# Pejman Nozad, Founding Managing Partner

> Pejman Nozad, Founding Managing Partner. 20 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/pejman-nozad-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Palo Alto, US · Partner

# Pejman Nozad

Founding Managing Partner at [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc)

Latest rounds

- **Gusto** Round · $90M Nov 2016
- **Philz Coffee** Series B · $15M Feb 2015
- **True&Co** Series A · $4M Oct 2013

Backs *Fintech* *IT Services* *Internet* *HR Tech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 20 last Nov 2016
- **Filings:** 3 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 20 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Pear VC
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Pear VC** VC firm · US **50** cheques in 12 months **250** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 19
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $162.1M
- **Active:** 2007–16

2016

- [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) *Round* **$90M** Nov 2016 Joined · +103 investors

2015

- [Philz Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/philz-coffee) *Series B* **$15M** *US* Feb 2015 Joined · +15 investors · historical

2013

- [True&Co](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-and-co) *Series A* **$4M** *US* Oct 2013 Joined · +8 investors · historical
- [DoorDash](https://millionrounds.com/company/doordash) *Seed* **$2.4M** *US* Sept 2013 Joined · +13 investors · historical
- [Graphdive](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphdive) *Series A* **$2M** *US* Sept 2013 Joined · +6 investors · historical
- [Heap](https://millionrounds.com/company/heap) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Aug 2013 Joined · +18 investors · historical
- [Sensor Tower](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensor-tower) *Venture* **$1M** *US* Aug 2013 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [EagerPanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/eagerpanda) *Seed* **$3.4M** *US* Aug 2013 Joined · +13 investors · historical
- [Cloudtop](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudtop) *Seed* **$1.8M** *SE* Jun 2013 Joined · +10 investors · historical
- [RolePoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/rolepoint) *Seed* **$5M** *US* Jan 2013 Joined · +26 investors · historical

2012

- [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) *Seed* **$6.1M** *US* Dec 2012 Joined · +25 investors · historical
- [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundersclub) *Seed* **$6.5M** *US* Oct 2012 Joined · +26 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **10**
- Series A **6**
- Series B **1**
- Venture **1**
- Round **1**

What they backed

Fintech **3** IT Services **2** Internet **2** HR Tech **2** Consumer Apps **1** Logistics **1**

Alongside

- [Bobby Yazdani *6*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital)
- [Signatures Capital *6*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital)
- [Dan Rose *5*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-rose)
- [Ram Shriram *5*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ram-shriram)
- [Aaron Levie *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie)
- [Data Collective *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)
- [Pejman Mar Ventures *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pejman-mar-ventures)
- [SV Angel *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)

The latest 12 of 19. 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.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Pejman Mar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pejman-mar-ventures)** Managing Director of the Manager of the Issuer on 11 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Pejman Mar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pejman-mar-ventures)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 9 filings · since 2013

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Pear VC

- [**Mar Hershenson** Founding Managing Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mar-hershenson)
- [**Ajay Kamat** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ajay-kamat)
- [**Arash Afrakhteh** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/arash-afrakhteh)
- [**Ashwini Iyer** Female Founder Circle *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashwini-iyer)
- [**Debby Schilling** CFO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/debby-schilling)
- [**Eddie Eltoukhy** Venture Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eddie-eltoukhy)
- [**Ian Taylor** Ecosystem & Platform Analytics *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ian-taylor)
- [**Keith Bender** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/keith-bender)

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