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We believe that when you hire the right team, you create an early and unfair advantage over your competition.

There is no single better lever to jump to the front of the line. That’s why we promise to make the first and most critical hires for our founders and we do it for free.

To back-up our commitment, we’ve hired the biggest and best talent team in early stage venture. Our team of experienced recruiters have built some the most iconic companies of the last decade and are ready to help you.

Hear from our founders

Learn from a few Pear founders on how we helped them hire their earliest and most critical hires.

175+

Hires made for Pear
portfolio companies

2,000+

Candidate-founder conversations

80%

Candidate closing rate
(30% higher than
the industry average)

100%

Free!

How we help

Hire directly for your team


We’ve made over 100 hires for our founders in the last 12 months; an average of 2.5 hires for every founder we support. No other team in venture offers this level of support. And the few firms that say they do, charge you for it.

Pair you with a dedicated talent partner


Each of our founders receives a dedicated talent partner to help coach, guide, and directly recruit for you. You’ll receive personalized support, weekly meetings, deep industry expertise across relevant verticals, and as many touch points as you need to ensure your hires are made.

Build candidate funnel


We know how to find the very best candidates. Whether that’s through direct sourcing, your network or our Talent Collective, we do the heavy lifting to make sure you land your perfect hire.

Steer headcount planning and hiring strategy


We understand the impact that hiring has on your success. We help craft the right plan and strategy to help you hire the absolute best talent for your team.

Run a top-tier interview process


We help you build a best-in-class interview process to attract and close the very best candidates. Our hands-on approach from pitch to assessment to close, equip you with the necessary skills required to become an expert recruiter.

Free access to plug-and-play recruiting software


Each of our founders is given free access to a suite of plug-and-play recruiting tools. No more paying vendors for additional recruiting software. We take care of all of this for you.

Create leveling frameworks, compensation, philosophy, and benchmarking


We help you align the right incentives to attract and retain the best talent by creating a simple and stage appropriate organizational and rewards structure that meets the needs of your team.

Provide access to our library of playbooks and resources


Our founders have direct access to an extensive library of recruiting guides, handbooks and best practices that supplement that hands-on work we do alongside you.

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