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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Memories of that period were rekindled with London Tech Week, which began on Monday, bringing together more than 30,000 attendees, including 8,250 start-ups and 1,500 investors.
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Ian King, CNBC, 10 June 2026
As to what that vague mission looks like in practice, Special announced that its first target is elder care, through a second start-up called Figure Health.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
The ability to sell medical cannabis would also be an advantage for recent start-up dispensaries, who aren’t able to do so now.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The Real Deal didn’t get the lease price, but a class A office in an area long associated with tech start-ups isn’t cheap.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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Ian King, CNBC, 10 June 2026
As to what that vague mission looks like in practice, Special announced that its first target is elder care, through a second start-up called Figure Health.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
The ability to sell medical cannabis would also be an advantage for recent start-up dispensaries, who aren’t able to do so now.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The Real Deal didn’t get the lease price, but a class A office in an area long associated with tech start-ups isn’t cheap.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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