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start-up



VERB
initiate activity
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Finnish start-up IQM secures over $146 million in new funding, valuing the company at approximately $1.8 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Since joining him at the age of 21, Gleit has watched a start-up called Facebook transform into a tech giant called Meta, and weathered many storms and controversies along the way.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The start-up quickly went viral, with thousands sharing the news and dividing opinions on social media.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The AI start-up had found that its hacking capabilities were so good that it posed a major cyber threat.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

It was something like a start-up inside a start-up, and in a field in which I had no professional experience to speak of.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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