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:
- 872
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 1%
- 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 31 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 294 (34%)
- Software 229 (26%)
- Information Technology 140 (16%)
- SaaS 77 (9%)
- Health Care 62 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 461 (53%)
- Pre-Seed 278 (32%)
- Series A 44 (5%)
- Series B 9 (1%)
- Funding Round 7 (1%)
Country
- United States 549 (63%)
- India 28 (3%)
- United Kingdom 26 (3%)
- Canada 21 (2%)
- Mexico 9 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Philip Gasslander
Venture Partner
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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 31 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robocurve builds open-source evaluation tools and benchmarks for measuring real-world capabilities of AI and robots. | $10M / Seed / Sep 14, 2026 | ||
| VideoGen is revolutionizing video creation. By harnessing the power of AI, VideoGen reduces the traditionally time-consuming process of creating professional videos to just a few seconds. With a robust library of copyright-free assets, multiple unique voice options, and support for numerous languages, VideoGen is helping content creators,marketers, and businesses worldwide create engaging videos effortlessly. | $3.2M / Seed / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Hypercubic is an enterprise AI platform that builds digital twins of company knowledge to preserve expertise and streamline operations. | $5.3M / Seed / Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| Pally is an AI Agent for your network. | $3.5M / Seed / Aug 06, 2026 | ||
| 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 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 is a startup that develops insurance and certification infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. | $5.5M / Seed / Jul 22, 2026 | ||
| Orthogonal develops medical device software enabling connected healthcare solutions and improved patient outcomes. | $4.3M / Seed / Jun 22, 2026 | ||
| 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 is a Biotechnology Research firm offering that cure cancer through viral immunotherapy technology. | $9.1M / Seed / Jun 16, 2026 | ||
| See all 872 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 872 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 31 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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