Which founders came from Wiktionary?

Ex-Wiktionary founders: 3 people who left Wiktionary to start companies

3 people who founded or worked at Wiktionary went on to found 21 companies, including Daniel Alston, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger.

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Founders who came from Wiktionary

Daniel Alston

Went on to found

Wikiquote 2003 Wikinews 2004

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

Went on to found

Bomis 1996 Wikipedia 2001 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee 2003 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2003 Wikibooks 2003 Wikiquote 2003 Wikia 2004 Fandom, Inc. 2004 Wikimedia Commons 2004 Community Central 2004 Wikinews 2004 Wikispecies 2004 Wikia Search 2008 Jimmy Wales Foundation 2015 WikiTribune 2017 Trustcafé 2023

Larry Sanger

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1968)

Went on to found

Wikipedia 2001 Citizendium 2006 Knowledge Standards Foundation

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