TENSIONS ARE HIGH AS THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A THIRTY-SIX-HOUR HACK-A-THON ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF "STARTUP U," AIRING TUESDAY, AUGUST 18th, AT 10:01PM ET/PT

Entrepreneur and Angel Investor Jesse Draper and Venture Capitalist Ben Parr Are Guest Judges

Burbank, CA (August 14, 2015) - Friendships and rivalries are cemented during the highly competitive Hack-a-Thon on an all-new episode of "Startup U," airing on Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 at 10:01PM ET/PT on ABC Family.

In "The Hack-a-Thon," now that everyone has pitched their ideas and sized up their competition, they are ready for their second assignment. Charlie informs the entrepreneurs that they will participate in a hack-a-thon; they have thirty-six hours to create an entirely new business idea and present the working prototype to Tim, Jesse Draper (Entrepreneur and Angel Investor) and Ben Parr (Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur & Author). As the deadline rapidly approaches, Shawn, David, Carly and Malcolm's confidence in their project may prove to be their undoing, while Keyonna's team aims to redefine sperm donation. Meanwhile, Tony struggles with Charlie's latest challenge, and David and Keyonna take an instant dislike to each other.

"Startup U" is produced by Ugly Brother Studios, a Sky Vision partner. Mike Duffy, Tim Duffy, Tim Draper, Perry Dance and Ted Iredell serve as executive producers.

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