STARTUP LEGEND TIM DRAPER NAMES BEST IN CLASS ON THE SEASON FINALE OF "STARTUP U," AIRING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th, AT 5:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Michelle Phan (Digital Entrepreneur), Dan Price (Founder, Gravity Payments) and Jesse Draper (Entrepreneur and Angel Investor) Join Tim Draper on the Judges Panel

Burbank, CA (October 12, 2015) - Pitch Day has finally arrived, and the students put their best foot forward in hopes of securing funding on the season finale of "Startup U," airing on Thursday, October 15th, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family. ABC Family is becoming Freeform in January 2016.

In "Fund Me," Pitch Day is finally here, and each student presents their idea to a panel of premiere venture capitalists in the hopes that one or more will give them the funding necessary to start their dreams. But only one student can be crowned "Best in Class," and Tim makes it very clear that he is looking for that special idea that will transform the world. After the winner and runner-up are announced, they must make some important decisions about their respective futures. Tim is very confused when the winner is hesitant to accept his generous offer of funding, forcing the premiere venture capitalist to try and find out what is really going on. Finally, after the excitement of Pitch Day, graduation is the last major milestone, and it's clear that the students have learned many lessons during their time at Draper University, the most important being that anything is possible.

"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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