The United East India Company, commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and the first joint-stock company in the world. Wikipedia
Founder: Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Founded: March 20, 1602
Ceased operations: December 31, 1799
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Market cap: about $7.8 trillion
Defunct: 31 December 1799
Fate: Dissolved and nationalised as Dutch East Indies