Founder

Founder could mean:
 Entrepreneur, in the sense of one who founds (starts) a company
 Laminitis, a horse illness in which "foundering" is a common symptom
 Founder Group, China's second-largest personal computer vendor
 Founder effect, a biological idea used to explain genetics in a small isolated population

Founders could mean:
 Founding Fathers, often called the "Founders", people who are important in starting an institution
 Founding Fathers of the United States, the political leaders who participated in the American Revolution as leaders of the Patriots
 Founders, a race of beings in the fictional Star Trek universe