TheFunded

TheFunded
Company typePrivately Held Corporation
IndustryInvestor ratings and reviews
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007) in New York City
FounderAdeo Ressi
Websitewww.thefunded.com

TheFunded is a review website that allows users to post anonymous ratings and reviews of venture capital investment firms.[1] It was founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Adeo Ressi.[2] In addition to providing ratings and reviews, users can communicate with one another to garner entrepreneurial insight and advice.[3] In 2011, the site had over 16,000 users, more than 25,000 reviews, and over 24,000 user comments.[4]

  1. ^ Greathouse, John (16 September 2013). "This Entrepreneur Publicly Spanked America's Most Arrogant VCs... And Lived To Tell The Tale". Forbes. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ Tweney, Dylan (15 May 2014). "One of venture capital's harshest critics — Adeo Ressi — is launching a VC firm". VentureBeat. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ Ante, Spencer E. (9 January 2008). "Show Me the Moneymen". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ^ Mangalindan, JP (24 March 2011). "TheFunded: Still the Valley's anonymous gossip shop". Fortune. Retrieved 7 December 2014.