Pear VC is a seed-stage venture firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2013 by Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson. The firm specializes in pre-seed and seed investments, focusing on early-stage companies across various sectors. Pear VC operates with a dual approach, combining a venture investing arm with an accelerator program launched in 2014, which has supported over 80 companies by 2021.

Notable investments include DoorDash, Guardant Health, Gusto, Polarr, and Branch. The firm's founders have been recognized on Forbes' Midas List, with Nozad ranking 15th in 2021 and 2022, and Hershenson ranking 29th in 2021. In 2022, Pear VC raised $423 million for its largest seed venture fund to date, targeting pre-seed and seed investments in artificial intelligence.