cofounder
noun
a person who founds or establishes something with another.
co-founder
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a variation of
cofounder.
Example Sentences
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In many cases, dealmakers’ focus has shifted from making new investments toward grinding through portfolio operations, which many find less engaging, said Anthony Keizner, co-founder of recruiting firm Odyssey Search Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
East West Players and Hypokrit Live Arts co-produced this Southern California premiere of “Wives,” directed by Hypokrit co-founder and artistic director Arpita Mukherjee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Giuseppe Sette, president and co-founder of the AI investment analytics platform Reflexivity, told MarketWatch that Monday’s market action didn’t signal any “crack in optical demand, which remains booked out for years.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
In June 2025, the company made a $14 billion investment in Scale AI, an AI startup based in San Francisco, and poached its co-founder Alexandr Wang as part of the deal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
One very vocal opponent of the tide of ethnic imitation was the writer, civil rights activist and co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, W. E. B. Du Bois.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
