cofounders

noun

variants or co-founders
plural of cofounder
as in founders

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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
  1. founders
  2. creators
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  • Internally, the founders talk about a big bet on industrial engineering—using AI agents and physics-aware models to redesign and simulate physical systems, from factory floors to turbines and aircraft wings.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • According to Steven Levy in Wired, the company was funded largely based on the sterling reputation of its founders.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of founders
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  • But as Daley notes, ESPN is much more than a TV network these days, with younger consumers increasingly engaging with the brand on the social platforms where the creators operate every day.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • To human creators, that may seem dangerous, but as AI makes production more accessible, uniqueness becomes more valuable than numbers.
    — Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of creators

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