start-up
Newly launched company
A start-up is a newly established business, typically one pursuing innovative products or rapid growth.
The term especially describes tech companies in their early stages, often venture-funded: She left her corporate job to join a start-up.
As an adjective, it describes costs or challenges associated with launching something new: start-up expenses, start-up phase.
Also spelled startup.
Creating and managing ventures
- founderOne who begins something
- launchSet into motion
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- bootstrapStart without external resources
solopreneur · cofounder · self-employed · microbusiness · home-based · partnership · proprietorship · venture
Embryonic plant capsule
- angelDivine winged messenger
- investorsThose who commit capital
- capitalWealth used for investment
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
equity · bootstrapping · pre-seed · financing · pitch · grant · backers · syndicate
Controlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
workspace · coworking · program · resources · guidance · alumni · support
Programs directing computer operations
- appMobile device software
- platformRaised flat structure
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
- AISimulated cognitive processing
cloud · algorithm · coding · development · data · analytics · blockchain · cybersecurity
Climbing or resizing
- expansionIncrease in scope
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
retention · metrics · KPI · revenue · profitability · surge · acceleration · milestone
entrepreneurship
Creating and managing ventures
- founderOne who begins something
- launchSet into motion
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
bootstrap · solopreneur · cofounder · self-employed · microbusiness · home-based · partnership · proprietorship · venture · lean
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
crowdfunding · equity · bootstrapping · pre-seed · financing · pitch · grant · backers · syndicate · valuation
incubator
Controlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
cohort · workspace · coworking · program · resources · guidance · alumni · support
software
Programs directing computer operations
AI · cloud · algorithm · coding · development · data · analytics · blockchain · cybersecurity · database
scaling
Climbing or resizing
- expansionIncrease in scope
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
acquisition · retention · metrics · KPI · revenue · profitability · surge · acceleration · milestone · hypergrowth
start-upincumbent
Current position holder
multinational corporation · conglomerate · behemoth · enterprise · institution
start-upshutdown
Cessation of operations
wind-down · liquidation · closure · wind-up · dissolution