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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Lessons on scaling start-ups show that modest investments in leadership capacity prepare businesses for growth.
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Dan Ringo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
There are multiple start-ups vying to enter the one-seat Part 103 market, which does not require a pilot’s license, but most do not have the financial backing of Pivotal or Jetson.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Academics have launched research projects, start-ups are proliferating and investors are piling in.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Here, self-driving cars navigated around cable cars, and start-ups were based in Victorian houses.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Dan Ringo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
There are multiple start-ups vying to enter the one-seat Part 103 market, which does not require a pilot’s license, but most do not have the financial backing of Pivotal or Jetson.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Academics have launched research projects, start-ups are proliferating and investors are piling in.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Here, self-driving cars navigated around cable cars, and start-ups were based in Victorian houses.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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