Vocabulary
das
Start-up
/ˈstaːɐ̯tʔap/· noun· Pl. die Start-ups
start-up (company)
Young company, big idea, little money: in Vienna's start-up scene the first question is always the Finanzierung.
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- Singular
- das Start-up
- Plural
- die Start-ups
- Genitiv
- des Start-ups
- Schreibweise
- also das Startup
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Start-up
start-up company
Sie hat mit zwei Freundinnen ein Start-up gegründet.
She founded a start-up with two friends.
Word family
Start-updas Tech-Start-uptech start-upder Start-up-Gründer / die Start-up-Gründerinstart-up founderdie Start-up-Szenestart-up scene
Common combinations
- ein Start-up gründento found a start-up
- in ein Start-up investierento invest in a start-up
- ein junges Start-upa young start-up
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
das Jungunternehmendie Neugründung
Common learner mistakes
- der Start-updas Start-upLike das Unternehmen, a start-up is neuter in German.
Real examples
- Das Wiener Start-up entwickelt Software für Arztpraxen.The Viennese start-up develops software for doctors' practices.
- Viele Start-ups scheitern in den ersten drei Jahren.Many start-ups fail in their first three years.
- Für ihr Start-up suchen die Gründer noch Investoren.The founders are still looking for investors for their start-up.
