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We are successful entrepreneurs from Central & Eastern Europe backing the new generation of founders from the region.

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We ARE ENTREPRENEURS FROM
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CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
LOOKING TO WRITE ANGEL TICKETS
LOOKING TO WRITE ANGEL TICKETS
and invest in top young
and invest in top young
founders from the CEE region
founders from the CEE region
giving back to the community
giving back to the community
and growing #ceevalley
and growing #ceevalley

We're looking for

We are looking to back exceptional early stage funding teams from all around Central & Eastern Europe and its global diaspora. Our angel investors write tickets from idea stage to Series A.

Exceptional CEE Founding teams

A driven entrepreneur who deeply understands their industry, has identified a real market gap, and can articulate a bold vision to fill it.

Early stage: from idea to Series A

Our angels often invest at various stages, some prefer pre-seed, some want early validation, others insist on solid traction. If you're raising up to $5M, reach out!

Angel investors already onboard?

If you have an angel investor already onboard, the best way to increases your chances is to reach out via a recommendation from that angel.

Our angel investors

Our angels are top entrepreneurs from Central and Eastern Europe who built companies such as Whatsapp, Eleven Labs, Printful, Docplanner, Delivery Hero, Booksy, Livechat, Relativity, Capchase, Netguru, InFakt, Displate, Callstack and others. 160+ acive angels joined the group so far. Want to join the network as angel? Email borys@smok.vc!

Borys Musielak
SMOK Ventures
Engineer turned founder turned investor. He sold his startup Filmaster to Samba TV and helped grow the company to $100M in revenue. Borys runs the SMOK Angels network, monitors the deal flow and selects the teams to pitch to angels during our bi-monthly pitch events.
Anton Borzov
Designer of Whatsapp
Anton Borzov is a product designer turned venture investor and early WhatsApp team member responsible for the iconic logo and double‑check design. He spent a decade shaping WhatsApp’s product design before joining Neeva as Head of Design. Anton began angel investing with a personal check into Petcube and has since built a portfolio of 15+ startups—primarily from Ukraine.
Davis Siksnans
Printful founder
The founder of Latvia's first unicorn Printful. Latvia’s first unicorn. Under his leadership, the company became a global print-on-demand and e-commerce fulfillment powerhouse, employing over 2,000 people across multiple continents.
Anna Lankauf
Callstack founder
Visionary co‑founder and former CEO of Callstack, the Polish software consultancy she helped scale from zero to a global leader in React Native and open‑source engineering. In 2025, Callstack was acquired by Viking Global Investors in a deal valuing the company at approximately PLN 500 million (~ €115 million)—marking one of the most notable exits led by a Polish female founder.
Przemek Gotfryd
Capchase founder
Przemek Gotfryd is the Co‑Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Capchase, a fast-growing fintech platform offering revenue-based, non‑dilutive financing for SaaS companies. Since co-founding Capchase in 2020, he has driven the company’s international operations and helped scale its product as a trusted capital partner for recurring-revenue businesses.
Benjamin Kuna
Founder of Tylko
Benjamin Kuna is a co‑founder and Chief Business Officer of Tylko, a Polish tech-driven furniture company transforming how people design and buy custom storage solutions. Since launching in 2015, Tylko has sold over 300,000 pieces of furniture, grown revenue from €35M in 2020 to €59M by 2022, and raised approximately €36M in funding.
Mariusz Gąsiewski
Gaming at Google
Mariusz Gasiewski has been with Google since 2007, specializing in the gaming, iGaming, and app sectors within Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). He collaborates with leading companies in the region, leveraging external and internal data to analyze trends in app categories and user behavior.

Hear From Our founders

Don’t just take our word for it – hear what the founders who raised from our angels have to say about the fundraising experience with Smok Angels.

Thanks to the intro from Smok Angels, we closed an investment in just three days. Huge kudos for building such a high-quality network — the engagement and scale are on a different level compared to other angel groups.
Maiej Wysocki
Biocam Founder
Thanks to Smok Angels I was able to close a great angel from my home town Kraków in days rather than weeks. For founders with ground-breaking technology, this is the perfect way to secure funding quickly and keep their focus where it matters most — pushing research forward and building the product.
Magda Kordon
IntoDNA Founder
It was Borys who connected me with a business angel who was a perfect fit for our needs to close our first round. The whole process was incredibly fast—we closed the deal a few days after the first meeting took place.
Kornel Grunwald
Proximity founder, ex ElevenLabs

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