cofounded

Started something together

Cofounded is the past tense of cofound, meaning to establish or create something jointly with one or more other people.

The word appears almost exclusively in biographical contexts: She cofounded the company in 2008.

Also spelled co-founded.

origin

established

Formally set up

initiated · pioneered · built · formed · originated · began · inception · genesis · birth · visionary

partnership

partner

One who shares activity

synergy · merger · consortium · coalition · affiliation · association · federation · union · tie-up · stakeholder

startup

venture

Risky new undertaking

incubator · accelerator · seed · bootstrap · pivot · scalable · disruptor · unicorn · pitch · MVP

organization

company

Commercial enterprise or guests

nonprofit · NGO · institute · collective · cooperative · enterprise · conglomerate · LLC · entity · charter

Opposites
number of founders

cofoundedfounded

Began an institution

creative vs. destructive action

cofoundeddissolved

Dispersed into solvent

disbanded · shut down · liquidated · closed · terminated

joining vs. originating

cofoundedjoined

Linked or united

inherited · took over · acquired · entered · bought into

Family

cofounder, cofounders, cofound, cofounding, cofounds

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