Pioneer Fund

Pioneer Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that makes early-stage investments across a wide range of sectors, including consumer products and services, financial services, information technology, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, life sciences, gaming, artificial intelligence and machine learning, construction technology, education technology, fintech, agriculture technology, advertising technology, augmented reality, autonomous vehicles, legal technology, oncology, pet technology, real estate technology, ride-hailing, SaaS and supply chain technology. The firm benefits from a network of more than 420 Y Combinator alumni, enabling it to identify and support YC-backed startups.

Lior Abraham

Venture Partner

Wayne Anderson

Venture Partner

Jon Armstrong

Venture Partner

Tamara Bain

Venture Partner

Kate Bambino

Venture Partner

Past deals in Transportation

Getcho

Seed Round in 2024
Getcho is a technology company specializing in on-demand delivery services. Through its user-friendly app, it facilitates same-day deliveries within a 25-mile radius, catering to a wide range of items such as retail purchases, clothing, tobacco, alcohol, and food. The platform ensures efficient delivery by providing a seamless experience for both customers and drivers, charging users only upon successful completion of a delivery.

Move AI

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Seamless Long-Distance Moves, Coordinated with Care. We expertly coordinate moving services tailored to your needs—ensuring each step is aligned with your expectations. Count on us for a well-organized, efficient moving experience.

Cartage

Seed Round in 2024
Cartage is an AI operating system for shippers & 3PLs that automates routine tasks and connects users to carriers.

XTraffic

Pre Seed Round in 2024
XTraffic is a technology company specializing in embedded software solutions for traffic management. It focuses on enhancing traffic light systems, aiming to improve road safety and reduce traffic congestion. The company's core product is a sensor technology that enables autonomous control and coordination of traffic signals, transforming existing infrastructure into a self-optimizing network. This innovation helps commuters, including working professionals and daily travelers, save time and avoid traffic.

Oway

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Oway is a marketplace that allows SMBs to affordably ship small batches of freight overnight.

Reform

Pre Seed Round in 2024
AI-powered workspace for freight forwarding

Truemetrics

Seed Round in 2023
Truemetrics is a technology company that specializes in providing precise parking positions and entrance locations to enhance the efficiency of delivery processes. By analyzing sensor data from drivers' smartphones, Truemetrics identifies exact parking spots and building entrances, facilitating faster drop-offs. Additionally, the company has developed a motion tracking application aimed at performance analysis for various sports, including snow sports, surfing, and mountain biking. This application employs advanced 3D state estimation and motion pattern recognition software to deliver accurate data that can be utilized by operations managers and logistics companies to optimize their delivery strategies and improve operational efficiency.

Emerge Career

Seed Round in 2022
Emerge Career is a company dedicated to providing vocational training for individuals released from prison, aiming to help them secure immediate employment. The platform offers specialized training programs tailored for government agencies, focusing on creating high-paying jobs and reducing recidivism. Emerge Career collaborates with partner schools to deliver accelerated, hands-on training and connects graduates with a network of employers. Additionally, the company's upskilling platform targets underserved populations, offering apprenticeship programs that enable low-income individuals to train remotely for well-paid positions, such as truck driving, without upfront tuition costs. This approach equips low-income communities with essential tools to achieve better economic outcomes.

Inversion

Seed Round in 2022
Inversion specializes in developing affordable, reusable spacecraft designed for commercial and defense industries. Their primary focus is creating autonomous re-entry vehicles to facilitate global cargo delivery, space station resupply, and resource return, aiming to make space exploration more accessible and sustainable.

Fleetzero

Venture Round in 2022
Founded in Auburn, Alabama in 2021, Fleetzero develops a fleet of electric cargo ships to decarbonize ocean freight. Its vessels offer lower operational costs and higher reliability than traditional fossil-fuel ships.

SixWheel

Seed Round in 2022
SixWheel provides road freight electrification services.

Palitronica

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Palitronica is a network security company focused on protecting global supply chains. It serves defense, energy, communications, transportation, and healthcare sectors and develops cybersecurity hardware and software to detect and prevent counterfeit, fraudulent, and tampered items across components and assemblies. Its technology integrates secure digital signal processing with hardware security to safeguard supply chains and semiconductor integrity, helping clients distinguish legitimate items from compromised ones and protect the digital signals associated with those components.

Zingbus

Seed Round in 2022
Zingbus is an intercity bus service brand in India that focuses on safe and reliable travel by operating well-equipped buses with safety essentials. The company connects cities across the country, offering routes based on destination and journey date, and provides on-time departures, live tracking, and travel kits that include clean blankets, water bottles, and hand sanitizers to enable a predictable, punctual, and hassle-free journey.

Inversion

Seed Round in 2021
Inversion specializes in developing affordable, reusable spacecraft designed for commercial and defense industries. Their primary focus is creating autonomous re-entry vehicles to facilitate global cargo delivery, space station resupply, and resource return, aiming to make space exploration more accessible and sustainable.

Axle Health

Seed Round in 2021
Axle Health specializes in software for home healthcare providers. Its platform offers scheduling, workforce management, patient engagement, and logistics optimization tools. Integrated with various EMRs, Axle's customizable solutions improve clinical team utilization and automate operational tasks.

Zingbus

Seed Round in 2021
Zingbus is an intercity bus service brand in India that focuses on safe and reliable travel by operating well-equipped buses with safety essentials. The company connects cities across the country, offering routes based on destination and journey date, and provides on-time departures, live tracking, and travel kits that include clean blankets, water bottles, and hand sanitizers to enable a predictable, punctual, and hassle-free journey.

Axle Health

Seed Round in 2021
Axle Health specializes in software for home healthcare providers. Its platform offers scheduling, workforce management, patient engagement, and logistics optimization tools. Integrated with various EMRs, Axle's customizable solutions improve clinical team utilization and automate operational tasks.

Regent

Seed Round in 2021
Regent designs and manufactures electric flying machines, known as seagliders, for coastal transportation. These wing-in-ground-effect craft operate a few meters above water's surface, combining airplane speed with boat operating costs. Seagliders aim to revolutionize regional travel by connecting coastal cities and islands efficiently and sustainably.

Zingbus

Seed Round in 2021
Zingbus is an intercity bus service brand in India that focuses on safe and reliable travel by operating well-equipped buses with safety essentials. The company connects cities across the country, offering routes based on destination and journey date, and provides on-time departures, live tracking, and travel kits that include clean blankets, water bottles, and hand sanitizers to enable a predictable, punctual, and hassle-free journey.

99 Minutos

Series A in 2020
99 minutos is a last-mile logistics disruptor for LatAm's burgeoning e-commerce space. The company enables enterprise e-commerce clients to reliably same-day deliver products at low cost - a first for the region. Currently operating in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. The company was founded in 2014 by Alexis Patjane and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

Nomad Rides

Seed Round in 2019
Nomad Rides Inc., established in 2019 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, operates a mobile application that facilitates ride-hailing services. The company aims to disrupt the gig economy by eliminating commissions and fees typically imposed on users and workers alike. Nomad's platform monetizes through monthly subscriptions, advertisements, and in-car vending machines, allowing drivers to retain their fares while offering shared commute facilities for additional income. It also seeks to democratize ownership by sharing revenue and governance opportunities with its user base.

Grin Scooter

Seed Round in 2018
Grin Scooters is a software company that manages a network of shared electric scooters and skates, aimed at providing a fun and eco-friendly mode of transportation. Currently operating in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Sao Paulo, and Bogota, Grin focuses on enhancing urban mobility while promoting environmental sustainability. The company is dedicated to connecting people through its electric mobility solutions, offering an alternative to traditional transportation methods and contributing to the reduction of pollution in urban areas. Grin has plans to expand its operations to additional cities across Latin America.

Shone

Seed Round in 2018
Shone Automation is a company focused on transforming the shipping industry through the development of autonomous retrofitted ships. Its innovative platform utilizes artificial intelligence to provide a digital co-pilot for container vessels, enhancing safety and environmental sustainability in ocean trade. By minimizing risks and reducing fuel consumption, Shone Automation aims to support shipowners in protecting their crew and the marine ecosystem. Through its advanced technology, the company seeks to make maritime operations more efficient and eco-friendly.
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