startup

Noun: startup
The act of setting in operation
The act of starting a new operation or practice

A startup company or start-up is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets. The term became popular internationally during the dot-com bubble when a great number of dot-com companies were founded. A high tech startup company is a startup company specialized in a high tech industry.

Startupers is a term used in the software industry to describe people involved in the creation of high tech startups. Typically, startupers are entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, software engineers, web developers, and others involved in the ground level of a new high tech venture.