startup

Or start-up

[stahrt-uhp]

noun

1. the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.

2. a new business venture, or a new commercial or industrial project.

   a small, 5-month-old internet startup.

adjective

1. of or relating to the beginning of such a venture or project, especially to an investment made to initiate it.

   high start-up costs for construction of a new facility.

Word History and Origins

Origin of startup¹

First recorded in 1550–60; noun use of verb phrase start up

Example Sentences

The startup is among several companies vying to revolutionize air travel by doing away with the need for human pilots on cargo, military and maybe even passenger aircraft.

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Some founders may feel, “I am indispensable, and I don’t want to give my baby to one person,” said Ranjay Gulati, a professor at Harvard Business School who has studied leadership transitions among startup CEOs.

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Much like a startup trying to control monthly spending before it can achieve profitability, there are ways to slow your own burn rate.

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“Something is happening in Milan. Venture-capital funds are calling me every day saying, ‘If you see something interesting, we want to invest in Italy,’” said Paul Guillemin, co-founder of the tech startup Volta.

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R2-D2, among other functions, automatically scans the vast startup market for companies in Touring’s wheelhouse: AI startups on the verge of raising Series B financing.

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