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Geek Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in immigrant entrepreneurs at pre-seed and seed stages across sector-agnostic technology companies. The firm provides capital, mentorship on US fundraising, investor introductions, and community support to help immigrant founders integrate into the tech ecosystem.
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Ihar MahaniokFounderIhar Mahaniok is a Managing Partner at Geek Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies founded by immigrants. He has backed pre-seed and seed stage companies including Instacart, Invisible, PandaDoc, People.ai, Chainalysis, Airbyte, and Jeeves.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Geek do?
- Geek Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in immigrant entrepreneurs at pre-seed and seed stages across sector-agnostic technology companies. The firm provides capital, mentorship on US fundraising, investor introductions, and community support to help immigrant founders integrate into the tech ecosystem.
- Who founded Geek?
- Geek was founded by Ihar Mahaniok.
- Who are Geek's investors?
- Geek's investors include Pre-Seed to Succeed.
- Where is Geek headquartered?
- Geek is headquartered in New York, US.

