Adeo Ressi is an American entrepreneur and investor who is best known as the founder and CEO of TheFunded and The Founder Institute. He has been a fixture in the Silicon Valley since creating TheFunded in 2007. His previous business ventures include methodfive, Game Trust, and Total New York. He has also sat on the board of the X Prize Foundation. In 2014, he founded a venture capital investment company called Expansive Ventures.