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, a 2016 biographical feature film about McDonald's pioneer Ray Kroc The Founders, a 2016 documentary about the founders of the LPGA directed by Charlene Fisk and Carrie Schrader' The Founder, a character from the 2025 video game Shuten Order

Companies and organizations Founder Group, a Chinese information technology and pharmaceutical conglomerate Founder Technology, a Shanghai subsidiary Founders Brewing Company, a craft brewery located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Founders Ministries, Christian group in the United States Worshipful Company of Founders, 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, the starter of a charity Founder CEO 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 shipwrecking

See also Foundered strata, rock beds which have collapsed due to removal of underlying beds List of founders of English schools and colleges