co-founded
Started something together
Co-founded means founded together with one or more other people.
The prefix emphasizes shared credit for establishing something: She co-founded the company with her college roommate.
The term appears frequently in biographical contexts where multiple people deserve recognition for starting an organization, movement, or venture.
In shared participation
- allianceFormal union of parties
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
association · coalition · federation · pact · bilateral · multilateral · stakeholder · collaboration
Risky new undertaking
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- angelDivine winged messenger
- bootstrapStart without external resources
pitch · accelerator · entrepreneur · scale-up · IPO · unicorn · pivot · mentorship
Legally separate business entity
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- franchiseLicensed business operation
subsidiary · holding · firm · establishment · institution · syndicate · trust · outfit
Combined effect exceeding components
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
interplay · contribution · harmony · solidarity · collective · consensus · interdependence · complementary
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- discoveryAct of finding something
- advancementForward movement or promotion
ingenuity · originality · revolutionary · cutting-edge · transformation · visionary · patent · disruption
jointly
In shared participation
- allianceFormal union of parties
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
affiliation · association · coalition · federation · pact · bilateral · multilateral · stakeholder · collaboration · cooperative
venture
Risky new undertaking
bootstrap · pitch · accelerator · entrepreneur · scale-up · IPO · unicorn · pivot · mentorship · ecosystem
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
franchise · subsidiary · holding · firm · establishment · institution · syndicate · trust · outfit · operation
synergy
Combined effect exceeding components
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- unityWholeness through cohesion
camaraderie · interplay · contribution · harmony · solidarity · collective · consensus · interdependence · complementary · brainstorming
invention
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- discoveryAct of finding something
advancement · ingenuity · originality · revolutionary · cutting-edge · transformation · visionary · patent · disruption · iteration
co-foundeddissolved
Dispersed into solvent
shut down · disbanded · liquidated · closed · terminated
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