People

Serial founders

The most prolific builders in the graph — 5,295 founders who started two or more companies.

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Hajime Tabata 2 companies

Japanese video game director (born 1971)

Luminous Productions, JP Games

Halim Saad 2 companies

Malaysian businessman

Kolej Yayasan Saad, Kolej Yayasan UEM

Hans-Christoph Rademann 2 companies

German choral conductor (born 1965)

Dresdner Motettenchor, Dresdner Kammerchor

Hans-Werner Aufrecht 2 companies

Co-founder of AMG

Mercedes-AMG, HWA AG

Hany Rashwan 2 companies

Egyptian businessman and computer engineer (born 1990)

Ribbon, 21Shares

Harlene Anderson 2 companies

American psychologist (born 1942)

Houston Galveston Institute, Taos Institute

Harry Hyman 2 companies

British property entrepreneur (born 1956)

Primary Health Properties, International Opera Award

Harsh Mariwala 2 companies

Indian entrepreneur

Kaya Limited, Marico

Haruhisa Handa 2 companies

Japanese religious leader and businessman (born 1951)

International Sports Promotion Society, Japan Blind Golf Association

He Xiaopeng 2 companies

Chinese entrepreneur

XPeng, UCWeb

Heidi Hayes Jacobs 2 companies

American author and educator

Center on Chinese Education, Hollingworth Center

Henrik I. Christensen 2 companies

Danish roboticist and professor

Georgia Institute of Technology Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Robust AI

Henrique Dubugras 2 companies

Brex, Pagar.me

Henry Newman 2 companies

Botswana technology entrepreneur

Verbosec, Square Eats

Hermann Hauser 2 companies

Entrepreneur

Acorn Computers, Olivetti Research Laboratory

Hideo Kojima 2 companies

Japanese video game designer (born 1963)

Kojima Productions, Kojima Productions

Ho Kwon Ping 2 companies

Singaporean businessman (born 1952)

Banyan Tree Holdings, Banyan Tree

Howard Jonas 2 companies

American businessman

IDT Corporation, net2phone

Howardena Pindell 2 companies

American painter

A.I.R. Gallery, Entitled: Black Women Artists

Hrant Dink 2 companies

Turkish-Armenian journalist (1954–2007)

Agos, Aras

Hüsnü Özyeğin 2 companies

Turkish businessman (born 1944)

QNB, Fiba Group

Ian Hetherington 2 companies

British businessman (1952–2021)

SCE Studio Liverpool, Psygnosis

Ian Schrager 2 companies

American hotelier (born 1946)

Studio 54, Morgans Hotel Group

Idan Ofer 2 companies

Israeli business magnate and philanthropist

Kenon Holdings Ltd, Pacific Drilling

Igor Mangushev 2 companies

Russian mercenary and political advisor (1986–2023)

E.N.O.T. Corp., Svetlaya Rus

Igor Sysoev 2 companies

Russian software engineer (born 1970)

Nginx, Inc., nginx

Iqbal Ahmed 2 companies

Bangladesh-born British entrepreneur (born 1956)

NRB Bank, Seamark Group

Iqbal Quadir 2 companies

Bangladeshi American entrepreneur (born 1958)

bKash, Grameenphone

Irving Azoff 2 companies

American entertainment executive (born 1947)

Giant Music, Global Music Rights

Isaac Tigrett 2 companies

American businessman (born 1948)

Hard Rock Cafe, House of Blues

Isaiah Saxon 2 companies

American film and music video director (born 1983)

Encyclopedia Pictura, DIY.org

Ismail Ahmed 2 companies

Zepz, WorldRemit

Issad Rebrab 2 companies

Algerian businessman and billionaire

Mediterranean Float Glass, Numilog

Issey Miyake 2 companies

Japanese fashion designer (1938–2022)

21 21 DESIGN SIGHT, Issey Miyake

Ivan Malkovych 2 companies

Ukrainian poet and publisher

A-ba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha, Chervona Ruta

Ivo Lukačovič 2 companies

Czech IT entrepreneur

Seznam.cz, Windy

J. Craig Venter 2 companies

American geneticist (1946–2026)

Synthetic Genomics, Celera Corporation

JB Straubel 2 companies

American businessman (born 1975)

Tesla, Redwood Materials

JESÚS EL SANTI 2 companies

Argentine businessman (born 1961)

C5N, infobae

Jack Friedman 2 companies

American businessman (1939–2010)

THQ, LJN

Jack Gifford 2 companies

American engineer and businessman

AMD, Maxim Integrated

Jackie Estrada 2 companies

American, known for association with comic books

Exhibit A Press, Friends of Lulu

Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild 2 companies

English peer, investment banker and philanthropist (1936–2024)

RIT Capital Partners, St. James's Place Wealth Management Group

Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić 2 companies

New Zealand scientist

Spot Check Technologies, SuperCarbon

James Dyson 2 companies

British inventor and businessman (born 1947)

Dyson Farming, Dyson

James E. Thompson 2 companies

American businessman

Morf Health, Crown Worldwide Group

James Jannard 2 companies

American businessman

Oakley, Inc., Red Digital Cinema Camera Company

James L. Dolan 2 companies

American businessman (born 1955)

Madison Square Garden Sports, Madison Square Garden Entertainment

James Monsees 2 companies

American businessman

Juul, PAX Labs

James Palumbo 2 companies

British peer and businessman (born 1963)

Ministry of Sound, Ministry of Sound Group Ltd.

James Park 2 companies

American technology entrepreneur and co-founder of FitBit

Fitbit, Goka

James R. Von Ehr II 2 companies

James R. Von Ehr II (born in 1950) is an American programmer, inventor and entrepreneur.

Zyvex, Altsys

James Riady 2 companies

Indonesian businessman

First Media, BeritaSatu Media Holdings

Jamie Wilkinson 2 companies

Internet researcher

Vimeo, VHX

Jan Henric Buettner 2 companies

German entrepreneur (born 1964)

BV Capital, Freestyle Chess Operations GmbH

Jan Koum 2 companies

American entrepreneur (born 1976)

WhatsApp, WhatsApp LLC

Jan Kulczyk 2 companies

Polish businessman (1950–2015)

Kulczyk Investments, Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A.

Jane Friedman 2 companies

American businesswoman

Open Road Integrated Media, SPY Records

Janine Allis 2 companies

Australian businesswoman (born 1965)

Boost Juice, Retail Zoo

Jann Wenner 2 companies

American magazine founder (born 1946)

Outside, Rolling Stone