About
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.
Experience
- Photonics CatalystCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- VIGO VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentWarsaw, Masovian District, Poland
- Photon BridgeBoard Member & Private Investorcurrent2021 — presentNetherlands
- Quantune Technologies GmbHPrivate Investorcurrent2023 — presentGermany
- FemtumPrivate Investorcurrent2024 — presentCanada
- AegiqPrivate Investorcurrent2024 — presentUnited Kingdom
- Fluence.technologyMember of The Supervisory Board & Investorcurrent2017 — presentWarsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- SpexAI GmbHPrivate Investorcurrent2023 — presentGermany
- Deep DetectionPrivate Investorcurrent2021 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- KSM VisionSupervisory Board Member & Private Investorcurrent2020 — presentWarsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- QustomDotPrivate Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Tech TourJudge, Mentor and Selection Committee Member at Tech Tour Photonicscurrent2020 — present
- Tech TourJudge and Selection Committee Member @ European Photonics Venture Forum 20192019
- WinVenturesInvestment Director2014 — 2016Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland
- Warsaw Equity GroupInvestment Director2012 — 2013Warsaw Area, Poland
- Trigon GroupManaging M&A, IPO, SPO transactions2007 — 2012
- INGBusiness Manager2005 — 2007Poland
- ORLEN S.A.Financial Analyst2002 — 2005Poland
Skills & more
Financial Modeling20Valuation19Investment Banking7Business Valuation4Corporate Finance6Business Strategy8Mergers & Acquisitions14Private Equity3Start-ups4Venture Capital3Investments8Finance5
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M&A experienceCapital MarketsRisk ManagementIPOLanguages English · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wojciech Smoliński?
- 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.
- Where does Wojciech Smoliński work?
- Wojciech Smoliński is Managing Partner & CEO at VIGO Ventures.
- Where did Wojciech Smoliński go to school?
- Wojciech Smoliński studied at SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Master's degree); Instytut Psychoedukacji i Rozwoju Integralnego (Professional coaching program); Uniwersytet SWPS (Postgraduate program, Negotiations and mediations).
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