event on 

Wednesday, April 5th from 5:30-7:00 PM at Pear's office in Menlo Park (241 El Camino Real)

Jeff is a General Partner at a16z and previously held leadership roles at top tech companies including: CEO and Executive Chairman of OpenTable, SVP and GM of eBay, SVP of Finance at The Walt Disney Company, and more. He holds board positions at Airbnb, Instacart, Pinterest, and many other notable companies.

This is a great opportunity to speak with Jeff in a small group setting to hear his candid advice on everything from hiring teams to scaling your company. We're limiting this event to Pear's founders -- please RSVP here if you can join us. 

Pear VC Founder Speaker Series: Jeff Jordan, GP of a16z

, hosted by FabFitFun, for a panel on the ups and downs of building startups with the founders of 

. The unfiltered conversation will cover an idea and vision to unicorn valuations, millions of users, and even a few Super Bowl commercials along the way. Daniel Broukhim, Farhad Masoudi, and Mada Seghete will share the hard-won lessons they have learned on the journey to building companies worth $5B+. 

Pear VC Startup Series: How to Build 100M Customers

We're excited for the next event in our co-founder roundtable series. Next up: Pedram Keyani! Pear's Talent Partner, Matt, will lead a discussion with Pedram on topics like:

We'll get the programming started at 6:00 PM. Once again, we'll also provide a Zoom link for those who are remote. This is an invite-only series for our CEOs, so please RSVP through this page.

Pedram is a Visiting Partner at Pear. Prior to joining Pear, Pedram led and scaled world-class engineering teams in companies like Uber and Meta. He's one of the leading experts in tech on growing and scaling a first-class engineering function and can share his perspective with CTOs and other co-founders.

Pear VC Roundtable Series: Pedram Keyani

We are so excited to invite you to our annual Founders and LP Dinner celebration on November 3rd at Shack15, upstairs at the iconic Ferry Building! 

Join us for a night of food, drinks, a great DJ, and games. It's a great opportunity to meet Pear's LPs and connect with your fellow Pear founders. Please feel free to extend this invitation to your co-founders.

Pear VC Annual Founders & LP Dinner 

We're excited for the return of our Annual General Meeting after four years of it happening virtually!  We look forward to the opportunity to meet with our LPs across Funds 1-4 to provide an update on the capital pool and our portfolio. 

We've invited many of our founders to present about their companies so you can get a feel for our different verticals. We'll be at two great venues in San Francisco: we'll hold the meeting at The Pearl in Dogpatch during the day then head over Shack15 at The Ferry Building for cocktail hour and dinner, which has sweeping views of the Bay Bridge. Please plan on staying in SF for both events!

The Pearl - The Dogpatch Neighborhood: 601 19th Street - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Shack15 - The Ferry Building: 1 Ferry Building Ste 201 - 6:00 - 10:00 PM

Pear Annual LP Meeting

​Join us for Demo Day at Filoli Gardens! This is our first in-person Demo Day since the start of the pandemic, and we couldn't be more excited to see all of our friends in-person after so long and to introduce the 12 amazing teams in the Pear S22 cohort. 

Following the Demo Day pitches in the Lecture Hall, we’ll be throwing a garden party in the gardens with food, drinks, and a jazz band. You will have the opportunity to meet our founders face-to-face, which is something we’ve all been missing over the last two years. 

Due to the capacity constraints at the venue, space is extremely limited and unfortunately we won't have room for everyone.

 We can host 150 people in person, so please RSVP as soon as possible. ​

Other details will be sent along with email confirmation.

Our small batch Accelerator has a strong track record.  A few of our notable alumni include: Xilis, 

, Affinity, Wagr, and Nova Credit. Out of the 77 companies that have gone through our Accelerator, 12 are worth $100M+ and 1 is worth $1B+. 

​Pear VC is a pre-seed and seed stage VC firm that partners with entrepreneurs from the earliest days to build category defining companies. We've invested in top-tier companies including Doordash, Gusto, Branch, Guardant Health, Aurora Solar, Vanta, Affinity and so many more. We're company builders, having founded 10 companies: we help companies find product-market fit, recruit their first engineering hire, and overcome other critical business challenges. Learn more about us at: 

​We're proud to be supported by these organizations that share a passion for helping early-stage founders succeed:

 - They're more than a bank; they're an advocate for every client's vision. They invest in people and grow more than just money. PacWest partners with leaders to help them identify the right products and services for their business needs.

 - Legal advisers to disrupters – particularly in the technology, life sciences, and high-growth industries – they see firsthand the power of innovation and invest significant time and resources in implementing and developing the tools, systems, and infrastructure necessary to dramatically transform the client experience. Pear has worked with Cooley since our inception.

Pejman Nozad