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    Ihar Mahaniok

    Investor and Engineering Leader based in New York

    Ihar Mahaniok is the Founder and Managing Partner of Geek Ventures, a venture capital firm based in New York that focuses on supporting immigrant entrepreneurs. Originally from Belarus, Ihar has a background in Computer Science and over 20 years of experience in engineering and investment. His career includes significant roles at major tech companies such as Google and Meta, where he contributed to various projects, including machine learning models and software engineering teams.123

    Since founding Geek Ventures in 2021, Ihar has made over 150 angel investments, backing notable startups like Instacart, PandaDoc, and People.ai at early stages. His firm recently closed its first fund, raising $23 million to further its mission of providing capital and connections to visionary immigrant founders.145 Ihar is also known for his passion for technology and community engagement, often participating in events aimed at fostering connections between founders and investors.23

    Highlights

    Dec 6 · twitter

    High respect to the Romanian Constitutional Court. Unlike in the US, the court there is really guarding the democracy.

    Nov 7 · twitter

    @MartinGTobias 20 of the 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., still have more than 16.2 million ballots left to be counted as of Wednesday afternoon.

    Nov 30 · Business Insider
    Meet the 66 Rising Stars of VC in 2023 - Business Insider
    Meet the 66 Rising Stars of VC in 2023 - Business Insider
    Nov 16 · Pulse 2.0
    Geek Ventures: How This Venture Fund Helps Immigrant Founders Build Scalable Products - Pulse 2.0
    Geek Ventures: How This Venture Fund Helps Immigrant Founders Build Scalable Products - Pulse 2.0
    Ihar Mahaniok - Geek Ventures | FinovateFall Speaker

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    Experience

    Managing Partner at Geek Ventures since August 2021
    Angel Investor/Advisor at Empire Angels, VP Of Engineering at Grid AI (PyTorch Lightning), Engineering Leader at WeWork, Engineering Manager at Facebook, Senior Software Engineer at Google, Software Developer at Avest

    Education

    VC Lab in 2021

    Location

    New York, New York, United States