Los Altos, US · Partner
Mar Hershenson
Founding Managing Partner at Pear VC
Latest rounds
- Sensor TowerVenture · $1MAug 2013
- EagerPandaSeed · $3.4MAug 2013
BacksAdvertising & Adtech
The firm
Pear VCVC firm · US50cheques in 12 months250all time0ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 2
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $4.4M
- Active
- 2013
Sensor TowerVenture$1MUSJoined · +7 investors · historical- EagerPandaSeed$3.4MUSJoined · +13 investors · historical
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
Exporta Technologies
Fieldbook- Sensor Tower
Seven Starling- AspireIQ
- EagerPanda
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundPear VCManaging Director of the General Partner of the Issuersince 2025
- SEC Form D · Company raisingJutiso, Inc.Directorsince 2024
- SEC Form D · Company raisingSudozi, Inc.Directorsince 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raisingNitrio, Inc.Directorsince 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPreNav, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundPejman Mar VenturesManaging Director of the Manager of the Issueron 11 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundPejman Mar VenturesManaging Director of the General Partner of the Issueron 9 filings · since 2013
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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StoneAlgo's Devin Jones on "Zillow for diamonds" + Mar Hershenson on the art of picking | E1766
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This Week in Startups is presented by: iConnections is a platform to connect and meet with elite capital allocators through their online platform and bespoke events. The first 25 VC funds to sign up for iConnections Miami 2024 event in January of next year will receive a 20% discount! Head to… More on the show's page
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#138 – Successfully teaching, creating, founding, and investing: Mar Hershenson, Pear VC
WithMar Hershenson
MentionsPear VC
About this episode
Mar Hershenson has done it all. She's been a VP of product development and a co-founder of three successful startups. With 14 patents under her belt and a passion for teaching, Mar has joined us today to share her insights on: What it takes to succeed in the startup world, Experience as a…
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371. Are Founders Born or Made?, What it Takes to Raise a Series A in 2023, and Weighing the Balance of Unit Economics vs Growth (Mar Hershenson)
WithMar Hershenson
MentionsPear VC
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Mar Hershenson of Pear VC joins Nick to discuss Are Founders Born or Made?, What it Takes to Raise a Series A in 2023, and Weighing the Balance of Unit Economics vs Growth. In this episode we cover: Path to Pear and The Forbes Midas List Data on The DNA of Entrepreneurs Generative AI Hype Raising… More on the show's page
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#AIS: Pear VC's Mar Hershenson on making successful founders
WithMar Hershenson
MentionsPear VC
About this episode
This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit.ly/aisytplaylist 0:00 Pear VC Founding Managing Partner Mar Hershenson gives a talk on making successful entrepreneurs: can great founders be… More on the show's page
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20VC: The Biggest Indicators Of Success In Founding Teams, How To Balance Both Vision and Operations & Taking Money From "The Man At The Rug Store" with Mar Hershenson, Founding Managing Partner @ Pear.vc
WithMar Hershenson
MentionsPejman Nozad
About this episode
Mar Hershenson is a Founding Managing Partner @ Pear.vc alongside Pejman Nozad. After earning a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1999, Mar had developed a ground-breaking technique for optimizing the design of analog semiconductors. Having combined a hardware/software… More on the show's page
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How "tech's most unlikely venture capitalist," Pear VC's Pejman Nozad, has built a seed investing powerhouse
MentionsPear VCPejman NozadMar Hershenson
About this episode
Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Startup stories are often stuff of dreams, and today’s podcast is a story about one of tech’s most unlikely venture capitalists . Journalist and professional soccer player turned immigrant turned self-proclaimed "best carwasher in San Jose" turned… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 290: What's Next (Andelman, Hershenson, Pruden)
MentionsAlex PrudenJim AndelmanMar Hershenson
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jim Andelman Mar Hershenson Alex Pruden Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. The host of The… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 289: Post Mortems (Schlacks, Hershenson, Zullo)
MentionsMar HershensonRick Zullo
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Willy Schlacks Mar Hershenson Rick Zullo Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 288: Strange & Unusual (Eylath, Ross, Hershenson)
MentionsKristi RossMar HershensonNadav Eylath
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nadav Eylath Kristi Ross Mar Hershenson Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 286: Why I Passed (Lefcourt, Hershenson, Viswanathan)
MentionsJenny LefcourtMar HershensonRavi Viswanathan
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jenny Lefcourt Mar Hershenson Ravi Viswanathan Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General… More on the show's page
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