# Andrew D'Souza, Founder / Mad Scientist > Andrew D'Souza, Founder / Mad Scientist. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-d-souza (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Mississauga, CA · Partner # Andrew D'Souza Founder / Mad Scientist at [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund) Latest rounds - **CareGuide** Seed · $1.5M Oct 2014 Backs *Healthcare* *Biotech* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Oct 2014 - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +1 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Pioneer Fund - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=andrew-d-souza)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=andrew-d-souza) ## The firm [**Pioneer Fund** VC firm · US **2** cheques in 12 months **4** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $1.5M - **Active:** 2014 2014 - [CareGuide](https://millionrounds.com/company/careguide) *Seed* **$1.5M** *CA* Oct 2014 Joined · +38 investors · historical By stage - Seed **1** What they backed Healthcare **1** Biotech **1** Alongside - Alexander Black *1* - Alkarim Nasser *1* - Ameet Shah *1* - Andrew Peek *1* - [Ben Yoskovitz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-yoskovitz) - Brett Patrontasch *1* - Brian Sharwood *1* - Cameron Yuill *1* Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Tokens.com Inc.** Director since 2021 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Pioneer Fund - [**Argyris Zymnis** Chief Technology Officer *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/argyris-zymnis) - [**Idris Mokhtarzada** VP of AI *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/idris-mokhtarzada) - [**Jeffrey Rosen** Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeffrey-rosen) - [**Jon Armstrong** Co-Founder and CSO *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jon-armstrong) - [**Laks Srini** Building New Products *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/laks-srini) - [**Liron Shapira** Cofounder & CEO *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/liron-shapira) - [**Adam Gothelf** Venture Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-gothelf) - [**Adam Kocoloski** Distinguished Engineer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-kocoloski) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 12 Nov 2025 · 3h 27m Rage Baiting is for Losers, Everett Randle’s 5x Controversy | Jordan Nanos, Brian Halligan, Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Scott Sanders, Jeremy Allaire, Vladimir Novakovski, Andrew D'Souza, Parag Agrawal With [Andrew D'Souza](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-d-souza)[Everett Randle](https://millionrounds.com/person/everett-randle)[Jeremy Allaire](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeremy-allaire)[Scott Sanders](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-sanders)[Vladimir Novakovski](https://millionrounds.com/person/vladimir-novakovski) Mentions [Brian Halligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-halligan)[Fei-Fei Li](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fei-fei-li)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Michael Burry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-burry)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) About this episode (00:43) - Rage Baiting is for Losers (27:45) - Everett Randle’s 5x Controversy (38:07) - Rage Baiting is for Losers (42:08) - Dwarkesh Patel’s Satya Interview (01:00:04) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:01:56) - Jordan Nanos, a Member of Technical Staff at SemiAnalysis, discusses the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 21 Feb 2019 · 47 min The Future of Startup Funding with Andrew D'Souza and Ali Hamed With [Ali Hamed](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-hamed)[Andrew D'Souza](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-d-souza) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode On this episode Erik talks to Andrew D’Souza (@andrewdsouza), founder and CEO of Clearbanc, and Ali Hamed (@AliBHamed), investor at CoVenture, recurring guest and fan favorite. Andrew breaks down how Clearbanc works, why now is a unique time to build a new model of funding, and how they are using… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Andrew D'Souza in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 3 Apr 2026 · 1h 21m AI Rebuilt Every YC W26 Startup. Should Founders Be Scared? | E2271 Mentions [Andrew D'Souza](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-d-souza) About this episode This Week In Startups is made possible by: Deel - deel.com/twist Grasshopper Bank - grasshopper.bank/twist Render - render.com/twist Plaud - Plaud.ai/twist An AI "holding company" rebuilt dozens of YC Winter '26 startups in one weekend. Now we're bringing the founder responsible into Jason's… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=andrew-d-souza). ## Find people like Andrew Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)