start-up
noun
variants
or startup
often attributive
1
: the act or an instance of setting in operation or motion
2
: a fledgling business enterprise
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As the planet parches, and extreme wildfire and droughts raise alarm bells, investors are pouring fresh capital into start-ups using cutting-edge technology to forecast, mitigate and even reverse drought.
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Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Colter will play a lawyer fired by a Silicon Valley start-up intending to cheat him out of his stock options.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Rucci said only direct-to-consumer brands can work with this costing, and those companies are often challenged by MOQ (minimum order quantity) and price, especially niche start-ups pursuing domestic manufacturing.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Mistral, the fast-rising French AI start-up founded by Arthur Mensch, Timothée Lacroix and Guillaume Lample two years ago, is seeking a $10-billion valuation in its new fundraising round, according to the Financial Times.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
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Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Colter will play a lawyer fired by a Silicon Valley start-up intending to cheat him out of his stock options.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Rucci said only direct-to-consumer brands can work with this costing, and those companies are often challenged by MOQ (minimum order quantity) and price, especially niche start-ups pursuing domestic manufacturing.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Mistral, the fast-rising French AI start-up founded by Arthur Mensch, Timothée Lacroix and Guillaume Lample two years ago, is seeking a $10-billion valuation in its new fundraising round, according to the Financial Times.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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