Founded in 2012

Startups founded in 2012: 736 companies and their founders

736 companies in the founder graph were founded in 2012, each listed with the people who started it. Most notable first.

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HackerOnePrivate

Cybersecurity · United States · 2012

Merijn Terheggen, Michiel Prins, Jobert Abma, Alex Rice

HashiCorpAcquired

Developer Tools · USA · 2012

Mitchell Hashimoto, Armon Dadgar

Haus LaboratoriesPrivate

Fashion & Beauty · United States · 2012

Lady Gaga, Ben Jones

HikePrivate

2012

Kavin Bharti Mittal

HingeAcquired

Social · USA · 2012

Hinterland StudioPrivate

Gaming · 2012

Raphael van Lierop

HomejoyDefunct YC S10

Marketplace · USA · 2012 · YC S10

Adora Cheung, Aaron Cheung, Xiao Wei Chen

House NewsPrivate

People's Republic of China · 2012

Leung Man-tao, Simon Lau, Tony Tsoi, Greg Sung

House of HardcorePrivate

Sports & Fitness · United States · 2012

Hualien Media InternationalPrivate

2012

Hsieh Kuo-liang

Huds and TokePrivate

Food & Agriculture · Australia · 2012

Emma Gibbons, Russell Gibbons

Hyper HippoPrivate

Gaming · 2012

ImprobablePrivate

Gaming · United Kingdom · 2012

Herman Narula, Rob Whitehead, Peter Lipka

Independent Journal ReviewPrivate

United States · 2012

InstacartPublic YC S12

Logistics & Supply Chain · USA · 2012 · YC S12

Apoorva Mehta, Max Mullen, Brandon Leonardo

Institute for Digital ArchaeologyPrivate

United Kingdom · 2012

Roger L. Michel, Jr.

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital MutilationPrivate

2012

Stella Obasanjo, Llorenç Vidal Vidal

Invicta Fighting ChampionshipsPrivate

United States · 2012

Shannon Knapp, Janet Martin

IrasutoyaPrivate

Japan · 2012

J TeamPrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · Taiwan · 2012

JAB Holding CompanyPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · Luxembourg · 2012

Karl Ludwig Reimann

JetSmarterPrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · United States · 2012

JumiaPublic

Retail & E-commerce · Nigeria · 2012

Jérémy Hodara, Sacha Poignonnec, Tunde Kehinde, Raphael Afaedor

JumiàPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Egypt · 2012

Jérémy Hodara

KahootPrivate

Education · Norway · 2012

Johan Brand, Jamie Brooker, Morten Versvik, Johan Br, Jamie Brooker who, Eilert Hanoa

Kiwi.comPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · Czech Republic · 2012

Jiří Hlavenka, Oliver Dlouhý, Jozef Képesi

Klutch Sports GroupPrivate

United States · 2012

Knowledge UnlatchedPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United Kingdom · 2012

Kraft Foods GroupPrivate

Food & Agriculture · United States · 2012

Kurk LietuvaiPrivate

Government & Nonprofit · Lithuania · 2012

Milda Dargužaitė

KymetaPrivate

Telecom · United States · 2012

Königreich DeutschlandPrivate

Germany · 2012

Le GorafiPrivate

France · 2012

Pablo Mira, Sébastien Liébus

Linus Media GroupPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Canada · 2012

Linus Sebastian

Los TalibanesPrivate

Mexico · 2012

Iván Velázquez Caballero

LuciqPrivate

Enterprise Software · Egypt · 2012

Omar Gabr, Moataz Soliman

Luv FilmsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · India · 2012

Ankur Garg, Luv Ranjan

MATE - Museo Mario TestinoPrivate

Peru · 2012

MTK GlobalPrivate

2012

Maddy Makes GamesPrivate

Gaming · 2012

MediumPrivate

Consumer · United States · 2012

Evan Williams, Biz Stone

MenshnPrivate

United Kingdom · 2012

Milk! RecordsPrivate

Australia · 2012

Jen Cloher, Courtney Barnett

Mithril CapitalPrivate

Fintech · USA · 2012

Peter Thiel, Ajay Royan

Monday.comPublic

Enterprise Software · Israel · 2012

Roy Mann, Eran Zinman

Monkeypaw ProductionsPrivate

United States · 2012

Murphy DoorPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · United States · 2012

Myanmar International Fashion WeekPrivate

Myanmar · 2012

Nat. BrutPrivate

United States · 2012

Andrew Ridker, Anna Ploegh

National Electric Vehicle SwedenPrivate

Automotive & Mobility · Sweden · 2012

Kai Johan Jiang

National Registry of ExonerationsPrivate

United States · 2012

Rob Warden, Samuel R. Gross

Nerdist IndustriesPrivate

United States · 2012

News DeeplyPrivate

2012

NewslaundryPrivate

India · 2012

Madhu Trehan, Abhinandan Sekhri

NowThis NewsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 2012

Brian Bedol, Eric Hippeau, Kenneth Lerer

OculusAcquired

Hardware & Electronics · USA · 2012

Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, Nate Mitchell, Michael Antonov

Oculus VRAcquired

Hardware & Electronics · USA · 2012

Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, Nate Mitchell, Jack McCauley, Michael Antonov

Off-WhitePrivate

Fashion & Beauty · Italy · 2012

OmioPrivate

Travel & Hospitality · Germany · 2012

OnfidoAcquired

UK · 2012

Husayn Kassai, Eamon Jubbawy, Ruhul Amin