Investing Profile

Michael Duda(604)

VCMarketing OperatorInvestorFounder

Bullish; Lover of early-stage consumer investing and brand building

bullish.co/investmentNew York, New York

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Michael Duda's investing connections

28 Investors

Connected to Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), and 25 other investors on Signal.

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Current Investing Position

Bullish Managing Partner

Investment Range

$500K - $3.0M

Sweet Spot

$1M

Investments On Record

Michael Duda is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Social Commerce (Seed)Retail (Seed)Gaming/eSports (Seed)Consumer Health (Series A)E-commerce (Series A)Gaming/eSports (Series A)Consumer Health (Seed)Social Commerce (Series A)Retail (Series A)Cosmetics (Series A)Cosmetics (Seed)Marketplaces (Series A)Investors who were founders Investors who invested in female founders E-commerce (Seed)Investors who invested in diverse founders New York City Consumer Internet (Seed)Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed)Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A)Wellness & Fitness (Series A)Wellness & Fitness (Seed)Cosmetics (Pre-seed)Retail (Pre-seed)Gaming/eSports (Pre-seed)Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Pre-seed)Social Commerce (Pre-seed)Wellness & Fitness (Pre-seed)Consumer Health (Pre-seed)E-commerce (Pre-seed)Consumer Internet (Pre-seed)Marketplaces (Pre-seed)Consumer Internet (Series A)Marketplaces (Seed)

Michael Duda's Investments On Record (4)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Captain Experiences	SeedMar 2023$2M	$4M
Co-investors: Ryan Merket (Comal Ventures)
Nom Nom	Series AMay 2018$10M	$10M
Function of Beauty	Series AMar 2017$10M	$22M
Co-investors: Kent Bennett (Bessemer Venture Partners), Elizabeth Galbut (SoGal Ventures), Brad Flora (Y Combinator), Ryan McCalley (SQN Venture Partners)
Chloe + Isabel	Series ANov 2011$9M SeedJan 2011$3M	$27M
Co-investors: Joel Cutler (General Catalyst), Ronald Conway Sr. (SV Angel), Ron Conway (SV Angel), Caterina Fake (Yes VC), Andy Dunn (Red Swan Ventures), Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures), Andrew Mitchell (Brand Foundry Ventures)

Michael Duda's Media (3)

Michael Duda (Bullish) - Why TAM Is Overrated, Empathize But Don't Listen, and DTC 3.0

www.theconsumervc.com

These ad execs have a venture fund they’d like to sell you – TechCrunch

techcrunch.com

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy – Michael Duda – Investing In Brands - [Invest Like the Best, EP.117] – 56:18

radiopublic.com

most interested in

Disruptive consumer propositions. Better consumer journeys. Businesses with remarkable propositions that have flywheel potential outside of spending more on marketing (ironic, we know). And "great" founders; which arguable is the most important thing at the earliest of stages.

not interested in

Non-consumer businesses. Not US-based companies (we focus on the market we know the demand side best.)

Michael Duda's Experience

Managing Partner Bullish Inc.2015 - Present

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