Bitcoin (btc)$82,496.00↑ 1.20%
Ethereum (eth)$2,459.72↑ 1.99%
Tether (usdt)$0.999138↑ 0.00%
BNB (bnb)$730.40↑ 0.34%
XRP (xrp)$1.34↑ 0.72%
USDC (usdc)$0.999602↓ 0.01%
Solana (sol)$106.04↑ 1.64%
TRON (trx)$0.332228↓ 0.05%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.018↓ 2.74%
Zcash (zec)$1,232.79↑ 8.59%
Hyperliquid (hype)$82.43↑ 2.05%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.081576↓ 0.15%
Monero (xmr)$547.99↓ 1.05%
USDS (usds)$0.999897↑ 0.01%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$81.05↑ 1.57%
Bitcoin (btc)$82,496.00↑ 1.20%
Ethereum (eth)$2,459.72↑ 1.99%
Tether (usdt)$0.999138↑ 0.00%
BNB (bnb)$730.40↑ 0.34%
XRP (xrp)$1.34↑ 0.72%
USDC (usdc)$0.999602↓ 0.01%
Solana (sol)$106.04↑ 1.64%
TRON (trx)$0.332228↓ 0.05%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.018↓ 2.74%
Zcash (zec)$1,232.79↑ 8.59%
Hyperliquid (hype)$82.43↑ 2.05%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.081576↓ 0.15%
Monero (xmr)$547.99↓ 1.05%
USDS (usds)$0.999897↑ 0.01%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$81.05↑ 1.57%

Pressure Hits DIFFERENT | Meet the Drapers S9: Semifinals II

Published September 21, 2026

It’s Semifinals II on Meet the Drapers Season 9, filmed with Draper University, and the pressure is on. Tim Draper and a judges panel push five founders through a brutal gauntlet — boxing a robot, the air squat challenge, and the billionaire Pitch Challenge — as they pitch for survival. Featured startups: Muse Bio (biotech), Eywa (sustainable tech), DeepMirror (AI), Exobiosphere (environmental tech), and The Network Bank (fintech) all compete. Only one founder claims the $1,000,000 investment.