SMRK

Founded in 2013, SMRK is a venture capital firm based in Kyiv, Ukraine. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on information technology startups across various sectors such as software for mobile OS, offline business' online presence, B2C services, and B2B services.

Andriy Dovzhenko

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Oleksandr Kosovan

Co-Founder and Partner

Vlad Tislenko

Partner

Past deals in Ukraine

Carbominer

Seed Round in 2022
Carbominer is a climate technology company that develops modular direct air capture modules to remove carbon dioxide from the open air. It serves greenhouse operators and commercial clients seeking sustainable operations by providing green CO2 as a service and installation for carbon capture modules. The company offers plug-and-play DAC technology housed in transportable 20-foot containers designed to run on intermittent renewable electricity, enabling local capture without the need for liquefaction, storage, or long-distance transport. Applications include indoor agriculture, construction decarbonisation, and carbon removals. Carbominer was founded in 2020 and is based in Kiev, Ukraine.

Carbominer

Seed Round in 2022
Carbominer is a climate technology company that develops modular direct air capture modules to remove carbon dioxide from the open air. It serves greenhouse operators and commercial clients seeking sustainable operations by providing green CO2 as a service and installation for carbon capture modules. The company offers plug-and-play DAC technology housed in transportable 20-foot containers designed to run on intermittent renewable electricity, enabling local capture without the need for liquefaction, storage, or long-distance transport. Applications include indoor agriculture, construction decarbonisation, and carbon removals. Carbominer was founded in 2020 and is based in Kiev, Ukraine.

Carbominer

Seed Round in 2021
Carbominer is a climate technology company that develops modular direct air capture modules to remove carbon dioxide from the open air. It serves greenhouse operators and commercial clients seeking sustainable operations by providing green CO2 as a service and installation for carbon capture modules. The company offers plug-and-play DAC technology housed in transportable 20-foot containers designed to run on intermittent renewable electricity, enabling local capture without the need for liquefaction, storage, or long-distance transport. Applications include indoor agriculture, construction decarbonisation, and carbon removals. Carbominer was founded in 2020 and is based in Kiev, Ukraine.

Carbominer

Seed Round in 2020
Carbominer is a climate technology company that develops modular direct air capture modules to remove carbon dioxide from the open air. It serves greenhouse operators and commercial clients seeking sustainable operations by providing green CO2 as a service and installation for carbon capture modules. The company offers plug-and-play DAC technology housed in transportable 20-foot containers designed to run on intermittent renewable electricity, enabling local capture without the need for liquefaction, storage, or long-distance transport. Applications include indoor agriculture, construction decarbonisation, and carbon removals. Carbominer was founded in 2020 and is based in Kiev, Ukraine.

Esper Bionics

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2018, Esper Bionics specializes in developing advanced prosthetic solutions for orthopedics and neurology. The company offers myoelectric wrist prostheses, neural implants, and wearable electronics, with a focus on enhancing human capabilities through digital signal processing, artificial intelligence, and low-power electronics.

Carbominer

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Carbominer is a climate technology company that develops modular direct air capture modules to remove carbon dioxide from the open air. It serves greenhouse operators and commercial clients seeking sustainable operations by providing green CO2 as a service and installation for carbon capture modules. The company offers plug-and-play DAC technology housed in transportable 20-foot containers designed to run on intermittent renewable electricity, enabling local capture without the need for liquefaction, storage, or long-distance transport. Applications include indoor agriculture, construction decarbonisation, and carbon removals. Carbominer was founded in 2020 and is based in Kiev, Ukraine.

Turnkey Lender

Seed Round in 2016
Turnkey Lender provides cloud-based lending automation software for non-bank lenders and microfinance institutions. The platform covers end-to-end lending processes from origination, underwriting, and loan servicing to debt collection and reporting, including risk management, collateral management, and regulatory compliance. It supports a wide range of credit products, including consumer lending, microfinance, payday loans, auto loans, mortgages, SME loans, equipment leasing, telecom lending, POS financing, direct lending, and medical financing. It is a no-code SaaS platform powered by AI that enables innovators in 50+ countries to automate the entire lending process across various sectors.

Settle (Merged with Allset)

Venture Round in 2015
With Settle, you can pre-order lunch at restaurants, so that your food is ready when you arrive. You dine 60% faster, as you skip waiting for your table, food and check. Settle makes lunch your best time of the day by giving you delicious meals and more time for a real break. For restaurants: 100% prepaid orders and tables, 60% faster turnarounds, new sales online, more effective upselling and more targeted marketing. We focus on popular restaurants in busy areas with breakfast and lunch menu. We offer companies and teams group lunch pre-ordering at restaurants near their offices. In addition to mobile pre-ordering, restaurants can offer specials and happy hours during off-peak time. In Ukraine, we currently take 15-20% commission from restaurants. In the USA, the service will be launched free for restaurants and users. Then we'll try out this model: a small commission on every pre-order for restaurants during off-peak hours and a small fee for users during peak hours.

Ajax Systems

Seed Round in 2015
Ajax Systems is a developer and manufacturer of smart security systems for homes and European markets. The company designs and produces wireless sensors, including window and door opening sensors, movement detectors, leak and fire detectors, glass protectors, and hubs, enabling customers to add devices to their systems and communicate effectively. Founded in 2011, Ajax Systems is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Settle (Merged with Allset)

Seed Round in 2015
With Settle, you can pre-order lunch at restaurants, so that your food is ready when you arrive. You dine 60% faster, as you skip waiting for your table, food and check. Settle makes lunch your best time of the day by giving you delicious meals and more time for a real break. For restaurants: 100% prepaid orders and tables, 60% faster turnarounds, new sales online, more effective upselling and more targeted marketing. We focus on popular restaurants in busy areas with breakfast and lunch menu. We offer companies and teams group lunch pre-ordering at restaurants near their offices. In addition to mobile pre-ordering, restaurants can offer specials and happy hours during off-peak time. In Ukraine, we currently take 15-20% commission from restaurants. In the USA, the service will be launched free for restaurants and users. Then we'll try out this model: a small commission on every pre-order for restaurants during off-peak hours and a small fee for users during peak hours.
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