
StartUp
Overview
Fifteen young ambitious people are all working together in an empty building, some also live there. They try to achieve the same goal: having a selfmade business. Despite having the same goal, they're different people with different opinions about how to reach their goal. One of them is Sterre de Vries, who initiated the whole thing. Her father (Bert de Vries) is the owner of the building. It's all there: ambitions, arguments, secrets, intrigues, friendship, family ties, romance, lust.
Top Cast

Daniël Boissevain
Bert de Vries

Sarah Bannier
Sterre de Vries

Sophie Veldhuizen
Eva Nuys
Naomi van der Linden
Fleur Zuidenwind
Reinier Demeijer
Floris Koel

Eva Laurenssen
Helena Nuys
Stephen Liebman
Tom Verburg

Mamoun Elyounoussi
Mo Idrissi

Annelies Appelhof
Romy Meesters

Joël de Tombe
Pieter Wolfsen
Themes & Keywords
About StartUp
StartUp is a drama, soap series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of friendship, workplace, rivalry, romance, family relationships, work ethic. Created by Kennard Bos, it stars Daniël Boissevain, Sarah Bannier, Sophie Veldhuizen. Fifteen young ambitious people are all working together in an empty building, some also live there. They try to achieve the same goal: having a selfmade business. Despite having the same goal, they're different people with different opinions about how to reach their goal. One of them is Sterre de Vries, who initiated the whole thing. Her father (Bert de Vries) is the owner of the building. It's all there: ambitions, arguments, secrets, intrigues, friendship, family ties, romance, lust.
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