# Richard Yu, Co-Founder and CEO > Richard Yu, Co-Founder and CEO. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-yu (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Richard Yu Co-Founder and CEO at [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 4 episodes What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **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=richard-yu)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=richard-yu) ## 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 **Green Pacific Biologicals, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 5 filings · since 2010 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 - [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 26 Mar 2026 · 38 min 🧬 The Competitive Threat Reshaping US Drug Discovery Strategy | Richard Yu (Part 4/4) With [Richard Yu](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-yu) About this episode In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, co-founder and CEO of Abalone Bio, Richard Yu reflects on how processing grief after losing his co-founder, Gustavo Pesce, brought clarity and renewed focus, stripping away the inessential and driving him forward at Abalone Bio. He unpacks the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 23 Mar 2026 · 27 min 🧬 Resilience After Loss: Leadership Lessons for Biotech Founders | Richard Yu (Part 3/4) With [Richard Yu](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-yu) About this episode In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, Richard Yu, co-founder and CEO of Abalone Bio, reflects on building a company around a bold scientific vision, and the personal moments that shaped his leadership along the way. He unpacks the core insight behind Abalone Bio's yeast-based screening… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 19 Mar 2026 · 30 min 🧬 The Science of Persistence: Why Biotech Founders Can’t Quit | Richard Yu (Part 2/4) With [Richard Yu](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-yu) Mentions [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) About this episode In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, we continue our conversation with Richard Yu, CEO and co-founder of Abalone Bio, as he traces his path from academic scientist to entrepreneur, starting with the 2008 alternative energy boom that led him to co-found algae biofuel startup Green Pacific… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 16 Mar 2026 · 39 min 🧬 Quitting Physics to Treat Biology Like an Engineering Problem | Richard Yu (Part 1/4) With [Richard Yu](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-yu) About this episode "The magic is always at the intersections." In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, we explore CEO & co-founder of Abalone Bio, Richard Yu’s journey from his Midwestern and New Jersey upbringing as the son of Chinese immigrants to UC Berkeley and Yale, tracing how living at the… 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=richard-yu). ## Find people like Richard 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)