The Deadpool
A graveyard of funded startups that didn't make it. Learn from the failures of the past.
30 failed startups — $35.9B raised, never returned
Total raised by startups that no longer exist
Funded startups confirmed shut down
From founding to shutdown
Why startups died
Click a reason to filter the graveyard below.
WeWork
Real Estate Tech
Coworking giant that filed for bankruptcy after its 2019 IPO collapse and unsustainable lease obligations.
Olive AI
Healthcare
Healthcare automation unicorn that wound down after over-promising on AI capabilities.
Convoy
Marketplace
Digital freight brokerage shuttered amid a freight-market downturn after raising at a $3.8B valuation.
IRL
Consumer
Group-messaging unicorn shut down after an internal probe found 95% of users were bots.
Outcome Health
Healthcare
Health-ad-network unicorn whose founders were convicted of defrauding investors and customers.
Skillz Spinoff (Aarki Bid)
AI / ML
Mobile-ad-tech AI bidder that lost share to larger DSPs and wound down operations.
BlockFi
Web3 / Crypto
Crypto lender that filed Chapter 11 after exposure to FTX and the Three Arrows collapse.
FTX
Web3 / Crypto
Crypto exchange that collapsed amid massive fraud and customer fund misappropriation.
Celsius Network
Web3 / Crypto
Crypto-yield platform that froze withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy; founder later charged with fraud.
Fast
Fintech
One-click checkout startup that burned through $10M/month and shuttered at less than $1M ARR.
Zenefits
HR Tech
HR unicorn rocked by licensing scandal; later acquired and wound down under TriNet.
Quibi
Consumer
Short-form mobile video platform that shut down six months after launch.
Essential Products
Consumer
Andy Rubin's premium smartphone company that failed to break into a saturated market.
Anki
Consumer
Consumer robotics maker (Cozmo, Vector) that ran out of money before its next round closed.
Aria Insights
Deep Tech
Tethered drone surveillance startup (formerly CyPhy Works) that shut down despite military traction.
Munchery
Marketplace
Meal delivery startup that shut down abruptly after burning through funding.
Theranos
Healthcare
Blood-testing startup whose technology was found to be fraudulent. Founder convicted of fraud.
Shyp
Marketplace
On-demand shipping pickup service that couldn't reach profitability.
Doppler Labs
Consumer
Smart earbud maker (Here One) outpaced by AirPods.
Juicero
Consumer
$400 wifi-enabled juice press that became Silicon Valley's go-to overengineering joke.
Jawbone
Consumer
Wearable and audio company that went into liquidation after years of decline.
Sprig
Marketplace
On-demand healthy meal startup that couldn't make unit economics work.
Beepi
Marketplace
Used-car marketplace that ran out of cash after rapid expansion.
Auctionata
Marketplace
Online art auction house that imploded after regulator probes into shill bidding.