PearX

Pear VC·United States

Twelve-week in-person accelerator investing $500,000 to $2 million in about 20 pre-seed companies, plus more than $1 million in available cloud credits.

What you get

$500,000–$2,000,000Equity investment

“$500,000 to $2 million, depending on stage and capital needs.”

Duration3 months

Equity takennot published

Strings attachedParticipate in the twelve-week in-person program in the San Francisco Bay Area. Equity terms are company-specific and not published on the program page.

Can you apply

VC backingNot required

Referral or partnerNot required

Registered companynot stated

IndividualsEligible

Open sourceNot required

Latest stage acceptedpre seed

CountriesOpen worldwide

Before you applyMust be starting a company at pre-seed and have raised no more than $2 million. Solo founders are eligible. Accepted teams must relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area for twelve weeks.

Any founder starting a company may apply. Most teams have not raised before PearX, although teams with up to $2 million in prior funding can be eligible. Solo founders are welcome.

When

Open now

Winter 2027open, no deadline published

What Pear VC funds

Leads pre-seed and seed rounds and works closely with founders on product, market, recruiting, go-to-market and fundraising. Its PearX accelerator funds a small pre-seed cohort twice a year.

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Details

PearX is a twelve-week pre-seed accelerator that invests $500,000 to $2 million in each company. Cohorts usually contain about 20 teams and never more than 25. The program provides partner mentorship, hiring help, go-to-market support, fundraising preparation, Demo Day and more than $1 million in available provider credits. Solo founders may apply and prior funding of up to $2 million is allowed. All accepted teams must relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area for the program. Applications for the Winter 2027 cohort remain open; its early deadline passed on August 16, 2026, and Pear has not published a final deadline.

Apply on Pear VC

Read off the Pear VC page on 29 Aug 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.