Who founded the east india company?

I'm doing an essay for the Boston Tea Party and I can't find anything on the East India Company.



I need to know who founded it and when it was founded. Thanks!Who founded the east india company?
Jan Pieterszoon Coen started the Dutch East India Company in 1602.
Someone from East IndiaWho founded the east india company?
The British...don't know names, or when, but It was a british company in India trading under the mercantile system.
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/His鈥?/a>Who founded the east india company?
The Royal Charter
"The Company was founded as The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies by a coterie of enterprising and influential businessmen, who obtained the Crown's charter for exclusive permission to trade in the East Indies for a period of fifteen years. The Company had 125 shareholders, and a capital of 拢72,000." (wikipedia.org)
French east India company(Compagnie des Indes Orientales) was started by Colbert in 1664. Dutch united east India company(Veereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) was started on 1602. British east India company(John company) was started on 31 December 1600 by a charter granted by Queen Elizabeth under the title ' The governor %26amp; company of merchants of London trading into East Indies. ' .