Founded

It was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981, with the help of Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Charles Zegar, and a 12% ownership investment by Merrill Lynch.

London was founded by the Romans.

Walmart is a family-owned business that was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton in Rogers, Arkansas.

In California in 2003, Andy Rubin, Nick Sears and Chris White founded Android Inc.

Bill gates founded Microsoft in 1976 when he formed a contract with Mits (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) to develop a basic operating system for their new microcomputers.

YouTube was founded on February 14th (Valentine's Day!), 2005 by three ex-PayPal employees.

Only 18 months after YouTube was founded, Google bought it for $1.65 billion in stocks.

The company was originally founded in Malaysia and later moved its headquarters to Singapore.

The US National Swimming Pool Institute was founded in 1956, and still sets safety standards for pools today.

In 1982, a university student founded the Society for the Restoration and Preservation of Red M&M's, a campaign to bring back the red M&M's.

In California in 2003, Andy Rubin, Nick Sears and Chris White founded Android Inc Andy Rubin, Android's Co-creator, was responsible for the name choice.

Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1976 when he formed a contract with Mits (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) to develop a basic operating system for their new microcomputers.

Bloomberg was founded in 1981 as Innovative Market Systems and has since grown into a major international operation employing more than 20,000 individuals.