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Pioneer Fund

Active Pre-seedSeed
ActiveChecked 4 October 2026

Latest deal: MochaTrade's pre-seed, around May 2026.

Pioneer Fund invests only in Y Combinator companies.

Note: Invests only in Y Combinator companies.

Sources (1)

Fund run by 500+ Y Combinator alumni that invests in YC startups, including Indian companies in current YC batches.

Cheque size
Not published
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed
Fund
Not published
Leads rounds
Usually joins others

Deals we found

  1. Pre-seed MochaTradeentrackr.com

Dates marked ~ are estimated from the news report. “Follow-on” means the fund was already an investor.

What they back

Sector-agnostic

Founder focus: YC founders only

How to pitch

ProgrammeInvests only in Y Combinator companies, so the route is getting into YC.
See the programme pioneerfund.vc

New to pitching micro-VCs? What to send and how to get a warm intro.

Checked on 4 October 2026 from the fund's website and news coverage (data confidence: medium). Funds change focus and cheque sizes, so confirm on the fund's own site before you pitch. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.