October 20 (2016-10-20) – December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15)
Project Runway: Fashion Startup was an eight-episode American reality television series that premiered on October 20, 2016 on Lifetime. This was the ninth direct spin-off series of another series, Project Runway, which airs on the same network. On Fashion Startup, aspiring fashion and beautyentrepreneurs were given the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors. The panel included Katia Beauchamp,[2]CEO and cofounder of Birchbox; Christine Hunsicker,[3] CEO and founder of Gwynnie Bee; Rebecca Minkoff,[4] successful fashion designer with a global lifestyle brand; and Gary Wassner,[5] CEO of Hilldun Corp. and chairman and cofounder of Interluxe Holdings, companies that have provided financing for some of America’s and the world’s designer labels.,[1]
