Bitcoin (btc)$83,194.00↓ 1.46%
Ethereum (eth)$2,673.75↓ 0.15%
Tether (usdt)$0.999662↓ 0.02%
BNB (bnb)$759.79↓ 2.16%
XRP (xrp)$1.48↓ 1.95%
USDC (usdc)$0.99988↓ 0.00%
Solana (sol)$117.67↓ 3.29%
TRON (trx)$0.335809↑ 0.69%
Zcash (zec)$1,464.57↓ 8.02%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.051↑ 0.00%
Hyperliquid (hype)$86.83↓ 5.00%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.092877↓ 3.48%
Chainlink (link)$15.09↑ 7.93%
Monero (xmr)$538.55↓ 1.95%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$83.19↓ 1.26%
Bitcoin (btc)$83,194.00↓ 1.46%
Ethereum (eth)$2,673.75↓ 0.15%
Tether (usdt)$0.999662↓ 0.02%
BNB (bnb)$759.79↓ 2.16%
XRP (xrp)$1.48↓ 1.95%
USDC (usdc)$0.99988↓ 0.00%
Solana (sol)$117.67↓ 3.29%
TRON (trx)$0.335809↑ 0.69%
Zcash (zec)$1,464.57↓ 8.02%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.051↑ 0.00%
Hyperliquid (hype)$86.83↓ 5.00%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.092877↓ 3.48%
Chainlink (link)$15.09↑ 7.93%
Monero (xmr)$538.55↓ 1.95%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$83.19↓ 1.26%

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.