Ihar Mahaniok

Ihar Mahaniok

Managing Partner atGeek VenturesNew York, NY

Ihar Mahaniok is an immigrant engineering leader and investor who founded Geek Ventures in 2021. He has invested in over 150 startups, including unicorns like Instacart and PandaDoc.

What Ihar can write

Writes checks of$25K to $250K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target< 5%At first check
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Geek Ventures writes $25K to $250K checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Google
  2. Meta
  3. Geek Ventures · Founder and Managing Partner
    Now
  4. Google
  5. Meta
  6. Geek Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Geek Ventures

Investments named in public bios

InstacartPandaDocPeople.aiAirbyteJeeves

Focus

immigrant entrepreneursseed investmentsML modelsventure-capital

Also at Geek Ventures

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Questions

Who is Ihar Mahaniok?

Ihar Mahaniok is an immigrant engineering leader and investor who founded Geek Ventures in 2021. He has invested in over 150 startups, including unicorns like Instacart and PandaDoc.

How much does Ihar Mahaniok invest?

Ihar Mahaniok invests through Geek Ventures, which writes checks of $25K to $250K at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Ihar Mahaniok?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Ihar in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Geek Ventures backed works better.

What did Ihar Mahaniok do before Geek Ventures?

Google; Meta; Google; Meta.

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