SMOK

Executive Summary

SMOK Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in early-stage tech startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the diaspora. With a focus on software development tools, gaming, and artificial intelligence, they aim to support serial entrepreneurs with a global vision. Their investment range is between $100k and $1M USD per deal, and they emphasize the importance of founders who have bootstrapped their ventures.

• Invests in early-stage tech startups in CEE and the diaspora
• Focuses on software development tools, gaming, and AI
• Prefers serial entrepreneurs with a global vision
• Investments range from $100k to $1M USD
• Encourages founders to bootstrap their way to the seed round

Snapshot

Fund Size	N/A USD
Stages Focus	Idea or Patent, Prototype, Early Revenue, Seed, Series A
Sectors Focus	Fintech, SaaS
Portfolio Size	20 companies

Investment Thesis

SMOK Ventures' investment thesis revolves around supporting early-stage tech startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) that have the potential to become global leaders in their respective industries. They are particularly interested in sectors such as software development tools, gaming, and artificial intelligence. Their thesis highlights the importance of founders who have demonstrated their commitment and vision by bootstrapping their ventures.

• Target Founders: Serial entrepreneurs with a global vision
• Sectors: Software development tools, gaming, and artificial intelligence
• Stage: Early-stage (seed">pre-seed to seed)
• Check Size: $100k - $1M USD
• Geography: Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and diaspora
• Deal Criteria: Founders who have bootstrapped their ventures

Team & Activity

Active team contains 24 members (20 partners, 0 founders).