Pioneer

Pioneer's mission is to coordinate funding for rapid decarbonization. Through a combination of custom-built AI capabilities and grants & contracts experts, we are simplifying the entire funding journey for climate tech companies—from identifying opportunities to applying and ensuring compliance with award requirements.

We've raised $2.9 million in funding from both climate and Silicon Valley focused VCs. TechCrunch featured Pioneer as a promising startup that's helping climate tech companies access the $1 trillion+ in funding available through the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and CHIPS Act. We've helped customers in climate win over $160 million in funding to date.

Culture: We are an early-stage, remote-first startup passionate about climate impact and creating a supportive growth environment based on the fundamentals of Radical Candor. Our core values are kindness, feedback, intentionality, initiative, and impact. We implement these in various creative ways, including laps instead of sprints, feedback sessions, and decision journals! Our newest team member said “Every interaction is 'kind', coming from a place of respecting each other.”