The 50 Enterprise Software companies that produced the most founders (2026)
A founder factory is a company whose people leave to start companies of their own. This ranks every company in the graph by how many of its alumni — people who founded it or worked there — went on to found at least one company, counting only ventures started no earlier than the company itself.
Refreshed 2026-10-05 · updates nightly
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| # | Company | Founders | Companies started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 36 | 61 |
| 2 | Oracle | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | Salesforce | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | VMware | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Abacus | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Alex | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Contrast | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Glide Apps | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Intercom | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Standard AI | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Much | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Rehook.ai | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Virgin Records | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | Concur | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Herald | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Inkling | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Nutanix | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Rainforest | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Ready | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Holdbar | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Integration Labs | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | RootFi | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | SirionLabs | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Yoshi | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | AXDRAFT | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Cardinal | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Dream | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Elyos AI | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | GoLorry | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Hona | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Leafpress | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Meru | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Meru.com | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Privacera | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Speedy Labs | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | OSlash | 2 | 9 |
| 37 | Kiko | 2 | 7 |
| 38 | Cohesive | 2 | 6 |
| 39 | Erebor | 2 | 6 |
| 40 | GirnarSoft | 2 | 5 |
| 41 | HackerEarth | 2 | 5 |
| 42 | Blaze | 2 | 4 |
| 43 | DroneDeploy | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Hessian | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Phyllo | 2 | 4 |
| 46 | Atrium | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | Button | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | Ermetic | 2 | 3 |
| 49 | Humi | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | Inari | 2 | 3 |