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 Property Insurance

ResiQuant

Seed Round in 2025
ResiQuant is a technology company that specializes in an autonomous property intelligence platform. It caters to leading U.S. property carriers, helping them tackle escalating catastrophe risk and operational inefficiencies. The platform uses AI agents that combine structural engineering intelligence with automated underwriting, allowing insurers to expand their business confidently while promoting stronger building practices nationwide. Founded by experts from Stanford in disaster risk and structural engineering, ResiQuant is backed by Pear VC.

ResiQuant

Pre Seed Round in 2024
ResiQuant is a technology company that specializes in an autonomous property intelligence platform. It caters to leading U.S. property carriers, helping them tackle escalating catastrophe risk and operational inefficiencies. The platform uses AI agents that combine structural engineering intelligence with automated underwriting, allowing insurers to expand their business confidently while promoting stronger building practices nationwide. Founded by experts from Stanford in disaster risk and structural engineering, ResiQuant is backed by Pear VC.
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