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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- John Peterman · American entrepreneur
- John Romero · American video game designer
- John Tu · American billionaire
- John Varvatos · American fashion designer
- John W. Stanton · American businessman and corporate director; majority owner of the Seattle Mariners
- John Walsh · American entrepreneur
- John Zimmer · American businessman
- Jon Callas · American computer security expert
- Jon Flint · American entrepreneur
- Jonathan Azu · American music executive, entrepreneur and educator
- Jonathan Campau · President at Luxuri
- Jonathan Murray · American television producer
- Jonathan Ross · American engineer; founder of Groq, Inc.
- Jono Tho'ra · American software engineer and technology researcher, founder of Archangel Agency
- Jordan Lee · Co-Founder of AI Acquisition
- Jose Ferreira · American businessman
- Joseph Byrum · technology executive, entrepreneur
- Joseph Coello · American entrepreneur and cofounder of MetroBud
- Joseph Eaton · Welsh person
- Joseph Nakash · American businessman
- Joseph Quartana · American perfumer
- Joseph Strickland · American film director, screenwriter, producer, songwriter/composer, and author (born 1962)
- Josh Balk · American scholar
- Josh Croft · American film actor and producer
- Josh Frankel · American founder of publisher Z2 Comics
- Josh James · Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Omniture, CEO of Domo
- Josh Kopelman · American businessman
- Josh Tetrick · American social entrepreneur
- Joshua Foer · American freelance journalist; memory champion (born 1982)
- Joshua Fowler · American entrepreneur and founder of Beroqk
- Joshua Oduyemi · American venture capitalist
- Joss Whedon · American director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1964)
- Ju Rhyu · Co-founder and CEO of Hero Cosmetics
- Judd Zebersky · American businessman
- Judith R. Faulkner · American computer scientist and business executive
- Julia Park · American entrepreneur, co-founder of Hemp Paper Company
- Julie Jones · Luxury Travel Advisor and founder of TopFlight Travels
- Julien Willard · American economist and biopharma strategist
- Julio Oyhanarte · Argentine lawyer
- Justin Cyrus
- Justin Jin · Canadian internet entrepreneur
- Kadda Sheekoff · Haitian Internet personality (born 1993)
- Kaitlyn Putnam · American education consultant and author
- Kaley Cuoco · American actress and producer (born 1985)
- Kam Ghaffarian · Iranian-American businessman
- Karen Kuo-Limb · founder of Macro International Company, an import-export business and leading distributor of Neoprene
- Karyn Gold-Reineke · American perfumer and perfume brand owner
- Kate Pilcher Ciafone · Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Moelis
- Kathleen Kennedy · American film producer (born 1953)
- Kathryn Thiele · American architect and technology entrepreneur
- Kathy Kolbe
- Katie Haun · Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Haun Ventures
- Katrina Markoff · American chocolatier
- KB Collins Esq · American Premier Private Lender and Investment Strategist Attorney and Finance Professional
- Keith Oringer · Founder and President of Security ProAdvisors and Author of Legends of the Security Services Industry: Profiles in Leadership
- Kelcy Warren · American businessperson and board member, Chairman and CEO of Energy Transfer
- Ken Block · American political activist and candidate
- Ken Xie · American businessman
- Kenneth Bombace · American army personnel
- Kenneth Langone · American businessman
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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 explain corrections and the separate growth-profile qualification.