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SMOK Ventures

SMOK Ventures

Polandsmok.vc

Overview

SMOK Ventures is a US venture capital fund investing in early-stage startups in the CEE region in software and gamedev sectors. They focus on software startups with a primary focus on software development tools, game development, and AI. They invest between $100k-1M USD in early-stage companies in Central & Eastern Europe and diaspora.

Year Founded

2019

AUM

$35M

Portfolio Companies

39

Website

smok.vc

Investments

SMOK Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
PaypercutJun 2026SeedCo-investor
Principal SoftwareFeb 2026Pre SeedLead
Principle AI IncFeb 2026Pre SeedLead
intoDNAJan 2026AngelCo-investor
JuoNov 2025SeedCo-investor

Key People

Borys Musielak

Founding Partner

Diana Koziarska

Founding Partner

Paul Bragiel

Managing Partner

Oleksandr Yatsenko 🇺🇦

Principal

Paweł Fornalski

Investor

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersPoland
Year Founded2019
AUM$35M

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