Rankings

Ranked from the founder graph

Not opinions — counts. Every list below is computed from who founded what and where they came from before, and refreshed nightly.

Alumni who left to start their own companies.
  1. Google · 149 founders
  2. Facebook · 47 founders
  3. Microsoft · 36 founders
  4. PayPal · 27 founders
  5. Yahoo · 23 founders
By where the companies they founded are based.
  1. San Francisco · 7,613 founders
  2. New York City · 1,921 founders
  3. London · 502 founders
  4. Los Angeles · 465 founders
  5. Bengaluru · 407 founders
Where founders are building.
  1. Enterprise Software · 9,022 founders
  2. Fintech · 6,474 founders
  3. Artificial Intelligence · 4,836 founders
  4. Media & Entertainment · 4,662 founders
  5. Healthcare · 4,035 founders
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