Project Runway: Fashion Startup

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Project Runway: Fashion Startup
Genre Reality television
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Patrick Reardon
Barbara Schneeweiss
Jay Peterson
Todd Lubin
James Bruce
Mary Donahue
David Hillman [1]
Production company The Weinstein Company Television
Release
Original network Lifetime
Original releaseOctober 20 (2016-10-20) 
December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15)

Project Runway: Fashion Startup was an eight-episode American reality television series that premiered on October 20, 2016 on Lifetime. This was the ninth direct spin-off series of another series, Project Runway , which airs on the same network. On Fashion Startup, aspiring fashion and beauty entrepreneurs were given the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors. The panel included Katia Beauchamp, [2] CEO and cofounder of Birchbox; Christine Hunsicker, [3] CEO and founder of Gwynnie Bee; Rebecca Minkoff, [4] successful fashion designer with a global lifestyle brand; and Gary Wassner, [5] CEO of Hilldun Corp. and chairman and cofounder of Interluxe Holdings, companies that have provided financing for some of America’s and the world’s designer labels., [1]

Contents

Episodes

Episode 1: Welcome to Fashion Startup

Original airdate: October 20, 2016

Episode 2: This Is Called a Bidding War

Original airdate: October 27, 2016

Episode 3: Girls Just Wanna Have Funds!

Original airdate: November 3, 2016

Episode 4: I Need to See Focus

Original airdate: November 10, 2016

Episode 5: Where's All the Cash Going?

Original airdate: November 17, 2016

Episode 6: They're Ripping You Off

Original airdate: December 1, 2016

Episode 7: Entrepreneurs are the New Rock Stars

Original airdate: December 8, 2016

Episode 8: On Point

Original airdate: December 15, 2016

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