Startup Failure Post-Mortems 2021 First Update (2/1/21).Startup Failure Post-Mortems 2021 Second Update (6/16/21).Startup Failure Post-Mortems 2021 Third Update (9/28/21).
So why do so many startups flame out? The real reasons can be hard to uncover, but the obituaries written by founders, investors, and journalists offer plenty of clues.īelow is a time-staggered compilation of startup post-mortems for some of the most notable failures in the CB Insights database.Īfter reading the 386 goodbye letters and investigative takedowns below, check out our rundown for the top 12 reasons that startups shutter.
