{"id":"ryan-sean-adams","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Ryan Sean Adams","hidden":false,"content":"**Ryan Sean Adams** is a Co-founder of [Bankless](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless), a [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) media brand and community that focuses on educating and empowering individuals to navigate the [decentralized financial](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) landscape. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-30ap1ut1kgy)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-bcdu3f56zmc)  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](Rd_04vVLE-4)$$  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nAdams attended Brock University where he studied for a BA, Honors in Business Administration. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-30ap1ut1kgy)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nRyan Adams began his career as a Vice President and Principal of Vivus Software from 2003 to 2009. He was also the Vice President of Sales at Meddius, a startup focused on improving patient care by helping organizations make healthcare information universally accessible. In 2016, he joined Premier Inc. as Vice President for Integrated Platform & Analytics. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-30ap1ut1kgy)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-bcdu3f56zmc)  \n  \nIn November 2017, he founded Mythos Capital, an investment company that holds, keeps, and makes cryptoassets. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-bcdu3f56zmc)  \n  \n## Bankless  \n  \nAdams founded [Bankless Media](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless) alongside [David Hoffman](https://iq.wiki/wiki/david-hoffman) in September 2020. Bankless is a [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) media brand and community that focuses on educating and empowering individuals to navigate the [decentralized financial](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) landscape. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-478ayf2ulh4)  \n  \nHe’s an open finance maximalist who propagates the message of financial sovereignty. His mission is to help onboard the first billion people to crypto through memes, media, and education. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-a6it56g3a7d)  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](toWhv4SdBOI)$$  \n  \n## Bankless Ventures  \n  \nRyan Adams is also a crypto investor. In April 2023, he started a venture fund called Bankless Ventures with [David Hoffman](https://iq.wiki/wiki/david-hoffman). [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-vxmadtvu7br)  \n  \n> \"The relationships we’ve (Hoffman & Adams) built through the podcast have helped us meet more and more pioneers with a shared vision for crypto’s ultimate potential. Through our angel investments, Ryan and I have helped finance small teams that eventually grew to become pillars of the crypto industry.  \n>   \n> We’ve been fortunate that the growing network of Bankless has given us access to a substantial amount of dealflow, and it’s become much more than two individuals can handle.\" - the team said in a blogpost[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-vxmadtvu7br)  \n  \nIn May 2023, Bankless Venture reportedly raised a $35 million venture capital fund to invest in seed-stage [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) companies. The fund is a separate legal entity from the Bankless podcast but shares its brand. One venture capital source told [CoinDesk](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coindesk) the platform and investing arm combo would mean “incredible deal flow” for the nascent VC. [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-i5iv96x9vm)  \n  \nThe Bankless Ventures team includes the hosts, Ryan Sean Adams & [David Hoffman](https://iq.wiki/wiki/david-hoffman), Ben Lakoff, Kimberly Adams, and Brent Matterson. Advisors of the venture fund include Justin Drake and [Anthony Sassano](https://iq.wiki/wiki/anthony-sassano). 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