Founded in 1982

Startups founded in 1982: 177 companies and their founders

177 companies in the founder graph were founded in 1982, each listed with the people who started it. Most notable first.

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ABC SupplyPrivate

United States · 1982

APWENPrivate

Nigeria · 1982

Aarohan Theatre GroupPrivate

Nepal · 1982

Sunil Pokharel, Badri Adhikari

Aaron Marcus and Associates, Inc.Private

United States · 1982

Addictive GamesPrivate

Gaming · United Kingdom · 1982

AdobePublic

Enterprise Software · USA · 1982

John Warnock, Charles Geschke

AfrapixPrivate

South Africa · 1982

Omar Badsha, Cedric Nunn, Paul Weinberg

Air CreebecPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · Canada · 1982

AirgasPrivate

Energy & Climate · United States · 1982

Peter McCausland

Antena 3 RadioPrivate

Spain · 1982

Manuel Martín Ferrand

Aon plcPrivate

United Kingdom · 1982

Patrick George Ryan

Argonaut GamesPrivate

Gaming · United Kingdom · 1982

Barrett Firearms ManufacturingPrivate

Aerospace & Space · United States · 1982

Baseline StudioSystemsPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · 1982

BiovailPrivate

Biotech & Pharma · 1982

Border CrossingsPrivate

Canada · 1982

CNT Rio de JaneiroPrivate

Brazil · 1982

Flávio Martinez

CRL GroupPrivate

Gaming · United Kingdom · 1982

CalianPrivate

1982

ChallengesPrivate

France · 1982

Patrick Fauconnier

CompaqPrivate

Hardware & Electronics · United States · 1982

Jim Harris, Rod Canion

CompilePrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1982

Masamitsu Niitani

ComversePrivate

Software & IT · 1982

CopartPrivate

Automotive & Mobility · United States · 1982

Cypress SemiconductorPrivate

Semiconductors · United States · 1982

DEKAPrivate

United States · 1982

DetailsPrivate

1982

Diamond Comic DistributorsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1982

DioPrivate

1982

Ronnie James Dio

Directed ElectronicsPrivate

United States · 1982

Director's CompanyPrivate

Japan · 1982

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kazuyuki Izutsu, Gakuryū Ishii, Kazuki Ōmori, Toshiharu Ikeda, Banmei Takahashi, Kichitarō Negishi, Kazuhiko Hasegawa

E-TradePrivate

Fintech · United States · 1982

Bernard A. Newcomb

Electronic ArtsPrivate

Gaming · United States · 1982

Family Research InstitutePrivate

United States · 1982

Festival AnimaPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Belgium · 1982

Frasers GroupPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · United Kingdom · 1982

Future ShopPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Canada · 1982

Hassan Khosrowshahi

Gen DigitalPrivate

Software & IT · United States · 1982

Gary Hendrix, Vincent Pilette

Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbHPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · Germany · 1982

Hubert Gerstlauer

Green Hills SoftwarePrivate

Enterprise Software · United States · 1982

Greyston BakeryPrivate

1982

Bernie Glassman

Guatemala Human Rights CommissionPrivate

Guatemala · 1982

Harvey NormanPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Australia · 1982

Gerry Harvey, Ian Norman

Huntsman CorporationPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · United States · 1982

Jon Meade Huntsman Sr.

INK EntertainmentPrivate

1982

Charles Khabouth

Identix IncorporatedPrivate

United States · 1982

Randall C. Fowler

Il VernacolierePrivate

1982

Mario Cardinali

International Film Festival in Abitibi-TémiscaminguePrivate

Canada · 1982

Louis Dallaire, Guy Parent, Jacques Matte

International Guild of Knot TyersPrivate

1982

Geoffrey Budworth, Des Pawson

InvestcorpPrivate

Fintech · Bahrain · 1982

Israel Film FestivalPrivate

United States · 1982

Meir Fenigstein

JSW GroupPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · India · 1982

JSW Steel LtdPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · India · 1982

Jim's MowingPrivate

Australia · 1982

John Wood Group plcPrivate

Energy & Climate · United Kingdom · 1982

Jordan CompanyPrivate

1982

Jay W. Jordan II

Kenneth Cole ProductionsPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · United States · 1982

Klasky CsupoPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1982

Gábor Csupó, Arlene Klasky

Kurzweil Music SystemsPrivate

Hardware & Electronics · South Korea · 1982

Raymond Kurzweil

Lavender Menace BookshopPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United Kingdom · 1982

Sigrid Catherine Neilsen, Bob Orr