Accelerator · California, United States
Pear VC's 12-week programme for pre-seed founders in the San Francisco Bay Area. It invests US$500k to US$2M per company and targets 7% ownership; teams relocate to the Bay Area for the programme.
Closed Run by Pear VC
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
No more than 25 teams per cohort. The winter cohort runs January to April and the summer cohort July to October.
W27: applications closed 4 October 2026.
Usual timing: Applications received after the regular W27 deadline are reviewed on a rolling basis; the summer cohort runs July to October.
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