PinnedInVenturebyBorys Musielak·Dec 29, 2025SMOK Ventures in 2025: Doubling Down on the CEE Diaspora2025 was the year SMOK Ventures fully committed to a direction we had been testing before: becoming the go-to early-stage fund for Central…
Borys Musielak·May 11The Ultimate CEE Founder FAQI’ve published 700+ posts over the last five years. Scattered through them is the same advice I keep repeating in DMs and 1:1s with…
Borys Musielak·Apr 20This Is The Only Way To Break Into Venture Capital In 2026I get these emails all the time. They usually go something like:
Borys Musielak·Jan 28Modern Founders Are Like the Great ExplorersWe like to pretend that startups are a modern invention. Pitch decks, venture capital, accelerators, growth hacks — all very 21st century.
Borys Musielak·Jul 30, 2025🚀 Poland’s Top 20 Startup Exits (2000–2025)From Warsaw to Silicon Valley, Polish founders have built and exited names that resonate globally. Below is a curated list of the 20…
Borys Musielak·Jul 26, 2025The Most Impressive Startup Exits by Polish Female FoundersCelebrating the women behind some of the biggest tech exits in Poland’s startup scene
Borys Musielak·Jan 7, 2025SMOK Ventures in 2024: New Fund, 10 Investments, and Focus on CEE Diaspora2024 was a pivotal year for SMOK. We announced our second fund focused on Eastern European startups launching in the US.A response icon1A response icon1
Borys Musielak·Nov 10, 2024Meet 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…
Borys Musielak·Jul 12, 202410 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.A response icon2A response icon2
Borys Musielak·Mar 5, 2024Hottest 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…A response icon1A response icon1
