How to Use cofound in a Sentence

cofound

verb

• Heather Cocks cofounded and cowrites the fashion blog Go Fug Yourself.
  — Heather Cocks, Redbook, 7 July 2011
• Carmichael, who cofounded La Colombe and opened its first coffee shop in Center City in the early 1990s, said the tax cut wasn’t necessary.
  — Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Sijbrandij, a native of the Netherlands, and Dmitriy Zaporozhets, a native of Ukraine, cofounded it in 2013, working out of their homes.
  — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
• The book also serves as a shout-out to the myriad mentors who’ve contributed to the success of the Hundreds streetwear brand cofounded by Kim and Ben Shenassafar (a.k.a.
  — Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 20 June 2019
• Jenny Fleiss, who cofounded Rent the Runway before joining Walmart, led the launch.
  — Marc Bain, Quartz, 25 June 2019
• Though not venture backed, Southwest Airlines was cofounded in 1967 by Herb Kelleher and of course has gone on to become a very successful business.
  — Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 4 June 2019
• Sheila Johnson, the mogul who cofounded Black Entertainment Television, has flown down in her private jet to address the group.
  — Essence.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• Musk also cofounded an urban farming startup based in Brooklyn, called Square Roots.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2018
• Aaron Schavey, who cofounded the meadery with Geoff Resney, a friend and former colleague in the air pollution testing business, has been making mead for about two years and giving it away for almost as long.
  — Julia Thiel, Chicago Reader, 12 June 2018
• Five years after cofounding Vetements and sparking the luxury streetwear movement, Demna Gvasalia is stepping down as head designer of the brand.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Sep. 2019
• Sefte was cofounded by Toomey's first student and the company supports local female artisans in the high Andes of Peru.
  — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2018
• Bhowmik herself has been a longtime tech investor and last year cofounded the venture capital firm Converge, with Maia Heymann.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018
• Sarah Leary cofounded Nextdoor, a social networking tool for neighborhoods, in 2011.
  — Colleen Leahey McKeegan, Marie Claire, 3 Apr. 2018
• Melanie Perkins cofounded Canva, an online design and publishing tool, in 2012.
  — Colleen Leahey McKeegan, Marie Claire, 4 Apr. 2018
• He and Kelly cofounded Harp Design Co., their shop specializing in custom furniture and home goods, in 2011.
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 7 May 2018
• Ouzounov and Lorestani ended up cofounding Geltor, one of a handful of Bay Area startups using a biotech process called fermentation to make animal products.
  — Beth Kowitt, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2017
• Her previous work included cofounding the Racist Sandwich podcast and being a freelance food and pop culture writer and restaurant chef.
  — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 4 May 2020
• Case in point: the range of body care targeted to menstrual relief, cofounded by Whoopi Goldberg and cannabis entrepreneur Maya Elisabeth.
  — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2017
• In February, an artificial intelligence lab cofounded by Elon Musk informed the world that its latest breakthrough was too risky to release to the public.
  — Tom Simonite, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2019
• Studio 189 was cofounded by actress Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah.
  — Nandi Howard, Essence, 4 Nov. 2019
• Harry Brignull, a user experience specialist who helped cofound the Dark Patterns website—which documents instances of these design choices—first coined the term in 2010.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2020
• And Barry Bennett, who served for a period as a senior adviser to the campaign, cofounded a firm called Avenue Strategies and represents a number of foreign governments.
  — Sarah Westwood, CNN, 12 May 2018
• Quirk cofounded Competitive Cyclist, a successful e-commerce site that launched in Little Rock.
  — Andrew Tilin, Outside Online, 2 May 2018
• Harry cofounded the organization with Lesotho's Prince Seeiso.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 13 June 2019
• Jacobs intended to retire, but his friends convinced him to cofound another company focused on wireless.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 4 Sep. 2020
• Gordon Moore, who had observed Apollo’s insatiable demand for miniaturized silicon chips, left Fairchild to cofound Intel.
  — Stephen Witt, WIRED, 24 June 2019
• In 2004 Zuckerberg cofounded Facebook, which rapidly spread from Harvard to other universities.
  — Zeynep Tufekci, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2018
• Bozak has cofounded a company called Live Rocket, which specializes in retail, brand and entertainment partnerships.
  — Andrew Nodell | Wwd, latimes.com, 19 Sep. 2017
• In 2012 Gevers cofounded a digital-payments startup called Monetas, an attempt to disrupt a financial system that left billions unbanked.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, WIRED, 18 June 2018
• In fact, the long and winding road to getting properly evaluated prompted Lakshmi to cofound the Endometriosis Foundation of America, which advocates for patients and funds research for disease awareness.
  — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024