Mike Dudas
InvestorFounder and General Partner at 6th Man Ventures
New York City Metropolitan Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks
About
Mike Dudas is part of 6th Man Ventures (6MV), a seed and Series A venture firm run by a team of company founders and builders that leads or co-leads investments in emerging technologies and crypto companies, writing $2–5M checks on average. He is a crypto-native investor who authors the firm's research on tokenization, DePIN, prediction markets, collectibles, and crypto/gaming. He has built agentic AI tools to accelerate the firm's deal evaluation, portfolio support, and liquid token monitoring. He counts pump.fun — sourced through a Twitter DM and closed within about a week — among the firm's best-returning investments.
Contact· published on Mike's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechGaming
Experience
- 6MVFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
- Links Golf ClubCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2021 — present
- PaxosAdvisor & BD2021 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- The BlockFounder2018 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- Button, Inc.Co-Founder and CRO2014 — 2018New York, New York, United States
- VenmoHead of BD2013 — 2014New York, New York, United States
- GoogleBusiness Lead, Google Pay2009 — 2013New York, New York, United States
- TargetspotHead of BD2007 — 2009
- The Walt Disney CompanyCorporate Strategic Planning2001 — 2004Burbank, California, United States
Skills & more
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Business StrategyProduct LaunchMobile PaymentsCorporate DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsStrategic PartnershipsStrategyStrategic PlanningPersuasive E-mailingFunctional TweetingYield FarmingHODLingFrom Mike's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
pump.fun
Per the investor's own website.
Writing
All posts ↗Mike Dudas has recently written about tokenizing real-world financial assets and the strategies needed to scale onchain finance, how AI agents can accelerate venture capital workflows while keeping human judgment central, and the case for tokenizing collectibles markets.
The post argues tokenized finance will scale only by delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, and proposes a barbell 'Tokenization Premium' favoring very low- and very high-volatility assets.
The author describes how 6th Man Ventures uses AI agents to speed deal evaluation and portfolio support while keeping human judgment central to venture decisions.
The post makes the case for tokenizing collectibles like cards, sneakers, and whiskey, citing faster settlement, verification, liquidity premiums, and new financial primitives.
Colleagues at 6th Man Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Dudas?
- Mike Dudas is part of 6th Man Ventures (6MV), a seed and Series A venture firm run by a team of company founders and builders that leads or co-leads investments in emerging technologies and crypto companies, writing $2–5M checks on average. He is a crypto-native investor who authors the firm's research on tokenization, DePIN, prediction markets, collectibles, and crypto/gaming. He has built agentic AI tools to accelerate the firm's deal evaluation, portfolio support, and liquid token monitoring. He counts pump.fun — sourced through a Twitter DM and closed within about a week — among the firm's best-returning investments.
- Where does Mike Dudas work?
- Mike Dudas is Founder and General Partner at 6th Man Ventures.
- What does Mike Dudas invest in?
- Mike Dudas invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Fintech, Gaming.
- What check size does Mike Dudas write?
- Mike Dudas typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Mike Dudas invested in?
- Investments tracked here include pump.fun.
- Where did Mike Dudas go to school?
- Mike Dudas studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA); Hopkins School.
- What has Mike Dudas written?
- Mike Dudas has 3 tracked posts on 6thman.ventures, including "Tokenizing Trillions: Key Gaps and Strategies", "Agentic Venture Capital: How Agents Help Us Be Better Humans", "Collectibles Markets: The Future of Collecting".
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management728
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Also attended Hopkins School17
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Shared employers
Also worked at Paxos17
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Also worked at The Block2
Also worked at Button, Inc.4
Also worked at Venmo11
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