SMOK Ventures

Check Size
€100K – €1M
Outreach
Cold Email OK

Investment Focus

Investment Stages

Geographic Focus

Europe
Poland
CEE

Investment Thesis

US-structured early-stage VC bridging Silicon Valley and CEE. Invests at pre-seed and seed in software and gaming startups, primarily in Poland. 47 portfolio companies across two funds.

How to Pitch SMOK Ventures

Cold Email Works
SMOK Ventures is open to unsolicited pitches. A short, specific email is the fastest way in.

Who To Contact

Borys Musielak
Managing Partner
software development tools
artificial technology
Dan Bragiel
Venture Partner
Source

Portfolio Highlights

Authologic - identity verification platform via video, banking data, and digital IDs
Defguard - open-source zero-trust enterprise VPN built on WireGuard

Team

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Borys Musielak
Managing Partner

Engineer and entrepreneur, sold Filmaster to Samba TV, co-founded Reaktor and ReaktorX.

software development tools
artificial technology
Checked Oct 2026
Dan Bragiel
Venture Partner

Managing partner of Bragiel Brothers early stage fund with 30+ pre-seed and seed investments.

Checked Oct 2026
Diana Koziarska
Managing Partner

Physics graduate, ReaktorX co-founder, community leader of Polish startup scene, Forbes 30 Under 30.

gamedev
edutech
Checked Oct 2026
Oleksandr Yatsenko
Principal

Ukrainian entrepreneur, Managing Partner at BRISE Capital, Chief Digital Officer at Dentsu Ukraine.

pre-seed startups from Ukraine and the Baltic states
Checked Oct 2026
Paul Bragiel
Managing Partner

Entrepreneur turned investor, advised or invested in 200+ seed rounds, manages 6 funds with $400m+ AUM.

Checked Oct 2026
Sonia Piórek
Venture Partner

Engineer and community builder based in London, founded VC Lab, Forbes 25 under 25 nominee.

artificial intelligence
deeptech
Checked Oct 2026
Tomasz Kościelniak
Associate

Economics graduate and stock market expert, founder of Solid Portfolio newsletter.

fintech
gaming
AI
Checked Oct 2026

Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Aug 2026.

Ready to Reach SMOK Ventures?

A fit check scores your pitch against their thesis, stage and ticket. An email draft uses their real deals and thesis, not a template.