Legendary venture capitalist Tim Draper partners with TikTok to discover the
next billion-dollar startup for Meet the Drapers Season 7
SAN
MATEO, Calif., Aug. 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Meet the Drapers, an
international pitch competition reality television series for
entrepreneurs, today announced its partnership with TikTok to
launch a worldwide search for extraordinary startups to compete in
its seventh season.
"Entrepreneurs around the globe use TikTok as a main channel to
spread the word about their startups, showcasing their successes,
failures, and everything in between," said Dan Page, Global Head of Partnerships, New
Screens at TikTok. "We could not be more excited for Meet the
Drapers to use our platform to source, and ultimately fund, one
very deserving startup."
The competition invites founders of Seed or Series A stage
startups to create a compelling 30-60 second TikTok video
highlighting their entrepreneurial journey using the hashtag
#MeetTheDrapers2024. Along with industry expert judges choosing
their top picks, the public will have the opportunity to vote for
their favorite submissions, with the most popular entries advancing
to a live-streamed pitch review on TikTok.
The top four selections from the pitch event will get to pitch
to Tim Draper and a panel of guest
judges in Silicon Valley on an episode of Meet the Drapers where a
winner will be selected to pitch in the semi-finals, filmed this
October in Silicon Valley. These entrepreneurs will have a chance
to secure an investment of $1,000,000.
"Meet the Drapers has always been about discovering
extraordinary talent, regardless of geography," says Sarika Batra, Executive Producer and Director of
Meet the Drapers. "Our partnership with TikTok amplifies this
mission, allowing us to tap into a global pool of innovative
entrepreneurs and showcase their ideas on an unprecedented
scale."
Key dates:
Application period: August 19th - September 10th, 2024
Live-streamed pitch reviews: September 13th,
2024
Final four announcement (live on TikTok): September 16, 2024
Semi-finals filming in San
Francisco: October 17-18th,
2024
Participants must have a public TikTok account and be available
to travel to San Francisco for
filming. For complete details on the selection process and how to
apply, visit: https://meetthedrapers.com/tiktok.
About Meet the Drapers
Meet The Drapers is an international pitch competition reality
television series where entrepreneurs from around the globe compete
against one another for a $1 million
dollar investment in their game-changing ideas from
billionaire venture capitalist, Tim
Draper. Every episode features entrepreneurs from a
different region of the globe pitching their business ideas to Mr.
Draper and VIP guest judges. Tim
Draper is a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley known for
investing in several "unicorns" such as Coinbase,
Skype, Tesla, and Hotmail.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for
short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and
bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. www.tiktok.com.
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