Meet all the Y Combinator Alumni from Central & Eastern EuropeY Combnator is a network. Accelerator partners rely heavily on recommendations from former YC alumni. If you have none, you’re putting…Nov 10Nov 10
10 Steps To Build a B2B Startup That Attracts Clients and InvestorsAre you unsure how to create a B2B business that will draw in both clients and investors? I have a foolproof method for you! I kid you not.Jul 122Jul 122
Hottest Polish Startups in 2024This is a fully biased, personal list of my favorite Polish 🇵🇱 startups that I also believe have a chance to become some of the hottest…Mar 51Mar 51
CEE Founders on the Rise: SMOK’s 10 Investments in 2023In 2023 SMOK Ventures made a splash in the Central and Eastern European pre-seed investment scene. We backed 10 startups from Poland…Jan 3Jan 3
Published inStartup StashFounders Have To Be Cockroach SuperheroesStartup founders should be visionary, powerful, but also resilient and never die. They should be cockroach superheroes. Especially in 2023!Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Four Years of SMOK Ventures: Key Metrics and Lessons LearnedIn May 2019 together with Paul Bragiel and Diana Koziarska we announced the launch of SMOK Ventures. Our goal was to help top founders from…Aug 1, 20231Aug 1, 20231
Why We Invested In Masthead DataSometimes things just click. The moment I met Yuliia I knew she’s an exceptional founder who figured out a niche in a huge data…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
2022 in Venture Capital. Year in ReviewHow was year 2022 in VC investing? Was it better or worse than expected?Jan 3, 20232Jan 3, 20232
How to stop being a jerk as a VC in 10 simple steps?Startup fundraising sucks, especially in late 2022. Venture capitalists are taking advantage of the bad economy. Delayed processes, not…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
10 Things Founders Say That Make Venture Capital Investors PassI listen to 100+ pitches a month and invest in 1 startup on average. There are some things that founders say that make me instantly lose…Oct 10, 202210Oct 10, 202210