# Merrill Lutsky, Co-Founder/ceo > Merrill Lutsky, Co-Founder/ceo. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/merrill-lutsky (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Mill Valley, US · Partner # Merrill Lutsky Co-Founder/ceo at [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund) Follow Merrill Lutsky and see their new rounds in your feed. [Sign up free](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fperson%2Fmerrill-lutsky) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 episodes What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings 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=merrill-lutsky)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=merrill-lutsky) ## The firm [**Pioneer Fund** VC firm · US **2** cheques in 12 months **4** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Screenplay Studios Inc.** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **PollVaultr, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2012 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) - [**Andrew D'Souza** Founder / Mad Scientist *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-d-souza) - [**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) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 17 Jun 2026 · 3h 2m Snap Specs, Taste, Midjourney Hardware | Eric Newcomer, Merrill Lutsky, Carter Reum, Swami Sivasubramanian, Thomas Suarez, Mark Gurman, Ryan Daniels, Isaiah Granet With [Carter Reum](https://millionrounds.com/person/carter-reum)[Merrill Lutsky](https://millionrounds.com/person/merrill-lutsky)[Ryan Daniels](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-daniels)[Swami Sivasubramanian](https://millionrounds.com/person/swami-sivasubramanian) About this episode (01:48) - Snap Specs (17:39) - Midjourney Hardware (18:56) - Taste Labs (29:27) - Eric Newcomer, an American journalist and founder of the "Newcomer" newsletter, discusses his transition from traditional media to independent journalism, emphasizing the importance of building trust and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 19 Dec 2025 · 2h 21m 2025 in Review, Cursor Acquires Graphite, TikTok's $50B Profit | Michael Truell & Merrill Lutsky, Pranav Myana, Anna Goldie, Edward Mehr With [Merrill Lutsky](https://millionrounds.com/person/merrill-lutsky) About this episode (00:25) - 2025 in Review (17:34) - TikTok's $50B Profit (22:34) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (24:27) - Michael Truell & Merrill Lutsky, co-founder and CEO of Anysphere, leads the company behind Cursor, an AI-powered code editor that has rapidly gained prominence in the software development… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 8 Aug 2025 · 3h 20m GPT-5 Hot Takes, Rahul Live from The Ultradome, Doug From SemiAnalysis, Timeline Reactions | Doug O’Laughlin, Rahul Sonwalkar, Mitchell Green, Ben Schleuniger, Merrill Lutsky With [Merrill Lutsky](https://millionrounds.com/person/merrill-lutsky)[Mitchell Green](https://millionrounds.com/person/mitchell-green) Mentions [Lead Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lead-edge-capital) About this episode (00:10) - Rahul Sonwalkar Live in the Ultradome. Rahul Sonwalkar, founder and CEO of Julius AI, transitioned from his viral "Rahul Ligma" persona to leading an AI data analysis platform that has attracted over 2 million users. In the transcript, he discusses the challenges and solutions in AI code… 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=merrill-lutsky). ## Find people like Merrill 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)