The BEST episodes of StartUp
Every episode of StartUp ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of StartUp!
Miami—A desperate banker needs to conceal stolen money. A Haitian-American gang lord wants to go legit. A Cuban-American hacker has an idea that will revolutionize the very future of money itself. Forced to work together, they unwittingly create their version of the American dream—organized crime 2.0.
#1 - Recapitalization
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/6/2016
In the season finale, Nick and Izzy hash out their differences. Nick has an ace up his sleeve, leading to a shocking new ally for GenCoin. Rask is faced with the brutal truth about Alex. The Morales family is blindsided by tragedy.
#2 - Soul Proprietor
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/28/2017
Izzy reaches out to Rask with a proposition. Tamara gives Ronald the push he needs to change his life for good. Nick makes a sickening discovery while Izzy executes a devastating plan to decimate Araknet’s enemies.
#3 - Valuation
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/6/2016
A struggling GenCoin finds a way to set up shop, but Ronald’s plan to put some money in their pockets backfires. An anxious Rask must field questions from his fellow agents. Izzy follows up on an ambitious lead.
#4 - Pro Rata
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/6/2016
GenCoin lands a major investor, Alex Bell, who has sketchy ties. Rask makes an opportune discovery about Nick. As Ronald’s status in the gang changes, his son Touie is faced with an agonizing decision.
#5 - Leverage
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/28/2017
As Araknet celebrates a huge win, Ronald struggles to repair his life before it’s too late. The Russians extend a tainted olive branch, causing dissent within the company and throwing Izzy into inner turmoil. Just as Araknet is poised to make a controversial move, an unforeseen enemy strikes.
#6 - Trading Up
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2018
Ronald fears the impending blowback from a vindictive LH7; Mara's ultimate plan comes to fruition, blindsiding Wes and Nick; Stroud re-emerges to tie up loose ends, leading to an explosive and deadly battle.
#7 - Hostile Takeover
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/6/2016
Rask hurries to tie up loose ends. Alex drops a bombshell on GenCoin, forcing Izzy into a compromising position. Nick and Ronald bond over their new predicament. Izzy takes a stand, only to find herself on the wrong side.
#8 - Liabilities
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/2017
Rask makes a bold move to set things right. After a near-death experience, Izzy reaches out to an old friend. Ronald and Nick rally to Izzy’s defense as they rethink the future of their business. The group fears Araknet’s baggage will scare off Wes.
#9 - Authentication
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2018
As Araknet enjoys an uptick, Nick grows paranoid that his covert plot will be discovered; when Wes decides to bring in an old friend for financing, Mara rebels and reveals a damning secret; Izzy rejoins Araknet, but old wounds resurface.
#10 - Pivot
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/2017
After a devastating tragedy, Ronald faces a harrowing decision. Izzy finds herself in hot water after a brazen plan lands her in the Russians’ sights. Nick finally grabs Wes’s attention with the help of Wes’s daughter, Mara.
#11 - Questionable Costs
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/1/2018
Ronald wrestles with the most difficult decision of his life; to Izzy's horror, the virus she built blows back on Araknet; when Mara finds out what Nick did to Ronald, their relationship teeters on the edge; Nick enters into a downward spiral.
#12 - Opportunity Cost
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/28/2017
After Ronald suggests a game-changer for Araknet, he struggles to live up to the team’s expectations of him. The Russians hit Araknet hard in an underhanded move, leaving Nick and Izzy to plot swift retaliation.
#13 - Loss
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/2017
After a discouraging discovery, the trio forges a new plan. Izzy seeks the help of someone significant from her past. Nick faces a setback while catching a glimpse into the strange world of Wes Chandler. Ronald struggles to get his crew behind the new way of doing business.
#14 - Angel Investor
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/6/2016
Nick makes the pitch of a lifetime, reviving GenCoin. Rask and Maddie’s partnership takes a surprising turn just as Rask forms an unlikely alliance. Ronald gets pulled into a wave of violence with his gang.
#15 - Profit and Loss
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/2018
Ronald's entanglement with LH7 comes home to roost, aggravating his relationship with Nick; with the 100-million user mark approaching, Nick makes a disturbing choice to protect his own interests; Izzy agonizes over Stroud's final orders.
#16 - Bootstrapped
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/6/2016
Rask is forced clean up his mess. Izzy reaches out to an old classmate and finds a promising lead. Taylor’s discovery of Nick’s predicament places GenCoin in serious jeopardy. In the face of disaster, Ronald has a burst of inspiration.
#18 - Limited Liability
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2018
Araknet receives horrific news, spurring a moral debate within the company and forcing Ronald to undermine Nick; Izzy tries to uncover Stroud's true motivations while wrestling with her own duplicity; Wes hopes to repair his relationship with Mara.
#19 - Growth Hacking
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/28/2017
As ArakNet struggles to best their competitor, Izzy butts heads with the team. Rask recovers, but his murderous past threatens to resurface. Wes, Nick and Mara hustle to bring ArakNet street cred against slim odds. Ronald goes down a dangerous road he’s long avoided.
#20 - Ground Floor
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/2016
After Ronald threatens Nick and Izzy, they scramble to return his money in cash. Agent Rask's new partner Maddie arrives just in time to ramp up efforts to track Nick's father, Andy Talman. With gang violence in Little Haiti bearing down on his family, Ronald rethinks Izzy's GenCoin pitch.
#21 - Early Adopters
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/2017
Nick meets a mysterious old friend of his father’s. Ronald and Izzy put Araknet into action as Nick comes to them with a peculiar proposition. An adrift Rask struggles to repair all that’s broken in his life.
#22 - Guerilla
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2018
As Wes scrambles to hide the rest of his cash from Stroud, Ronald and Nick begin to butt heads over how to carry on as co-CEOs; Izzy finds herself drawn back into the world of subversive tech.
#23 - Rebranding
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2018
The arrival of NSA agent Rebecca Stroud throws Araknet into a paranoid tailspin, forcing Wes to reconsider his financing of the company and scaring Ronald into re-evaluating his ties to LH7; Nick is inspired to take the company to the next level.
#24 - Proof of Concept
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2016
Nick, Izzy and Ronald's fundraising is off to a slow start, but Ronald spots an opportunity with a neighborhood VIP. Rask and Maddie catch wind of GenCoin just as Andy tells Nick the truth about Rask. Nick makes a promising business connection.
#25 - Diversification
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2018
Wes throws a big party in the hopes of wooing new investors; LH7's tactics blow back on Ronald's family; Nick embarks on a secretive mission to save the company; an encounter with someone from Mara's past sends her into an emotional tailspin.