1/ When you have clarity of thought, you can have conviction in non-obvious strategies. This is Tony Xu’s superpower. Check out these slides from the DoorDash Series A pitch deck. 🧵 👇

Big numbers keep getting bigger. ATHs across literally everything. - #40 on App Store above many of our competitors who spend a lot of money on ads, IYKYK. We spend $0 on ads or influencers. - Subreddit /r/TheRaceTo10Million is at 250K members now, up from 200K just 5 days ago.

furious this happened to @simulacronist. on a street i've walked down countless times. SF needs to be cleaned up and the perpetrator needs to be charged. Hoping vish has a speedy recovery.

La Masia is FC Barcelona’s legendary youth academy, known for producing football greats like Messi, Xavi, and Lamine Yamal. It’s where top talent is nurtured, challenged, and developed into world-class players. PearX is the La Masia of startups. Our 12-week pre-seed program

Excited to have Max Mullen at Pear VC studio next month. Come hear his lessons building Instacart

This story about Pejman Nozad and doug leone never gets old for me.

PearX S25 applications are now open! pear.vc/pearx-s25-appl…

Pumped for PearX W25 demo day! This batch includes some of our fastest growing companies ever.

The team at DevAI were senior operators prior to joining PearX and have been a pleasure to work with. We worked with them on early customer development, solidifying their idea and getting their first MVP to market before they raised successfully from Emergence Capital

Just under a week before PearX S25 applications close. Apply now!

We are thrilled to announce our investment in Listen Labs seed round. We are also happy to share that Listen Labs recently closed their $27m Series A round, led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Conviction and Pear.  pear.vc/partnering-wit…

Going through an accelerator as a first-time founder was one of the best life decisions I've made. If you're all-in on your startup and are on the fence about applying to an accelerator, here's the message you've been waiting for: apply. Even if you don't get in, the forcing

PearX S25 late deadline is this Thursday 5/15 at 11:59PM. Our whole team is excited to review applications and meet all the incredible founders. This upcoming cohort is shaping out to be one the most competitive and highest caliber we've had.

This week, I’m flying to London to watch Sheffield United United play in the Championship Final at Wembley. As a shareholder and board member, I’ll have a front-row seat. But in my heart, I’ll be that boy from Tehran again — playing barefoot on dirt fields, chasing a ball with

Stuck in traffic on 101? You're not alone. 1/ Last week, I was quoted ~$200 for an Uber from Palo Alto to SF because I wanted to take the carpool lane. I'm frustrated enough I've started researching why. 2/ Why is the richest and smartest state in the world not able to build

Huge congratulations to my partner Mar Hershenson on being ranked the #1 woman on this year’s Midas List! So well-deserved — you lead with heart, vision, and relentless dedication. Truly inspiring to work alongside you. Forbes Iain Martin TrueBridge Capital

Kicking off PearX S25 at Camp Pear.

💡 Pricing is one of the most powerful & most overlooked GTM levers. In reality, it should be a dynamic driver of growth. In the AI era, old pricing tools can’t keep up. Speed, intelligence, adaptability are the new bar. That’s why Pear VC is backing Spyri Karasavva & Dealops.

Congratulations to John Hu and Stan for this feature in Forbes. Stan has been one of the fastest growing companies and it's amazing to see how quickly they've executed from the very beginning. forbes.com/sites/victoria…

For as long as I've known Agarwal for Governor, he’s been thinking about running for office to bring his ideas to the public and make a difference in where we live. He loves California and I have no doubt he will shake things up and change what government can do for us.