Ajay Kamat
@ajaykam
Partner @PearVC. Focused on Consumer companies and PearX (https://pear.vc/pearx/). Prev. CEO of Wedding Party (acq. Instacart).
At @pearvc we have been developing PearX for the most elite founders who have the grit and vision to make their companies succeed. pear.vc/pearx-join-the…
PearX S25 late deadline is this Thursday 5/15 at 11:59PM. Our whole team is excited to review applications and meet all the incredible founders. This upcoming cohort is shaping out to be one the most competitive and highest caliber we've had.
furious this happened to @simulacronist. on a street i've walked down countless times. SF needs to be cleaned up and the perpetrator needs to be charged. Hoping vish has a speedy recovery.
i was recently discharged from the icu at the sf hospital after traumatic brain injury due to a man hitting me on the back of my head with a metal pipe, completely unprovoked, in the mission in san francisco. this man is known to the police since he’s done this before to other…
Huge congratulations to my partner @MarHershenson on being ranked the #1 woman on this year’s Midas List! So well-deserved — you lead with heart, vision, and relentless dedication. Truly inspiring to work alongside you. @Forbes @_IainMartin @TrueBridgeCP…
Stuck in traffic on 101? You're not alone. 1/ Last week, I was quoted ~$200 for an Uber from Palo Alto to SF because I wanted to take the carpool lane. I'm frustrated enough I've started researching why. 2/ Why is the richest and smartest state in the world not able to build…
This week, I’m flying to London to watch @SheffieldUnited United play in the Championship Final at Wembley. As a shareholder and board member, I’ll have a front-row seat. But in my heart, I’ll be that boy from Tehran again — playing barefoot on dirt fields, chasing a ball with…
Going through an accelerator as a first-time founder was one of the best life decisions I've made. If you're all-in on your startup and are on the fence about applying to an accelerator, here's the message you've been waiting for: apply. Even if you don't get in, the forcing…
We are thrilled to announce our investment in @ListenLabs seed round. We are also happy to share that Listen Labs recently closed their $27m Series A round, led by @sequoia with participation from @conviction and Pear. pear.vc/partnering-wit…
Just under a week before PearX S25 applications close. Apply now!
PearX S25 applications close in under one week! Apply at pear.vc/pearx-applicat… by next Monday.
The team at DevAI were senior operators prior to joining PearX and have been a pleasure to work with. We worked with them on early customer development, solidifying their idea and getting their first MVP to market before they raised successfully from @emergencecap
🚀 PearX 😍 DevAI When @susiewee & Edwin Zhang joined PearX, they had no product—just rare expertise & a bold vision to reinvent dev experience. Fast build. Real user feedback. Clear story. A short few days after Demo Day: $6M raised from @emergencecap , @Base10Partners…
Pumped for PearX W25 demo day! This batch includes some of our fastest growing companies ever.
This story about @pejmannozad and @dougleone never gets old for me.
Early one Saturday morning, I arrived at @dougleone's home in Atherton with two vans full of Persian rugs. Doug, the charming Italian venture capitalist from Sequoia, knew exactly what he wanted—and none of my rugs matched his vision. As we talked, I offered to help @sequoia…
Excited to have @Max at @pearvc studio next month. Come hear his lessons building @Instacart
Consumer-first companies are back in vogue with many VCs, but the journey for founders remains as tough and lonely as ever. That’s why @pearvc is excited to invite SF’s top early-stage consumer builders for a fireside chat with @Max, co-founder of Instacart. Apply below for…
La Masia is FC Barcelona’s legendary youth academy, known for producing football greats like Messi, Xavi, and Lamine Yamal. It’s where top talent is nurtured, challenged, and developed into world-class players. PearX is the La Masia of startups. Our 12-week pre-seed program…
Big numbers keep getting bigger. ATHs across literally everything. - #40 on App Store above many of our competitors who spend a lot of money on ads, IYKYK. We spend $0 on ads or influencers. - Subreddit /r/TheRaceTo10Million is at 250K members now, up from 200K just 5 days ago.…
1/ When you have clarity of thought, you can have conviction in non-obvious strategies. This is @t_xu’s superpower. Check out these slides from the @DoorDash Series A pitch deck. 🧵 👇
Our PearX demo day was a huge success. 21 companies worked like crazy to get their companies ready to pitch thousands of investors in person and virtually. The enthusiasm for the companies was contagious. Congrats to all of the teams. techcrunch.com/2024/10/15/our…
What an incredible batch of PearX. There will be some massive companies in this group.
Congrats to all the founders of PearX Summer 2024. This was an amazing demo day! @pearvc You did it! 🙌
Last day to apply to the next PearX batch!
There are just a few hours left to apply to PearX W25, which kicks off in January. Don't miss it! pear.vc/pearx