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Founders & startup ecosystem · Core

Solo founder

Also called: single founder

ELI5

One person starts the company alone.

Used in conversation

“The solo founder has built a strong senior team around them.”

Definition

A founder who starts a company without a co-founder.

Here “Solo founder” means: A founder who starts a company without a co-founder.

Pitch context

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Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.