German word

Mitbegründer

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈmɪtbəˌgʁʏndɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounco-founder

Example

Er ist einer der Mitbegründer des Start-ups.

He is one of the co-founders of the startup.

Illustration for Mitbegründer (co-founder)

More examples

Als Mitbegründer einer NGO setzte er sich für soziale Projekte ein.

As a co-founder of an NGO, he advocated for social projects.

Core concept

A group stands at the starting point of a company or project, and every person who helped create it is part of that founding group.

Common phrases

  • Mitbegründer einer NGO

    co-founder of an NGO

  • Gründer und Mitbegründer

    founder and co-founder

  • Mitbegründer einer Initiative

    co-founder of an initiative

Similar words

Gründer: A person who established a business or organization from its earliest beginnings.
Mitgründer: A person who jointly started a company or business in its early stages.
Co-Gründer: An English-influenced term for a person who co-founded a company.
Teilhaber: A person who shares a business's profits and responsibilities, often through investment.

Definition in German

Eine Person, die zusammen mit weiteren Personen die Gründung initiiert oder maßgeblich mitgetragen hat.

Word origin

Mitbegründer was formed by joining mit with Begründer, the agent noun for someone who begründet, or establishes, something.

Usage tips

  • Mitbegründer identifies a founding role and does not by itself indicate an equal share of ownership or control.

Opposites

  • Alleingründersole foundernoun

Related words

  • Mitbegründungco-foundingnoun
  • mitbegründenco-foundverb

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