SMOK Ventures is a US-based venture capital firm dedicated to investing in early-stage software startups across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and its diaspora. With investments ranging from $100,000 to $1 million, the firm focuses on sectors such as software development tools, game development, and artificial intelligence. SMOK Ventures is particularly interested in serial entrepreneurs with a global vision who aim to build industry leaders.

The firm emphasizes a fast and transparent investment process, ensuring prompt responses to quality inquiries from founders. Their commitment to transparency is mutual, expecting the same from their portfolio companies. As former founders with a history of successful exits, the team understands the importance of being a supportive, founder-friendly investor.

They aim to be the first and last check a startup needs from CEE, with 80% of follow-on funding in their startups coming from Silicon Valley, Western Europe, and Asia. The firm's mission is to help early-stage startup founders build multi-million-dollar global software enterprises from CEE and its diaspora, supporting entrepreneurs poised to build the next generation of global billion-dollar startups.