PearX demo day: 5 startups that caught top VCs' attention
vhanagwal · x · 2026-10-07
TechCrunch covered the latest demo day of PearX, Pear VC's 12-week accelerator that caps each cohort at roughly 20 startups yet consistently draws top VCs. Alumni include Known (voice AI dating matching, backed by Forerunner) and Andera (automated audit/compliance, $37M Series A from Lightspeed).
Unlike Y Combinator, PearX is much smaller, doesn't offer standard terms, and can invest up to $2 million per company. Five startups at this demo day especially caught VC attention (full list truncated in source).
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