1) Happiest Earth Day! 🌍

I'm so pumped to coincide Earth Day with #SFClimateWeek , and to meet all the amazing builders and do-ers reversing climate change.

At @PearVC, our team has invested in iconic climate companies at pre-seed/seed stage such as Aurora Solar,

Bright Minds: Pear VC's Eddie Eltoukhy describes investing in life sciences early at the seed and pre-seed stages.

Full video: biotechtv.com/post/pear-vc-e…

One of our portfolio co's crossed 1m users today. I sent them a photo of the cake we cut when we crossed that milestone at my company (circa 2014).

Good day to remind folks that Pear VC is hiring an associate 😂! Associates at Pear definitely drive deals. Please apply here if interested jobs.ashbyhq.com/pear/bff0a54b-…

If you're starting your next adventure and looking to apply to a top tier accelerator, I can't recommend PearX enough! Shoot me a DM and I'll help you.

I love the energy of the FYSK, they have built a truly special community.

We at Pear VC are so excited to co-host with Founders You Should Know with the famous Jen Yip in our new Pear Studio office!!!

Apply now if you're looking to join the next unicorn!

Our partner Nate Hirsh has built a world class 'recruiting machine' for PearX (our accelerator). Pear VC

Minimum Fundable Team or MFT.

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There are just 2 weeks left to apply to PearX S24, which is, in my not-at-all-biased opinion, the best accelerator out there. We intentionally cap it to keep it small. With an acceptance rate of less than 1%, the cohort of founders is truly top notch. pear.vc/pearx-join-the…

Our partner Eddie Eltoukhy has identified these opportunities in Biotech. Eddie has a PhD in bioengineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and over a decade experience as an operator. Reach out to him if you are working on these areas of biotech.

Technology-Driven Therapeutic Platforms
Companies

Pear VC has been one of the strongest supporters and partners for startups at the earliest stages for over a decade. PearX is our program to help founders build the best version of their startup using all the resources and knowledge at our disposal!

We’re quite excited about Fintech at Pear VC. The market opportunities are still very large and preferences across lending, saving, spending and investing continue to evolve

🍐✨Applications for the Pear Persian Founder Circle (PFC) Fall 2024 Cohort are now OPEN! Earlier this year we launched PFC with an amazing group of ~60 founders who are working on ideas and companies across a range of industries.

As someone who has long dreamed of fostering a

My heart is warm from last night where had our biggest Pear VC Female Founder Circle (FFC) Past and Present reunion last night 🥹🥰🍐! So grateful to be able to bring this group together across 6 cohorts!!

Excited to see Vals.ai comes out of stealth! Pear VC vals.ai Shirin Ghaffary

This Startup Is Trying to Test How Well AI Models Actually Work

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Excited to share our recent Bloomberg Technology article announcing the launch of vals.ai! Thanks Shirin Ghaffary for featuring our work. Here's a bit of context on our effort for a neutral, third-party review system of large-language models.

Founders choose PearX for a variety of reasons, one of them being the quality of our mentors.

A prime example is Helmy Eltoukhy, Founder and CEO of
Guardant Health, who has successfully guided his company from its inception to an IPO. pear.vc/pearx/

Founders choose PearX for a variety of reasons, one of them being the quality of our mentors. A prime example is Helmy Eltoukhy, Founder and CEO of Guardant Health, who has successfully guided his company from its inception to an IPO.

Helmy shares a wealth of knowledge and

Join the ranks of elite founders and join PearX, our accelerator for founders!
Capital $250k to $2M
Founder to founder: Our team has started and sold 10 companies to the likes of Cisco, Instacart, Plaid, and Zynga.
Recruit the best talent: Our dedicated PearX Recruiter, Nate,

Are you early in your founder journey or thinking of starting something? Apply to PearX, our pre-seed accelerator! My DMs are open 💬

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📣 Application deadline: May 1