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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Mike Nicolette, senior director of irons research and development, left a 23-year position at PING to join the PXG start-up.
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Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The Swiss start-up team, with an average age of 23, will analyze data from their base in Lecaute, France, and plan to return to the water when conditions allow.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 May 2025
As part of the process, at least one of its divisions, its football representation business, will be moved under a new start-up run by longtime leader Patrick Whitesell.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025
This notice is required for private equity entities, but not venture capital firms exclusively funding start-ups or other early-stage businesses, the analysis further explains.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025
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Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The Swiss start-up team, with an average age of 23, will analyze data from their base in Lecaute, France, and plan to return to the water when conditions allow.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 May 2025
As part of the process, at least one of its divisions, its football representation business, will be moved under a new start-up run by longtime leader Patrick Whitesell.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025
This notice is required for private equity entities, but not venture capital firms exclusively funding start-ups or other early-stage businesses, the analysis further explains.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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