New investment alert! We're happy to announce we've joined the seed round of defguard, a Wireshark-based open-source zero-trust enterprise VPN with 100% European tech. #cybersecurity #mfa #wireshark #zerotrust #opensource #vpn #startups #investments #smokportfolio

European enterprises want to use European-owned cyber security software. But there isn't any, so they have been forced to go with cisco. Until today. We're happy to announce we've joined the seed round of defguard, a Wireguard-based open-source zero-trust MFA enterprise

Congrats Sam Altman & Jony! We're big fans of companies named io

🇵🇱 Poland: Europe's Rising Power Poland has emerged as one of Europe's most dynamic success stories. With a larger army than Britain, France, or Germany, and living standards adjusted for purchasing power nearing those of Japan, Poland's transformation is remarkable. As

I’m not seeing many startups getting slaughtered. Despite the headlines, Google isn’t the existential threat to startups many make it out to be. It’s too big, too slow, and too anchored to its legacy products to pose a real danger to most startups. Sure, there are exception, but

A super successful European invoicing startup is looking for a country lead for Ukraine 🇺🇦. Ideally they are looking for an ex-founder, hustler with lots of ideas, not a CxO type. Ping me if you know someone who fits the role!

99% of startups will be dead by 2026! GPT kills them all! We're too dependent on OpenAI which is dependent on Nvidia. We're all screwed!! Wait, haven't all startups been using AWS (which is dependent on Intel and AMD!) since 2010 and literally nothing happened?

7. NoCap (No Cap) AI-powered angel investing platform that autonomously identifies and invests in promising startups. Trained by over 50 top startup founders, 80% from Y Combinator. 👥 Team: Professor Dumpster Alexander Nevedovsky Borys Musielak @ Warsaw ✅ To do: • Follow twitter and get updates. •

Nawrocki przyszedł, podpisał co mu kazali i wyszedł. Trzaskowski spokojnie opowiedział z czym się zgadza, a z czym nie, a potem zaprosił na piwo. Wybór jest prosty.

Mam dobre hasło dla Nawrockiego na ostatni tydzień kampanii: "Polska. Nasze wspólne mieszkanie."

Hey infosharepl - I'm coming! 🚂 Tricity startup founders, let's meet over the next two days!

Last Friday I spoke at the Warsaw Polytechnic and my main message was: THE TIME IS NOW! We are experiencing first-hand the greatest tech revolution in the history of mankind - the rise of AI. In those times millions of lives are ruined but also thousands of new companies get

NATO enlargement serves Russia’s security interests. Where Russia borders NATO countries, there is no war. Elsewhere, there is.

Parents - want to future-proof your kids? Help them become influencers. Yes, I’m serious. In the AI era, everything is being commoditized: knowledge, skills, even creativity. But one thing remains uniquely valuable - distribution. And the best way to build distribution? Start

Top CEE rounds in Q2: Romanian FLOWX.AI €32.2m, Estonian sunly €30m, Czech IP Fabric €21.1m, Romanian HackAJob＄25m, Сzech Woltair €20.5m, Ukrainian Farm＄22m, Czech Resistant AI $11m, Hungarian Turbine €25.5m, Bulgarian EnduroSat＄10m en.ain.ua/2023/08/31/vc-…

Here are 5 most common startup ideas being pitched to me over the last three months: 1. AI health agent for a particular illness (menstrual pain, mental health, back pain, you name it). 2. Personalized supplements app. 3. LLM optimization aka GEO (think SEO but for ChatGPT) 4.

🚀 100 Angels in 48 Hours. One of the Largest CEE Angel Networks is Born. On Saturday morning, I woke up with a simple thought: “So many CEE founders ask me for intros to angels — and even though I know many, I rarely manage to connect them fast enough.” (it's true, I