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Pear VC: Invited Member
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Invited Member — Apex Ecosystem

Pear VC

Apex Member Partner — San Francisco, California

Apex Business Group Worldwide presents Pear VC — a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm with deep roots in the Stanford ecosystem. Since 2013, Pear has been an early backer of companies like DoorDash, Gusto, Branch, and Guardant Health. Connecting visionary founders with the global Apex ecosystem across 80+ countries.

What Apex Is

Apex is a living ecosystem — one of its kind. A decentralized, member-owned global business platform across 80+ countries where preferred venture partners such as Pear VC can explore early-stage innovation quietly and selectively, while founders showcase on their MySite and gain clarity on what long-term investors truly seek. No middleman. By members, for members.

Invited Member
Pear VC

Founded in 2013 by Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson, Pear VC is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. With deep roots in the Stanford entrepreneurial ecosystem, Pear focuses on being the first check into exceptional technical founders.

Pear invests across enterprise software, AI & machine learning, fintech, consumer, healthcare, and developer tools. Their philosophy: identify exceptional technical founders at the earliest possible stage and provide not just capital, but a comprehensive platform of mentorship, community, and operational support.

With portfolio companies including DoorDash, Gusto, Branch, Guardant Health, and many more, Pear VC has established itself as one of the top pre-seed and seed investors in Silicon Valley. The firm has backed 5 unicorns and manages over $500 million across its funds.

Mission: We find exceptional founders at the very beginning and help them build transformative companies.
www.pear.vc · info@pear.vc
2627 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Key Figures
256+
Portfolio Companies
5
Unicorns Created
3+
IPOs
40+
M&A Exits
$500M+
AUM
12+
Years Active
35
Team Members
Invited
Apex Role

"The best companies often start with two founders in a dorm room. Our job is to find them before anyone else does and give them everything they need to succeed."

— Pear VC
Startup Application

Apply to the Apex Startup Discovery Program

Aligned with Pear VC's investment focus. Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit. Registration is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit this application. Registration at myapex.me is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads.
Your unique Apex Participant ID. You receive this upon registration at myapex.me. Required to submit.
1. Founder & Company Information
Basic information about you and your startup.
Describe what your company does in one sentence.
"We find exceptional founders at the very beginning." — Pear VC
Pear values technical founders with deep domain expertise, bold vision, and the drive to build transformative companies.
2. Problem & Technology
What are you building and why does it matter?
What is the problem, why is it important, and who suffers from it?
"The best companies start with two founders and a bold idea — we are their first believers." — Pear VC
Pear VC is deeply invested in AI and frontier technology. Describe how technology powers your offering.
3. Market & Traction
How big is the opportunity and what have you achieved so far?
Users, revenue, partnerships, pilots, LOIs, notable milestones.
4. Funding & Investment
Pear VC invests primarily at Pre-Seed and Seed stages.
"At the very beginning, we give exceptional founders everything they need to succeed." — Pear VC
What specifically draws you to Pear VC's approach and expertise?
5. Additional Information
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Apex Business Group Worldwide SL (abc-worldwide.com/ecosystem) does not act as an investment broker, placement agent, or funding intermediary. Alpha Academy — Club Society Multiverses (abc-worldwide.com/alphaacademy) does not represent Pear VC or any investor. Pear VC is an invited member of the Apex Ecosystem. Submission does not guarantee review, response, or investment.

Pear VC may browse submitted applications at their sole discretion. All participation is voluntary and non-binding. Apex does not sell applicant data. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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