# MongoDB Inc. founder

entity: /record/mongodb.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/mongodb/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-01  

As of November 1, 2026, MongoDB Inc.'s founders on the AsOf record are Eliot Horowitz and Kevin P. Ryan, each a claim of its own with its date, from 2 sources in all. The record holds 3 claims on MongoDB Inc.'s founder, 3 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-01.

- [MongoDB Inc.](/record/mongodb.md) | founder | Eliot Horowitz | valid undated to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_E738EFCF7C70](/claim/clm_E738EFCF7C70.md)
  sources: https://www.mongodb.com/company, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4546965
- [MongoDB Inc.](/record/mongodb.md) | founder | Kevin P. Ryan | valid undated to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_EE362E77D391](/claim/clm_EE362E77D391.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4546965, https://www.mongodb.com/company/our-story

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [MongoDB Inc.](/record/mongodb.md) | founder | Dwight Merriman | valid undated to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_4A7E805AC8CC](/claim/clm_4A7E805AC8CC.md)
  sources: https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/advice/mongodb-database-industry/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4546965
- [MongoDB Inc.](/record/mongodb.md) | founder | Eliot Horowitz | valid undated to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_E738EFCF7C70](/claim/clm_E738EFCF7C70.md)
  sources: https://www.mongodb.com/company, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4546965
- [MongoDB Inc.](/record/mongodb.md) | founder | Kevin P. Ryan | valid undated to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_EE362E77D391](/claim/clm_EE362E77D391.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4546965, https://www.mongodb.com/company/our-story

## Questions this record answers

### Who are MongoDB Inc.'s founders?

Eliot Horowitz (undated) and Kevin P. Ryan (undated), as the record asserts them on November 1, 2026.


## Get this data

- JSON: /v1/entities/mongodb/founder (this fact) · /v1/entities/mongodb?predicates=founder (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: timeline(entity: "mongodb", predicates: ["founder"]) for every dated value · fetch(id: "/record/mongodb/founder.md") for this page
- Entity twin: /record/mongodb.md · timeline: /timelines/mongodb.md

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