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Pioneer Fiber Fund — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($75K–$250K Checks)

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Pioneer Fiber Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $75K–$250K checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$75K–$250K
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
8 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Developer Tools
HQ
New York, NY
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-28

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$75K – $250K

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to investing in innovative fiber connectivity solutions and telecom infrastructure enhancements.

How Pioneer Fiber Fund invests

Pioneer Fiber Fund is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer Tech.

Pioneer Fiber Fund typically writes checks of $75K–$250K per investment.

Pioneer Fiber Fund has backed 3 companies in our records, including Pioneer, Red Band Connect, Bark.

Partners & Team

RR

Richard Ruhl

General Manager

MS

Mark Sneed

Director of Outside Plant Engineering Sales

DT

David Thain

H/R Director

SB

Sue Bouchard

President

R

Ruhl

General Manager

DT

Diane Thompson

Manager of Strategic Operations

LS

Laura Simmons

General Partner

Fiber Connectivity
Telecom
KG

Kim Grellner

Vice President of Marketing

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

PI

Pioneer

High-Speed/Fiber Internet

High-Speed/Fiber Internet, Phone & iVideo

RE

Red Band Connect

BA

Bark

How to pitch Pioneer Fiber Fund
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $75K – $250K check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Richard Ruhl, General Manager.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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