Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Founders & startup ecosystem · Working

Repeat founder

Also called: serial founder

ELI5

A founder who has started companies before.

Used in conversation

“The repeat founder has operating lessons but faces a different market.”

Definition

A person who has previously founded one or more companies.

Here “Repeat founder” means: A person who has previously founded one or more companies.

Pitch context

You will see “Repeat 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.