diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-crabs-wave.md b/.changeset/sharp-crabs-wave.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bc8edbda6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-crabs-wave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': minor
+---
+
+Allow creating organizations without an initial owner to facilitate B2B onboarding flows
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/OrganizationApi.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/OrganizationApi.ts
index 01d608c027..e2164fec96 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/OrganizationApi.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/OrganizationApi.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type CreateParams = {
   name: string;
   slug?: string;
   /* The User id for the user creating the organization. The user will become an administrator for the organization. */
-  createdBy: string;
+  createdBy?: string;
   maxAllowedMemberships?: number;
 } & MetadataParams;
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
index a333d17e02..a3aed38e3b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export interface OrganizationJSON extends ClerkResourceJSON {
   admin_delete_enabled: boolean;
   public_metadata: OrganizationPublicMetadata | null;
   private_metadata?: OrganizationPrivateMetadata;
-  created_by: string;
+  created_by?: string;
   created_at: number;
   updated_at: number;
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts
index ab88fd9025..840942e51a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export class Organization {
     readonly slug: string | null,
     readonly imageUrl: string,
     readonly hasImage: boolean,
-    readonly createdBy: string,
     readonly createdAt: number,
     readonly updatedAt: number,
     readonly publicMetadata: OrganizationPublicMetadata | null = {},
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ export class Organization {
     readonly maxAllowedMemberships: number,
     readonly adminDeleteEnabled: boolean,
     readonly membersCount?: number,
+    readonly createdBy?: string,
   ) {}
 
   static fromJSON(data: OrganizationJSON): Organization {
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export class Organization {
       data.slug,
       data.image_url || '',
       data.has_image,
-      data.created_by,
       data.created_at,
       data.updated_at,
       data.public_metadata,
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ export class Organization {
       data.max_allowed_memberships,
       data.admin_delete_enabled,
       data.members_count,
+      data.created_by,
     );
   }
 }