# Pioneer Fund

> Pioneer Fund is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 831 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 831
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 1%
- Fund size: $20M
- Last fund: Aug 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pioneerfund
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/pioneer_fund
- Website: http://www.pioneerfund.vc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ycpioneerfund

Pioneer Fund is a fund of 420+ Y Combinator alumni, investing in the top Y Combinator startups.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Pioneer Fund. Shizune tracks 29 team members at Pioneer Fund. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/pioneer-fund?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 91 | 11% |
| Software | 90 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 50 | 6% |
| SaaS | 32 | 4% |
| FinTech | 32 | 4% |

250 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 230 | 28% |
| Pre-Seed | 81 | 10% |
| Series A | 23 | 3% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 1% |
| Series B | 3 | 0% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 222 | 27% |
| India | 20 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 2% |
| Canada | 10 | 1% |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1% |

20 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Philip Gasslander | Venture Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philip-gasslander |
| Tim Suzman | General Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-suzman |
| Alexander Girau | Senior Venture Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-girau |
| Bryant Chou | Senior Venture Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryant-chou |
| Daniel Lenton | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-lenton |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pally | Pally is an AI Agent for your network. | $3.5M | Seed | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| Henry | 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 | 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 | Klaimee is a startup that develops insurance and certification infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. | $5.5M | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Orthogonal | Orthogonal develops medical device software enabling connected healthcare solutions and improved patient outcomes. | $4.3M | Seed | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| Ralo | 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 | Kopra Bio is a Biotechnology Research firm offering that cure cancer through viral immunotherapy technology. | $9.1M | Seed | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Didit | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |

10 of 831 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 618 deals together
- [Rebel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rebel-fund) — VC Fund, 69 deals together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 66 deals together
- [Soma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soma-capital) — VC Fund, 61 deals together
- [Unpopular Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unpopular-ventures) — VC Fund, 40 deals together
- [Team Ignite Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/team-ignite-ventures) — VC Fund, 29 deals together

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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 831 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Pioneer Fund?

Public channels for Pioneer Fund include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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