About Pioneer

We're a small team dedicated to finding & funding the world's creative, ambitious outsiders—folks who could build great companies, but might not have the resources or opportunities to do so.

Daniel Gross

Rishi Narang

Andrew Ng

Wesley Dencker

Mishka Orakzai

Pioneer is also supported by an amazing team of part-time contributors and experts. We're proudly funded by Stripe and Marc Andreessen.

You can read more about Pioneer here:

• Introducing Pioneer
• Wanted: ‘Lost Einsteins.’ Please Apply. — The New York Times
• Daniel Gross rethinks the accelerator — TechCrunch
• This Startup Uncovers The World's Hidden Geniuses To Solve Global Problems — Forbes
• This Startup Thinks It Can Solve Global Inequality With...a Video Game? — Inc.
• How Daniel Gross's Pioneer Tournament proves that talent is everywhere — Ventureburn

Interested in helping us find the innovators of the future? We're hiring!