# EuropeanPioneers

> EuropeanPioneers is a VC fund backing Software, SaaS and EdTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

EuropeanPioneers is a VC fund focused on Software and SaaS.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Events | 1 | 50% |
| Sports | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pico | Pico is a data-driven fan marketing platform. We are a channel-agnostic SaaS platform that identifies fans across all digital channels, continually add data about them, and create lifetime value by making data-driven business decisions. Our technology is trusted by more than 50 sports giants from over 10 leagues in Europe, USA, Asia, South Africa,and South America. | $195.4K | Non-equity Assistance | Aug 13, 2016 | https://www.picogp.com/ |
| Lingua.ly | Founded by Cambridge and Stanford graduates Dr. Jan Ihmels and Dr. Orly Fuhrman, Lingua.ly is a brand new way to learn a language. Collect new words from across the web with Lingua.ly's smart dictionary. Use your new vocab as you read real articles you choose. Immersion is the ultimate way to learn a language, and Lingua.ly’s free, onlinelearning platform uses “digital immersion” to give you all the same benefits no matter where you learn. Do you like to read about science and technology in your spare time? Prefer French recipes or travel magazines? Perhaps following business updates from the Middle East is key to your company’s success? Our patent pending algorithm understands your vocabulary to fill your feed with real articles from the web to suit both your level and interests. Better still, we let you practice your new words through fun games and quizzes. So, give your vocabulary a boost, create some colorful flashcards, keep your mind engaged and explore the web in a new language with Lingua.ly! Learn English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, German and Russian. Lingua.ly’s blended learning solution can be used as a stand-alone product or to complement language classes and self-study course-ware. It is cloud synced and operable via desktop or mobile and supports 18+ dictionary languages. Website: http://lingua.ly App Store: http://bit.ly/1pyL1bb Google Play: http://bit.ly/1s04YuK | $1M | Seed | Mar 10, 2015 | http://lingua.ly |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1776 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1776-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yochy Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yochy-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does EuropeanPioneers invest in?

EuropeanPioneers invests primarily in Software, SaaS and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Non-equity Assistance stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did EuropeanPioneers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for EuropeanPioneers closed in Aug 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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