Startup U: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Launching a startup is not an easy task. In this reality series Startup U, entrepreneurial millennials get help by spending a semester at Draper University. During the seven-week program led by billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper, he helps mentor the students who are looking to launch their own companies. Guest speakers also share their business knowledge and experience with the class. The candidates pitch their ideas to a panel of venture capitalists, hoping to get an investment that allows them to launch their businesses. The millennials face hard lessons along the way, but the payoff could be life-changing for the one who gets the seed money to launch a business.

Series details

• Title: Startup U
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2015-08-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-10-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Freeform
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2160

Cast and credited roles

• Tim Draper — Tim Draper

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-08-11; final listed air date 2015-10-15; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Startup U on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.