We invest in founders before companies

We back founders early. Then we roll up our sleeves to partner with you on company building.

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PearX: How we invest at PRE-SEED

Founders we back at pre-seed participate in PearX, our 12-week accelerator. We help you find the right market, win your first customers, and lay the foundation for a venture-scale company.

$500K-$2M checks

Every founder has different capital requirements. We tailor offers to your specific needs and typically target 7% ownership at pre-seed.

Small cohorts of elite founders

We run PearX twice a year. By design, we accept no more than 25 teams per cohort to provide a high-touch experience.

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Personalized support

Every founder works closely with a senior Pear investor plus our hands-on talent, GTM, and fundraising teams.

Founder Services

How we invest at early stage

We lead and co-lead early stage investments in category-defining companies. We’re often the first check—and your first call for everything that comes after.

Up to $10M checks

We invest meaningful capital in founders building across vertical AI, AI infrastructure, consumer, B2B, deep tech, fintech, and more.

Senior partner support

Work 1:1 with senior investors who have founded, built, and scaled companies themselves.

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Founder services team

Hire your founding team, master founder-led sales, and launch marketing and PR with our expert founder services team.

Founder Services

Areas we invest in

AI Applications

AI-powered applications purpose-built for specific workflows, from construction and IT to marketing and manufacturing.

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AI Infrastructure

Models, tooling, compute, and data pipelines that advance and enable the next generation of AI applications.

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B2B

Vertical and horizontal software tools that help businesses of all sizes work faster and smarter.

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Biotech

Teams developing platforms and products across therapeutics, diagnostics, and life sciences.

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Consumer

Social, marketplaces, e-commerce, subscription, and creator economy businesses built for scale.

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Deep Tech

Space, robotics, semiconductors, quantum computing, photonics, physical AI and more.

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Fintech

Innovations across consumer finance, banking infrastructure, payments, fraud and risk, lending, and wealthtech.

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Healthcare

Technology pioneering new care delivery models and improving outcomes across providers, payers, and pharma.

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“Pejman and Mar and the Pear team’s philosophy has always been first and foremost to bet on the people.”

Tony Xu

“Whether it’s fundraising prep, investor intros, or hiring, the extended Pear team has always been there when we had an operational problem to solve.”

William Ross

“Even to this day, Pear really stands out for how proactive they are. They’re one of the few top funds that actually deliver on the promise to help and get involved.”

Liz Burstein

“The magic of Pear is their intense focus on us as people and founders. They pushed us and gave us some hard-won advice along the journey.”

Scott Kazmierowicz

“The Pear team pushed our GTM thinking. They opened doors that made hiring possible. They gave honest advice. That’s what a great seed investor actually looks like.”

Sam Basu

PearX

Our exclusive, small-batch program for pre-seed founders. Built to get you on the path to success as fast as possible.

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