Pear Tree Ventures

Pear Tree Ventures is a Los Angeles seed and Series A fund focused on Web3, AI, and climate technology. It is distinct from Pear VC, the Bay Area early-stage firm of similar name. The source record notes that PitchBook flags Pear Tree Ventures as out of business, so the first practical step for any founder considering outreach is to verify the firm’s current operating status before investing meaningful time.

The stated thesis covers Web3, AI, and climate, with no disclosed healthcare sub-vertical exposure. For physician-facing AI and digital health founders, this is not a healthcare investor and the historical book is unlikely to provide healthcare-relevant validation. Founders building broadly in AI infrastructure where healthcare is one downstream application could in principle be a marginal fit, but the operating-status uncertainty makes this a low-priority outreach target relative to confirmed-active healthcare and AI funds. Portfolio companies are not disclosed in the input record.

Check size is not specified in the source record. Stages are seed and Series A, with United States geographic scope. The fund’s healthcare relevance flag in the source data is false, which is consistent with the absence of a stated healthcare focus area.

Named team members are not provided in the input record. The firm’s website is the primary reference, but founders should assume the team page may be out of date if PitchBook’s status flag is correct.

Approach Pear Tree Ventures only after independently confirming current operating status via LinkedIn activity, recent investment announcements, or direct outreach. If active and you are a generalist AI founder with a credible healthcare downstream application, the firm could in principle be a small co-investor, but this is well outside their thesis and unlikely to be the most efficient use of pitch effort. The right entry, if a fit exists, is a warm introduction from a Los Angeles-based founder in the AI or climate ecosystem who knows the firm directly. Physician AI tools, hospital workflow software, and clinical AI companies should treat this firm as out of scope and direct effort to healthcare-dedicated AI funds and to Pear VC, which is a separate firm with a different thesis. Founders should not confuse the two.