# PearX

> PearX (Pear VC) — Accelerator assessed Monitor for this portfolio. Part of the SaaS Maker funding directory.

Canonical: https://sassmaker.com/funding/pearx-pear-vc

## Assessment & status

- Recommendation: Monitor
- Priority: Monitor
- Preference Alignment: Unknown
- My Status: Not started
- External Status: Open now

## Funding & terms

- Investment Terms: $500K–$2M investment per company, sized to stage and capital needs
- Company Funding: $500K–$2M
- Cash / Benefit Type: Upfront investment
- Credits or Perks: $1M+ in cloud credits from providers including Microsoft Azure and OpenAI
- Estimated Credit Value USD: 1000000
- Funding Timing: On acceptance
- Funding Before Full-time: Yes
- Economic Caveats: Check size ranges $500K–$2M negotiated per company; no published standard instrument or equity figure.

## Eligibility

- Stage Accepted: Idea, Prototype, MVP, Traction
- Traction Requirement: None
- Sector or Thesis: General
- Region: United States
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area
- Format: In-person
- Solo Eligibility: Yes
- Company Required: Can be unincorporated
- Cofounder Support: Available
- Visa or Work Rights: Relocation to the SF Bay Area is required for the program duration; no visa or work-rights support is mentioned on the site.
- Relocation Required: Temporary relocation

## Commitment & support

- Can Keep Job: No
- Full-time Expected: During program
- Weekly Load: Full-time
- Duration: 12 weeks
- Commitment Details: 12-week cohort capped at ~25 teams; Camp Pear 3-day kickoff retreat; weekly group check-in plus dedicated partner meetings (~2 hours of group programming per week); Demo Day finale (in-person to GPs, then virtual to a wider investor audience); SF Bay Area relocation required for the program duration; Pear Studio office access.
- Mentorship Depth: High-touch
- Structure or Accountability: High
- Personal Support: Dedicated PearX partner per company plus platform team for hiring, GTM, and fundraising
- Customer or GTM Support: Strong

## Application

- Deadline: 2026-10-04
- Application Timing Notes: W27 applications open; regular deadline October 4th. Two cohorts per year: winter runs January–April, summer runs July–October; funding decisions are made year-round.
- Application Requirements: Open written application reviewed by an investor, followed by one interview and a partner-meeting pitch if selected
- Application Effort: Medium
- Primary Value: Funding, Mentorship, Network, Customers, Fundraising, Workspace, Community
- Brand Value: Strong
- Next Action: Evaluate fit — added from owner suggestion; no assessment yet.

## Notes & provenance

- Why or Decisive Note: Added from owner suggestion. Small-batch pre-seed accelerator with $500K–$2M checks, $1M+ cloud credits, ~90% of companies raising a subsequent round per the site.
- Original Inventory: Pear VC — PearX (pear.vc/pearx)
- Legacy Commitment Signal: Fits paid full-time
- Newly Discovered: Yes
- Evidence Quality: Official current
- Website Status: Active
- Last Verified: 2026-09-26

## Appears in decision views

- 00 — All Opportunities
- 02 — Brand & Prestige
- 05 — Full-time After Funding
- 10 — Application Tracker
- 14 — Deadline Calendar
- 15 — Priority Board

Imported 2026-09-26 from the Funding & Accelerators workspace (rebuilt 2026-08-02). Assessments are this portfolio's judgment, not the program's claims; verify against the official source before relying on them.

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