co-founder
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co-founder
A person who founds a company, organization, or project together with one or more other people.
Er war Mitgründer des erfolgreichen Start-ups und für die technische Entwicklung zuständig.
He was a co-founder of the successful start-up and was responsible for technical development.
The word is made up of the prefix 'Mit-' and the noun 'Gründer' (founder). The prefix 'Mit-' means 'together' or 'jointly', so a 'Mitgründer' (co-founder) is someone who founds something together with others.
Sie ist Mitgründerin der Initiative für saubere Parks.
She is a co-founder of the initiative for clean parks.
The word belongs to the family of the verb 'gründen' (to found). A 'Gründer' (founder) is the person who founds something. A 'Mitgründer' (co-founder) is one of several people who found something together.
Die Gründer trafen sich wöchentlich, um die nächsten Schritte zu planen.
The founders met weekly to plan the next steps.
To say what someone is a co-founder of, you usually use the preposition 'von' with the dative or the genitive. Both are correct and common.
Er ist Mitgründer von einem bekannten Software-Unternehmen.
He is a co-founder of a well-known software company.
founder
'der Gründer' and 'der Mitgründer' both describe a person who starts something new, for example a company, an organization, or a project. 'der Gründer' can stand alone or generally refer to a person who founded something. 'der Mitgründer' emphasizes that this person was not alone, but founded something together with others. The words can be confused because a co-founder is also a founder. But if you want to show that several people were involved, 'Mitgründer' is more precise.
Beim Termin erklärt der Mitgründer, warum das Projekt von Anfang an ein Team gebraucht hat.
At the appointment, the co-founder explains why the project needed a team from the beginning.
Der Gründer der Firma spricht heute in der Bibliothek mit einer Kollegin über neue Pläne.
The founder of the company is speaking with a colleague at the library today about new plans.