Nascent (adjective)

Coming into existence; beginning to develop.

Origin:

From latin nasci ("to be born").

Examples:

1. The technology was in its nascent stage, with engineers still working out the kinks.
2. The company was just a nascent startup, but it had big plans for the future.
3. The field of artificial intelligence is still in its nascent phase.
4. The new political movement was still in its nascent stages, with only a few dedicated followers.
5. The nascent idea for a new product was still in the brainstorming phase.