Draper University

History Draper University was established in 2012[5] by venture capitalist Tim Draper, co-founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ).[6] The university building was formerly the Hotel Benjamin Franklin.[7] The school's first session had 40 students. Since then the school has grown to offer Fall, Spring and Summer programs for both students as well as executive education for CEO's and governmental officials.[8] In April 2015, a reality program called Startup U featured Draper University's seven-week program in a 10-episode series.[9][10] The show included Miss USA 2013, Erin Brady, who joined the series to help develop and find investors for her company, Romeo in a Box.[11][12] Draper University announced a partnership with Arizona State University and Global Silicon Valley in May 2016 to launch an entrepreneurial program combining Draper's innovations in education with ASU's curriculum and large student body. Dubbed the ASU Draper GSV Accelerator, the program includes the Draper University entrepreneurial boot camp with a network of experts.[13][14] Six scholarships were given to ASU students to attend the program.[15] Since then, Draper University has launched a new partnership, teaming up with ASU to offer 15 college credits and a certificate of entrepreneurship for the Fall 2017 program.