startup
Definition
noun
- the beginning of a new company or new productExampleWe went into the red for the first time because of the costs for the start-up of our new subsidiary.
- a new, usually small business that is just beginning its operations, especially a new business supported by venture capital and in a sector where new technologies are used
"It's unusual for a venture capitalist to be focused tightly on a set of companies with a common technology base, and even more unusual for the investment fund manager to be picking start-ups that will be built on a business he's currently running." [InformationWeek]
