scaleup

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noun

The act or result of scaling up.

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Meanings

nounscaleup (plural scaleups)

plural scaleups

  1. The act or result of scaling up.
  2. businessA startup in the growth phase.

    I believe that we can visualize the typical lifecycle of startups and scaleups as a number of stages or game levels.

    2019, Jurgen Appelo, Startup, Scaleup, Screwup: 42 Tools to Accelerate Lean and Agile Business Growth, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN

Origin

From scale + up.

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APA

scaleup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaleup

MLA

“scaleup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaleup. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaleup,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaleup.

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