Cofounder (Noun)
Meaning
One of a group of founders.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Mark Zuckerberg is a cofounder of Facebook, along with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.
- Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are the cofounders of Apple Computers.
- Jeff Weiner is the cofounder of LinkedIn, a professional networking site that connects people all over the world.
- Brian Chesky is the cofounder and CEO of Airbnb, a platform that connects travelers with local hosts.
- Jerry Yang and David Filo are the cofounders of Yahoo!, one of the most popular websites on the internet.