# 6th Man Ventures

> 6th Man Ventures is a VC fund backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 169 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 169
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 11%
- Fund size: $145M
- Last fund: May 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6mv/?viewAsMember=true
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/6thManVentures
- Website: https://www.6thman.ventures/

6th Man Ventures is an early stage crypto VC firm investing in web3 applications & infrastructure6MV was born from a love of web3 in practice and principle, founded and run by a group who both see the potential and actively work to bring projects to life every day. That makes us incredible partners to have on your journey.6th Man Ventureswas established in March 2021 in New York, United States.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.4M–$14M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.8M–$4.5M |
| Series A | $8M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 55 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 41 | 24% |
| Software | 28 | 17% |
| Financial Services | 24 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 21 | 12% |

108 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 93 | 55% |
| Series A | 27 | 16% |
| Pre-Seed | 16 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 8 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 82 | 49% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 4% |
| Canada | 4 | 2% |
| Singapore | 4 | 2% |
| China | 2 | 1% |

21 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Kern | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-kern-0dbc |
| Carl Vogel | Partner and Head of Research | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carl-vogel-c188 |
| Mike Dudas | Founder & General Partner | 32 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-dudas |
| Mustafa Qazi | Researcher | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mustafa-qazi |
| Serge Kassardjian | Founder and General Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/serge-kassardjian |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BetHog | BetHog is a new crypto sports book that brings home the bacon. | $10M | Series A | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| Kairos Labs | Kairos Labs is an Ethereum ecosystem interest rate swap protocol | $2.4M | Seed | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Trove | Trove Collectibles is a content and commerce platform focused on sports cards and collectibles. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2026 |  |
| worm.wtf | worm.wtf is the prediction marketplace for the Solana ecosystem. | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Dec 17, 2025 |  |
| Bullpen | Bullpen is completely non-custodial and protected by Turnkey's enterprise-level private key management infrastructure. Users can benefit from military-grade protection while maintaining total control over their assets thanks to an air-gapped architecture. |  | Seed | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| MetaDAO | MetaDAO focus on decisions and operations are influenced by market mechanisms and the active participation of stakeholders, rather than relying solely on traditional governance structures like hierarchies or representative democracy. | $9.9M | Initial Coin Offering | Oct 27, 2025 |  |
| 375ai | 375ai operates as a decentralized edge data intelligence network. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| Crossmint | Crossmint is the leading enterprise-grade developer platform to build onchain. Crossmint's suite of products includes wallets, tokenization, payments, and more; and powers 40,000+ companies and developers, including Fortune 500 companies and major brands like Mastercard, Adidas, Red Bull, Coinbase, Phantom, and more. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Football.Fun | football. Fun is a fantasy football platform that combines the dynamics of cryptocurrency markets with football player trading. | $2M | Seed | Jul 18, 2025 |  |
| Dakota Ridge | Dakota Ridge is a technology company specializing in the development of a secure, enterprise-grade banking infrastructure designed specifically for cryptocurrency businesses. The platform offers advanced storage solutions and a comprehensive suite of tools that support both fiat and digital assets. I | $12.5M | Series A | Jul 15, 2025 |  |

10 of 169 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Solana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/solana-capital) — VC Fund, 15 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does 6th Man Ventures invest in?

6th Man Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 169 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 6th Man Ventures's check size?

6th Man Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$14M at Seed, $1.8M–$4.5M at Pre-Seed and $8M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 6th Man Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact 6th Man Ventures?

Public channels for 6th Man Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at 6th Man Ventures?

The team at 6th Man Ventures includes Aaron Kern (Partner), Carl Vogel (Partner and Head of Research) and Mike Dudas (Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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