What stage does VIGO Ventures invest at?

VIGO Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.

What is VIGO Ventures's typical check size?

VIGO Ventures typically writes checks of $1.1M.

Where is VIGO Ventures located?

VIGO Ventures is headquartered in Warsaw, PL.

VIGO Ventures

Venture capital

Warsaw · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

VIGO Ventures invests in hardware-based deep-tech companies, leveraging a strong technology focus and a strategic partner proficient in applied science with a production facility and long R&D history. It targets technology enablers and complete products across lasers, semiconductors (III-V and silicon), materials science, quantum, and sensor solutions with identified customers. The firm looks for overlaps across applications that can yield unusual competitive advantages. As a hands-on investor, it supports portfolio companies with business development, industrial partners for pilots and product-market fit, technical experts for feasibility verification, and access to a broader ecosystem including possible follow-on financing. It favors dedicated founders tackling large problems with hardware solutions.

Invests inDeep Tech Hardware IoT New Materials Quantum Computing Robotics SemiconductorsEuropeGlobalPolandWarsaw

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Series A

Check

$1.1M

Warsaw, PL

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2017

Tracked investments

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Wojciech Smoliński· Managing Partner & CEO· Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Polandin

Wojciech Smoliński is Managing Partner at VIGO Ventures and Co-Founder of Photonics Catalyst, focusing on early-stage investment in photonics companies across Europe, Asia, and North America. Since 2017, he has analyzed over 1,000 photonics companies and invested across applications including lasers, sensing, silicon photonics, optical interconnects, imaging, and LiDAR. With 25 years in business and 20 years in the investment ecosystem spanning investment banking, venture capital, and founder support, he currently concentrates on seed and Series A stage companies.

Marek Kotelnicki· Managing Partner & Board Member· Warsaw Metropolitan Areain

Marek Kotelnicki is Managing Partner at VIGO Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on photonics, where he has spent over 8 years evaluating early-stage deep tech companies across Europe, Asia, and North America. He co-founded Photonics Catalyst, an angel and expert network providing curated access to photonics companies globally, and holds board and observer positions at several deep tech companies while serving as an expert for European innovation programs including the European Innovation Council and PhotonHub Europe. With over 15 years of experience financing and commercializing European deep tech, his portfolio companies have raised more than EUR 100 million, with a majority securing follow-on institutional and corporate funding.

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Wojciech Smolinski· Managing Partner and CEO

Jeremi Doboszewski· Investment Associate

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What they invest in

from 1 of 8 portfolio companies

Deep Tech ×1Hardware ×1Semiconductors ×1

HQs:Canada×1Germany×1

Investments · 8 tracked

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ChipCraft

Fabless semiconductor company specializing in high-precision GNSS receivers and custom silicon design services.

Deep Detection

Multispectral x-ray cameras for industrial inspection and material separation with real-time detection and characterization.

Femtumfemtum.com

Femtum builds turn-key mid-infrared fiber laser systems that operate without requiring laser experts, serving industrial manufacturers and scientific teams for applications such as selective laser microprocessing and mid-IR spectroscopy.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsQuébec City, CA

Simon Duval(CTO & Co-Founder)Louis-Rafaël Robichaud(CEO & Co-Founder)François Courteau(CFO)

KSM Vision

Smart machine vision systems for industrial in-line quality control across pharma, food, construction and cosmetics.

Photon Bridge

Photonic integration with digital light engines delivering higher output power and reliability for AI data-center and sensing applications.

Quantune Technologies

Chip-sized laser spectrometer for molecular sensing in its native spectral range.

QustomDot

Quantum dot technology for color-conversion (InP) and IR sensing/imaging (InAs) for applications like microLEDs, AR/VR, smartwatches and automotive displays.

SpexAIin

Hyperspectral technology providing insights on chemical composition and plant health for controlled-environment and greenhouse growers.

Dresden, DE

Frequently asked questions

What stage does VIGO Ventures invest at?: VIGO Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is VIGO Ventures's typical check size?: VIGO Ventures typically writes checks of $1.1M.
What sectors does VIGO Ventures focus on?: VIGO Ventures focuses on Deep Tech, Hardware, IoT, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Semiconductors.
Where is VIGO Ventures located?: VIGO Ventures is headquartered in Warsaw, PL.

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