Pear Fellows 2021-2022

Pear Fellows is an apprenticeship program designed to supercharge your readiness for a career in venture capital. We’re committed to ensuring that the program maximizes the career trajectories of our Fellows and helps them on the next step of their journey.

Who do we look for?

The program is highly selective and dedicated to students who are genuinely motivated to support entrepreneurs and develop their skills in venture. We want to collaborate with proactive people who think independently. The ideal candidate should demonstrate a strong entrepreneurial network or industry expertise, as well as a willingness to help us build our firm.

The Fellows program is limited to specific campuses to ensure that our team can provide focused attention. Our Fellows program is currently at Berkeley, Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale.

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About Pear Fellows

Each year, Pear offers a select group of students the opportunity to work closely with our team. Founded in 2014, the Pear Fellowship is an immersive apprenticeship designed to supercharge your readiness for a career in venture capital or entrepreneurship.

Our Fellows receive:

Unprecedented access to
deal flow

Immersive training through group and 1:1 mentorship from our team

Ongoing educational curriculum via virtual sessions

Ownership of Pear events and programming on campus

Direction to conduct company due diligence and form sector theses

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Are VCs across A16Z, Pear, Lightspeed, Insight, Sequoia, Khosla, Flagship, DST, DFJ, and more

23

Are founders of VC-backed startups

37

Work in product at high-growth startups