Ihar Mahaniok
InvestorManaging Partner at Geek Ventures
New York, NY
Writes $100K checks Β· typically $125K
About
Founder and Managing Partner of Geek Ventures, an immigrant engineering leader turned investor originally from Belarus. He has over 20 years of experience in software, ML, and engineering leadership at companies including Google and Meta, and as an angel investor backed 150+ startups including Instacart, PandaDoc, People.ai, Airbyte, and Jeeves before founding Geek Ventures in 2021.
Ihar Mahaniok @mahaniok
Congratulations to @gudzius and the whole @spikeapi team with the exit! Our portfolio company Spike has been acquired by Raintree Systems! @geek_ventures was the first investor, kicking off Spike's pre-seed in September 2022. In 2024, when they raised a seed round led by
Jul 16, 2026 Β· β₯ 7
Ihar Mahaniok @mahaniok
yes.. and we find founders like this from time to time. Looking for more. Today, one scarily ambitious founder - @kevingibbon - went public - https://t.co/CIaEMFt7Or https://t.co/lkbDSH6rfI
Jul 15, 2026 Β· β₯ 6 Β· β 2
Ihar Mahaniok @mahaniok
great to see our portfolio company @akta_pro killing pitchbook ;) https://t.co/ve7oRG109i
Jul 13, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Experience
- Geek VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- JomeBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Invisible TechnologiesSeed Investorcurrent2019 β present
- Various emerging VC fundsLimited Partnercurrent2019 β present
- People.aiPre-seed Investorcurrent2016 β present
- PandaDocPre-seed Investorcurrent2013 β present
- InstacartSeed Investorcurrent2013 β present
- Empire AngelsAngel Investor / Advisor2012 β 2021Greater New York City Area
- Grid AI | PyTorch LightningVice President Of Engineering2020New York, United States
- WeWorkEngineering Leader2019 β 2020New York, New York, United States
- FacebookEngineering Manager2015 β 2019New York, New York, United States
- GoogleSenior Software Engineer2007 β 2015Zurich / Greater New York City Area
- AvestSoftware Developer2004 β 2007
Skills & more
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Web ServicesComputer ScienceSoftware DesignAndroidData StructuresScalabilityInformation RetrievalMapReduceObject Oriented DesignRankingProduct ManagementRecommendationsLanguages Belarusian Β· English Β· German Β· Russian Β· Ukrainian
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Shared employers
Also worked at People.ai9
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Also worked at PandaDoc9
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Also worked at Instacart20
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