5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day
There isn’t a shortage of accelerators for startups, but one of the few that investors watch closely is PearX, a 12-week program that caps its cohorts at a mere 20 startups and is run by Pear VC, a pre-seed and seed-focused venture firm.
PearX’s bi-annual demo day is consistently attended by top venture capitalists, reflecting the historically strong caliber of companies in each batch. Some of the startups that came out of recent cohorts include Known, which uses voice AI to match people for dates and secured funding from Forerunner Ventures. Another is Andera, a startup that automates corporate audit and compliance tasks and raised a $37 million Series A from Lightspeed this summer.
The PearX program distinguishes itself from Y Combinator, the OG of startup accelerators, in several ways. Besides being much smaller, it doesn’t offer companies standard terms. It’s investments can be as high as $2...
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