# Tech and AI company founders

as_of: 2026-11-08  
page: /facts/founder  

As of November 8, 2026, the AsOf record holds the current founders of 107 companies, 7 of them AI labs: who founded each company. Each row is a dated, sourced claim the record asserts today; the company's own page holds every earlier value and what replaced what.

## AI labs

Companies with a model lineage on the record (/models.md).

| company | founders | since | source | every dated value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Anthropic](/record/anthropic.md) | Chris Olah, Daniela Amodei, Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, Sam McCandlish and Tom B. Brown | 2021-01-26 | anthropic.com | [anthropic/founder](/record/anthropic/founder.md) |
| [DeepSeek](/record/deepseek.md) | Liang Wenfeng | 2023-07-17 | thestar.com.my | [deepseek/founder](/record/deepseek/founder.md) |
| [Google DeepMind](/record/google-deepmind.md) | Demis Hassabis and Shane Legg | 2010-09-23 | isomorphiclabs.com | [google-deepmind/founder](/record/google-deepmind/founder.md) |
| [Meta Platforms](/record/meta.md) | Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes, Dustin Moskovitz and Mark Zuckerberg | undated | wikidata.org | [meta/founder](/record/meta/founder.md) |
| [Mistral AI](/record/mistral-ai.md) | Guillaume Lample | undated | lemonde.fr | [mistral-ai/founder](/record/mistral-ai/founder.md) |
| [OpenAI](/record/openai.md) | John Schulman | undated | wikidata.org | [openai/founder](/record/openai/founder.md) |
| [xAI](/record/xai.md) | Igor Babuschkin | undated | wikidata.org | [xai/founder](/record/xai/founder.md) |

## Every other company

| company | founders | since | source | every dated value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Adyen](/record/adyen.md) | Arnout Schuijff and Pieter van der Does | 2006-01-01 | adyen.com | [adyen/founder](/record/adyen/founder.md) |
| [AI21 Labs](/record/ai21-labs.md) | Yoav Shoham | undated | wikidata.org | [ai21-labs/founder](/record/ai21-labs/founder.md) |
| [Alphabet Inc.](/record/alphabet.md) | Sergey Brin | undated | sec.gov | [alphabet/founder](/record/alphabet/founder.md) |
| [AMD](/record/amd.md) | Jerry Sanders | undated | dealroom.co | [amd/founder](/record/amd/founder.md) |
| [Apple Inc.](/record/apple.md) | Steve Jobs | 1976-04-01 | wikidata.org | [apple/founder](/record/apple/founder.md) |
| [Black Forest Labs](/record/black-forest-labs.md) | Robin Rombach | 2024-01-01 | northzone.com | [black-forest-labs/founder](/record/black-forest-labs/founder.md) |
| [Booking Holdings](/record/booking-holdings.md) | Jay S. Walker | undated | sec.gov | [booking-holdings/founder](/record/booking-holdings/founder.md) |
| [Cloudflare](/record/cloudflare.md) | Lee Holloway, Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn | undated | cloudflare.com | [cloudflare/founder](/record/cloudflare/founder.md) |
| [Cognition](/record/cognition.md) | Scott Wu, Steven Hao and Walden Yan | 2023-01-01 | irishtimes.com | [cognition/founder](/record/cognition/founder.md) |
| [Cognizant](/record/cognizant.md) | Francisco D'Souza | undated | news.cognizant.com | [cognizant/founder](/record/cognizant/founder.md) |
| [Cohere](/record/cohere.md) | Aidan N. Gomez, Ivan Zhang and Nick Frosst | 2019-09-05 | observer.com | [cohere/founder](/record/cohere/founder.md) |
| [Common Crawl](/record/common-crawl.md) | Gil Elbaz | undated | commoncrawl.org | [common-crawl/founder](/record/common-crawl/founder.md) |
| [Coursera](/record/coursera.md) | Andrew Y. Ng and Daphne Koller | undated | about.coursera.org | [coursera/founder](/record/coursera/founder.md) |
| [Creative Commons](/record/creative-commons.md) | Eric Eldred, Hal Abelson and Lawrence Lessig | undated | creativecommons.org | [creative-commons/founder](/record/creative-commons/founder.md) |
| [Databricks](/record/databricks.md) | Matei Zaharia and Reynold Xin | undated | databricks.com | [databricks/founder](/record/databricks/founder.md) |
| [DeepL](/record/deepl.md) | Jarek Kutylowski | 2017-01-01 | deepl.com | [deepl/founder](/record/deepl/founder.md) |
| [Deloitte](/record/deloitte.md) | William Welch Deloitte | undated | supplychaindigital.com | [deloitte/founder](/record/deloitte/founder.md) |
| [DoorDash](/record/doordash.md) | Tony Xu | undated | wikidata.org | [doordash/founder](/record/doordash/founder.md) |
| [Electronic Arts](/record/electronic-arts.md) | Trip Hawkins | undated | wikidata.org | [electronic-arts/founder](/record/electronic-arts/founder.md) |
| [ElevenLabs](/record/elevenlabs.md) | Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dąbkowski | 2022-04-01 | elevenlabs.io | [elevenlabs/founder](/record/elevenlabs/founder.md) |
| [Epic Games](/record/epic-games.md) | Mark Rein and Tim Sweeney | undated | wikidata.org | [epic-games/founder](/record/epic-games/founder.md) |
| [Expedia Group](/record/expedia-group.md) | Rich Barton | undated | geekwire.com | [expedia-group/founder](/record/expedia-group/founder.md) |
| [Federal Trade Commission](/record/federal-trade-commission.md) | Woodrow Wilson | undated | ftc.gov | [federal-trade-commission/founder](/record/federal-trade-commission/founder.md) |
| [Fidelity Investments](/record/fidelity-investments.md) | Edward C. Johnson II | 1946-01-01 | about.fidelity.com | [fidelity-investments/founder](/record/fidelity-investments/founder.md) |
| [Flipkart](/record/flipkart.md) | Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal | undated | startuptalky.com | [flipkart/founder](/record/flipkart/founder.md) |
| [Getty Images](/record/getty-images.md) | Jonathan Klein | undated | sec.gov | [getty-images/founder](/record/getty-images/founder.md) |
| [GitLab](/record/gitlab.md) | Sid Sijbrandij | undated | about.gitlab.com | [gitlab/founder](/record/gitlab/founder.md) |
| [Grammarly](/record/grammarly.md) | Alex Shevchenko, Dmytro Lider and Max Lytvyn | 2009-01-01 | grammarly.com | [grammarly/founder](/record/grammarly/founder.md) |
| [HashiCorp](/record/hashicorp.md) | Armon Dadgar and Mitchell Hashimoto | 2012-11-01 | web.archive.org | [hashicorp/founder](/record/hashicorp/founder.md) |
| [Helsing](/record/helsing.md) | Gundbert Scherf, Niklas Köhler and Torsten Reil | 2021-01-01 | research.contrary.com | [helsing/founder](/record/helsing/founder.md) |
| [Hootsuite](/record/hootsuite.md) | Ryan Holmes | undated | hootsuite.com | [hootsuite/founder](/record/hootsuite/founder.md) |
| [HubSpot](/record/hubspot.md) | Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah | undated | hubspot.com | [hubspot/founder](/record/hubspot/founder.md) |
| [Hugging Face](/record/hugging-face.md) | Clement Delangue, Julien Chaumond and Thomas Wolf | 2016-01-01 | salesforceventures.com | [hugging-face/founder](/record/hugging-face/founder.md) |
| [IBM](/record/ibm.md) | Charles Ranlett Flint | undated | ebsco.com | [ibm/founder](/record/ibm/founder.md) |
| [Inflection AI](/record/inflection-ai.md) | Mustafa Suleyman | undated | blogs.microsoft.com | [inflection-ai/founder](/record/inflection-ai/founder.md) |
| [Infosys](/record/infosys.md) | S. D. Shibulal | undated | sec.gov | [infosys/founder](/record/infosys/founder.md) |
| [Instacart](/record/instacart.md) | Apoorva Mehta | undated | latimes.com | [instacart/founder](/record/instacart/founder.md) |
| [Intel](/record/intel.md) | Gordon Moore, Robert Noyce and Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore | undated | intel.com | [intel/founder](/record/intel/founder.md) |
| [Intercom](/record/intercom.md) | Des Traynor | undated | saastock.com | [intercom/founder](/record/intercom/founder.md) |
| [Internet Archive](/record/internet-archive.md) | Brewster Kahle | undated | archive.org | [internet-archive/founder](/record/internet-archive/founder.md) |
| [Klarna](/record/klarna.md) | Sebastian Siemiatkowski | undated | revenuememo.com | [klarna/founder](/record/klarna/founder.md) |
| [Le Monde](/record/le-monde.md) | Hubert Beuve-Méry | undated | europe1.fr | [le-monde/founder](/record/le-monde/founder.md) |
| [Liquid AI](/record/liquid-ai.md) | Alexander Amini, Daniela L. Rus, Mathias Lechner and Ramin Hasani | undated | liquid.ai | [liquid-ai/founder](/record/liquid-ai/founder.md) |
| [Lyft](/record/lyft.md) | Logan Green | undated | sec.gov | [lyft/founder](/record/lyft/founder.md) |
| [Mercado Libre](/record/mercado-libre.md) | Marcos Galperin | undated | sec.gov | [mercado-libre/founder](/record/mercado-libre/founder.md) |
| [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | Bill Gates and Paul Allen | 1975-04-04 | history.com | [microsoft/founder](/record/microsoft/founder.md) |
| [MongoDB Inc.](/record/mongodb.md) | Dwight Merriman, Eliot Horowitz and Kevin P. Ryan | undated | sec.gov | [mongodb/founder](/record/mongodb/founder.md) |
| [Netlify](/record/netlify.md) | Christian Bach and Mathias Biilmann | undated | netlify.com | [netlify/founder](/record/netlify/founder.md) |
| [Nvidia](/record/nvidia.md) | Chris Malachowsky, Curtis Priem and Jensen Huang | 1993-04-05 | nvidia.com | [nvidia/founder](/record/nvidia/founder.md) |
| [Oracle Corporation](/record/oracle.md) | Larry Ellison | undated | biography.com | [oracle/founder](/record/oracle/founder.md) |
| [Palantir Technologies](/record/palantir.md) | Alex Karp, Alexander C. Karp, Joe Lonsdale and Stephen Cohen | 2003-01-01 | investors.palantir.com | [palantir/founder](/record/palantir/founder.md) |
| [Partnership on AI](/record/partnership-on-ai.md) | Amazon | undated | casrai.org | [partnership-on-ai/founder](/record/partnership-on-ai/founder.md) |
| [PayPal](/record/paypal.md) | Elon Musk | undated | marketrealist.com | [paypal/founder](/record/paypal/founder.md) |
| [Perplexity AI](/record/perplexity-ai.md) | Andrew Konwinski, Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats and Johnny Ho | 2022-08-01 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | [perplexity-ai/founder](/record/perplexity-ai/founder.md) |
| [Physical Intelligence](/record/physical-intelligence.md) | Karol Hausman | 2024-01-01 | generalist.com | [physical-intelligence/founder](/record/physical-intelligence/founder.md) |
| [Preferred Networks](/record/preferred-networks.md) | Daisuke Okanohara and Toru Nishikawa | 2014-03-26 | preferred.jp | [preferred-networks/founder](/record/preferred-networks/founder.md) |
| [Qualcomm](/record/qualcomm.md) | Andrew Viterbi and Irwin M. Jacobs | undated | quartr.com | [qualcomm/founder](/record/qualcomm/founder.md) |
| [Redfin](/record/redfin.md) | David Eraker | 2004-01-01 | cnbc.com | [redfin/founder](/record/redfin/founder.md) |
| [Reflection AI](/record/reflection-ai.md) | Ioannis Antonoglou and Misha Laskin | 2024-03-01 | bloomberg.com | [reflection-ai/founder](/record/reflection-ai/founder.md) |
| [Reka AI](/record/reka-ai.md) | Dani Yogatama | undated | wikidata.org | [reka-ai/founder](/record/reka-ai/founder.md) |
| [Robinhood](/record/robinhood.md) | Vlad Tenev | undated | robinhood.com | [robinhood/founder](/record/robinhood/founder.md) |
| [Runway](/record/runway.md) | Alejandro Matamala, Anastasis Germanidis and Cristóbal Valenzuela | 2018-01-01 | techcrunch.com | [runway/founder](/record/runway/founder.md) |
| [Safe Superintelligence](/record/safe-superintelligence.md) | Daniel Gross, Daniel Levy and Ilya Sutskever | 2024-06-19 | web.archive.org | [safe-superintelligence/founder](/record/safe-superintelligence/founder.md) |
| [Salesforce](/record/salesforce.md) | Marc Benioff | undated | salesforce.com | [salesforce/founder](/record/salesforce/founder.md) |
| [Samsung Electronics](/record/samsung-electronics.md) | Lee Byung-chul | undated | samsung.com | [samsung-electronics/founder](/record/samsung-electronics/founder.md) |
| [SAP](/record/sap.md) | Klaus Tschira | undated | wikidata.org | [sap/founder](/record/sap/founder.md) |
| [Scale AI](/record/scale-ai.md) | Lucy Guo | undated | sociallifemagazine.com | [scale-ai/founder](/record/scale-ai/founder.md) |
| [Sea Limited](/record/sea-limited.md) | Forrest Li | undated | sea.com | [sea-limited/founder](/record/sea-limited/founder.md) |
| [Semrush](/record/semrush.md) | Dmitry Melnikov and Oleg Shchegolev | 2008-01-01 | sec.gov | [semrush/founder](/record/semrush/founder.md) |
| [Similarweb](/record/similarweb.md) | Or Offer | undated | similarweb.com | [similarweb/founder](/record/similarweb/founder.md) |
| [Sony Group](/record/sony.md) | Akio Morita | undated | moneyweek.com | [sony/founder](/record/sony/founder.md) |
| [Sprinklr](/record/sprinklr.md) | Ragy Thomas | undated | event.technologyreview.com | [sprinklr/founder](/record/sprinklr/founder.md) |
| [Sprout Social](/record/sprout-social.md) | Justyn Howard | undated | investors.sproutsocial.com | [sprout-social/founder](/record/sprout-social/founder.md) |
| [Stability AI](/record/stability-ai.md) | Emad Mostaque | 2019-11-04 | fortune.com | [stability-ai/founder](/record/stability-ai/founder.md) |
| [Stripe](/record/stripe.md) | John Collison and Patrick Collison | undated | wikidata.org | [stripe/founder](/record/stripe/founder.md) |
| [Tata Consultancy Services](/record/tata-consultancy-services.md) | F. C. Kohli and Tata Sons | undated | tcs.com | [tata-consultancy-services/founder](/record/tata-consultancy-services/founder.md) |
| [Tencent](/record/tencent.md) | Chen Yidan, Zeng Liqing and Zhang Zhidong | undated | ourchinastory.com | [tencent/founder](/record/tencent/founder.md) |
| [The Guardian](/record/the-guardian.md) | John Edward Taylor | undated | theguardian.com | [the-guardian/founder](/record/the-guardian/founder.md) |
| [The New York Times Company](/record/the-new-york-times-company.md) | Henry Jarvis Raymond | undated | archives.nypl.org | [the-new-york-times-company/founder](/record/the-new-york-times-company/founder.md) |
| [Thinking Machines Lab](/record/thinking-machines-lab.md) | Mira Murati | undated | reuters.com | [thinking-machines-lab/founder](/record/thinking-machines-lab/founder.md) |
| [Tripadvisor](/record/tripadvisor.md) | Stephen Kaufer | undated | wikidata.org | [tripadvisor/founder](/record/tripadvisor/founder.md) |
| [Twilio](/record/twilio.md) | Jeff Lawson | undated | twilio.com | [twilio/founder](/record/twilio/founder.md) |
| [Twitter, Inc.](/record/twitter-inc.md) | Noah Glass | undated | wikidata.org | [twitter-inc/founder](/record/twitter-inc/founder.md) |
| [Uber](/record/uber.md) | Garrett Camp | undated | techcrunch.com | [uber/founder](/record/uber/founder.md) |
| [Udemy](/record/udemy.md) | Gagan Biyani | undated | wikidata.org | [udemy/founder](/record/udemy/founder.md) |
| [USA Today Co.](/record/usa-today-co.md) | Frank Gannett | 1906-01-01 | usatodayco.com | [usa-today-co/founder](/record/usa-today-co/founder.md) |
| [Valve Corporation](/record/valve.md) | Gabe Newell | undated | tomshardware.com | [valve/founder](/record/valve/founder.md) |
| [Vercel](/record/vercel.md) | Guillermo Rauch | undated | wikidata.org | [vercel/founder](/record/vercel/founder.md) |
| [Visa Inc.](/record/visa.md) | Dee Hock | undated | digitaltransactions.net | [visa/founder](/record/visa/founder.md) |
| [Vox Media](/record/vox-media.md) | Markos Moulitsas | undated | influencewatch.org | [vox-media/founder](/record/vox-media/founder.md) |
| [Walmart](/record/walmart.md) | Sam Walton | undated | corporate.walmart.com | [walmart/founder](/record/walmart/founder.md) |
| [Waymo](/record/waymo.md) | Sebastian Thrun | undated | wikidata.org | [waymo/founder](/record/waymo/founder.md) |
| [Wayve](/record/wayve.md) | Alex Kendall | 2017-01-01 | wayve.ai | [wayve/founder](/record/wayve/founder.md) |
| [Workday](/record/workday.md) | Aneel Bhusri and David Duffield | undated | workday.com | [workday/founder](/record/workday/founder.md) |
| [World Labs](/record/world-labs.md) | Ben Mildenhall, Christoph Lassner, Fei-Fei Li and Justin Johnson | 2024-01-01 | worldlabs.ai | [world-labs/founder](/record/world-labs/founder.md) |
| [World Wide Web Consortium](/record/w3c.md) | Tim Berners-Lee | undated | w3.org | [w3c/founder](/record/w3c/founder.md) |
| [WP Engine](/record/wp-engine.md) | Jason Cohen | undated | wpengine.com | [wp-engine/founder](/record/wp-engine/founder.md) |
| [Yandex](/record/yandex.md) | Arkady Volozh and Ilya Segalovich | undated | en.thebell.io | [yandex/founder](/record/yandex/founder.md) |
| [Yelp](/record/yelp.md) | Jeremy Stoppelman | undated | sec.gov | [yelp/founder](/record/yelp/founder.md) |
| [ZoomInfo](/record/zoominfo.md) | Henry Schuck | 2007-01-01 | zoominfo.com | [zoominfo/founder](/record/zoominfo/founder.md) |

## Other facts across the record

- [Tech and AI company CEOs](/facts/ceo.md)
- [Tech and AI company CFOs](/facts/cfo.md)
- [Tech and AI company board chairs](/facts/chair.md)
- [Tech and AI company boards of directors](/facts/board_member.md)
- [Tech and AI company founding dates](/facts/founded.md)
- [Tech and AI company revenue](/facts/revenue.md)
- [Tech and AI company net income](/facts/net_income.md)
- [Tech and AI company quarterly revenue](/facts/quarterly_revenue.md)
- [Most valuable AI and tech companies](/facts/valuation.md)
- [Tech and AI company employee counts](/facts/employees.md)
- [Tech and AI company headquarters](/facts/headquarters.md)

Each company's own page (/record/{slug}/founder.md) holds every dated value of its founder and what replaced what.


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