Pear VC

Pear is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson, based in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in investing in technology companies across various sectors, including consumer, business-to-business, healthcare, biotech, fintech, climate tech, SaaS, and deep tech. Pear targets exceptional founders who are building innovative companies and provides extensive support to help them succeed. The firm has a history of seeding successful startups such as Dropbox and Lending Club, emphasizing its commitment to fostering entrepreneurial talent in North America.

Arash Afrakhteh

Venture Partner

Pepe Agell

Visiting Partner

Pepe Agell

Partner

Keith Bender

Principal

Eddie Eltoukhy

Partner

Past deals in CRM

Grove

Seed Round in 2025
AI-accelerated Participant Relationship Management (PRM) for Clinical Research

Cooby

Seed Round in 2024
Cooby, established in 2019, is a SaaS (Software as a Service) company specializing in sales technology. It facilitates sales teams' communication and relationship-building efforts by integrating WhatsApp with CRM systems, allowing seamless customer interactions and data synchronization.

Polimorphic

Seed Round in 2023
Polimorphic is a Boston-based technology company that builds software for local governments and civic actors. It develops constituent relationship management software to digitize workflows, manage resident interactions, service requests, and payments, and provides AI-powered search to streamline operations. The company also offers AI, CRM, and workflow tools for cities, including a public-facing generative AI tool and a free AI search and chat service for cities and counties. In addition, Polimorphic operates an online news database of politicians and provides information about campaigns, civic groups and government initiatives.

Thena

Seed Round in 2023
Thena is a cutting-edge customer support platform designed specifically for B2B teams. It integrates with modern communication channels like Slack, MS Teams, in-app chat, and email to streamline customer interactions. Thena's AI-powered platform serves innovative companies such as Vercel, Amplitude, FOX, Etsy, and LaunchDarkly.

Thena

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Thena is a cutting-edge customer support platform designed specifically for B2B teams. It integrates with modern communication channels like Slack, MS Teams, in-app chat, and email to streamline customer interactions. Thena's AI-powered platform serves innovative companies such as Vercel, Amplitude, FOX, Etsy, and LaunchDarkly.

Cooby

Seed Round in 2022
Cooby, established in 2019, is a SaaS (Software as a Service) company specializing in sales technology. It facilitates sales teams' communication and relationship-building efforts by integrating WhatsApp with CRM systems, allowing seamless customer interactions and data synchronization.

Affinity

Series C in 2021
Affinity, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in relationship intelligence solutions, enhancing traditional customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, Affinity leverages artificial intelligence and natural language processing to help enterprises optimize their networks and improve deal flow. The platform allows teams to visualize their relationship graphs, facilitating access to crucial introductions with decision-makers and streamlining pipeline management. Affinity's features include automatic data capture, email detection, collaboration tools, and reminders, all designed to simplify contact management and enhance team productivity. By reducing reliance on spreadsheets and providing real-time updates, Affinity aims to maximize the value of networks for both startups and investors. The company has secured significant funding to support its growth and development.

Polimorphic

Seed Round in 2021
Polimorphic is a Boston-based technology company that builds software for local governments and civic actors. It develops constituent relationship management software to digitize workflows, manage resident interactions, service requests, and payments, and provides AI-powered search to streamline operations. The company also offers AI, CRM, and workflow tools for cities, including a public-facing generative AI tool and a free AI search and chat service for cities and counties. In addition, Polimorphic operates an online news database of politicians and provides information about campaigns, civic groups and government initiatives.

Cooby

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cooby, established in 2019, is a SaaS (Software as a Service) company specializing in sales technology. It facilitates sales teams' communication and relationship-building efforts by integrating WhatsApp with CRM systems, allowing seamless customer interactions and data synchronization.

Polimorphic

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Polimorphic is a Boston-based technology company that builds software for local governments and civic actors. It develops constituent relationship management software to digitize workflows, manage resident interactions, service requests, and payments, and provides AI-powered search to streamline operations. The company also offers AI, CRM, and workflow tools for cities, including a public-facing generative AI tool and a free AI search and chat service for cities and counties. In addition, Polimorphic operates an online news database of politicians and provides information about campaigns, civic groups and government initiatives.

Affinity

Series B in 2019
Affinity, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in relationship intelligence solutions, enhancing traditional customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, Affinity leverages artificial intelligence and natural language processing to help enterprises optimize their networks and improve deal flow. The platform allows teams to visualize their relationship graphs, facilitating access to crucial introductions with decision-makers and streamlining pipeline management. Affinity's features include automatic data capture, email detection, collaboration tools, and reminders, all designed to simplify contact management and enhance team productivity. By reducing reliance on spreadsheets and providing real-time updates, Affinity aims to maximize the value of networks for both startups and investors. The company has secured significant funding to support its growth and development.

Affinity

Series A in 2017
Affinity, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in relationship intelligence solutions, enhancing traditional customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, Affinity leverages artificial intelligence and natural language processing to help enterprises optimize their networks and improve deal flow. The platform allows teams to visualize their relationship graphs, facilitating access to crucial introductions with decision-makers and streamlining pipeline management. Affinity's features include automatic data capture, email detection, collaboration tools, and reminders, all designed to simplify contact management and enhance team productivity. By reducing reliance on spreadsheets and providing real-time updates, Affinity aims to maximize the value of networks for both startups and investors. The company has secured significant funding to support its growth and development.

Affinity

Series A in 2015
Affinity, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in relationship intelligence solutions, enhancing traditional customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, Affinity leverages artificial intelligence and natural language processing to help enterprises optimize their networks and improve deal flow. The platform allows teams to visualize their relationship graphs, facilitating access to crucial introductions with decision-makers and streamlining pipeline management. Affinity's features include automatic data capture, email detection, collaboration tools, and reminders, all designed to simplify contact management and enhance team productivity. By reducing reliance on spreadsheets and providing real-time updates, Affinity aims to maximize the value of networks for both startups and investors. The company has secured significant funding to support its growth and development.
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