'Meet the Drapers' Season 5 World Premiere Showcases 35 Startups Competing for the Grand Prize of $1M (USD)
SILICON VALLEY, Calif, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meet the Drapers, an international pitch competition reality television series for entrepreneurs, today announced the show's Season 5 premiere, airing globally across several domestic and international television networks. Hosted by the esteemed Draper Family, judges for the show include Tim Draper, Polly Draper, and Bill Draper along with a different special guest judge each week.
- The latest season, produced and directed by Sarika Batra, will highlight four startups each week from different regions across the world, giving viewers the opportunity to root for entrepreneurs from their hometown.
- The startups were selected from pre-pitch events that were hosted in major regions across the globe including India, Taiwan, Portugal, Brazil, Singapore, Canada, and the United States.
- To date, Meet the Drapers has featured over 100 startups, raising more than four million (USD) from Tim Draper.
- Tim Draper is a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley known for investing in several "unicorns" such as Coinbase, Skype, Tesla, and Hotmail.