Founded in 1997

Startups founded in 1997: 329 companies and their founders

329 companies in the founder graph were founded in 1997, each listed with the people who started it. Most notable first.

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329 companies · page 4 of 6

Seek LimitedPrivate

Australia · 1997

SeneGencePrivate

Marketing & Advertising · United States · 1997

Joni Rogers-Kante

SidhePrivate

Gaming · New Zealand · 1997

Sleepycat SoftwarePrivate

Software & IT · 1997

Keith Bostic, Margo Seltzer

Solidarity Electoral ActionPrivate

Poland · 1997

Marian Krzaklewski

Spark NetworksPrivate

1997

Starz EntertainmentPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1997

Frank Giustra, Bernd Eichinger, Andrew G. Vajna, Arnon Milchan, Darren Throop

StormGeoPrivate

Norway · 1997

Studio GangPrivate

United States · 1997

SuretradePrivate

Fintech · 1997

Donato A. Montanaro

TapoutPrivate

United States · 1997

Charles Lewis, Jr.

TensilicaPrivate

United States · 1997

The AsylumPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1997

David Michael Latt, David Rimawi

The OrchardPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1997

Richard Gottehrer, Scott Cohen

Tibco SoftwarePrivate

Software & IT · United States · 1997

Vivek Ranadivé

Tokyopop, Inc.Private

Enterprise Software · Germany · 1997

Stuart Joel Levy

Top Shelf ProductionsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1997

Toronto Reel Asian International Film FestivalPrivate

Canada · 1997

ToryumonPrivate

Mexico · 1997

Último Dragón

Touch CompassPrivate

New Zealand · 1997

Rodney Bell, Catherine Chappell, Lusi Faiva

TrellixPrivate

United States · 1997

Trigger Street ProductionsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · 1997

Dana Brunetti, Kevin Spacey

Two Maids & A MopPrivate

1997

United RentalsPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Sweden · 1997

Viking Holdings LtdPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · United States · 1997

Viking River CruisesPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · United States · 1997

Virgin TrainsPrivate

United Kingdom · 1997

Richard Branson

VivintPrivate

United States · 1997

Webber AcademyPrivate

Canada · 1997

Whoopee CampPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1997

Tokuro Fujiwara

Women, Food and Agriculture NetworkPrivate

United States · 1997

WordplayPrivate

United States · 1997

Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott

WorldNetDailyPrivate

United States · 1997

YO! CompanyPrivate

United Kingdom · 1997

Simon Woodroffe

Zenit News AgencyPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1997

Zwarte CrossPrivate

Netherlands · 1997

Hendrik Jan Lovink, Gijs Jolink

ZyvexPrivate

United States · 1997

James R. Von Ehr II

athenahealthAcquired

Healthcare · USA · 1997

Jonathan S. Bush, Todd Park

eToysDefunct

Retail & E-commerce · USA · 1997

itsuPrivate

Food & Agriculture · United Kingdom · 1997

Julian Metcalfe

priceline.comPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · United States · 1997

Çalık HoldingPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Turkey · 1997

Acqua Sant'AnnaPrivate

Italy · 1997

Alberto Bertone

Adiscon GmbHPrivate

Software & IT · Germany · 1997

Rainer Gerhards

Albatros Travel A/SPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · Denmark · 1997

Søren Rasmussen

Aquamarine FundPrivate

Fintech · United States · 1997

Arid RecoveryPrivate

Australia · 1997

Katherine E. Moseby

Atelier dos RemédiosPrivate

Real Estate & Construction · Portugal · 1997

Francisco Teixeira Bastos (1963-), Madalena Cardoso de Menezes

Atelier ter Bekke & BehagePrivate

1997

Dirk Behage, Evelyn ter Bekke

BLESSPrivate

Enterprise Software · Germany · 1997

Ines Kaag, Désirée Heiss

BV CapitalPrivate

Fintech · 1997

Jan Henric Buettner

Baixiang FoodPrivate

Food & Agriculture · People's Republic of China · 1997

Basic AGPrivate

Food & Agriculture · Germany · 1997

Georg Schweisfurth

BazmarkPrivate

Media & Entertainment · 1997

Berliner UnterweltenPrivate

Germany · 1997

Beukers ScholmaPrivate

Netherlands · 1997

Haico Beukers, Marga Scholma

Bluesky TheatrePrivate

Media & Entertainment · Taiwan · 1997

Chien Kang-ming, Tsai Pei-chin

Bulgarian Euro-LeftPrivate

Bulgaria · 1997

Aleksandar Tomov

C2 EducationPrivate

1997

CamposolPrivate

Food & Agriculture · Peru · 1997

Samuel Dyer Ampudia