6th Man Ventures

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

About

6th Man Ventures (6MV) is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2021, specializing in early-stage investments (pre-seed, seed, Series A) within the web3 ecosystem, including cryptocurrency, tech infrastructure, and new economic models for media, entertainment, art, and gaming. It takes a hands-on approach, offering operational, marketing, and product support to its portfolio companies.

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Oct 1, 2025	Takenos	$5.0M Seed	—	Framework Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Multicoin Capital, North Island Ventures, Polygon, Portal Ventures
Sep 1, 2025	Emergent	$23.0M Series A	—	100X.VC, Adjacent, B Capital Group, Embedded Ventures, Aniq Kassam, Khosla Ventures, Kohala Ventures, Lightspeed India Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Paradigm, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Andrew Berman, Andrew Steinwold, Ben Tossell, Charlie Cheever, Kyle Vogt, Matteo Franceschetti
Sep 1, 2025	Inversion	$27.0M Seed	—	Adjacent, Day One Ventures, DST Global, Embedded Ventures, Emergence Capital, Aniq Kassam, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Friends & Family Capital, Global Founders Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Iterative, Kohala Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Matrix, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, SV Angel, Theory Forge Ventures, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Andrew Steinwold, Azeem Azhar, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Tossell, Kulveer Taggar, Kyle Vogt, Mathilde Collin, Paul Graham, Paul Stahura, Siqi Chen, Thijn Lamers
May 1, 2025	RevenueCat	$50.0M Series C	—	20VC, Adjacent, Buckley Ventures, Embedded Ventures, Aniq Kassam, Index Ventures, Kohala Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Paradigm, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Andrew Steinwold, Balaji Srinivasan, George Deglin, Jason Lemkin, Kyle Vogt, Tobias Balling
Apr 1, 2025	Electra.aero	$120.0M Series B	—	Adjacent, Embedded Ventures, Aniq Kassam, Kohala Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Paradigm, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Andrew Steinwold, Balaji Srinivasan, Kyle Vogt
Jan 1, 2025	Merit Systems	$10.0M Seed	—	468 Capital, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital Group, Craft Ventures, Crowberry Capital, CVentures, Framework Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, M12, Mischief Venture Capital, Multicoin Capital, North Island Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Polychain Capital, Polygon, Portal Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, SLVC, Spark Capital, Susa Ventures, Balaji Srinivasan, Charlie Songhurst, Chris Schagen, Julius Genachowski, Ken Howery, Nicolas Berggruen, Regan Bozman
Nov 1, 2024	Wordware	$30.0M Seed	—	10100, Acton Capital Partners, Adjacent, Albion VC, Alumni Ventures, Amplify Partners, Angel investor, Atomico, Audrey Capital, Blossom Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Broadway Angels, Chalfen Ventures, Climate Capital, Color Capital, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Day One Ventures, Decibel Partners, Divergent Capital, DocuSign, Double Down, DST Global, Embedded Ventures, Emergence Capital, Essence VC, Aniq Kassam, Felicis Ventures, Felix Capital, FirstMark Capital, Flexcap, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Friends & Family Capital, Frontline Ventures, Fusion Fund, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Indicator Ventures, Insight Partners, IVP, Kohala Ventures, La Famiglia, Lakestar, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Listen, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Matrix, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Moxxie Ventures, Jonathan Golden, OpenCapital.vc, Openspace Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Paradox Capital, Partners Resolute, Pioneer Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Radical Ventures, Red Beard Ventures, Runa Capital, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Shrug Capital, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, SV Angel, Web Smith, Techstars, The Hit Forge, Theory Forge Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trammell Venture Partners, Treble Capital, Tribe Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, Untapped Capital, Valhalla Ventures, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Alex Pattis, Amjad Masad, Andrew Gazdecki, Andrew Gluck, Andrew Steinwold, Azeem Azhar, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Bob Young, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Monro, Elad Gil, Eric Ries, Gina Bianchini, Girish Mathrubootham, Gokul Rajaram, Jaime Schmidt, James Isilay, James Meekings, Jean Charles Samuelian, Jeff Hammerbacher, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Stumpf, Kevin Weil, Kulveer Taggar, Kyle Vogt, Ligaya Tichy, Mark Chou, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matt Mickiewicz, Moshe Lifschitz, Nkechi Iregbulem, Noah Sidman-Gale, Paul Graham, Paul Stahura, Peter Hunn, Peter Kazanjy, Ran Makavy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Scott Belsky, Sergei Anikin, Sherry Coutu, Siqi Chen, Spencer Kimball, Stephen Cole, Thijn Lamers, Tim Ferriss, Tony Jamous, Vishal Rao, Will Brooks, Will Martin, Yann LeCun, Zachary Sims, Zach Segal
Nov 1, 2024	BetHog	$6.0M Seed	—	Goat Capital, Shima Capital
Oct 1, 2024	Clout Kitchen	$4.0M Seed	—	500 Global, Andreessen Horowitz, AppWorks, Browder Capital, Framework Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Lightbank, Multicoin Capital, North Island Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Polygon, Portal Ventures, Sunset Ventures, Y Combinator, Maroof Ahmed, Regan Bozman, Yusuf Sherwani
Oct 1, 2024	OpenGradient	$9.0M Seed	—	Alloy Fund, Jana Messerschmidt, Dragonfly Capital Partners, ENIAC Ventures, Founders' Co-op, Framework Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Khosla Ventures, KRM Interests LLC, Lightbank, Multicoin Capital, North Island Ventures, Nyca Partners, Polygon, Portal Ventures, Red Swan Ventures, Renegade Partners, SID Venture Partners, Trucks Venture Capital, Julian Koh, Louis Beryl, Regan Bozman
Aug 1, 2024	GenLayer	$8.0M Seed	—	Framework Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Multicoin Capital, Node Capital, North Island Ventures, Polygon, Portal Ventures, Regan Bozman
Jun 1, 2024	Fizz	$14.0M Seed	—	Active Capital, Alt Capital, ATX Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Comal Ventures, DFJ, Founders Co-op, Indicator Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, Lux Capital, Maverick Capital, Menlo Ventures, Mouro Capital, Necessary Ventures, Next Coast Ventures, Picus Capital, Precursor Ventures, QED Investors, Red Swan Ventures, Sunset Ventures, XStarPartners, Y Combinator, Adam Marchick, Andy Rubin, Brian Sugar, hugo angelmar, Rajiv Bala, Ravi Grover, Sri Batchu
May 1, 2024	Edgen	$5.0M Seed	—	7BC Venture Capital, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Fenbushi Capital, mParticle, Multicoin Capital, Oak HC/FT, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, Portal Ventures, Rubicon VC, Sora Ventures, Do Kwon, John Fontein, Mark Pincus, Tekin Salimi, Tim Ferriss
May 1, 2024	MakersHub	$2.0M Seed	—	DFJ, Founders Co-op, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, Maverick Capital, Menlo Ventures, Mouro Capital, Necessary Ventures, QED Investors, XStarPartners, Adam Marchick, Andy Rubin, hugo angelmar, Ravi Grover, Sri Batchu
Apr 1, 2024	RevenueCat	$12.0M Series C	—	Adjacent, Embedded Ventures, Aniq Kassam, Kohala Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Paradigm, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Andrew Steinwold, Balaji Srinivasan, Kyle Vogt
Feb 1, 2024	Saturn	$800K Seed	—	7BC Venture Capital, Asymmetric, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Fenbushi Capital, mParticle, Multicoin Capital, Oak HC/FT, Operator Collective, Pantera Capital, Rubicon VC, Sora Ventures, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Hari Lakshmanan, Jennifer Wolf, John Fontein, Max Mullen
Jan 1, 2023	Sleepagotchi	$4.0M Seed	—	DFJ, Founders Co-op, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, Maverick Capital, Menlo Ventures, Mouro Capital, Necessary Ventures, QED Investors, XStarPartners, Adam Marchick, Andy Rubin, hugo angelmar, Ravi Grover, Sri Batchu
Nov 1, 2022	ShopMy	$8.0M Series A	—	Goat Capital, Shima Capital
Nov 1, 2022	Finery Markets	$6.0M Seed	—	8VC, AirAngels, AlleyCorp, Angelic Ventures, AngelPad, Bankless Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, FMFW.io, General Catalyst, Global Ventures, Goat Capital, Gumi Cryptos Capital, LAUNCHub Ventures, L Catterton Growth, Lerer Hippeau, Meta Change Capital, Outlier Ventures, Picus Capital, Pioneer Fund, Plug & Play Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners, Shima Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, Vocap Investment Partners, Andrej Henkler, Holger Hengstler, Jeff Clarke, Michael Wax, Moritz Thiele, Tyler Scott Ward
Jul 1, 2022	Bravo Ready	$3.0M Seed	—	Alchemy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Asymmetric, Goat Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, NFX, Quiet Capital, Republic Capital, Science, Shima Capital, Y Combinator, Charlie Cheever
Apr 1, 2022	Verana Networks	$28.0M Series B	—	Adjacent, Embedded Ventures, Aniq Kassam, Kohala Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Paradigm, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Andrew Steinwold, Balaji Srinivasan, Kyle Vogt
Apr 1, 2022	Sarus	$500K Seed	—	Adjacent, Embedded Ventures, FAST — by GETTYLAB, Kohala Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Paradigm, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Andrew Steinwold, Balaji Srinivasan, Kyle Vogt
Mar 1, 2022	Slingshot Aerospace	$25.0M Series A	—	7BC Venture Capital, Adjacent, Aperture Venture Capital, ATX Venture Partners, Blockchain Founders Fund, BootstrapLabs, Cultivation Capital, Dolby Family Ventures, Draper Associates, Alon Goren, Embedded Ventures, Emil Capital Partners, EVE Atlas, Far Out Ventures, Aniq Kassam, Gaingels, Glasswing Ventures, Good Growth Capital, Grit Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, Kohala Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Manutara Ventures, Paradigm, REFASHIOND Ventures, Revolution, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Ultratech Capital Partners, Andrew Steinwold, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Hoda Eydgahi, Kyle Vogt, Kyle York, Sam Palmisano, Scot Wingo, Thomas Tull, Will Szczerbiak
Feb 1, 2022	Rubi Laboratories	$4.0M Seed	—	Dawn Capital, DFJ, Founders Co-op, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, LocalGlobe, Look Up Ventures, Maverick Capital, Menlo Ventures, Mouro Capital, Necessary Ventures, Passion Capital, Point Nine Capital, QED Investors, Seedcamp, XStarPartners, Y Combinator, Adam Marchick, Andy Rubin, Christian Bach, Fredrik Björk, hugo angelmar, Ian Hogarth, Leonard Picardo, Mathias Biilmann Christensen, Michael Pennington, Ravi Grover, Sri Batchu, Tim Seears
Jan 1, 2022	Fathom	$5.0M Seed	—	10100, 1/1 Capital, Accelr8, Adjacent, Afore Capital, Alchemy Ventures, Alkeon Capital, Alpine Ventures, Alumni Ventures, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Array Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Better Capital, Blu Venture Investors, BoxOne Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Chemistry VC, Cornerstone VC, Coughdrop Capital, Dale Venture, Matt Ocko, DCVC (Data Collective), Earl Grey Capital, East West Ventures EWV, Elevate Ventures, Embedded Ventures, Endeavor8, Endeavor Venture Funds, Aniq Kassam, Firework Ventures, FirstHand Alliance, Flexsteel Industries Inc., Foundation Capital, Fuel Capital, Galaxy Digital, Goat Capital, Golan Ventures, GSF Accelerator, GSV Acceleration, GSV Ventures, Heretic Ventures, High Alpha, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Ignition Partners, Index Ventures, Industrious Ventures, Kohala Ventures, LAUNCH, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lobby Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Majinx Capital, Mantis VC, Master Ventures, Master Ventures Investment Management, Maven Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, Ben Huh, Orion Willow Parrott, Paradigm, Pario Ventures, Pear VC, Polychain Capital, Portage Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Preface Ventures, Primetime Partners, Race Capital, Recursive Ventures, Ride Home Fund, Runa Capital, Scale Asia Ventures, Shaan's All Access Fund, SNR, Spark Capital, Sprout Social, Inc., SRB Ventures, Summit Partners, SuperSeed, TM3 Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, True Ventures, Vitalize Venture Group, Y Combinator, Zero Capital, Aaron King, Aaron Rankin (Sprout Social), Aaron Rosenson, Adam Michalski, Andrew Steinwold, Ashish Toshniwal, Balaji Srinivasan, Bill Tai, Charlie Songhurst, Chris Fanini, Daniel Kan, Dharmesh Shah, Elad Kushnir, Elizabeth Iorns, Emmett Shear, Henry Davis, Immad Akhund, James Beshara, Jason Hunt, Jay Jamison, Joi Ito, Kunal Shah, Kyle Vogt, Mark Pincus, Mikhail Seregine, Narendra Rocherolle, Odell Beckham Jr., Oleg Rogynskyy, Ran Makavy, Rayn Ong, Rick Morrison, Rob May, Ted Serbinski, Tim Seears, Tom Williams, Vikas Gupta, Viral Bajaria, Vishal Rao

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Leadership Team

Key people at 6th Man Ventures.

Leadership Team

Key people at 6th Man Ventures.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

6th Man Ventures (6MV) is a New York-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments within the web3 ecosystem, focusing on crypto, tech infrastructure, and new economic models for media, entertainment, art, and gaming. Their mission centers on supporting transformative projects that push the boundaries of web3 technology, particularly startups with domain expertise, large market potential, and strong execution capabilities. 6MV typically invests up to $5 million in pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, offering hands-on support including operations, marketing, partnerships, and product iteration to help founders scale. Their portfolio includes notable companies like Magic Eden, io.net, and Livepeer, reflecting their impact on advancing the user-owned internet and decentralized technologies[1][2][3].

Origin Story

Founded in 2021 by Mike Dudas and Serge Kassardjian, 6th Man Ventures emerged as a collective of crypto-operator founders turned investors who position themselves as the "sixth man" — a supportive player providing unglamorous but critical backing to startups. The founders’ backgrounds as operators in the crypto space inform their hands-on, empathetic approach to investing. Since inception, the firm has evolved to focus deeply on web3-first projects, leveraging their operational experience to guide startups through early challenges and growth phases[1][2].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: 6MV acts as a "sixth man" support player, emphasizing active operational involvement rather than passive capital provision.
Network Strength: The team comprises seasoned founders and operators with deep crypto and web3 expertise, enabling valuable introductions and partnerships.
Track Record: Rapidly built a portfolio of over 130 investments, including leading web3 projects like Magic Eden.
Operating Support: Provides strategic guidance in marketing, communications, product iteration, and scaling, reflecting a hands-on partnership approach.
Focus on Domain Expertise: Prefers founders with unique insights and strong go-to-market execution capabilities in web3 sectors[1][2].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

6th Man Ventures rides the wave of the growing web3 and decentralized internet trend, which aims to shift control from centralized platforms to user-owned networks. The timing is critical as blockchain infrastructure matures and new economic models for digital media, gaming, and collectibles gain traction. Market forces such as increasing adoption of crypto assets, NFTs, and decentralized finance (DeFi) create fertile ground for 6MV’s investments. By backing early-stage innovators, 6MV influences the broader ecosystem by accelerating the development of infrastructure and applications that underpin the future of the internet[1][3][4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, 6th Man Ventures is poised to deepen its influence as web3 technologies continue to evolve and gain mainstream adoption. Trends such as tokenization of assets, decentralized governance, and immersive digital experiences (e.g., metaverse and gaming) will shape their investment focus. Their hands-on, founder-centric model positions them well to identify and scale breakthrough projects that define the next generation of the internet. As the web3 ecosystem matures, 6MV’s role as a strategic partner and operator-investor collective will likely become even more vital in navigating the complexities of this rapidly changing landscape[1][2][3].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: 6MV acts as a "sixth man" support player, emphasizing active operational involvement rather than passive capital provision.
Network Strength: The team comprises seasoned founders and operators with deep crypto and web3 expertise, enabling valuable introductions and partnerships.
Track Record: Rapidly built a portfolio of over 130 investments, including leading web3 projects like Magic Eden.
Operating Support: Provides strategic guidance in marketing, communications, product iteration, and scaling, reflecting a hands-on partnership approach.
Focus on Domain Expertise: Prefers founders with unique insights and strong go-to-market execution capabilities in web3 sectors[1][2].