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Pejman Nozad

Managing Partner at Pear

Palo Alto, California

Overview 

Pejman Nozad is the Founding Managing Partner at Pear VC, where he has made successful investments in companies like DoorDash and Dropbox, demonstrating expertise in venture capital and entrepreneurship. With a focus on pre-seed and seed stages, he has strategically invested in a diverse range of sectors including AutoTech, BioTech, and AI, establishing himself as a key player in the San Francisco Bay Area startup ecosystem.

Work Experience 

  • Founding Managing Partner

    2013 - Current

    We are an early-stage fund investing in exceptional founders who are building amazing companies. www.pear.vc

PearX is a bootcamp for pre-seed founders

  • Investor

    2007

Dropbox is a smart workspace company that provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions.

Raised $1,709,215,000.00 from JP Morgan Chase, RBC Capital, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie Group, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan Partners.

  • Investor

    2013

DoorDash is a food delivery platform that connects customers with local and national businesses.

Raised $2,471,820,000.00 from Durable Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, T. Rowe Price and Fidelity.

  • Investor

    2013

Branch helps companies drive seamless mobile experiences through its linking infrastructure powering thousands of today's top brands.

Raised $667,050,000.00 from KSV Global, New Enterprise Associates and The K Fund.

  • Investor

    2005

  • investor

    2007

Zoosk is the #1 dating App, offering a truly personalized dating experience through its Behavioral Matchmaking(TM) technology.

Raised $61,600,000.00 from Crossroads Capital, Canaan Partners, ATA Ventures, Crosslink Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners.

  • Investor

    2012

Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most.

Raised $746,100,000.00 from Partner Ventures.

  • Editor in Chief and Publisher

    2005

  • General Partner

    2000 - 2015

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