Hi, I'm Mike Platis.
Business development & ecosystem growth in financial technology.
Based in New York.
I find builders early, back them, and help turn ideas into ecosystems — currently at Techdollar, previously Berachain & Terraform Labs.
About
Mike spends most of his time at the center of crypto's biggest launches — helping Terra grow to tens of billions in stablecoin supply drawn from the most active developer ecosystem, then helping engineer Berachain's record-breaking mainnet debut. His approach is simple: find the best builders early, back them, and stick around long enough to watch the idea become real. Mike is always connecting with new builders, and honing his ability to help with growth in emerging technology ecosystems.
Off the clock (rare as that is), he's usually mid-conversation at a tech event somewhere, hunting for the next interesting problem to get involved in. Mike is a major sports fan, supporting the Chicago Bears and Boston Celtics, as well as his alma mater, the Oregon Ducks!
Experience
“One of the best people I've worked with, full stop. He helped us navigate the earliest and messiest stages of our startup, including a full pivot, and never missed a beat. If you get the chance to work with him, take it.”
Maintainer of Peezy, which has ingested 1 trillion AI tokens and is ranked #2 on OpenRouter for coding agents.
“MVP is a remarkably versatile, energetic, and driven professional who has been instrumental in advancing Credifi's business development, fundraising, marketing, and product strategy. His insight and guidance have been invaluable, and he would be an exceptional asset to any team.”
Credit scoring and default management for unsecured consumer lending.
“If it wasn't for Mike, our company would be nowhere close to where we are now. Mike was the first person to believe in our vision, back us with personal capital and sweat equity, and followed through on all promises, leading to a successful pre-seed and seed round for Puffpaw. Instrumental confidant to our early growth with consumers.”
First-of-its-kind quit-to-earn vaping hardware. Consumers are incentivized to reduce vaping usage through a gamified app connected to the hardware.
- Cultivated and maintaining relationships with thousands of the top builders in crypto.
- Sourcing companies across all chains, convincing 450+ teams to deploy to Berachain.
- Organized Liquidity Partners, Asset Issuers, Infrastructure Partners, and Ecosystem Applications to execute the largest layer one blockchain launch of all time ($3B TVL).
- Recruited founders for incubation. From idea, to venture backing, and go-to-market, an internal $2m fund captured 350% IRR in 2 years, with $50m venture dollars raised.
- Structured and negotiated deals across various needs for Berachain and ecosystem.
- Traveled for conferences to meet with and discover new impactful connections.