SMRK
Ukrainian venture capital fund; backed both Osavul's $1M seed round (2023) and its $3M late-seed round (2024).
SMRK (smrk.vc) is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian venture capital fund, founded in 2013, investing in IT startups with clear customer value at seed through Series A. Co-founders include Andriy Dovzhenko (Managing Partner) and Oleksandr Kosovan (also founder/CEO of MacPaw). The fund favors professional teams with deep domain expertise and B2B/B2C models aimed at global markets.
Overview
- Firm
- SMRK
- Headquarters
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Founded
- 2013
- AUM
- Avg. check
- $500K–$1.5M
- Stages
- Seed, Series A
- Thesis
- IT startups with clear customer value, seed through Series A, favoring domain-expert teams with B2B/B2C models aimed at global markets.
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Frequently asked
- What is SMRK?
- IT startups with clear customer value, seed through Series A, favoring domain-expert teams with B2B/B2C models aimed at global markets.
- What stages does SMRK invest at?
- SMRK invests at Seed, Series A, with typical checks of $500K–$1.5M.
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SMRK is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian VC fund founded in 2013, investing $0.5M–$1.5M per check in IT startups with clear customer value.
SMRK: About usVerified2026-08-08 - 2
SMRK led Osavul's $1M seed round in 2023.
AIN.Capital: Ukrainian AI startup Osavul raises $1M seed from SMRKVerified2023-05-03 - 3
SMRK participated in Osavul's $3M late-seed round in 2024, alongside 42CAP and U.Ventures.
AIN.ua: Ukrainian company Osavul raises $3M in investment to fight disinformationVerified2024-09-13