Geek Ventures

General contacts

Investor type

Founded

AUM

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed

Region of investment

North America

ESG Focus

People of color and other minorities

Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Geek Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City, founded by immigrants with a focus on supporting immigrant entrepreneurs. The firm is led by a team of partners including Alexander Zemlyak, Ilya Liasun, and Vadim Rogovskiy. Geek Ventures is known for its commitment to helping under-networked immigrant founders by providing aggressive coaching and access to a network of experts.

The firm primarily invests in pre-seed and seed stages, with a typical check size ranging from $200,000 to $800,000. Geek Ventures focuses on sectors such as AI, SaaS, and deeptech, and invests predominantly in the United States. The firm has a portfolio of 55 companies and is dedicated to fostering innovation among immigrant-led startups.

Notable investments by Geek Ventures include Decile Group - developers of industry-leading offerings for venture capital, TRL11 - solutions for the New Space Economy, Yope - a chat monetization app, Cytronic - autonomous warehouses for e-commerce, and Wokelo - an AI-powered due diligence tool.

Industry

SaaS AI Deeptech

Contacts

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Ihar Mahaniok Managing Partner

Managing Partner

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Alexander Zemlyak Partner

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FAQs about Geek Ventures

Is Geek Ventures a venture capital or private equity firm?

Geek Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed and Seed.

Where is Geek Ventures located?

Geek Ventures is located in New York, New York, United States.

When was Geek Ventures founded?

Geek Ventures was founded in .

What sectors and industries does Geek Ventures invest in?

Geek Ventures invests in companies and startups in SaaS, AI, Deeptech.

What is Geek Ventures geographical focus of investments?

Geek Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.

At what stages of companies and startups does Geek Ventures typically invest in?

Geek Ventures invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed.

Does Geek Ventures invest and support LGBTQ, female and other minorities startups and founders?

Geek Ventures invests and supports People of color and other minorities startups and founders.

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