Adeo Ressi

Adeo Ressi
Ressi in 2008
Born
New York City, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forFounder & CEO of

Adeo Ressi is the founder and CEO of Decile Group and Executive Chairman of Founder Institute.[1] Decile Group is a full-stack venture capital platform for emerging managers worldwide and helped launch nearly 50% of all VC firms in 2023 with the VC Lab[2] accelerator. Founder Institute, a pre-seed accelerator, operates chapters in over 250 cities and supports more than 7,000[3] portfolio companies. Ressi’s previous startups, including Methodfive, Game Trust, and Total New York, resulted in nearly $2 billion in exits by the age of 30.[4] He has also launched 14 venture capital funds, served on the board of the X Prize Foundation,[5] and created TheFunded.[6]

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