founded

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Five years ago, Stripling and his mentor from that firm founded their own financial services company, called Skyward Financial.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Back when Danielle Howa Pendergrass founded her own women’s health clinic in Price, Utah, in 2012, she says it was one of only two such clinics anywhere near her remote hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The fund founded by high-profile billionaire investor George Soros has showed faith Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO Greg Abel — waiting until Warren Buffett left the company to buy shares in the conglomerate.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

At stake is the future of one of the world's most valuable start-ups, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, along with the reputations of Altman - the company's boss - and Musk, the man he founded it with.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Its leaders founded a black college—which became the first publicly supported liberal arts college for blacks in the United States.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson