Startup U

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Startup U
Startup U tv logo.png
Genre Reality television
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Mike Duffy
  • Tim Duffy
Production companyUgly Brother Studios
Release
Original network Freeform
Original releaseAugust 11 (2015-08-11) 
October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15) [1]

Startup U is an American reality television series that premiered on August 11, 2015 on Freeform (then ABC Family). The show is about students in an entrepreneur mentoring program in Silicon Valley. [2]

Contents

Startup U is based on Draper University, a 7-week residential program in entrepreneurship.

Cast

Format

Startup U follows 10 entrepreneurial techies looking to make names for themselves. Each founder endures a grueling seven-week program at Draper University, a program led by billionaire founder and venture capitalist Tim Draper. The series is produced by Ugly Brother Studios, a Sky Vision partner. [3]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Welcome to Draper University"August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)0.22 [4]
2"The Hack-a-Thon"August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18)0.10 [5]
3"Chain Reaction"August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)0.05 [6]
4"Bro's and Bras"September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)0.06 [7]
5"6 Degrees to Nowhere"September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)0.11 [8]
6"The Great Outdoors"September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)0.06 [9]
7"Not So Fair"September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)0.06 [10]
8"Motivation"October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)0.07 [11]
9"Prototypes, Partners & Pitches"October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)0.11 [12]
10"Fund Me"October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)0.08 [13]

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References

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  2. Littleton, Cynthia (April 1, 2015). "ABC Family Ramps Up Docu-Series Slate with 3 Orders". Variety.
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