Founded in 2008

Startups founded in 2008: 515 companies and their founders

515 companies in the founder graph were founded in 2008, each listed with the people who started it. Most notable first.

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AppDynamicsPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Software & IT · United States · 2008

Jyoti Bansal, David Wadhwani

Biosplice TherapeuticsPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Biotech & Pharma · United States · 2008

New RelicAcquired 🦄 Unicorn

Developer Tools · USA · 2008

QuikrPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Media & Entertainment · India · 2008

TwilioPublic 🦄 Unicorn

Developer Tools · USA · 2008

Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, John Wolthuis

ZalandoPublic 🦄 Unicorn

Retail & E-commerce · Germany · 2008

Robert Gentz, David Schneider

+1 RecordsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2008

16 HandlesPrivate

United States · 2008

6126Private

United States · 2008

A MazePrivate

Germany · 2008

Thorsten S. Wiedemann

A.nnotatePrivate

Software & IT · United Kingdom · 2008

Frederick William HOWELL, Robert Charles Cannon

A21 CampaignPrivate

Government & Nonprofit · 2008

Christine Caine

AbbottVisionPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United Kingdom · 2008

Academia.eduPrivate

Education · United States · 2008

Achievement HunterPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2008

Activision BlizzardPrivate

Gaming · United States · 2008

Adastra FilmsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · France · 2008

Sébastien Aubert

AirbnbPublic YC W09

Marketplace · USA · 2008 · YC W09

Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk, Nathan Blecharcyk

Airtel digital TVPrivate

Aerospace & Space · 2008

Ampyx PowerPrivate

Energy & Climate · 2008

Aquarius FilmsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Australia · 2008

Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford

ArchDailyPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Chile · 2008

David Basulto, David Assael

AsanaPublic

Productivity · USA · 2008

Dustin Moskovitz, Justin Rosenstein

Asana Inc.Private

Software & IT · United States · 2008

Dustin Moskovitz, Justin Rosenstein

Auckland Theatre AwardsPrivate

New Zealand · 2008

Kip Chapman, Rachel Forman

Autódromo Internacional do AlgarvePrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · Portugal · 2008

Paulo Luís Pinheiro

AvantiPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Netherlands · 2008

Tiësto, Arny Bink

Azul Linhas AéreasPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · Brazil · 2008

Azure PowerPrivate

India · 2008

Inderpreet Wadhwa

BanglalionPrivate

Telecom · 2008

Banijay EntertainmentPrivate

Fintech · France · 2008

Stéphane Courbit

Bellerby & Co. GlobemakersPrivate

United Kingdom · 2008

BettermentPrivate

Fintech · USA · 2008

Jon Stein, Eli Broverman

Big Ideas LearningPrivate

United States · 2008

Biglari Holdings Inc.Private

Industrials & Manufacturing · United States · 2008

BioNTechPrivate

Biotech & Pharma · Germany · 2008

Uğur Şahin, Özlem Türeci, Christoph Huber

Bleacher ReportPrivate

Social · 2008

Dave Nemetz, Bryan Goldberg, Dave Finocchio, David Finocchio, Alexander Freund

Bobby's BurgersPrivate

Food & Agriculture · United States · 2008

BrainfeederPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2008

Brave EntertainmentPrivate

HR & Recruiting · South Korea · 2008

Buddha Institute of TechnologyPrivate

Education · India · 2008

Bump TechnologiesAcquired

USA · 2008

David Lieb, Andy Huibers, Jake Mintz

Bézier GamesPrivate

Gaming · United States · 2008

C2FOPrivate

Fintech · United States · 2008

Alexander “Sandy” Kemper, Sandy Kemper

Center for China and GlobalizationPrivate

Government & Nonprofit · People's Republic of China · 2008

China Media CapitalPrivate

People's Republic of China · 2008

Civilitas FoundationPrivate

Armenia · 2008

Vartan Oskanian

ClouderaAcquired

Data & Analytics · USA · 2008

Amr Awadallah, Jeff Hammerbacher, Christophe Bisciglia, Mike Olson, Tom Reilly

Collins Avenue ProductionsPrivate

United States · 2008

Columbus Global AcademyPrivate

Education · United States · 2008

Crystal GroupPrivate

2008

Crítica de la ArgentinaPrivate

Argentina · 2008

CuilDefunct

USA · 2008

Anna Patterson, Tom Costello, Russell Power

CydiaPrivate

Software & IT · 2008

D.S. & DurgaPrivate

Fashion & Beauty · United States · 2008

David Seth Moltz, Kavi Moltz

DFTBA RecordsPrivate

United States · 2008

Daseke Inc.Private

2008

Der PostillonPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Germany · 2008

Stefan Sichermann

DigitalNZPrivate

New Zealand · 2008

Don’t NodPrivate

Gaming · France · 2008