Founder

Founder or Founders may refer to:

Places

 * Founders Park, a stadium in South Carolina, formerly known as Carolina Stadium
 * Founders Park, a waterside park in Islamorada, Florida

Arts, entertainment, and media

 * Founders (Star Trek), the alien leaders of the fictional state and military superpower the Dominion, in Star Trek
 * The Founder (newspaper), the student newspaper at Royal Holloway, University of London
 * The Founder, a 2016 biographical feature film about McDonald's pioneer Ray Kroc

Companies and organizations

 * Founder Group, a Chinese information technology and pharmaceutical conglomerate
 * Founder Technology, a Shanghai subsidiary
 * Founders Brewing Company, a craft brewery located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
 * Founders Ministries, Christian group in the United States
 * Worshipful Company of Founders, a livery company based in London, England, United Kingdom

Roles

 * Organizational founder, the person or group of persons responsible for creating an entity
 * Founder, in entrepreneurship, the starter of a private or public company
 * Philanthropist, the starter of a charity
 * Founder, a metallurgist who operates a foundry
 * Founding Fathers - see list of national founders

Science and healthcare

 * Founder, a hoof ailment caused by laminitis
 * Founder effect, genetic effect of expansion of isolated small populations

Other uses

 * Founder (IRC), management status for Internet Relay Chat
 * To founder (or foundering), a nautical term for shipwrecking