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[Pejman Nozad @pejmannozad]

Thirteen years ago, Mar and I sat at Coupa Café and talked about the kind of venture firm we wanted to build.

We wanted to back extraordinary founders before the world knew their names.

Today, we’re announcing Pear Fund V: $333M, more than $1.1B under management, and three new General Partners.

A lot has changed since those early days. The mission has not.

Find extraordinary founders early. Believe before it is obvious. Help them turn an idea into something real.

We wrote a little about the journey here!

Still day zero. 🍐

[Scott Wessman @scottew]

Just got fired from Apple. I was the guy who designed the AirPods to shoot out of the case at high speeds whenever you drop it.

[Matt Klein @mattyklein_]

my frat's rush video includes median salary stats

the kids are alright

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

like to be honest, i don't really care your project can integrate with my command line and show that my claude does x, y and z. show me something interactive! something impactful! playful! you would think that since coding has become so easy ppl would be more inventive but no...

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

genuinely think we need more hackathons promoting social good than agentic ai for agents slop

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

genuinely think we need more hackathons promoting social good than agentic ai for agents slop

[hero thousandfaces @1thousandfaces_]

what an insane hackathon idea. we live in a very cool future

[hero thousandfaces @1thousandfaces_]

what an insane hackathon idea. we live in a very cool future

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

@sahilggandhi @talentpluto super interested!

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

notion calendar is probably the BEST productivity tool i've ever used. it integrates so seamlessly with my gcal and also integrates the meeting link into the calendar so i just have to click on a button to join + syncs with the other deadlines i've set. i <3 notion

[Raphael Schaad @raphaelschaad]

Friends don't let friends use GCal

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

@justmazer just applied :) such a cool program!!

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

all roads lead back to a random coworking space in san francisco

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

i feel like this is truly 99% of “startups” though. anyone can build a product b/c the friction has decreased so much. but what people are missing is the skill to actually push their product to their market and go from product->company; that’s gotten much harder

[Boardy @boardyai]

most startups have a have a go-to-market problem

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

the worst thing ever is living in the south bay because you're so close yet so far from sf...like the one hour caltrain is amazing but terrible at the same time

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

interning at a vc firm >> any startup, the experience i got truly invaluable 🥹

[jasmine @jasminecoded_]

I grew up in Fremont I don’t have situational awareness

[Pejman Nozad @pejmannozad]

A prime moment in our firm’s history!

Introducing “Pear Prime” : connecting world’s best technical new grads with the best startups in tech!

Prime members went through a rigorous technical and culture-fit evaluation, with fewer than 1% earning Prime approval. We then supported them through interviews and offers until they landed their dream roles.

We’re excited to share that the Prime 2026 cohort joined category-defining companies like @OpenAI, Sierra, @cardless and @ValsAI, as well as ambitious early-stage startups. Several members also founded startups backed by @pearvc, @speedrun and @ycombinator
👌🍐🚀

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

gusto office is insane

[conor brennan-burke @contextconor]

whoever successfully rebranded ‘bots’ as ‘agents’ is a god-tier marketer

[aishani @aishanixsingh]

some highlights of yc startup school:
- having dinner with yc partner @dessaigne! very yummy dumplings and great conversations
- free claude max for 6 months; thank you @bcherny 🫶
- super cool startup trading cards (got the ultra rare @sama card‼️)

thank you @ycombinator 🥹