5 startups that caught VCs' attention at PearX's latest demo day, from spatial models to local AI chips
vhanagwal · x · 2026-10-07
TechCrunch covered Pear VC's PearX demo day, highlighting five startups that generated the most buzz among top investors, spanning spatial models and chips for local AI.
- PearX caps cohorts at 20 companies, invests up to $2M per startup, and unlike Y Combinator doesn't offer standard terms
- Recent alumni include Known (voice AI dating matching, backed by Forerunner) and Andera (corporate audit/compliance automation, raised a $37M Series A from Lightspeed this summer)
- The biannual demo day consistently draws top VCs, reflecting the caliber of each batch
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