cofounding

Starting something together

Cofounding is participating in the establishment of something alongside others.

The term appears almost exclusively in startup and business contexts: She's cofounding a tech company with her college roommate.

A cofounder shares both the credit and the risk of launching a new venture.

startup

entrepreneurship

Creating and managing ventures

pitch · equity · seed · scalability · crowdfunding · MVP · pivot · IPO · disruptive · monetization

venture

enterprise

Commercial undertaking or initiative

project · incorporation · investment · capitalization · risk · joint venture · business · company · organization · establishment

partnership

collaboration

Joint intellectual work

duo · fellowship · association · cooperation · trust · complementary · shared vision · decision-making · roles · responsibilities

Opposites
collaboration vs. solo action

cofoundinggoing it alone

Acting independently, unassisted

creation vs. dissolution

cofoundingdissolving

Passing into solution

shutting down · closing · liquidating · disbanding · terminating

origination vs. joining later

cofoundingjoining

Linking into one

acquiring · taking over · inheriting · succeeding

Family

found, fund, foundation, founder, fundamental, founding, founded, confound, fundamentally

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G