Founded in 1972

Startups founded in 1972: 112 companies and their founders

112 companies in the founder graph were founded in 1972, each listed with the people who started it. Most notable first.

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112 companies · page 1 of 2

A.I.R. GalleryPrivate

United States · 1972

Nancy Wilson-Pajic, Dotty Attie, Howardena Pindell, Blythe Bohnen, Judith Bernstein, Loretta Dunkelman, Daria Dorosh, Barbara Zucker, Rosemary Mayer, Laurace James, Anne Healy, Susan Williams, Mary Grigoriadis, Patsy Norvell, Maude Boltz

ALDOPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Canada · 1972

Aardman AnimationsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United Kingdom · 1972

Peter Lord, David Sproxton

AbekaPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1972

Arlin Horton, Rebekah Horton

Aktionsgruppe BanatPrivate

Romania · 1972

Gerhard Ortinau, Anton Sterbling, Johann Lippet, William Totok, Werner Kremm, Richard Wagner

Albéniz FoundationPrivate

Spain · 1972

Arnold Schoenberg ChorPrivate

Austria · 1972

Erwin Ortner, Vitamin C. Her b

AtariPrivate

Gaming · United States · 1972

Nolan Bushnell, Ted Dabney

Atari, Inc.Private

Gaming · United States · 1972

Nolan Bushnell, Ted Dabney

BRB InternacionalPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Spain · 1972

Claudio Biern Boyd

Beersheba TheaterPrivate

Israel · 1972

Naomi Blumenthal, Margalit Stander

Blue Bird TbkPrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · Indonesia · 1972

Purnomo Prawiro

Brittany FerriesPrivate

France · 1972

Alexis Gourvennec

Carnegie Mellon University PressPrivate

Education · United States · 1972

Gerald Costanzo

ChefettePrivate

Food & Agriculture · Barbados · 1972

Assad John Haloute

Club 21Private

Fashion & Beauty · 1972

Christina Ong, Mrs Christina Ong

Coto supermarketsPrivate

Argentina · 1972

Credit AcceptancePrivate

1972

Dainese S.p.A.Private

Enterprise Software · Italy · 1972

DallaraPrivate

Automotive & Mobility · Italy · 1972

Giampaolo Dallara

DatalogicPrivate

Hardware & Electronics · Italy · 1972

DesignworksUSAPrivate

1972

Digi-KeyPrivate

1972

Ronald Stordahl

Duck CommanderPrivate

1972

Dundurn PressPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Canada · 1972

Ediciones AkalPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Spain · 1972

Ramón Akal González

EdifumettoPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Italy · 1972

Elite Model ManagementPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · France · 1972

John Casablancas Ubach

Emmanuel CommunityPrivate

France · 1972

Martine Laffitte-Catta

Feminist StudiesPrivate

1972

FielmannPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Germany · 1972

Günther Fielmann

Gallimard JeunessePrivate

Media & Entertainment · France · 1972

Jean-Olivier Héron, Pierre Marchand

GraswurzelrevolutionPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Germany · 1972

Wolfgang Hertle

Helsinki StringsPrivate

1972

Géza Szilvay, Csaba Szilvay

Herzog, Fox & Ne'emanPrivate

Legal · Israel · 1972

Hobby LobbyPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · United States · 1972

Honeywell GroupPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · 1972

Il MakiagePrivate

Fashion & Beauty · United States · 1972

Infinity Broadcasting CorporationPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1972

Michael A. Wiener

JosephPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · United Kingdom · 1972

Joseph Ettedgui

Kinetic Engineering LimitedPrivate

Automotive & Mobility · India · 1972

Kleiner PerkinsPrivate

Fintech · USA · 1972

Tom Perkins, Stanford students Tony Xu, Evan Moore. Kleiner Perkins, Stanley Tang, Andy Fang

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersPrivate

Fintech · United States · 1972

Brook Byers, Frank J. Caufield, Stanley Tang, Andy Fang, Stanford students Tony Xu, Evan Moore. Kleiner Perkins

Kroll Inc.Private

Consumer · 1972

Le PointPrivate

France · 1972

Philippe Ramond, Robert Franc

Le StudioPrivate

Canada · 1972

Lise WatierPrivate

Fashion & Beauty · Canada · 1972

Lonely PlanetPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · United States · 1972

Tony Wheeler, Maureen Wheeler

Loro ParquePrivate

Spain · 1972

Wolfgang Kiessling

MFJ EnterprisesPrivate

Hardware & Electronics · United States · 1972

MadhousePrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1972

Mariann Grammofon ABPrivate

Sweden · 1972

Marithé + François GirbaudPrivate

Fashion & Beauty · France · 1972

François Girbaud, Marithé Bachellerie

Mark LevinsonPrivate

United States · 1972

Ms.Private

1972

Dorothy Pitman Hughes

Mushroom GroupPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Australia · 1972

Michael Gudinski

Mushroom RecordsPrivate

Australia · 1972

Michael Gudinski

MuskelsvindfondenPrivate

Denmark · 1972

NSDAP/AO (1972)Private

1972

National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical EngineersPrivate

United States · 1972