Start with nothing in kitty (5)
I believe the answer is:
found
'start' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'nothing in kitty' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'kitty' becomes 'fund' (fund or money for a particular purpose).
'o' put inside 'fund' is 'FOUND'.
'with' is the link.
(Other definitions for found that I've seen before include "Discovered" , "Launch" , "Establish" , "To bring into being; cast" , "Start" .)