Pear Garage

Pear Garage is our program for top engineering students across the Bay Area and Boston. We provide 20 students & teams $10k in investment alongside dinners, workshops, credits, talks, and a community of world-class peers.

The program started in 2013, when two students came to Pejman and Mar with an idea to create a gathering space for students interested in entrepreneurship.

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2022 Pear Harvard Garage Cohort

Who are we looking for?

  • Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard, and MIT engineering students (Bachelors, Masters, PhD)
  • Builders and founders excited about working on their company or project
  • Past experience building and an eagerness to learn

What we provide

Capital, community, and learnings:

$10k Investment

Get $10k investment on an uncapped SAFE for any company you start during the program (optional)

Bi-weekly Meals

Engage in dinners with your cohort, the Pear team, and industry guests where we discuss ideas, trends, and learnings

Workshops & Talks

Attend talks with industry leaders and learn from skill-building workshops on topics including automations, analytics, and design

1-on-1 Mentorship

Access weekly 1-on-1 office hours with the Pear team to get help and feedback on what you’re building

In-person Summit

Meet fellow Garage members, attend workshops, and connect with the Pear team at our in-person Venture Summit — flights and accommodation included

Office & Cloud Credits

Work out of our office and access over $100k of curated resources (including AWS, Google Cloud, and Notion)

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Pear Garage gave you a community and a network of friends, made it feel like you weren’t alone.

Ray Zhou Co-Founder and CEO

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The difference with Pear is that even after several rounds of funding, they continue to work with us and add value.

King Alandy Dy CEO and Co-Founder

Pear Garage alumni

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Ray Zhou

CEO and Co-Founder of Affinity

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Shubham Goel

Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Affinity

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Katherine Liu

CEO and Co-Founder of FormFunction, Pear Founder

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Isaac Madan

Co-Founder of Nightfall AI

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Arpan Shah

Visiting Partner at Pear VC

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Niveditha S. Iyer

Stanford

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Hongxia Zhong

Director of Engineering at Flex

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Vivek Nair

Co-Founder/CTO of Pesto

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Ryan Rice

Ryan Rice

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Neetish Sharma

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Learn from the Pear team

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Mar Hershenson

Founding Managing Partner

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Naomi Chetrit Band

Head of Dorm

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Sean Strong

Head of Builders

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Ajay Kamat

Partner

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Arash Afrakhteh

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Arpan Shah

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Eddie Eltoukhy

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Vivien Ho

Vivien Ho

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