PearX Info Session & AMA with Khalil Fuller, Pear Partner & Former Founder (UIUC)

​Pear VC is coming to UIUC. 

​Join us for a PearX info session & AMA with Khalil Fuller of Pear VC.

​We’ll cover what PearX is, who it’s for, and how to know if it’s the right next step for you—plus plenty of time for live Q&A.

​PearX is Pear’s 12-week accelerator for early-stage founders. We work with a small cohort (~20 companies) and go deep with each team to get them on the path to success as fast as possible. Following Demo Day, 90% of PearX companies raise institution-led seed rounds from top-tier firms.

​Applications for our Spring 2026 cohort are now open, and programming kicks off in July. 

​About Pear VC:

​Pear VC is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture firm that partners with founders from their earliest days to build category-defining companies. Founded in 2013 by Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson, we’ve backed breakout companies like DoorDash, Guardant Health, Gusto, Vanta, Listen Labs, and Viz.AI. We’re company builders and operators—our partners have collectively founded 15+ startups—and we help teams find product-market fit, recruit their first engineering hires, and tackle their most critical early challenges.

​​​Apply to Office Hours @ UIUC (3/4 from 3-4, 5:30-6, & 7:30-9:30pm): https://airtable.com/appOpLuCEFZnc97UV/pagh3F6YHTviGofAC/form

​Please coordinate w/ Ayush at [email protected], upon selection!

​​​Apply to PearX S26: https://pear.vc/pearx/

​​Work as an engineer at a Pear startup: https://airtable.com/appMFyVBOL1thCZtr/page309riqEBjwtjj/form