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Today we are happy to welcome Borys Musielak, Founding Partner at SMOK Ventures. They help fund top early stage entrepreneurs (checks from \u20ac50k to \u20ac1M) based in Central & Eastern Europe, focusing on software and gaming startups. We were fortunate to record live with Borys during this years edition of How To Web.

In this episode you\u2019ll learn:

\u2013 Why Borys is in love with Bucharest and the How To Web (hint: it\u2019s not only coffee!)

\u2013 The hilarious story behind the name SMOK and how it ties into a small kiss, a hairy ball AND a dragon

\u2013 What the Silicon Valley roots of SMOK impacts how Borys and his team acts, works and invests

\u2013 How Borys thinks about growing from a 10M\u20ac Fund I to a 50M\u20ac Fund II and its impact on SMOK

- Borys\u2019 views and insights on the state-backed VC programs that have been run in Poland and the CEE region.

- How Borys thinks about the Russian/Ukranian crisis and how the VC market is reacting to it.