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Founders & startup ecosystem · Core

Co-founder

Also called: cofounder

ELI5

One of several people who start a company together.

Used in conversation

“The co-founders need explicit decision rights.”

Definition

One of two or more people who establish and initially build a company together.

Here “Co-founder” means: One of two or more people who establish and initially build a company together.

Pitch context

You will see “Co-founder” in fundraising decks, data rooms, term sheets and investor conversations when the discussion reaches founders & startup ecosystem.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret founders & startup ecosystem without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.