: an increase according to a fixed ratio

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Harbinger Motors is backed by venture capital money, with $100 million funded to date and another $82 million expected to scale-up production, according to Harris and Crunchbase, which tracks funding data for startups. Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024 For example, the Netherlands’ fast-growing scale-up manufacturer Wefabricate B.V. is laying a solid foundation for growth and innovation by modernizing its ERP environment in the cloud. Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Another factor is the lack of loyalty amongst US scale-ups where the abundance of capital raised is also utilised to lure away key talent from other companies in the ecosystem. Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 While early-stage funding is now higher than the Bay Area, thoroughbreds face a staggering $30 billion gap in funding at the crucial scale-up stage compared to their Bay Area counterparts. Saul Klein, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scale-up 

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scale-up was in 1945

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“Scale-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scale-up. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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