Geek Ventures

Geek Ventures is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm committed to investing in bold, innovative immigrant entrepreneurs building scalable technology businesses in the US. Founded by Ihar Mahaniok — a Belarus-born engineer-turned-investor with 20+ years at Google, Facebook, and Lightning AI — the firm operates on the conviction that 'talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not,' and seeks to bridge the gap between immigrant founders and the US venture ecosystem through both capital and connections. The fund is sector-agnostic within technology, spanning B2B SaaS, hardware, deep tech, AI/ML, and consumer software, with a focus on companies from idea stage through ~$1.5M ARR (pre-seed to seed). Geek Ventures writes first checks of $200K–$800K via SAFEs or seed rounds, with follow-on capacity up to $3M, and actively supports portfolio founders with US fundraising education, investor introductions, term sheet negotiation, and a curated community of founders and LPs.