Founded in 1981

Startups founded in 1981: 191 companies and their founders

191 companies in the founder graph were founded in 1981, each listed with the people who started it. Most notable first.

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191 companies · page 1 of 4

Bloomberg L.P.Private 🦄 Unicorn

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1981

Duncan MacMillan, Thomas Secunda, Charles Zegar, Michael Bloomberg

AES CorporationPrivate

Energy & Climate · United States · 1981

Roger W. Sant, Dennis Bakke

AbioMedPrivate

United States · 1981

Al-Markazul Islami As-SalafiPrivate

Bangladesh · 1981

Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib

Amblin EntertainmentPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1981

Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall

American Volleyball Coaches AssociationPrivate

United States · 1981

Andy Banachowski

Analysis GroupPrivate

Consulting & Services · United States · 1981

Bruce E. Stangle

Art in GeneralPrivate

United States · 1981

Martin Weinstein, Teresa Liszka

Asociación de Víctimas del TerrorismoPrivate

Spain · 1981

Ana María Vidal-Abarca

Beate UhsePrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Germany · 1981

Beate Uhse-Rotermund

Billy Bob's TexasPrivate

United States · 1981

Billy Bob Barnett

Bitstream Inc.Private

Semiconductors · United States · 1981

Bromley Originate ChangePrivate

Marketing & Advertising · 1981

Bulkhaul LimitedPrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · United Kingdom · 1981

Can YayınlarıPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Turkey · 1981

Capitol StepsPrivate

United States · 1981

William Strauss

Capri HoldingsPrivate

Fashion & Beauty · 1981

Cheek by JowlPrivate

1981

Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod

ChemoilPrivate

Fintech · 1981

Robert Chandran

Chiron CorporationPrivate

Biotech & Pharma · United States · 1981

Pablo DT Valenzuela

Cirrus LogicPrivate

Semiconductors · United States · 1981

Colonial BankPrivate

1981

ComputacenterPrivate

Software & IT · United Kingdom · 1981

Peter Ogden, Philip Hulme

ComviqPrivate

Telecom · Sweden · 1981

Crammed DiscsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · 1981

Creative TechnologyPrivate

Hardware & Electronics · Singapore · 1981

Cuban American National FoundationPrivate

United States · 1981

DOF GroupPrivate

Software & IT · Norway · 1981

Danaher CorporationPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · United States · 1981

Mitchell P. Rales, Steven M. Rales

Dangote GroupPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · Nigeria · 1981

Developing Virtue Secondary SchoolPrivate

United States · 1981

Dimensional Fund AdvisorsPrivate

Fintech · United States · 1981

David G. Booth, Rex Sinquefield

Do & CoPrivate

Healthcare · Austria · 1981

Attila Doğudan

FazioliPrivate

Enterprise Software · Italy · 1981

First PacificPrivate

Fintech · People's Republic of China · 1981

FolimagePrivate

Media & Entertainment · France · 1981

Jacques-Rémy Girerd

Formula One GroupPrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · France · 1981

John C. Malone, Bernie Ecclestone

Four Star PizzaPrivate

Food & Agriculture · 1981

FoxtonsPrivate

Real Estate & Construction · United Kingdom · 1981

Free Fall AssociatesPrivate

Gaming · 1981

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaAPrivate

Biotech & Pharma · Germany · 1981

Eduard Fresenius

Frog's Leap WineryPrivate

Food & Agriculture · United States · 1981

John H. Williams

GIC Private LimitedPrivate

Fintech · Singapore · 1981

GiFiPrivate

France · 1981

Philippe Ginestet

GiordanoPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · People's Republic of China · 1981

GuessPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · United States · 1981

Georges Marciano, Maurice Marciano

Hero GamesPrivate

Gaming · United States · 1981

George MacDonald, Steve Peterson

Indian Country TodayPrivate

Media & Entertainment · 1981

Infosys limitedPrivate

Software & IT · India · 1981

Nandan Nilekani, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Kris Gopalakrishnan, N. S. Raghavan, S. D. Shibulal

Ingram Entertainment Holdings Inc.Private

United States · 1981

David B. Ingram

International Semi Tech MicrosystemsPrivate

Canada · 1981

James Henry Ting Wei

IsofotonPrivate

Energy & Climate · Spain · 1981

Isrotel Ltd.Private

Travel & Hospitality · Israel · 1981

Janousek Racing BoatsPrivate

United Kingdom · 1981

Bohumil Janoušek, Bob Janousek

Jerash FestivalPrivate

Jordan · 1981

Queen Noor of Jordan

Jornal de LetrasPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Portugal · 1981

José Carlos Vasconcelos

JustSystemsPrivate

Software & IT · Japan · 1981

Kazunori Ukigawa

KOLOURPrivate

Real Estate & Construction · Hong Kong · 1981

Kamori KankōPrivate

Enterprise Software · Japan · 1981

Kavithalayaa ProductionsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · 1981