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This is a list of companies founded by Brown University alumni, including attendees who enrolled in degree-programs at Brown but did not eventually graduate. This list is not exhaustive, as it only includes notable companies of which the founding and development history is well recorded by reliable sources. In particular, subsidiaries are listed with their owners in parentheses.
Company | Type (Parent company) | Stock | Category | Year founded | Founder/co-founder from Brown |
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FM Global | Insurance | 1835 |
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Brown & Sharpe | Technology | 1853 |
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The Wall Street Journal | Media | 1889 |
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McKinsey & Company | Private | Consulting | 1939 |
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Diners Club International | 1950 |
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Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv | Design | 1957 |
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Turner Broadcasting System | (WarnerMedia) | Media | 1965 |
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Greenpeace | Non-governmental organization | 1969 |
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Concept2 | Athletic equipment | 1976 |
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Compass Lexecon | Consulting | 1977 |
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Arquitectonica | Architecture | 1977 |
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Abaqus | (Dassault Systèmes) | Technology | 1978 |
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CNN | (WarnerMedia) | Media | 1980 |
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1100 Architect | Architecture | 1983 |
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Z Corporation | Technology | 1986 |
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Radius | Technology | 1986 |
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Claris | Technology | 1987 |
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Vestar Capital Partners | Investment firm | 1988 |
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Providence Equity Partners | Private | Investment firm | 1989 |
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Nantucket Nectars | (Keurig Dr Pepper) | Beverage | 1989 | ||
Valiant Comics | Media | 1989 |
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Apollo Global Management | Investment firm | 1990 |
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General Magic | Technology | 1990 |
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Starwood Capital Group | Private | Investment firm | 1991 |
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Crescent Capital Group | Private | Investment firm | 1991 |
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Madison Dearborn Partners | Private | Investment firm | 1992 |
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals | Nasdaq : ALXN | Pharmaceuticals | 1992 |
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The Motley Fool | Media | 1993 |
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Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners | 1993 |
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Townsquare Media | NYSE : TSQ | Media | 1994 |
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CDNow | E-commerce | 1994 |
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Bracebridge Capital | Private | Investment firm | 1994 |
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Searchlight Pictures | (The Walt Disney Company) | Media | 1994 |
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Rawkus Records | 1995 |
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Netgear | Public | Nasdaq : NTGR | Technology | 1996 |
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Sapphire Ventures | Private | Investment firm | 1996 |
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DCM Ventures | Private | Investment firm | 1996 |
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Grey Goose | (Bacardi) | Beverage | 1997 | ||
United Rentals | Nasdaq : URI | 1997 |
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Dress For Success | Non-profit | 1997 |
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W Hotels | (Marriott International) | Hospitality | 1998 |
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Evite | Liberty Media | Social media | 1998 | ||
IvyWise | 1998 |
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Shutterfly | Private | Photography | 1999 |
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Eazel | Technology | 1999 |
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Grist | Media | 1999 | |||
Simpli | Search engine | 1999 | |||
Quadrangle Group | Private | Investment firm | 2000 |
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Loudmouth Golf | Apparel | 2000 |
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Recommind | 2000 |
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Talking Points Memo | Media | 2000 |
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Clinton Health Access Initiative | Nonprofit | Non-governmental organization | 2002 |
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Tribeca Enterprises | Private | Media | 2003 | ||
Optoro | Private | Technology | 2004 |
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Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. | Investment firm | 2004 |
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Workday | Public | Nasdaq : WDAY | Financial management | 2005 |
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One Laptop per Child | Nonprofit | 2005 |
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Instructables | (Autodesk) | 2005 |
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MapLight | Nonprofit | 2005 |
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Curbed | (Vox Media) | Media | 2006 | ||
Amie Street | 2006 |
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RXi Pharmaceuticals | Public | Nasdaq : PHIO | Pharmaceuticals | 2006 |
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SlideShare | (Scribd) | Technology | 2006 |
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RealSelf | Private | 2006 |
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Adverum Biotechnologies | Public | Nasdaq : ADVM | Biotechnology | 2006 |
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MongoDB Inc. | Public | Nasdaq : MDB | Technology | 2007 |
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Quizlet | 2007 |
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Zeta Global | Private | Marketing | 2007 |
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Color Force | Film | 2007 |
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Remodelista | (Ørsted) | Media | 2007 |
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Deepwater Wind | 2007 |
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Songza | Technology | 2007 |
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Thoma Bravo | Private | Investment firm | 2008 |
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Betterment | Private | Financial technology | 2008 |
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Gengo | 2008 |
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Runa | Private | Beverage | 2008 |
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Uproxx | 2008 |
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Betterment | Private | 2008 |
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Aerospike | Private | Technology | 2009 |
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Food52 | 2009 |
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Searchlight Capital | Private | Investment firm | 2010 |
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Yesware | Private | 2010 |
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Gojek | Private | Technology | 2010 |
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Warby Parker | Private | Eyewear | 2010 |
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Rip Van Wafels | Private | Food | 2010 | ||
Sir Kensington's | (Unilever) | Food | 2010 |
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Cards Against Humanity | Entertainment | 2010 |
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Funding Circle | Public | LSE : FCH | 2010 |
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ZipRecruiter | Public | NYSE : ZIP | Employment marketplace | 2010 |
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Scopely | Private | Entertainment | 2011 |
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XPO Logistics | Public | NYSE : XPO | Logistics | 2011 |
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Teespring | Private | Clothing | 2011 |
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Venture for America | Non-profit | 2011 |
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CommonBond | Private | 2011 |
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Figma | (Adobe) | Technology | 2012 |
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Crisis Text Line | Non-profit | Crisis intervention | 2013 |
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WalletHub | Private | 2013 |
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Body Labs | (Amazon) | Technology | 2013 |
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Amylyx Pharmaceuticals | Public | Nasdaq : AMLX | Pharmaceuticals |
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Ellevest | Private | Financial technology | 2014 |
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Science 37 | Private | Medical | 2014 |
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Obi Worldphone | Private | Technology | 2014 |
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Casper | Private | Sleep products | 2014 | ||
Blockstream | Private | Technology | 2014 |
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Stash | Private | Financial technology | 2015 |
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Away | Private | Lifestyle | 2015 |
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Fatherly | (Some Spider Studios) [56] | Lifestyle | 2015 |
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Bowery Farming | Private | Farming | 2015 |
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Lyra Health | Private | Healthcare | 2015 |
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Ritual | Private | Health | 2016 |
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Wyze | Private | Technology | 2017 |
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Speechify | Private | Technology | 2017 |
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OpenSea | Private | Technology | 2017 |
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Kumu | Private | Technology | 2018 |
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Ethos Capital | Private | Investment firm | 2019 |
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Neeva | Private | Technology | 2019 |
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Ocean Biomedical | Pharmaceuticals | 2019 |
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