Start-Up (2020)

Comedy · Drama · Romance

Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (19,866 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: KO
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.94 avg 16 episodes 8.5 → 7.3 80 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Start-Up	8.5	494
2	F F F (Family, Friends, Fools)	7.9	342
3	Angel	8.1	317
4	Sandbox	8.2	310
5	Hackathon	8.5	315
6	Key Man	8.2	274
7	Burn Rate	8.3	273
8	Backup	8.1	267
9	Risk	8.6	267
10	Demoday	7.8	274
11	Exit	8.1	265
12	Acqhire	7.7	285
13	Comfort Zone	7.3	303
14	Elevator Speech	7.5	304
15	Minimum Viable Product	6.9	323
16	Scale-Up	7.3	365