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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An agreement for Disney to get an equity position in the massive start-up in exchange for licensing select characters also was jettisoned.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Levy says that VivaTech brings together the entrepreneurialism and start-up culture of WebSummit and the authority of the World Economic Forum at Davos, where global business leaders and politicians meet.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Google DeepMind, artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory created through the merger of Google AI’s Google Brain division and the tech start-up DeepMind.
—Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
From its earliest days as a start-up, the company had relied on flat management.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Levy says that VivaTech brings together the entrepreneurialism and start-up culture of WebSummit and the authority of the World Economic Forum at Davos, where global business leaders and politicians meet.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Google DeepMind, artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory created through the merger of Google AI’s Google Brain division and the tech start-up DeepMind.
—Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
From its earliest days as a start-up, the company had relied on flat management.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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