PearX

PearX is Pear VC’s exclusive, small-batch accelerator for pre-seed founders—designed to give early teams the highest possible chance of success. This 12-week program combines meaningful capital, deep founder-to-founder mentorship, and hands-on support that spans everything from hiring to customer acquisition. With a cohort size capped at ~20 teams, PearX delivers a level of personal attention most accelerators simply can’t match. More than 90% of PearX companies go on to raise institutional seed rounds.

What founders get:

• Flexible capital: $250K to $2M invested based on stage and company needs.

• Massive technical support: Over $1M in cloud credits from Microsoft, OpenAI, and other top providers.

• Dedicated mentorship: 1:1 guidance from Pear partners—experienced founders and operators with deep expertise in your vertical.

• A real community: A tight-knit cohort of ambitious founders + the broader Pear network of alumni and operators.

• Pear Studio: Free access to a 30,000 sq ft HQ in Mission Bay, SF for six months—offices, meeting rooms, phone booths, collaborative spaces, and more.

• Sales & GTM support: Help defining ICP, prospecting, customer discovery, and building a scalable sales engine.

• Hiring support: A dedicated in-house recruiter to help you secure key early hires, from founding engineers to designers.

• Fundraising preparation: Pitch refinement, storytelling, target investor lists, and deal support to raise a strong seed round.

Program experience:
PearX begins with Camp Pear, a 3-day retreat where founders meet, bond, and align before diving into the 12-week sprint. Each cohort concludes with an in-person Demo Day for top GPs, followed by a virtual Demo Day to thousands of investors.

Who it’s for:
Pre-seed founders ready to build in person in the San Francisco Bay Area. Solo founders are welcome, and Pear can even support co-founder matching. Companies may have raised up to $2M prior to PearX.

Why PearX stands out:
Unlike high-volume accelerators, PearX intentionally keeps its batches small so each company receives deep, personalized support. The result: 90+% of PearX startups successfully raise follow-on funding, and many go on to build category-defining companies.