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 Credits and Lending

Yenmo

Seed Round in 2025
Yenmo is a financial technology company that specializes in providing instant loans to investors, using their mutual fund holdings as collateral. The company's platform enables users to borrow money against the value of their mutual funds and stocks, offering a fixed interest rate and flexible repayment terms. Funds can be directly transferred to the user's bank account.

Yenmo

Seed Round in 2024
Yenmo is a financial technology company that specializes in providing instant loans to investors, using their mutual fund holdings as collateral. The company's platform enables users to borrow money against the value of their mutual funds and stocks, offering a fixed interest rate and flexible repayment terms. Funds can be directly transferred to the user's bank account.

Maroo

Seed Round in 2023
Maroo is a payment platform specifically designed for the wedding and events industry, enabling businesses to handle payments without incurring processing fees. It offers services such as payment acceptance, branded invoice creation, and the ability to pay freelancers and suppliers, all under a unique zero fee model that allows businesses to pass transaction costs onto clients. With a community of over 9,000 businesses, Maroo has facilitated more than $180 million in revenue for event professionals. Additionally, the platform provides tools that help couples manage their wedding budgets effectively, allowing them to connect their bank accounts and manage invoices. It also offers insights and budget recommendations, making the payment process more manageable and enabling couples to pay for their weddings in equal monthly installments.

Shekel Mobility

Seed Round in 2023
Shekel Mobility is a technology company that provides a comprehensive platform for auto dealerships. It offers integrated solutions for inventory management, credit financing, and business operations, empowering dealers to streamline processes, enhance cash flow, and drive sustainable growth.

Pivo

Seed Round in 2022
Pivo is a financial platform designed to democratize access to financial services for small and medium-sized businesses across Africa. By providing a comprehensive suite of tools tailored for the supply chain sector, Pivo enables clients to efficiently access various financial services from a single hub. This approach fosters a more streamlined and effective means for businesses to engage with borderless financial solutions, ultimately enhancing their operational capabilities and growth potential.

Integration Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Integration Labs, formerly RootFi, provides a unified data integration platform and API that lets companies read and write customers' accounting, e-commerce, and payments data across platforms. The solution supports automating accounting, underwriting credit risk, and deriving business insights by syncing data across systems with standardized data models, enabling clients to streamline AP/AR, payroll accounting, and to build new tools and applications.

Atlas

Seed Round in 2022
Atlas operates a credit card service platform designed to assist mainstream consumers in improving their financial well-being. The platform integrates with customer bank accounts to establish spending limits while facilitating autopay setups. Additionally, it provides users with real-time transaction alerts and reports on-time payments, which helps in building credit history. By offering cashback rewards, Atlas aims to enhance financial literacy and encourage responsible spending among its users.

Maroo

Seed Round in 2021
Maroo is a payment platform specifically designed for the wedding and events industry, enabling businesses to handle payments without incurring processing fees. It offers services such as payment acceptance, branded invoice creation, and the ability to pay freelancers and suppliers, all under a unique zero fee model that allows businesses to pass transaction costs onto clients. With a community of over 9,000 businesses, Maroo has facilitated more than $180 million in revenue for event professionals. Additionally, the platform provides tools that help couples manage their wedding budgets effectively, allowing them to connect their bank accounts and manage invoices. It also offers insights and budget recommendations, making the payment process more manageable and enabling couples to pay for their weddings in equal monthly installments.

Grain Technology

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, Grain Technology offers an alternative credit solution via its mobile application. It provides users with a revolving line of credit based on their income and cash flows, accessible through their existing debit card.

Loanbase

Seed Round in 2021
Loanbase is an online platform facilitating commercial real-estate lending. It connects borrowers with multiple lenders, enabling them to find optimal financing solutions swiftly and cost-effectively.

Kodo

Seed Round in 2021
Kodo is a fintech startup focused on serving the corporate card and B2B payments needs of small businesses. The company offers credit cards for startups. It can be used for services such as business expenses, money transfers, online/offline purchases, and more. Kodo was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Kodo

Seed Round in 2021
Kodo is a fintech startup focused on serving the corporate card and B2B payments needs of small businesses. The company offers credit cards for startups. It can be used for services such as business expenses, money transfers, online/offline purchases, and more. Kodo was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Grain Technology

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2017, Grain Technology offers an alternative credit solution via its mobile application. It provides users with a revolving line of credit based on their income and cash flows, accessible through their existing debit card.

Path (fka ScholarMe)

Seed Round in 2019
ScholarMe Co. is an online financing platform based in New York that simplifies the process of securing college funding for students. Established in 2018, the platform allows high school and college students to apply for various financial aid options, including scholarships, student loans, and income share agreements, through a single application. By connecting students with lenders and providing comprehensive resources, ScholarMe aims to help users effectively manage their education financing needs, ensuring they can cover tuition and related costs in a cost-effective manner.

Lambda School

Series B in 2019
Lambda Inc., operating as Lambda School, specializes in online education focused on coding and computer science in the United States. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the institution offers training in various fields, including software engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and web development. Students engage in both online and live training sessions that feature hands-on projects, pair programming, and code reviews conducted by instructors. Lambda School aims to identify and cultivate untapped talent for in-demand jobs, pioneering a unique educational model where the institution invests in students' futures rather than requiring upfront tuition payments.
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