Five Startups Highlighted at PearX Demo Day in San Francisco

PearX Demo Day Overview

PearX, a 12-week accelerator program run by Pear VC, recently hosted its biannual demo day in San Francisco. The program is known for its small cohorts, typically capping at 20 startups, and attracts attention from venture capitalists.

This latest demo day featured 16 startups. PearX differentiates itself from other accelerators by offering flexible investment terms, with investments potentially reaching $2 million, and keeping participants confidential until the demo day.

Featured Startups

Among the companies presented, five received particular attention from attending VCs. These included Speridlabs and Saia, both operating in the artificial intelligence space with distinct offerings.

Previous PearX cohorts have produced notable startups such as Known, which uses voice AI for dating, and Andera, which automates corporate audit and compliance tasks and secured a $37 million Series A funding round.

Speridlabs: Spatial Foundational Models

Speridlabs focuses on developing spatial foundational models for applications in robotics, gaming, and special effects. The company introduced Mundus, which it describes as a '3D Midjourney'.

Speridlabs states that its technology allows for querying and modification of 3D spaces, addressing limitations found in existing solutions from competitors like Runway, Odyssey, and Google’s Genie.

Saia: On-Device AI Inference Chip

Saia is developing a chip designed for fast and cost-efficient on-device AI inference. The company claims its chip bypasses the need for traditional memory by running AI directly from flash storage.

Saia reports its chip offers superior speeds and eight times the capacity while consuming four times less power compared to Nvidia’s Jetson. The company is reportedly in discussions with Samsung regarding memory integration and plans to begin fabricating test chips.