Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology Bill Gates and his father founded Microsoft in 1975. fact fiction almost fact: Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company in '75. almost fact: Bill Gates alone founded the company in '75. Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, not Gates and his father. Option C correctly identifies this as 'almost fact' with the proper correction.