This reference library documents public founding associations. It is separate from our revenue-qualified growth profiles. Founding does not establish current ownership, employment, company revenue, or an AE client relationship.
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- Anthony Levandowski · French-American automobile engineer (born 1980)
- Anthony Russo · American film director, television director and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Antony Ressler · American chief executive
- Apoorva Mehta · Indian-Canadian founder of the grocery delivery company Instacart
- Aravind Srinivas · AI Researcher
- Ariana Grande · American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993)
- Arianna Huffington · Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950)
- Arie Belldegrun · American physician
- Arielle Shoshana Weinberg · American perfumery and perfume brand owner
- Arlene Klasky · American animator and co-founder of Klasky-Csupo
- Arthur Blank · American businessman and sports team owner
- Ashish Agrawal · Indian-American technology entrepreneur and product executive; co-founder of Zolidar
- Ashley Johnson · American actress
- Atrioc · American content creator and marketer
- Aubrey Poore · Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 1973
- Austin Beutner · American businessman (born 1960)
- Axel Villamil · Canadian entrepreneur, creative director, and dancer
- B. V. R. Mohan Reddy · Indian businessman
- Behdad Eghbali · iranian–American businessman (born 1976)
- Ben Chestnut · American businessman
- Ben Colman · American cybersecurity entrepreneur and CEO of Reality Defender
- Ben Fuchs · American investment adviser
- Ben Lerner · Entrepreneur and founder of Espresso AI
- Ben Mansouri · American healthcare marketing strategist, author, technologist, and founder of Zevi Digital
- Benjamin Bess · founder of independent book publisher Bess Press
- Benjamin Gardner · artist, musician, writer, academic, editor, and publisher
- Benjamin Grant Bocephus Draper · American entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Hemp Paper Company
- Benn Manning · American entrepreneur, co-founder of Counter (Macrofy Inc)
- Bennett Greenspan · Founder of Family Tree DNA
- Benny Landa · Israeli businessman
- Benoît Dageville · French computer scientist
- Betsy Pearce · American attorney and fashion executive
- BigDeuceFOF · American rapper from Florence, South Carolina
- Bill Gates · American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
- Bill McGlashan · American investor and businessperson
- Bill Mensch · American computer chip engineer
- Bill Pollock · American publisher
- Bill Stevenson · American musician
- Billy Thalheimer · founder of REGENT
- Blake Resnick · Founder and CEO of Brinc Drones
- Blake Settle · American entrepreneur, founder and CEO of REV Gum
- Bob Coons · American entrepreneur and co-founder of Southwest Home Innovations, a home improvement company based in Durango, Colorado
- Bob Lutz · Swiss American automotive executive
- Bob Parsons · American entrepreneur
- Bob Reina · American businessperson
- Bob Young · Canadian entrepreneur
- Bobbi Brown · American professional makeup artist and businessperson
- Bobby Koons · Founder of StreetSpring, real estate technology entrepreneur
- Bobby Sharma · Bobby Sharma is the Founder & Managing Partner of Bluestone Equity Partners.
- Bonnie Bogle · American writer and technology entrepreneur
- Bonnie S. Dunbar · American zoologist
- Boris Kontsevoi
- Boris Zrnic · American perfumer
- Brad Bao · businessman
- Brad Fuller · American film editor
- Brad Heath · American entrepreneur and horse trailer designer
- Brad Jacobs · businessman
- Brad Katsuyama · Canadian businessman
- Brad Pelo · American businessman
- Brad Pitzele · American entrepreneur and wellness technology founder
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Snapshot: October 9, 2026. Wikidata is collaboratively maintained and may contain errors. Use the linked sources and the company's own information to confirm facts before relying on them. Our editorial standards explain corrections and the separate growth-profile qualification.