Program · Fellowship
Pear VC Fellows
Pear Fellows is Pear VC's fellowship offering hands-on venture capital experience for aspiring professionals at elite universities.
- Application state
- Not currently accepting
Overview
What Pear VC Fellows offers
What Pear VC Fellows is
Pear Fellows is a selective apprenticeship program designed to fast-track career readiness for venture capital professionals. Operating since 2014, the program provides hands-on venture capital experience through deal sourcing, investment review, and portfolio company support at elite universities across the United States.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Fellowship
- Host organization
- Pear VC
- Last reviewed
- June 17, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Unknown
- Compensation
- Unknown
Compensation and economics
Compensation details are not disclosed.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
Pear Fellows trains students inside Pear's pre-seed and seed investing model. Pear's student pages emphasize helping students become future builders, investors, and founders, while the Stanford GSB case frames Pear's programs around early-stage deal sourcing, diligence, portfolio support, and firm-building.
Eligibility
Pear looks for undergraduate, MBA, and PhD students who are motivated to support entrepreneurs, think independently, and bring either a strong entrepreneurial network or industry expertise.
Selection approach
The public page says the deadline for the 2025-2026 Fellow cohort was Sunday, August 10th and describes selection criteria, but it does not disclose a current application form, required materials, interview process, or later 2026 deadline.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
- Audience
- Students
- Geographic eligibility
- United States
- Career stage
- Student
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- United States
- Cohort size
- 51
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Engagement
- Part Time
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Not currently accepting
- Admissions
- Application Only
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Fellows receive access to Pear deal flow, mentorship from Pear's investment team, ongoing virtual education, and campus ownership of Pear events and programming. They also conduct company diligence and form sector theses, giving them venture-style apprenticeship experience.
Outcomes and track record
What the public record shows
Historical activity and reported outcomes provide context, not a guarantee of future results.
- Last recorded cohort
- January 1, 2026
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Pear VC Fellows is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by Pear VC. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
June 17, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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