STARTUPS DREAMS THAT SEEK TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES
The Times of India|November 07, 2022
Hundreds of ideas from around the world. Entrepreneurs who are looking to solve global challenges. Ideas that want to solve pressing social and business problems. Judges who have had to juggle with details for each idea. Ultimately, a million dollar in prize money for the top spot
STARTUPS DREAMS THAT SEEK TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES

The mission for all the companies was the same – change the world for the better. The iconic business show- ‘Meet the Drapers’ concluded its grand finale episode of Season5 with two companies- CancerFree Biotech & Its Skinny winning the bumper prize.

This year, the show saw thousands of start-ups from countries like USA to India, Taiwan, Portugal, Canada, and Brazil competing out of which 36 best and the brightest entrepreneurs were selected. Viewers at home could also root for their home region by voting for the favourite start-ups and fast-track their journey to the finale.

Over the next nine weeks, which featured multiple out-of-the-box business ideas, nail-biting competition and eliminations, the finest entrepreneurs were selected for semi-finals.

In the fifth season of Meet the Drapers, Tim Draper– Founder, Draper Associates along with his other fellow judges, Bill Draper – Founder, DRK Foundation and Polly Draper – Actress, Producer and Director, closely analysed the potential of the contestants in search for the next billion-dollar idea. Each episode also has a guest judge which included Indian American businessman and the founder of Hotmail- Sabeer Bhatia, Kirthiga Reddy, President, Athena SPACs, and Naveen Jain, Founder & CEO, Viome Life Sciences among others.

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