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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According to the company, multiple benchmark results showed that its model’s overall performance surpassed that of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek’s latest reasoning model.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Genoa has no flashy tech start-up scene or digital nomads on every corner.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Uhlrich is also the founder of a start-up developing a way to conduct the analysis with a smartphone.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
What may be novel is executing these partnerships with the freedom and flexibility of a start-up.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Genoa has no flashy tech start-up scene or digital nomads on every corner.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Uhlrich is also the founder of a start-up developing a way to conduct the analysis with a smartphone.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
What may be novel is executing these partnerships with the freedom and flexibility of a start-up.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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