COFOUNDER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

cofounder

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as in founder

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Recent Examples of cofounder So the cofounder and chief executive officer of the men’s company sees a bright future. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 Running the company is cofounder and CEO Hedda Båverud Olsson. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Qualified candidates who check the boxes are easily landing pay packages exceeding seven figures, but recruiters have to move fast, said Michael Piacente, managing partner and cofounder of executive cybersecurity search firm Hitch Partners. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 It's all captured in the new documentary Handmade Future, directed by Kirsten Dickerson, the cofounder of Artist & Nomad, a social-impact business focused on craft. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 Ganesh Shankar is the Chief Executive Officer and cofounder of Responsive, a market leader for strategic response management. — Ganesh Shankar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Periodic Labs cofounder Ekin Doğuş Çubuk says his company, established in September 2025, has developed a technique based on X-ray diffraction. — Alan Patterson, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026 Apple Computer reinstated cofounder Steve Jobs as interim CEO. — USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Candice Feinberg, a clinical psychologist and cofounder of ROWI Teen and Parent Wellness Centers, which works with families experiencing problems with social media, also sees the changes as positive. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026

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Stelly and Black Mandala co-founder Michael Kraetzer negotiated the agreement on Anatomica Films’ behalf.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Manjusha Kulkarni is co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance, two advocacy groups that rely on census counts of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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The Schenley Plaza market will continue on the first Sunday of each month through October, giving shoppers several more chances this season to explore Pittsburgh's growing community of small businesses and independent creators.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Know More The new effort by Crooked Ideas is one of many pushes by progressives to elevate the creator ecosystem in the wake of the 2024 presidential election.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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