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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For instance, the biomedicine AI start-up Arc Institute is designing a machine learning model trained on DNA of 100,000 species to identify disease-causing genome mutations and to assist new drug discovery.
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Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
In fact, Murty has also invested in a number of British start-ups, like the gentlemen’s outfitters New & Lingwood, which sells silk dressing gowns for £2,500 (about $3,400), adding to their household’s wealth.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Norwegian start-up Elfly Group hopes to fly the first prototype of Noemi, its short-haul, all-electric amphibious aircraft, by 2027 and then launch it commercially by 2030.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Similar to an incubator, a start-up accelerator is an investment company that looks to grow a new venture in exchange for a stake in the business.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
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Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
In fact, Murty has also invested in a number of British start-ups, like the gentlemen’s outfitters New & Lingwood, which sells silk dressing gowns for £2,500 (about $3,400), adding to their household’s wealth.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Norwegian start-up Elfly Group hopes to fly the first prototype of Noemi, its short-haul, all-electric amphibious aircraft, by 2027 and then launch it commercially by 2030.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Similar to an incubator, a start-up accelerator is an investment company that looks to grow a new venture in exchange for a stake in the business.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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