Startup U

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]

Startup U
Genre	Reality television
Starring	Tim Draper Sequoia Blodgett Charlie Taibi
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producers	Mike Duffy Tim Duffy
Production company	Ugly Brother Studios
Original release
Network	Freeform
Release	August 11 (2015-08-11) – October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)[1]

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

Cast

• Tim Draper, founder of Draper University.
• Sequoia Blodgett, Draper University entrepreneur in residence.
• Charlie Taibi, Draper University program director.
• Erin Brady
• Tony Capasso
• John Randolph Parkhill Frye
• Shawn Isaac
• David Kram
• Ana Marte
• Carly Martinetti
• Keyonna Patterson
• Malcolm Jamaal Tyson
• Sharon Winter

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.	Title	Original release date	U.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]