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Ihar Mahaniok

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Managing Partner at Geek Ventures · Pre-seed Investor at PandaDoc · Founder at Geek

New York, NY

Writes $100K checks · typically $125K

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About

Ihar Mahaniok is the founder and Managing Partner of Geek Ventures, which he started in 2021 to back immigrant entrepreneurs. He grew up in Belarus, studied Computer Science, and spent over 20 years building code, ML models, and engineering teams at startups and larger companies including Google and Meta. As an angel investor he has backed 150+ startups, and he moved to the US in 2013.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Founder at Geek

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Geek's investors · 1

Pre-Seed to SucceedSacramento · $50M checks

Experience

  1. Geek VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. JomeBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. Invisible TechnologiesSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
  4. Various emerging VC fundsLimited Partnercurrent2019 — present
  5. People.aiPre-seed Investorcurrent2016 — present
  6. PandaDocPre-seed Investorcurrent2013 — present
  7. InstacartSeed Investorcurrent2013 — present
  8. Empire AngelsAngel Investor / Advisor2012 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  9. Grid AI | PyTorch LightningVice President Of Engineering2020New York, United States
  10. WeWorkEngineering Leader2019 — 2020New York, New York, United States
  11. FacebookEngineering Manager2015 — 2019New York, New York, United States
  12. GoogleSenior Software Engineer2007 — 2015Zurich / Greater New York City Area
  13. AvestSoftware Developer2004 — 2007

Skills & more

Strategy5Problem Solving2Communication6Cross-team Collaboration2Team Leadership4Decision-MakingTeam ManagementPythonAlgorithms71C++59Distributed Systems38Software Engineering37
+12 moreWeb ServicesComputer ScienceSoftware DesignAndroidData StructuresScalabilityInformation RetrievalMapReduceObject Oriented DesignRankingProduct ManagementRecommendations

Languages Belarusian · English · German · Russian · Ukrainian

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Investments

Investor

Acquired.ioAdwayAirbyteAirhouseAppodealArvistAXDRAFTBackstoryBloomberg Second MeasureBowlton KitchensCaperCluebyCompeteraComposerDecile GroupDynamiqFilmhubFilmustageFoodReadyGainyGradualInsenseInstacartInterviewedIterative.aiJeevesJeevesJomeLocalieMoltinNomad DataNutrisenseOnspectaPandaDocPCB:NGPeerBoardPiramidalPlatziPoolday.aiQibusQuote RollerReady Player MeRepresentRickshawSayanaScreenheroSensateShapesXRSpice AISpike TechnologiesSPOKKSportsVisioUniblockV-ArtVC LabWorkeeYopeZendataZeroAvia

Sources: curated public sources · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Geek Ventures

Alexander Zemlyak
Principal at Geek Ventures
Maks Strukov
Associate at Geek Ventures
Sameer Nanda
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Sarah Romanko
Associate at Geek Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ihar Mahaniok?
Ihar Mahaniok is the founder and Managing Partner of Geek Ventures, which he started in 2021 to back immigrant entrepreneurs. He grew up in Belarus, studied Computer Science, and spent over 20 years building code, ML models, and engineering teams at startups and larger companies including Google and Meta. As an angel investor he has backed 150+ startups, and he moved to the US in 2013.
Where does Ihar Mahaniok work?
Ihar Mahaniok is Founder of Geek and Managing Partner at Geek Ventures and Pre-seed Investor at PandaDoc.
What does Ihar Mahaniok invest in?
Ihar Mahaniok invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
What check size does Ihar Mahaniok write?
Ihar Mahaniok typically writes checks of $100K.
What companies did Ihar Mahaniok found?
Ihar Mahaniok founded Geek.
What companies has Ihar Mahaniok invested in?
Investments tracked here include Acquired.io, Adway, Airbyte, Airhouse, Appodeal, Arvist, AXDRAFT, Backstory, Bloomberg Second Measure, Bowlton Kitchens, Caper, Clueby, and 47 more.

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