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Pear VC

VC
Palo Alto, CAWebsite

Pear VC is a Seed venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, CA investing in SaaS, Developer Tools, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$7.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $7.0M

AUM

$800M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Seed fund backing exceptional founders in enterprise software and infrastructure, with strong operator network support.

How Pear VC invests

Pear VC is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, Developer Tools, AI / ML, Enterprise, Marketplace.

Pear VC typically writes checks of $1.0M–$7.0M per investment, backed by approximately $800M in assets under management.

Pear VC has backed 6 companies in our records, including Gusto, DoorDash, Zendrive.

Meet the Team

KE

Kathleen Estreich

Partner

HB

Hannah Berke

Chief of Staff

EE

Eddie Eltoukhy

Partner

MB

Matt Birnbaum

Talent Acquisition Partner

PN

Pejman Nozad

Managing Partner

AK

Ajay Kamat

Partner

SR

Shravan Reddy

Partner

KF

Khalil Fuller

Head of Partnerships

AT

Annie Ta

Head of Startup Ecosystem

MH

Mar Hershenson

Founding Managing Partner

Enterprise SaaS
Infrastructure
AA

Arash Afrakhteh

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Developer Tools
AI / ML
Enterprise
Marketplace
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

GU

Gusto

B2B SaaS
DO

DoorDash

Marketplace/Infrastructure-heavy
ZE

Zendrive

B2B SaaS/Telemetry
LI

Listen Labs

CO

Counsel Health

DE

Dealops

How to pitch Pear VC
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Developer Tools, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $7.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kathleen Estreich, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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