# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/cl-9-q5012809/

Public founder reference library

# CL 9

company founded by Apple founder Steve Wozniak, which built the first universal remote control in 1987

## Company context

The public record describes CL 9 as company founded by Apple founder Steve Wozniak, which built the first universal remote control in 1987. Its recorded founding year is 1985.

Public business description

company founded by Apple founder Steve Wozniak, which built the first universal remote control in 1987

Country recorded for the company

United States

Founding year in source record

1985

## Recorded founders

- [Steve Wozniak](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steve-wozniak-q483382/) · American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

The linked people are recorded under the company’s founder property in the cited dataset. This is a founding association, rather than a verification of current equity or management responsibility.

## Understanding CL 9 in context

CL 9 is included because its public company record connects a named business to an identifiable founding team. The business description, “company founded by Apple founder Steve Wozniak, which built the first universal remote control in 1987,” supplies the context for that relationship, with a recorded starting year of 1985. The founding association shown here is with Steve Wozniak. A single association in this library should not be read as a complete list of everyone who helped establish the business.

No official website has been confirmed in this reference record. Use the source trail to distinguish the business from similarly named organizations before contacting it. A founding year describes a historical event; it does not measure business scale, growth, or the length of a founder’s continuing involvement.

This reference library documents public founding associations, including historical businesses and founders. A company may have changed ownership, name, or operating status since the recorded founding event. It is separate from our revenue-qualified growth profiles. Founding does not establish current ownership, employment, company revenue, or an AE client relationship.

## Research trail

- [Wikidata public record Q5012809](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5012809): company description, country, founding year where present, and founder associations.

## Following up with the business

For current products, services, management, and availability, consult the business directly. Revenue and current ownership have not been independently verified for this reference record. Authorized representatives can submit a correction with a current company biography, filing, or other public evidence.[Browse founder reference ↗](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/)[Submit a sourced correction ↗](https://businessownerindex.com/get-featured/?request=update)

AE Tax Advisors owns and publishes Business Owner Index. These are public research records, not client testimonials.[Meet AE Tax Advisors ↗](https://businessownerindex.com/tax-strategists/)

For established business owners

## You built the business.
Make the next move with a clearer tax plan.

As the business grows, decisions about compensation, entities, property, and ownership become more connected. Bring those decisions into one conversation with AE Tax Advisors.

- Define the decisions and deadlines ahead.
- Discuss the records and specialists the work requires.
- Confirm deliverables, responsibilities, and fees in a written scope.[Prepare for your advisory conversation ↗](https://businessownerindex.com/resources/)

AETAX ADVISORS

Start with your next business decision. Discuss whether AE’s advisory approach fits the work you need.[Book an AE discovery call ↗](https://www.aetaxadvisors.com/discovery?utm_source=businessownerindex&utm_medium=directory&utm_campaign=owner_advisory&utm_content=owner_banner)

[Review published advisory pricing](https://www.aetaxadvisors.com/pricing/)

AE owns and publishes this directory. Listed founders are not presented as AE clients.