Founded in 2009

Startups founded in 2009: 550 companies and their founders

550 companies in the founder graph were founded in 2009, each listed with the people who started it. Most notable first.

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AddeparPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Fintech · USA · 2009

Joe Lonsdale, Jason Mirra

CloudflarePublic 🦄 Unicorn

Developer Tools · USA · 2009

Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, Oren Falkowitz, Blake Darche, Phil Syme

HouzzPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Marketplace · USA · 2009

Adi Tatarko, Alon N. Cohen

NutanixPublic 🦄 Unicorn

Enterprise Software · USA · 2009

Dheeraj Pandey, Mohit Aron, Ajeet Singh

QuoraPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Media & Entertainment · USA · 2009

Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Cheever

Rent The RunwayPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Retail & E-commerce · United States · 2009

Jennifer Hyman, Jennifer Fleiss, Jennifer Hyman Jennifer Fleiss

SlackAcquired 🦄 Unicorn

Enterprise Software · USA · 2009

Stewart Butterfield, Cal Henderson, Eric Costello, Serguei Mourachov, Lidiane Jones (CEO)

TruecallerPublic 🦄 Unicorn

Software & IT · Sweden · 2009

Alan Mamedi, Nami Zarringhalam

UberPublic 🦄 Unicorn

Automotive & Mobility · USA · 2009

Travis Kalanick, Garrett Camp

ZulilyPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Retail & E-commerce · United States · 2009

Darrell Cavens, Mark Vadon

3D RoboticsPrivate

Aerospace & Space · United States · 2009

A Voice for MenPrivate

United States · 2009

Abdullah Azzam BrigadesPrivate

Lebanon · 2009

Saleh Al-Qaraawi

Abrams MediaPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2009

Ada Lovelace DayPrivate

Consumer · 2009

Suw Charman-Anderson

Advancing Women Artists FoundationPrivate

2009

Africa Eco RacePrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · Spain · 2009

Jean-Louis Schlesser, René Metge

Africa Is a CountryPrivate

Media & Entertainment · 2009

Ahmedabad International Film FestivalPrivate

Media & Entertainment · India · 2009

Al Baydha ProjectPrivate

Saudi Arabia · 2009

Neal Spackman, Haifa bint Faisal

Al-ShoroukPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Egypt · 2009

Ibrahim El Moallem

AlvogenPrivate

Biotech & Pharma · 2009

Róbert Wessman

Andreessen HorowitzPrivate

Fintech · USA · 2009

Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz

Anurag Kashyap FilmsPrivate

2009

ApparitionPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2009

Bill Pohlad, Bob Berney

ArabLitPrivate

Media & Entertainment · 2009

Marcia Lynx Qualey

As seen on TVPrivate

United States · 2009

Kevin Harrington

Asociación de Mujeres en las Artes Visuales (MAV)Private

Spain · 2009

Rocio de la Villa

Atlas ObscuraPrivate

Developer Tools · United States · 2009

Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras

AudioboomPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United Kingdom · 2009

Banque ZitounaPrivate

Tunisia · 2009

Sakher El Materi

BaristasPrivate

United States · 2009

Bede AcademyPrivate

Education · United Kingdom · 2009

BerkeleysidePrivate

Media & Entertainment · 2009

Frances Dinkelspiel

Beyond MeatPublic

Energy & Climate · USA · 2009

Big Brother WatchPrivate

United Kingdom · 2009

Matthew Elliott

BilibiliPrivate

Software & IT · People's Republic of China · 2009

Xu Yi, Chen Rui

Bleeding CoolPrivate

2009

C3.aiPrivate

Software & IT · United States · 2009

Caixin MediaPrivate

Media & Entertainment · People's Republic of China · 2009

Hu Shuli, Chen Yilun

Cakebread & WaltonPrivate

Gaming · 2009

Peter Cakebread

Carbon EngineeringPrivate

Energy & Climate · Canada · 2009

Center for Class Action FairnessPrivate

2009

Chaikin Stock ResearchPrivate

United States · 2009

Chapman GuitarsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United Kingdom · 2009

Christal FilmsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · 2009

Christian Larouche

Citizens' Movement Pro ChemnitzPrivate

Germany · 2009

Karl Martin Kohlmann

CodeChefPrivate

Software & IT · 2009

Bhavin Turakhia

CoffeeScriptPrivate

Developer Tools · 2009

Jeremy Ashkenas

Cosmos Music GroupPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Sweden · 2009

Critical GameplayPrivate

Gaming · United States · 2009

Crocus City HallPrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · Russia · 2009

Crowd MobilePrivate

Australia · 2009

DNAinfoPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2009

Daei SportPrivate

Enterprise Software · 2009

Dear WorldPrivate

2009

Robert X. Fogarty

Disney D23Private

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2009

Dorothy, a publishing projectPrivate

United States · 2009

Danielle Dutton, Martin Riker

DoubleDragon PropertiesPrivate

2009

DribbblePrivate

Software & IT · 2009