# clm_46117185EE82

subject: Valve Corporation (/record/valve.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1996-08-24  
valid_from: 1996-08-24  
valid_to: null  
published: 2026-08-24  
recorded: 2026-10-30  
confidence: 0.70  
status: unverified  
assertable: false (unverified: Unverified: one source that is not primary, or a primary source below confidence 0.7. Asserted once a primary source or a second independent domain confirms it.)  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-10-30  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> The company was founded on August 24, 1996, by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, both Microsoft veterans.

What https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/valve-was-founded-30-years-ago-today-changed-pc-gaming-forever-with-half-life-then-steam says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/valve-was-founded-30-years-ago-today-changed-pc-gaming-forever-with-half-life-then-steam (secondary, tomshardware.com, published 2026-08-24)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193559 (secondary, Wikidata)

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