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U.S. founder reference library

# Founder reference · 5

986 founder records and 864 company records, organized around documented founding associations.

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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- [Denene Rodney](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/denene-rodney-q137465399/) · American CEO of Zebra Strategies
- [Denis Yarats](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/denis-yarats-q135089578/) · entrepreneur and computer scientist
- [Dennis Crowley](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dennis-crowley-q1189061/) · American internet entrepreneur
- [Dennis Sanders II](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dennis-sanders-ii-q113288664/) · entrepreneur & businessman
- [Dennis Tito](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dennis-tito-q210184/) · American businessman
- [Derek Cha](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/derek-cha-q16727895/) · founder of Sweet Frog
- [Derrick Peprah](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/derrick-peprah-q136065448/) · American filmmaker
- [Derrick Wills](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/derrick-wills-q135448458/) · American Entrepreneur, Film Producer, Spoken Word Artist, and Real Estate Investor, scammer, bad business man, no character, and no integrity
- [Dharmesh Shah](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dharmesh-shah-q112486721/) · co-founder and CTO of HubSpot
- [Dheeraj Pandey](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dheeraj-pandey-q122166840/) · Indian-American businessman and philanthropist; CEO of DevRev and former CEO and co-founder of Nutanix
- [Divya Nettimi](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/divya-nettimi-q137187229/) · Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Avala Global
- [Dmitri Alperovitch](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dmitri-alperovitch-q5285463/) · Computer Security Industry entrepreneur and researcher
- [Dmitri M. Johnson](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dmitri-m-johnson-q136036743/) · American film producer (born 1980)
- [Don Mullen](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/don-mullen-q110204282/) · Founder and CEO of Pretium Partners
- [Donald J. Patterson](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/donald-j-patterson-q102229135/) · American computer scientist
- [Donald Pliner](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/donald-pliner-q122418547/) · American footwear designer and businessman
- [Donald Sussman](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/donald-sussman-q16107520/) · American businessman
- [Donald Trump](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/donald-trump-q22686/) · President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
- [Donn Adolfo](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/donn-adolfo-q139532647/) · American entrepreneur
- [Doug Carlston](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/doug-carlston-q3714587/) · American chief executive
- [Doug Feirstein](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/doug-feirstein-q137218644/) · Businessperson
- [Dr. Gary L Harton](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dr-gary-l-harton-q136957201/) · American scientist and Reproductive Genetics consultant
- [Drew Fortier](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/drew-fortier-q21642482/) · American musician, filmmaker, actor, and author
- [Duane Sorenson](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/duane-sorenson-q102150238/) · American restaurateur
- [Duncan MacMillan](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/duncan-macmillan-q5314471/) · American businessman
- [Duprie](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/duprie-q107451358/) · Cameroonian Singer
- [Dustin Moskovitz](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dustin-moskovitz-q370217/) · American computer/Internet entrepreneur
- [Dusty Hill](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dusty-hill-q140668658/) · American business executive; co-founder and president of Sherri Hill, Inc.
- [Dylan Carnahan](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dylan-carnahan-q133866977/) · entrepreneur and podcaster
- [Dylan Field](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dylan-field-q108871755/) · American entrepreneur
- [Ed Boon](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/ed-boon-q1282289/) · American videogame producer
- [Ed Oates](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/ed-oates-q5335240/) · American businessman
- [Eddie R](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eddie-r-q134464555/) · American media entrepreneur and founder of Black Epic Entertainment
- [Edoardo Serra](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/edoardo-serra-q138848641/) · engineer, entrepreneur and author
- [Eduardo Esquenazi](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eduardo-esquenazi-q117241835/) · researcher
- [Eduardo Saverin](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eduardo-saverin-q312663/) · Brazilian entrepreneur and investor, co-founder of Facebook
- [Eduardo Sánchez](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eduardo-s-nchez-q1291210/) · Cuban-born American film director
- [Edward Burkhardt](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/edward-burkhardt-q13847499/) · American businessman
- [Edwina Pellikka](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/edwina-pellikka-q110434769/) · costume designer and textile artist
- [Eli Pariser](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eli-pariser-q1328841/) · American author, activist, and entrepreneur
- [Eliot Horowitz](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eliot-horowitz-q5361236/) · businessperson
- [Elizabeth Banks](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/elizabeth-banks-q219373/) · American actress and director (born 1974)
- [Elon Musk](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/elon-musk-q317521/) · American businessman (born 1971)
- [Emily Leproust](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/emily-leproust-q105702342/) · American scientist and entrepreneur
- [Emma Grede](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/emma-grede-q108846751/) · British businesswoman and company founder
- [Emma Thomas](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/emma-thomas-q242951/) · British film producer (born 1971)
- [Emmy Clinton](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/emmy-clinton-q137926698/) · chef and recipe developer
- [Eren Özmen](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eren-zmen-q17386500/) · Turkish businesswoman
- [Eric Gundersen](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eric-gundersen-q116284788/) · American journalist and technology entrepreneur
- [Eric Mandelblatt](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eric-mandelblatt-q135983665/) · Hedge Fund Manager
- [Eric S. Yuan](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eric-s-yuan-q44870909/) · American billionaire businessman
- [Erick Winston](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/erick-winston-q124169799/) · American Entertainment Executive
- [Erik Waterkotte](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/erik-waterkotte-q112691874/) · artist, professor, academic, editor, and publisher
- [Erika Mejía](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/erika-mej-a-q111365559/) · Businesswoman (born 1986)
- [Espen Fjogstad](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/espen-fjogstad-q124515392/) · Norwegian investor
- [Eva Longoria](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/eva-longoria-q163263/) · American actress and producer (born 1975)
- [Evan Applegate](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/evan-applegate-q121879150/) · cartographer at the Map Consultancy
- [Evan Spiegel](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/evan-spiegel-q15439301/) · American businessman (born 1990)
- [Ezra Uzi Yemin](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/ezra-uzi-yemin-q104088137/) · israeli-American Entrepreneur
- [F. Thomson Leighton](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/f-thomson-leighton-q5424058/) · American mathematician & business executive; CEO of Akamai

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## How to read these profiles

Each record links the founder to the company named in the cited public dataset. Company pages provide the available business description, founding year, official website, and source trail. A record can describe a founding relationship without establishing a person's present role.

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](https://businessownerindex.com/editorial-standards/) explain corrections and the separate growth-profile qualification.[Browse founder reference ↗](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/)[Submit a sourced correction ↗](https://businessownerindex.com/get-featured/?request=update)

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