Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Startup stages & company states · Core

Scale-up

Also called: scaleup, scaling company

ELI5

A company moving from finding the model to growing it.

Used in conversation

“The scale-up needs processes that do not destroy speed.”

Definition

A company that has found a working model and is expanding systems, team and revenue rapidly.

Here “Scale-up” means: A company that has found a working model and is expanding systems, team and revenue rapidly.

Pitch context

You will see “Scale-up” in fundraising decks, data rooms, term sheets and investor conversations when the discussion reaches startup stages & company states.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret startup stages & company states without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.