Pioneer Fund
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Pioneer Fund is a fund of 420+ Y Combinator alumni, investing in the top Y Combinator startups.
- Total investments:
- 855
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 1%
- Fund size:
- $20M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Pioneer Fund invests in
Stages Pioneer Fund invests in
Countries Pioneer Fund invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 29 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 91 (11%)
- Software 90 (11%)
- Information Technology 50 (6%)
- SaaS 32 (4%)
- FinTech 32 (4%)
Stage
- Seed 230 (27%)
- Pre-Seed 81 (9%)
- Series A 23 (3%)
- Funding Round 6 (1%)
- Series B 3 (0%)
Country
- United States 222 (26%)
- India 20 (2%)
- United Kingdom 14 (2%)
- Canada 10 (1%)
- Nigeria 5 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Philip Gasslander
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Tim Suzman
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Alexander Girau
Senior Venture Partner
|
Senior Venture Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Bryant Chou
Senior Venture Partner
|
Senior Venture Partner | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
Daniel Lenton
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 29 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Pally
|
Pally is an AI Agent for your network. | $3.5M / Seed / Aug 06, 2026 | |
Henry
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Henry is a software company that develops AI-powered workflow automation tools for commercial real estate professionals. Its platform automates underwriting, market research, comparable property analysis, transaction tracking, buyer identification, and pitch deck creation. The platform also builds and maintains proprietary property and transactiondatabases, generates Excel-based underwriting models, and integrates with existing workflows to support investment sales, acquisitions, and brokerage teams throughout the deal process. | $16.5M / Series A / Jul 29, 2026 | |
Healia Health
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Healia is a company that provides revolutionizing health insurance for dual-income households, saving employers 85% each registered family. | $14M / Series A / Jul 28, 2026 | |
Klaimee
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Klaimee is a startup that develops insurance and certification infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. | $5.5M / Seed / Jul 22, 2026 | |
Orthogonal
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Orthogonal develops medical device software enabling connected healthcare solutions and improved patient outcomes. | $4.3M / Seed / Jun 22, 2026 | |
Ralo
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Ralo offers an intelligent and user-friendly approach to handle house financing. Ralo assists you in understanding your alternatives, comparing offers, and avoiding the spammy jumble that most platforms present. | $2.9M / Seed / Jun 18, 2026 | |
Kopra Bio
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Kopra Bio is a Biotechnology Research firm offering that cure cancer through viral immunotherapy technology. | $9.1M / Seed / Jun 16, 2026 | |
Didit
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Website: https://didit.me/ Whitepaper: https://whitepaper.didit.me/ Technical docs: https://docs.didit.me/ Didit App: https://didit.me/download Business console: https://business.didit.me How can we offer free KYC:https://didit.me/blog/how-we-are-able-to-provide-free-kyc-forever Didit vs Worldcoin: https://didit.me/blog/didit-vs-worldcoin | $7M / Seed / May 26, 2026 | |
Flick.art
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Flick is an AI-powered platform reimagining the future of filmmaking. It offers creators an open canvas where words, images, and moving pictures can grow and connect freely. Instead of working through prompts or rigid tools, filmmakers engage in a dialogue with an “AI director,” allowing stories, characters, and worlds to unfold organically. Byweaving together multiple advanced models, Flick enables a process that feels intuitive, narrative-driven, and collaborative. | $6M / Seed / May 14, 2026 | |
Fazeshift
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Fazeshift provides an AI-driven solution that automates invoicing, cash application, and collections for enterprises. The platform enhances cash flow management by streamlining accounts receivable processes and reducing errors. Fazeshift adapts to unique business challenges, offering customizable workflows to improve operational efficiency. | $17M / Series A / May 07, 2026 | |
| See all 855 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Pioneer Fund invest in?
Pioneer Fund invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 855 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Pioneer Fund?
The team at Pioneer Fund includes Philip Gasslander (Venture Partner), Tim Suzman (General Partner) and Alexander Girau (Senior Venture Partner), among 29 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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