Chris Lengerich
Founder, Pioneer Fund
AI & Machine Learning Biotech Healthcare Venture Capital
About
Chris Lengerich is an American machine learning researcher, entrepreneur, and investor focused on leveraging AI to accelerate scientific discovery and eliminate disease. A Stanford alumnus with prior roles as a software engineer at Google X and Meta, he co-founded Context Fund, an initiative building open-source personal AI tools to make scientists and engineers 100x more productive. As a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund and advisor to firms like ZhenFund, Lengerich invests in early-stage companies across AI, biotech, genomics, and women's health, while advocating for open-source AI and systematic breakthroughs in health and intelligence.
