2022 in Venture Capital. Year in Review

Jan 3

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It sucked.

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Borys Musielak

Written by Borys Musielak

I invest in early stage startups in CEE via SMOK.vc. Prev CEO Filmaster sold to Samba TV, co-founder ReaktorX, Startup Poland. Filmbuff. NBA lover.

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