Here is a listing of startup acronyms commonly used by entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators, and others who interact with startup ventures and startup financing:
ACCT -
Account
AP -
Accounts Payable
APA -
Asset Purchase Agreement
API -
Application Programming Interface
AR -
Accounts Receivable
ARC -
African Regional Conference
ARC -
Appalachian Regional Council
ARR -
Annual Run Rate
ASP -
Application Service Provider
ATDC -
Advanced Technology Development Center
AUM -
Assets Under Management
BR -
Bounce Rate
CAC -
Customer Acquisition Cost
CAO -
Chief Accounting Officer
CAPM -
Capital Assets Pricing Model
CDO -
Chief Data Officer
CFP -
Certified Financial Planner
CIM -
Confidential Information Memorandum
CIO -
Chief Information Officer
CLTV -
Customer Lifetime Value
CMS -
Content Management System
COB -
Close of Business
COGS -
Cost of Goods Sold
CPA -
Cost per Acquisition
CPA -
Certified Public Accountant
CPC -
Cost per Click
CPC -
Cost per Conversion
CPL -
Cost per Lead
CPU -
Central Processing Unit
CPU -
Cost per Unit
CR -
Conversion Rate
CR -
Credit
CRM -
Customer Relationship Management
DCF -
Discounted Cash Flow
DFCF -
Debt Free Cash Flow
DNS -
Domain Name Server
DR -
Debit
DSCR -
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
EBIT -
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes
EOD -
End of Day
EOI -
Expression of Interest
EOM -
End of Message
EOW -
End of Week
EPS -
Earnings per Share
ESP -
Email Service Provider
ETA -
Estimated Time of Arrival
EV -
Enterprise Value
FCF -
Free Cash Flow
FFF -
Friends & Family Round
FFO -
Funds From Operations
FIFO -
First In First Out
FMA -
First Mover Advantage
FTE -
Full Time Employee
FY -
Fiscal Year
GA -
Google Analytics
GC -
General Counsel
GEW -
Global Entrepreneurship Week
GMV -
Gross Merchandise Value
HR -
Human Relations
HTML -
Hyper-text Markup Language
HTTP -
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTPS -
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
IB -
Investment Bank
ICR -
Interest Coverage Ratio
IM -
Instant Messaging
IP -
Intellectual Property
IP -
Internet Protocol
IP Address -
Internet Protocol Address
IRA -
Individual Retirement Account
ISP -
Internet Service Provider
KISS -
Keep it Simple Stupid
KPI -
Key Performance Indicator
LIFO -
Last In First Out
LLC -
Limited Liability Company
LOI -
Letter of Intent
LTM -
Last Twelve Months
LTV -
Lifetime Value
M&A -
Mergers & Acquisitions
MAC -
Material Adverse Change
MF -
Management Fee
MRR -
Monthly Recurring Revenue
MSP -
Multi-sided Platform
MTD -
Month to Date
MVP -
Minimal Viable Product
NRV -
Net Realizable Value
OCF -
Operating Cash Flow
OOO -
Out of Office
OS -
Operating System
P/E -
Price to Earnings
P&L -
Profit and Loss Statement
PaaS -
Platform as a Service
PM -
Project Manager
POC -
Proof of Concept
POC -
Point of Contact
PPC -
Pay per Click
PR -
Public Relations
PSA -
Purchase Sales Agreement
PTE -
Part-time Employee
PTO -
Paid Time Off
PV -
Page View
QA -
Quality Assurance
QPAM -
Qualified professional asset manager as defined by ERISA.3
- Synonyms: Qualified Professional Asset Manager
- Synonyms: Qualified Professional Asset Manager
R&D -
Research and Development
RAM -
Random Access Memory
RFP -
Request for Proposal
ROA -
Return on Assets
ROC -
Return on Capital
ROE -
Return on Equity
ROIC -
Return on Invested Capital
ROR -
Ruby on Rails
RRR -
Required Rate of Return
RTO -
Reverse Takeover
SHA -
Shareholders Agreement
SMB -
Small to Medium Business
SME -
Small and Medium Enterprises
SME -
Subject Matter Expert
SMM -
Social Media Marketing
SOP -
Standard Operating Procedure
SPA -
Stock Purchase Agreement
SPAC -
Specified Purpose Acquisition Company
STTR -
The Small Business Technology Transfer program.
SWOT -
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Analysis
TAM -
Total Addressable Market
TAV -
Tangible Asset Value
TS -
Term Sheet
TSA -
Transitional Services Agreements
USPTO -
United States Patent & Trademark office
VDR -
Virtual Data Room
VPN -
Virtual Private Network
WACC -
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
WOM -
Word of Mouth
YTD -
Year to Date
