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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That isn’t to say that consensus culture prevents innovation or agility—Autio offers Sweden’s vibrant start-up sector as evidence to the contrary.
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Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Quirk was part of the team that launched Rhapsody in 2001, helped build Google Play in 2011, and later went on to found Freeform Development, a start-up Zedge acquired with the goal of enabling their global network of creators to better monetize their art.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
The event will introduce TriOrb, a Japanese robotics start-up that just joined Newlab.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Or consider Cruise, a start-up that was quickly expanding nationally in 2023.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
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Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Quirk was part of the team that launched Rhapsody in 2001, helped build Google Play in 2011, and later went on to found Freeform Development, a start-up Zedge acquired with the goal of enabling their global network of creators to better monetize their art.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
The event will introduce TriOrb, a Japanese robotics start-up that just joined Newlab.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Or consider Cruise, a start-up that was quickly expanding nationally in 2023.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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