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 ''The Founder'' is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film portrays the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast-food res ...

'', a 2016 biographical feature film about McDonald's pioneer Ray Kroc

Companies and organizations

Founder Group Founder Group () is a major Chinese technology conglomerate that deals with information technology, pharmaceuticals, real estate, finance, and commodities trading. It is divided into five major industry groups, each covering a separate industry: ...

, a Chinese information technology and pharmaceutical conglomerate **

Founder Technology Founder Technology Group Corporation (), a subsidiary of Founder Group from Peking University, is an information technology state-owned enterprise in Shanghai, China. It is engaged in the development of personal computers and computer peripherals ...

, a Shanghai subsidiary *

Founders Brewing Company Canal Street Brewing Co., L.L.C., doing business as Founders Brewing Company, is a brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, known for producing several highly rated and award-winning craft-style ales, including KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout), Centenn ...

, a craft brewery located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States *

Founders Ministries Founders Ministries, previously known as the Southern Baptist Founders Conference, is a Reformed Baptist group within the Southern Baptist Convention in the United States. Its goal is to return Southern Baptists to their roots, and it has contri ...

, Christian group in the United States *

Worshipful Company of Founders The Worshipful Company of Founders is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England. The Founders, or workers in brass and bronze, were incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1614. However, with the development of technology, the ...

, 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 Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material ...

, 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