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.
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| # | Company | Sector | HQ | Founded | Founders | Companies started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | Enterprise Software | Redmond, USA | 1975 | 36 | 61 |
| 2 | Oracle | Enterprise Software | Austin, USA | 1977 | 19 | 23 |
| 3 | Salesforce | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 1999 | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | VMware | Enterprise Software | Palo Alto, USA | 1998 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Abacus | Enterprise Software | New York City, USA | 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Alex | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Contrast | Enterprise Software | New York City, USA | 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Glide Apps | Enterprise Software | — | 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Intercom | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2011 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Standard AI | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Much | Enterprise Software | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Rehook.ai | Enterprise Software | Bengaluru, India | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Virgin Records | Enterprise Software | United Kingdom | 1972 | 3 | 23 |
| 14 | Concur | Enterprise Software | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Herald | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Inkling | Enterprise Software | Chicago, USA | 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Nutanix | Enterprise Software | San Jose, USA | 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Rainforest | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Ready | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Holdbar | Enterprise Software | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Integration Labs | Enterprise Software | Bengaluru, India | 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | RootFi | Enterprise Software | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | SirionLabs | Enterprise Software | New York City, USA | 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Yoshi | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | AXDRAFT | Enterprise Software | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Cardinal | Enterprise Software | Austin, USA | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Dream | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, Japan | 2008 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Elyos AI | Enterprise Software | London, United Kingdom | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | GoLorry | Enterprise Software | Hyderabad, India | 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Hona | Enterprise Software | Orem, USA | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Leafpress | Enterprise Software | — | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Meru | Enterprise Software | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Meru.com | Enterprise Software | Mexico City, Mexico | 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Speedy Labs | Enterprise Software | — | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | OSlash | Enterprise Software | United States | — | 2 | 9 |
| 36 | Kiko | Enterprise Software | Boston, USA | 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 37 | Cohesive | Enterprise Software | New York City, USA | 2025 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Erebor | Enterprise Software | United States | 2025 | 2 | 6 |
| 39 | GirnarSoft | Enterprise Software | Jaipur, India | 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | HackerEarth | Enterprise Software | India | — | 2 | 5 |
| 41 | Blaze | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | DroneDeploy | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 43 | Hessian | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2026 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Phyllo | Enterprise Software | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Atrium | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 46 | Button | Enterprise Software | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | Ermetic | Enterprise Software | Israel | — | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | Humi | Enterprise Software | Toronto, Canada | 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 49 | Inari | Enterprise Software | San Francisco, USA | 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | Job Alchemist | Enterprise Software | — | 2008 | 2 | 3 |