# Pear VC

> Pear VC is an early stage venture firm founded in 2013\. We partner with founders at the earliest stages to build enduring companies\.

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## Pages
- [Contact](https://pear.vc/contact/)
- [News \& Events](https://pear.vc/resources/)
- [PearX](https://pear.vc/pearx/)
- [How We Invest](https://pear.vc/how-we-invest/)
- [Why Pear](https://pear.vc/why-pear/)

## Posts
- [Announcing Pear Fund V: $333M to back founders before it's obvious](https://pear.vc/pear-fund-v/)
- [Pear Founder Spotlight: Liz Burstein, Neura Health](https://pear.vc/liz-burstein-neura-health/)
- [Investing in Socratix AI: Building autonomous AI coworkers for fraud and risk teams](https://pear.vc/socratix-ai-seed-round/)
- [Building the future: Leadership lessons from Dr\. Lisa Su](https://pear.vc/lisa-su-leadership-lessons/)
- [Investing in Parallax Worlds: The modern reliability testing platform for robots](https://pear.vc/parallax-worlds-seed-round/)

## Companies
- [Phinity Labs](https://pear.vc/companies/phinity-labs/)
- [Vals AI](https://pear.vc/companies/vals-ai/)
- [Datum](https://pear.vc/companies/datum/)
- [Ascerta](https://pear.vc/companies/ascerta/)
- [Listen Labs](https://pear.vc/companies/listen-labs/)

## Members
- [Taylor Bigony](https://pear.vc/members/taylor-bigony/)
- [Shravan Reddy](https://pear.vc/members/shravan-reddy/)
- [Arash Afrakhteh](https://pear.vc/members/arash-afrakhteh/)
- [Ajay Kamat](https://pear.vc/members/ajay-kamat/)
- [Jenny Thai](https://pear.vc/members/jenny-thai/)

## Events
- [Pear VC: PearX S25 Virtual Demo Day](https://pear.vc/events/pear-vc-pearx-s25-virtual-demo-day/)
- [Pear VC: PearX S24 Virtual Demo Day](https://pear.vc/events/pear-vc-pearx-s24-virtual-demo-day/)
- [Winning Wednesdays with Pear VC: How to Price, Discount and Win as an Early\-Stage Startup \(Part Two\!\)](https://pear.vc/events/winning-wednesdays-with-pear-vc-how-to-price-discount-and-win-as-an-early-stage-startup-part-two/)
- [Pear Studio Speaker Series: Lisa Su, Chair \& CEO of AMD](https://pear.vc/events/pear-studio-speaker-series-lisa-su-chair-ceo-of-amd/)
- [PearX Speaker Series: Josh Reeves, Co\-Founder \& CEO of Gusto](https://pear.vc/events/pearx-speaker-series-josh-reeves-co-founder-ceo-of-gusto/)

## Press
- [WSJ Pro: Pear VC’s Latest Fund Is Smaller and Will Invest Faster](https://pear.vc/press/pear-vcs-latest-fund-is-smaller-and-will-invest-faster/)
- [WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data](https://pear.vc/press/windborne-wins-a-hefty-us-air-force-contract-for-its-balloon-data/)
- [From Ballet To Breach Prevention: How A Magician’s Son Raised $4\.2M In Seed Funding For His Cybersecurity Startup](https://pear.vc/press/from-ballet-to-breach-prevention-how-a-magicians-son-raised-4-2m-in-seed-funding-for-his-cybersecurity-startup/)
- [5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day](https://pear.vc/press/5-startups-that-caught-vcs-attention-at-the-latest-pearx-demo-day/)
- [Pentagon Joins $134 Million Raise for Startup to Make U\.S\. Iron for Rare\-Earth Magnets](https://pear.vc/press/pentagon-joins-134-million-raise-for-startup-to-make-u-s-iron-for-rare-earth-magnets/)

## Categories
- [Announcement](https://pear.vc/category/announcement/)
- [Founder Stories](https://pear.vc/category/founder-stories/)
- [Perspectives](https://pear.vc/category/perspectives/)
- [AI](https://pear.vc/category/ai/)
- [Fundraising](https://pear.vc/category/fundraising/)

## Featured/Spotlight Company
- [False](https://pear.vc/featured-spotlight-company/false/)
- [True](https://pear.vc/featured-spotlight-company/true/)

## Pear Investment
- [Pre\-seed](https://pear.vc/pear-investment-company/pre-seed/)
- [Seed](https://pear.vc/pear-investment-company/seed/)
- [Series A](https://pear.vc/pear-investment-company/series-a/)

## Current Stage
- [Seed](https://pear.vc/current-stage-company/seed/)
- [Series A](https://pear.vc/current-stage-company/series-a/)
- [Acquired](https://pear.vc/current-stage-company/acquired/)
- [Series B](https://pear.vc/current-stage-company/series-b/)
- [Pre\-Seed](https://pear.vc/current-stage-company/pre-seed/)

## Sector
- [AI Applications](https://pear.vc/sector-company/ai-applications/)
- [Consumer](https://pear.vc/sector-company/consumer/)
- [Healthcare](https://pear.vc/sector-company/healthcare/)
- [B2B](https://pear.vc/sector-company/b2b/)
- [AI Infrastructure](https://pear.vc/sector-company/ai-infrastructure/)

## Member Groups
- [Investors](https://pear.vc/member-groups/investor/)
- [Operators](https://pear.vc/member-groups/operator/)

## Sectors
- [AI](https://pear.vc/member-sectors/ai/)
- [Consumer](https://pear.vc/member-sectors/consumer/)
- [B2B](https://pear.vc/member-sectors/b2b/)
- [Healthcare](https://pear.vc/member-sectors/healthcare/)
- [FinTech](https://pear.vc/member-sectors/fintech/)

## News Type
- [Portfolio News](https://pear.vc/news-type-press/portfolio-news/)
- [Pear News](https://pear.vc/news-type-press/pear-news/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://pear.vc/sitemap_index.xml)