Founded in 2003

Startups founded in 2003: 359 companies and their founders

359 companies in the founder graph were founded in 2003, each listed with the people who started it. Most notable first.

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MoovwebPrivate

United States · 2003

Andy Bechtolsheim, Ajay Kapur

MyHeritagePrivate

Software & IT · Israel · 2003

MyspaceAcquired

Social · USA · 2003

Tom Anderson, Chris DeWolfe

Mzoli'sPrivate

South Africa · 2003

Mzoli Ngcawuzele

NarisawaPrivate

Japan · 2003

Yoshihiro Narisawa

Narrative MagazinePrivate

2003

Neal Street ProductionsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United Kingdom · 2003

Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Caro Newling

NikiPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · Austria · 2003

Nintendo Software Planning & DevelopmentPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2003

Nitrogen StudiosPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Canada · 2003

NuveiPrivate

Fintech · Canada · 2003

Obsidian EntertainmentPrivate

Gaming · United States · 2003

Chris Avellone, Feargus Urquhart, Darren Monahan, Chris Jones

Omena HotelsPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · Finland · 2003

Rabbe Grönblom

Omni UnitedPrivate

2003

OmnifonePrivate

Software & IT · United Kingdom · 2003

P.A. SemiPrivate

Semiconductors · United States · 2003

Daniel W. Dobberpuhl

Software & IT · USA · 2003

Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, Joe Lonsdale, Stephen Cohen, Nathan Gettings, Alexander C. Karp

Palantir TechnologiesPrivate

Developer Tools · United States · 2003

Joe Lonsdale, Peter Thiel, Alexander C. Karp, Nathan Gettings, Stephen Cohen

Parikrama Humanity FoundationPrivate

India · 2003

Pearl.comPrivate

2003

Petersburg Animation StudioPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Russia · 2003

Anatoly Prokhorov, Ilya Popov

Q EntertainmentPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2003

Tetsuya Mizuguchi

Queer Zine Archive ProjectPrivate

United States · 2003

Radar NetworksPrivate

United States · 2003

Kristinn R. Thórisson, Nova Spivack

Rasmussen ReportsPrivate

United States · 2003

Scott Rasmussen

Reality Pump StudiosPrivate

Gaming · Poland · 2003

Mirosław Dymek

RedboxPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Canada · 2003

RovioAcquired

Gaming · Finland · 2003

Niklas Hed, Peter Vesterbacka, Jarno Vakevainen, Kim Dikert, Mikael Hed, Kati Levoranta (CEO)

SanariaPrivate

Biotech & Pharma · United States · 2003

Stephen L. Hoffman

Sandbox IndustriesPrivate

Fintech · United States · 2003

Robert B. Shapiro

ScandiwebPrivate

Software & IT · 2003

Science CouncilPrivate

United Kingdom · 2003

Sex Workers Outreach Project USAPrivate

United States · 2003

Sheibani NetworkPrivate

Iraq · 2003

Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani

ShutterstockPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2003

SilkRoad, Inc.Private

HR & Recruiting · United States · 2003

Andrew Filipowski

Simplifly DeccanPrivate

India · 2003

Six Point HarnessPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2003

Skoll FoundationPrivate

United States · 2003

SkullcandyPrivate

Hardware & Electronics · United States · 2003

Skype TechnologiesPrivate

Software & IT · Luxembourg · 2003

Niklas Zennström, Janus Friis

SkyscannerAcquired

Travel & Hospitality · UK · 2003

Gareth Williams, Barry Smith, Bonamy Grimes

Society for Integrative OncologyPrivate

2003

Barrie R. Cassileth

Soho PropertiesPrivate

2003

Sharif El-Gamal, Sharif El-Gamal. Since its

SplunkAcquired

Developer Tools · USA · 2003

Michael Baum, Rob Das, Erik Swan, Spiros Xanthos

SquarespacePrivate

Developer Tools · USA · 2003

Anthony Casalena

Sri Venkateswara CreationsPrivate

India · 2003

Stripes GroupPrivate

2003

Sunac ChinaPrivate

People's Republic of China · 2003

SuperdryPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · United Kingdom · 2003

T1Private

South Korea · 2003

Tableau Software, Inc.Private

Developer Tools · United States · 2003

Talpa MediaPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Netherlands · 2003

John de Mol Jr.

Team Love RecordsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2003

Conor Oberst, Nate Krenkel

Teatro La PlazaPrivate

Peru · 2003

Chela De Ferrari

TelioPrivate

Telecom · Norway · 2003

TeslaPublic

Automotive & Mobility · USA · 2003

Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning, Elon Musk, JB Straubel, Ian Wright, Peter Rive, Lyndon Rive

ThaiBevPrivate

Food & Agriculture · Thailand · 2003

Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi

The Architect's NewspaperPrivate

United States · 2003

William Menking

The BehemothPrivate

Gaming · United States · 2003

Dan Paladin, Tom Fulp