Adeo Ressi

About

Adeo Ressi is a serial entrepreneur and startup ecosystem builder serving as Chairman at Founder Institute, the pre-seed accelerator he co-founded in 2009. He is also founder and CEO of Decile Group, a venture capital platform for emerging fund managers that oversees the VC Lab accelerator. Earlier, he founded Total New York, which was acquired by America Online, the web development firm Methodfive, which was sold to Xceed, and Game Trust, which was sold to RealNetworks. He also created TheFunded, a site where entrepreneurs review venture capital firms. Adeo brings a founder and fund-builder perspective on starting companies, pre-seed company building, launching venture funds, and how founders and investors evaluate each other. The role provides direct exposure to how first-time founders move from idea to company across many markets, and to how new venture capital firms are formed. Adeo is particularly relevant to conversations around starting a company from scratch, pre-seed readiness, working with venture investors, and building accelerator and emerging-manager ecosystems.