Startup U (2015)
Docu-series that follows 10 entrepreneurial techies looking to make names for themselves while also perhaps bursting others’ bubbles. To do so, they must enter a grueling seven-week program at Draper University, a program led by billionaire founder and venture capitalist Tim Draper. After a semester of learning the fundamentals of launching a startup company under the mentorship of America’s business leaders, the students will pitch their ideas to venture capitalists eager to find the next big tech innovation.
Country: US
Language: En
Runtime: 42
Season 1:
The students move in and give one-minute pitches about their businesses in the series premiere of this reality show in which 10 entrepreneurial young adults are mentored in how to launch a start-up.
The students must devise a new business idea within 36 hours.
The students are separated into teams and challenged to create a ``chain reaction'' machine; Keyonna has problems with her business and her teammates.
Survival week arrives and proves to be strenuous for the students; discord erupts between Keyonna and Sharon, who are both feeling stressed.