startup

or start-up

[ stahrt-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
a new business venture, or a new commercial or industrial project:
a small, 5-month-old internet startup.

adjective

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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of startup¹

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

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Where does Zeteo stand in the crowded field of new media startups?

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Fueled by the popularity of AI-powered tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, tech giants and startups are racing ahead to release more AI features that can spit out text, code and images within seconds.

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Other AI startups including Anthropic and xAI are public benefit corporations.

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The Santa Clara-based tech company, which makes computer chips, was hit hard in January after Chinese startup DeepSeek announced it had built a cheaper AI model with fewer computer chips.

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The company faces ever-stiffer secular headwinds, including competition from legacy automakers moving into the electric vehicle market, along with EV startups such as Rivian.

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