# SMOK Ventures

> SMOK Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 82 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Warsaw, Poland
- Total investments: 82
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 54%
- Fund size: $25M
- Last fund: Jan 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smok-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/smokvc
- Website: http://smok.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smokventures/

SMOK Ventures is a Polish/US venture capital fund investing 100k-1M USD in early stage startups in Poland. Their primary focus is gaming, AR / VR, Artificial Intelligence, marketing tech and fintech.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for SMOK Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at SMOK Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/smok-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $477k–$3M |
| Pre-Seed | $54k–$1.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 17 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 9% |
| SaaS | 5 | 6% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 6% |
| Apps | 4 | 5% |

83 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 25 | 30% |
| Pre-Seed | 24 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 5% |
| Series A | 1 | 1% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 1% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Poland | 23 | 28% |
| United States | 11 | 13% |
| Ukraine | 2 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Latvia | 1 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Borys Musielak | Founding Partner | 21 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/borys-musielak |
| Diana Koziarska | Founding Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marta-diana-koziarska |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paypercut | Paypercut is a fintech startup that allows small and mid-scaled merchants to offer Buy Now, Pay Later at checkout via a single integration. | $5.8M | Seed | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| Primio | Primio is an AI-powered platform that generates production-ready native mobile apps from natural language prompts. It outputs real Flutter/Dart code that compiles to native iOS and Android with pixel-perfect rendering and up to 120fps performance. The platform covers the full lifecycle from idea to app store submission, including cloud builds,live preview, and iterative editing. Built for app studios and serious builders who need to ship native apps fast. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2026 |  |
| Principle | Principle is built by OpenBabylon, an AI research lab focused on making strategic foresight accessible to every organization | $2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 02, 2026 |  |
| Mos Health | Mos Health creates a digital health platform that blends an AI-powered application with its own line of supplements. The Health platform uses artificial intelligence to create personalized health recommendations, supplement routines, and wellness advice as per the individual patient. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 30, 2026 |  |
| Juo | Juo builds the future of subscription technology. | $4.6M | Seed | Nov 25, 2025 |  |
| Proteine Resources | Proteine Resources is dedicated to transforming the use of insects into sustainable, high-value products across various industries. Their flagship offering is a premium insect protein with a 64% protein content in its dry mass, distinguished by its medical properties such as unique amino and fatty acid profiles, and a comprehensive blend ofvitamins and nutrients. This product is produced with a 50% cost reduction compared to competitors, highlighting its production efficiency and scalability.The company's diverse product line serves the poultry feed, pet food, and veterinary supplement industries, significantly improving animal health, reducing mortality, and enhancing physical appearance and well-being. Looking ahead, Proteine Resources is exploring the therapeutic potential of bioactive compounds found in insects—including serotonin, melatonin, and others—to innovate in the fields of cosmetics and healthcare, promising high bioavailability and specific health benefits. | $11M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Defguard | Defguard is an open-source on-premise security platform and was created to give businesses powerful capabilities for safe access control. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| 3DAPI | 3DAPI is the API for the physical world. We bridge the gap between generative AI creation and physical reality by enabling anyone that uses our system (B2B/B2C) to route digital designs directly to local manufacturing nodes for instant fulfillment. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 27, 2025 |  |
| Darvin | Darvin provides platform leveraging AI to help mobile developers build and deploy apps for app stores more quickly and efficiently. |  | Seed | Apr 24, 2025 |  |
| Darvin | Darvin provides platform leveraging AI to help mobile developers build and deploy apps for app stores more quickly and efficiently. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 24, 2025 |  |

10 of 82 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Next Road Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-road-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Bitspiration Booster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitspiration-news) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Movens Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/movens-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [LT Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lt-capital-5861) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Startup Wise Guys](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-wise-guys) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Credo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credo-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [SpeedUp Venture Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedup-venture-capital-group) — VC Fund
- [LT Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lt-capital-5861) — VC Fund
- [Innovation Nest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-nest) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [All Investors in Poland](https://shizune.co/investors/investors-poland)
- [All VC Funds in Poland](https://shizune.co/investors/vc-funds-poland)
- [SaaS Investors in Poland](https://shizune.co/investors/saas-investors-poland)
- [Marketplace Investors in Poland](https://shizune.co/investors/marketplace-investors-poland)
- [Gaming VC Funds in Poland](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-vc-funds-poland)
- [Climate VC Funds in Poland](https://shizune.co/investors/climate-vc-funds-poland)

## FAQ

### What does SMOK Ventures invest in?

SMOK Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 82 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Poland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is SMOK Ventures's check size?

SMOK Ventures typically joins rounds of $477k–$3M at Seed and $54k–$1.4M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SMOK Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact SMOK Ventures?

Public channels for SMOK Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at SMOK Ventures?

The team at SMOK Ventures includes Borys Musielak (Founding Partner) and Diana Koziarska (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co