The 13 HR & Recruiting 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 2026-09-13 · updates nightly
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| # | Company | Sector | HQ | Founded | Founders | Companies started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminal | HR & Recruiting | San Francisco, USA | 2017 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | The Nmbr Company | HR & Recruiting | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Pento | HR & Recruiting | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | hibob | HR & Recruiting | London, United Kingdom | 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Andela | HR & Recruiting | New York City, USA | 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Humu | HR & Recruiting | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Syfter | HR & Recruiting | United States | 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Warp (HR) | HR & Recruiting | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mya | HR & Recruiting | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Mya Systems | HR & Recruiting | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Pade HCM | HR & Recruiting | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | PaidHR | HR & Recruiting | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Sourceress | HR & Recruiting | San Francisco, USA | 2016 | 2 | 1 |