Pioneer Fund

Pioneer Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2017, with its headquarters in Toronto, Canada. The firm focuses on early-stage investments and is particularly tied to the Y Combinator network, comprising over 420 alumni from the accelerator program. Pioneer Fund targets a diverse range of sectors, including consumer products, financial services, information technology, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, life sciences, gaming, artificial intelligence, and education technology, among others. By leveraging its connection to Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund aims to support innovative startups with high growth potential across various industries.

Bryant Chou

Senior Venture Partner

Mike Dilworth

CFO and General Partner

Jarret Glasscock

Senior Venture Partner and Healthcare Biotech

Beth Kolko

Senior Venture Partner

Parthi Loganathan

Venture Partner

Dave Messina

General Partner

Eric Norman

Visiting General Partner

Will Olsen

Venture Partner

Alexander Strunkin

Venture Partner

Jonathan Tang

Senior Venture Partner

Kitch Wilson

Venture Partner

Past deals in Simulation

Coval

Seed Round in 2025
Coval is a simulation and evaluation platform for AI agents, enabling engineers to deploy reliable assistants across chat and modalities.

Silurian AI

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Silurian developed foundational models to simulate Earth, focusing on weather as the starting point.

Coval

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Coval is a simulation and evaluation platform for AI agents, enabling engineers to deploy reliable assistants across chat and modalities.
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