COFOUNDER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

cofounder

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as in founder

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Recent Examples of cofounder Daniela Amodei, president and cofounder of Anthropic, has argued that because AI models are already strong at STEM, qualities such as emotional intelligence, communication, and curiosity are now at a premium. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Awe Inspired cofounder and chief executive officer Max Johnson first connected with Wilson after the model wore one of the brand’s necklaces to a Teen Vogue summit. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026 In September 2026 Sam Altman, cofounder and CEO of OpenAI, pushed back against claims about the vast quantities of water consumed by artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 The reason for the rapid adoption, according to Nuclearn CFO and cofounder Jerrold Vincent, is twofold. — Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026 Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is ready to part ways with one of his Florida compounds. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026

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The leading contributor, as my colleague Queenie Wong has reported, is Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who claims to have moved out of the state, which might enable him to avoid the tax.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Someone else wants a softer version of the founder’s hard lesson.

— Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Mann spoke about one the challenges of being a creator was how to evolve.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
In the film, directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin, Jobs (Michael Fassbender) is still the indisputable hero, a creator of miraculous products that can be only so marred by his personal blemishes.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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