An intimate founder circle of female engineers, guided by successful female founders and leaders.
Join a like-minded community of women AI builders
Join a community of 240+ technical female engineers and founders and build life-long relationships with curated social events and gal groups
Be inspired by AI visionaries
Attend intimate fireside chats with visionary and successful female leaders and founders in AI
Learn from word class experts on how to sell, hire, market, build a world class AI product
Valuable workshops on building from 0 to 1 in AI, including go to market, product marketing, hiring and idea validation
Learn from Pear AI experts
Partner with Pear’s AI team across infrastructure and AI applications in enterprise, healthcare, climate, fintech, legal, robotics, and beyond.
Partnership and support from
Supported by $1500 in API Credits from Anthropic and an private AMA with Anthropic’s Solution Architect for prompt engineering problem solving.
Supported $5000 in AWS Cloud Credits
Learn from visionary leaders and founders.
Niki Parmar
Co-Founder of Essential, Co-Author of Seminal paper on Transformers, Former CTO/Founder of Adept
Coming soon: Female Founder Circle Retreat 2025
Inspired by FFC, The FFC (Female Founder Circles) Retreat is an invitation-only one and a half-day gathering for female founders, inspired by successful female founders and leaders.
Being a founder is tough. Being a female founder poses its own set of challenges. Founders need support. Who better to give support to than fellow founders? Join us as a group of female founders, from seed to unicorn, share experiences, build community, and support each other.
Most of my time as an engineer and now founder is in male-dominated spaces, and I had no idea how much I’d value having a strong group of female founders in my life. I’m grateful to Vivien for inviting me to join and the entire Pear team for being such warm (and brilliant) humans!
I can’t speak highly enough about the Pear VC community…I’m continuously in awe at the team’s brilliance and groundedness. Thank you, Pear (and especially Vivien Ho!) for curating amazing conversations and friendships through the Female Founder Circles.
FAQs
Who is eligible for this program?
Any woman that has a background in STEM or engineering
Actively working on a startup idea full-time or part-time outside of work
At least a few years out of school – we have separate programs for students
How does Pear choose FFC members?
If you’re nominated or apply, we will reach out to conduct a 15-minute interview to see if you are a good fit given your stage, eligibility and background. We only accept 40 founders per cohort and we get over 800 applicants. We encourage nominations and referrals!
How much does it cost?
It’s free – no strings attached. We just ask you to commit to all the sessions and being an active member. We have a <5% acceptance rate
Do I need to have started a company to join?
No, but we require everyone to be actively working on a startup idea full-time or part-time
What are the dates of the program?
Fall 2024 runs Sept 18 to November 20; Weekly on Wednesdays at 4:30 PM PT in person.
What’s the time commitment?
We expect individuals to commit to coming to as many sessions as possible and getting to know the community, and attend all events.
Where is FFC based?
FFC is in person in SF.
How can I find out more / get in touch?
Feel free to reach out with any questions to vivien@pear.vc. We look forward to reviewing your application!
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