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Matt Birnbaum
Partner at Pear VC
Matt Birnbaum is the Talent Partner at Pear VC, joining the firm in February 2022.14 He is an experienced talent acquisition professional with a strong background in scaling startups and tech companies.24
Prior to joining Pear VC, Birnbaum was the Head of Talent Acquisition at Instacart from January 2018 to February 2022, where he led all recruiting efforts and scaled the company from 300 to 3,000 corporate employees.4 He also owned UpStart Talent, a boutique recruiting consultancy, from January 2014 to December 2021, working with high-growth startups like Benchling, Plaid, and Thumbtack.45
Earlier in his career, Birnbaum was the Director of Recruitment at Wildfire Interactive (acquired by Google), where he grew the company from 15 to 400 employees in two years.45 He holds dual degrees in Economics and Japanese from Gettysburg College.5
At Pear VC, Birnbaum and his team work closely with founders to provide talent acquisition support, helping portfolio companies make critical early hires.13 He is committed to building a founder-first approach to venture talent.4
Birnbaum lives in San Francisco with his wife Katie, their son Dougie, and their cats.15 His LinkedIn username is birnbing.4
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