The Deadpool
What happened to companies that raised private capital, from public records. Shutdowns and acquisitions are listed only with the evidence behind them.
Listed only with public evidence, shown on each entry: a shutdown or wind-down announcement or a dissolution record. A dead company website alone is not enough — quietly acquired companies often let their old domains lapse.
2 companies
YRC Worldwide
OtherOverland Park, KS
Shut down · Oct 2026
$287.7M raised (Form D) Last Form D Feb 2014
- Shutdown notice· Company website· Oct 16, 2026Company website states it has shut downSource
- Company website· Wikidata· Oct 16, 2026Website myyellow.com: listed by Wikidata (matched by SEC CIK)Source
- Dissolution record· Wikidata· Jul 30, 2023Wikidata: dissolved 2023-07-30Source
SmartSky Networks
TelecommunicationsMorrisville, NC
Shut down · Oct 2026
$231.3M raised (Form D) Last Form D Jul 2019
- Shutdown notice· Company website· Oct 17, 2026Company website states it has shut downSource
- Company website· Internet Archive· Oct 17, 2026Website smartskynetworks.com: archived copy of the site from around the company's last raise shows its name and HQ locationSource
Sources: SEC Form D and EDGAR filings, Wikidata, the Internet Archive and companies' own websites. Amounts are totals sold as reported on Form D, in USD. If an entry about your company is wrong, use "Request a correction or removal" on it.