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Pejman Nozad
Pear VC; immigrant-founder pattern, "sherpa investing"
Co-founder of Pear VC, known for early-stage investments in Dropbox and DoorDash that he sourced while working as a rug merchant in Palo Alto.
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Last updated
10 May 2026