cofounder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cofounder
Example Sentences
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"In five years' time, we hope to be able to have a wide range of ingredients" drawing on the company's fermentation platform, says Daryl Pek, a cofounder of Mottainai Food Tech.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft are listed as defendants in former OpenAI cofounder Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI’s creation of a “capped profit” subsidiary in 2019.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
Designer Rob Janoff said that Apple cofounder Steve Jobs gave him one terse instruction when he commissioned a new logo in January 1977: "don't make it cute".
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
For one, even extremely capable, long-running agents can’t be held liable for their actions, said Box cofounder and CEO Aaron Levie, also speaking at the Summit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The sunken ship lay on the ocean floor for more than seventy-two years until, on August 19, 2017, a team headed by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen discovered it lying some 18,000 feet beneath the sea.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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