cofounders

variants or co-founders
Definition of cofoundersnext
plural of cofounder

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cofounders Many billionaires, including Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel, and Craft Ventures’ David Sacks, have already moved their permanent residences out of state to avoid the tax. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026 The company was cofounded by Thousand Fell cofounders Stuart Ahlum and Chloe Songer, along with Gilt Groupe cofounder Phong Nguyen. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cofounders
Noun
  • Jolene co-founders Anthony Kiedis and Shane Powers pose with Meadow Lane founder, Sammy Nussdorf, at the gourmet grocer's Tribeca location in New York.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Marisha Brown-Smith, the granddaughter of founders Anthony and Alda Rieke, said the family recipe has stayed the same for nine decades.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Diving Bell is among a batch of talent agencies focused on digital talent and creators, notable for focusing on talent who straddle the content creation, broadcast, literary and IP spaces.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the traditional news perches aren’t waiting for creators to come knocking.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Cofounders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cofounders. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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