Pear VC

Pear VC is an education company in Palo Alto, United States, founded in 2013. It has raised $718.0M across 4 rounds, most recently a $432.0M Venture Round in May 2023.

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Employees
11–50
Founded
2013
Business Model
B2B
Website
pear.vc
Total Funding
$718.0M
Last Round
$432.0M Venture RoundMay 2023
Rounds
4

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About

Pear VC is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson, headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The firm partners with founders at the earliest stages — before product-market fit — providing capital, in-house recruiting, and go-to-market coaching to help build category-defining companies. Notable early investments include DoorDash, Dropbox, Gusto, and Affinity. Pear also runs PearX, a 12-week accelerator program for pre-seed companies, and raised its fourth fund of $432M in 2023.

Summary

It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $718.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $432.0M Venture Round in May 2023.

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Funding History

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Venture RoundVenture RoundMay 2023
$432.0M

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