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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The latest is Californian start-up HappyRobot, which will today announce a $44 million Series B round.
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David Prosser, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Lumenisity will produce the fibers, a start-up spun out of Southampton.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
One way of making a living leads to another, until something evil with health insurance sticks, like a start-up or a finance bro who is willing to marry you.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, many of the newer entrants to the market are lightly regulated start-ups that may not pay into the state insolvency fund, according to Bach.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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David Prosser, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Lumenisity will produce the fibers, a start-up spun out of Southampton.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
One way of making a living leads to another, until something evil with health insurance sticks, like a start-up or a finance bro who is willing to marry you.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, many of the newer entrants to the market are lightly regulated start-ups that may not pay into the state insolvency fund, according to Bach.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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