Investing Profile

Keith Bender

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Partner at Pear VC

pear.vcPalo Alto, California

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Harvard University Network

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Harvard University Network

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Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Network

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Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Network

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Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Network

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Current Investing Position

Pear VC Partner

Investment Range

$1M - $1M

Sweet Spot

$1M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$160M

Keith Bender's Investments On Record (4)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Miter	Series BJul 2025$50M	$51M
Co-investors: Kent Bennett (Bessemer Venture Partners), Michael Palank (MaC Venture Capital), Adrian Fenty (MaC Venture Capital), Aaron Zucker (Sapir Venture Partners), Keith Lee (Feenix Venture Partners, LLC), Wayee Chu (Reach Capital)
Haize Labs	SeedAug 2024
Co-investors: Sara Du (Greylock), Neil Sirni (Proximity Ventures), Aniq Kassam (Stealth Capital), Andrew Tan (Tower Research Capital), Mav Li
Cognition	Series AMar 2024$21M	$1.9B
Co-investors: Aaref Hilaly (Bain Capital Ventures), Fred Ehrsam (Paradigm), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Brandon Reeves (Lux Capital), Elad Gil (Gil Capital / Gil & Co), Nitesh Banta (Getaround), Tony Xu (DoorDash), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners), bill weathersby, Karim Atiyeh, John Collison, Patrick Collison, Omri Casspi
Hedgehog	Pre SeedSep 2022	$4M
Co-investors: Ellen Ma (UpHonest Capital), Chris Kelley (formation\|8), Ashmeet Sidana (Engineering Capital)

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Keith Bender's Experience

Diamondbacks Foundation Arizona DiamondbacksPresent

Summer Associate The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present

Summer Associate Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present

Associate The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present

Associate Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present

Consultant The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present

Consultant Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present

Summer Associate Bessemer Venture PartnersPresent

Investor Bessemer Venture PartnersPresent

Principal Pear VCPresent

Advisor Pear VCPresent

Venture Incubation Program | Founder Harvard Innovation LabsPresent

Partner Pear VCPresent

Keith Bender's Education

Harvard University Bachelor’s Degree English

Harvard University Bachelor’s Degree Cum Laude

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