growth company
noun
: a company that grows at a greater rate than the economy as a whole and that usually directs a relatively high proportion of income back into the business
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Zell has been a tech entrepreneur and investor since 2012, building and investing in a broad portfolio of growth companies including AssetWatch, a category defining condition monitoring company serving global manufacturers.
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Forbes Under 30 Team, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
In the 16 years since the financial crisis, Wall Street’s winners have been big growth companies.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
This is because some of their holdings are, by traditional standards, growth companies.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The company is classified as a non-accelerated filer and does not qualify as a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
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Forbes Under 30 Team, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
In the 16 years since the financial crisis, Wall Street’s winners have been big growth companies.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
This is because some of their holdings are, by traditional standards, growth companies.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The company is classified as a non-accelerated filer and does not qualify as a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Growth company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20company. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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