Ajay Kamat

Partner at Pear VC

Ajay Kamat is a Partner at Pear VC, a venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed-stage investments. He joined Pear VC in 2015, initially as a portfolio company founder. Before joining Pear VC, Ajay was the CEO of Wedding Party, a company he scaled for five years before it was acquired by Instacart. His role at Pear VC involves focusing on various verticals such as consumer, fintech, digital health, and Web3. He is also involved in PearX, working closely with portfolio founders to help them achieve product-market fit.1 2

Ajay has served on several boards, including Aaptiv, Young Alfred, The Coterie, and Instaread. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Systems Engineering from the University of California, Davis.1 2 Ajay is based in the East Bay with his family and has a passion for cooking, history, and spending time outdoors.1

Highlights

Oct 1 · twitter

Last day to apply to the next PearX batch!

Jun 17 · Fortune

Exclusive: AfterHour, social trading startup, raises $4.5 million seed round, led by Founders Fund and General Catalyst - Fortune

Aug 23 · Pulse 2.0

Pear VC: This Firm Runs An Early-Stage Bootcamp And Invests Over $800 Million Across 4 Funds - Pulse 2.0

Experience

Partner at Pear VC, September 2015 - Present

Board Member at Aaptiv, January 2016 - 2018; Co-Founder & CEO at Wedding Party, 2012 - July 2015; Co-Founder at micromobs, November 2009 - July 2012; Account Manager at Brocade, January 2008 - August 2010

Education

University of California, Davis - Biological Systems Engineering; Minor in Technology Management. Also attended The Harker School and Homestead High School.