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U.S. founder reference library

# Founder reference · 8

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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- [Jeff Ferrell](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeff-ferrell-q138479082/) · American entrepreneur, co-founder of Counter (Macrofy Inc)
- [Jeff Hammerbacher](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeff-hammerbacher-q22097361/) · data scientist
- [Jeff Kahn](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeff-kahn-q113824820/) · American businessman
- [Jeff Kreuser](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeff-kreuser-q117803829/) · American business executive
- [Jeff Lawson](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeff-lawson-q100251193/) · CEO of Twilio
- [Jeff Schwerdt](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeff-schwerdt-q136950743/) · Former United States Air Force F-16 instructor pilot
- [Jeff Skoll](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeff-skoll-q710924/) · Canadian engineer, internet entrepreneur and film producer
- [Jeff Smith](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeff-smith-q1335436/) · American cartoonist
- [Jeff Tunnell](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeff-tunnell-q17049083/) · Computer game designer and programmer
- [Jeffrey Chapman](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeffrey-chapman-q135212663/) · entrepreneur and military veteran
- [Jeffrey Goldberg](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeffrey-goldberg-q114354064/) · American real estate developer
- [Jeffrey Raich](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeffrey-raich-q133445145/) · Co-Founder and Co-President of Moelis
- [Jelle Seubring](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jelle-seubring-q137757313/) · Dutch news presenter
- [Jennifer Homeyer](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jennifer-homeyer-q139829396/) · American businesswoman, co-founder and CEO of The Design House (Denton, Texas)
- [Jennifer Lawrence](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jennifer-lawrence-q189490/) · American actress and producer (born 1990)
- [Jens Grede](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jens-grede-q126912082/) · Swedish businessman (born 1978)
- [Jensen Huang](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jensen-huang-q305177/) · American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
- [Jeremy Barker](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeremy-barker-q136632241/) · American entrepreneur, inventor, and founder of Murphy Door
- [Jeremy Stoppelman](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeremy-stoppelman-q16216779/) · American business executive
- [Jerome Armstrong](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jerome-armstrong-q12957711/) · American political strategist
- [Jerry Baldwin](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jerry-baldwin-q765286/) · American businessman
- [Jerry Greenfield](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jerry-greenfield-q1687830/) · American businessman
- [Jerry Sanders](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jerry-sanders-q1687865/) · American businessman
- [Jesse Collings](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jesse-collings-q139377916/) · American entrepreneur, founder of NIRO Corp, inventor in drone technology
- [Jesse Sprikkelman](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jesse-sprikkelman-q118999186/) · Dutch radio host
- [Jiajun Zhu](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jiajun-zhu-q135484904/) · co-founder of Nuro
- [Jie Yang](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jie-yang-q141470360/) · co-founder and chief technology officer of Utopai Studios
- [Jill Coons](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jill-coons-q139840973/) · American entrepreneur and co-founder of Southwest Home Innovations, a home improvement company based in Durango, Colorado
- [Jill Timm](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jill-timm-q130374749/) · artist, bookmaker, printmaker, serigrapher, graphic designer
- [Jillian Smith](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jillian-smith-q131303728/) · American film director and actress
- [Jim Davis](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jim-davis-q318953/) · American cartoonist
- [Jim McKelvey](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jim-mckelvey-q6196866/) · American computer scientist and businessman
- [Jim Murray](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jim-murray-q115332744/) · American businessman
- [Jim Price](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jim-price-q1458383/) · American basketball player (born 1949)
- [Jim Swartz](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jim-swartz-q126981423/) · founder of Accel
- [Jimmy Funkhouser](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jimmy-funkhouser-q100793469/) · American entrepreneur and former college basketball player (2003–2003) Evansville
- [Joanna Wan-Ying Chan](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joanna-wan-ying-chan-q113195806/) · Chinese-American nun, playwright, and director (born 1939)
- [Joe Gebbia](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joe-gebbia-q19560551/) · American businessman and a co-founder of Airbnb
- [Joe Lonsdale](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joe-lonsdale-q6210988/) · American entrepreneur and venture capitalist
- [Joe Madureira](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joe-madureira-q1378817/) · Comic book writer and artist and video game developer
- [Joe Medjuck](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joe-medjuck-q1691527/) · Canadian film producer
- [Joe Mimran](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joe-mimran-q16151863/) · Canadian fashion designer
- [Joe Pruett](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joe-pruett-q16734763/) · writer
- [JoeBen Bevirt](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joeben-bevirt-q116179038/) · American entrepreneur
- [Joel S. Marcus](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joel-s-marcus-q125524574/) · American business executive
- [Joey Sendz](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/joey-sendz-q115207497/) · American TikTok Personality and Entrepreneur
- [John B. Young](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-b-young-q15216228/) · founder of Tiffany & Co.
- [John Cinelli](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-cinelli-q127789446/)
- [John Collison](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-collison-q16233063/) · Irish businessman
- [John F. Baugh](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-f-baugh-q122830857/) · American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- [John Fish](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-fish-q18686135/) · American businessman
- [John Fontein](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-fontein-q109352224/) · American Businessperson
- [John Gedmark](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-gedmark-q103469348/) · American aerospace engineer
- [John Imah](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-imah-q136418529/) · Nigerian-American entrepreneur
- [John K. Castle](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-k-castle-q16727878/) · American businessman
- [John Kapoor](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-kapoor-q16730578/) · Indian businessman
- [John Koza](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-koza-q2249447/) · American computer scientist
- [John Krasinski](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-krasinski-q313039/) · American actor and filmmaker (born 1979)
- [John M. Noel](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-m-noel-q16122076/) · American businessman
- [John Morrow](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-morrow-q110167400/) · co-founder of TwoMorrows Publishing

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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.

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