Startup Graveyard
1,744 startups that shut down, went under or quietly disappeared. $78.6 billion of investment on record was laid to rest here. Every headstone holds a lesson.
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80 Acres Farms
Ohio's USD 1 billion vertical farming company closed in 2026 when a rescue sale collapsed overnight
Closed2014 – 2019Aiwujiwu
It promised to wipe out estate agents, reached a billion dollars in 18 months and faded out quietly in 2019
Closed2014 – 2025Ample
Robot stations that swapped EV batteries for fleets: Chapter 11 after USD 330 million raised
Closed2015 – 2026Ascend Elements
It turned spent batteries into new cathode material until grants, demand and prices all moved against it
Closed2012 – 2025Benson Hill
It set out to rewrite soybean genetics with data, bought and sold plants, and left its stock worthless
Closed2013 – 2022Bulb Energy
Britain's fast-growing green energy supplier: rescued by the state after the 2021 gas shock
In bankruptcy2011 – 2024Byju's
It began with one teacher's classes, reached USD 22 billion and has been in Indian insolvency since 2024
Closed2018 – 2024Cazoo
The Zoopla founder's online used-car retailer fell from USD 7 billion to administration in three years
Closed2015 – 2025CloudMinds
Tried to move robot brains to the cloud: raised RMB 5.4 billion, entered liquidation in 2025
Closed2010 – 2024Cue Health
A home molecular COVID test took it public at USD 2.3 billion; when demand ended it liquidated in 2024
Closed2004 – 2025Danimer Scientific
Danimer made biodegradable plastic from bacteria: from a USD 4.9 billion stock boom to a USD 19 million sale
Closed2015 – 2025Desktop Metal
It set out to bring metal 3D printing to factories, and fell from USD 5 billion to a USD 7 million asset sale
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15.ai
The SI project that voiced fictional characters for free, named after its claim of cloning a voice from 15 sec
Closed2015 – 202680 Acres Farms
Ohio's USD 1 billion vertical farming company closed in 2026 when a rescue sale collapsed overnight
Closed2015 – 2026Ascend Elements
It turned spent batteries into new cathode material until grants, demand and prices all moved against it
Closed1995 – 2026BioWare
The Canadian studio behind Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect and Dragon Age: founded by three doctors in 1995, sold t
Closed2023 – 2026Blast
An Ethereum layer-2 network promising automatic yield on ETH and stablecoins: it drew billions in 2024 and is
In bankruptcy2021 – 2026Character.AI
A platform for chatting with characters: a Google licence in 2024, a bankruptcy protection filing in 2026
Closed1999 – 2026Evil Geniuses
The North American esports organisation that won world titles from Dota 2 to Valorant: closing in 2026 under s
Closed2009 – 2026Getaround
A car-sharing pioneer that sank on listing and in 2026 liquidated with nothing left for shareholders
In bankruptcy1995 – 2026Getty Images
One of the world's largest visual archives: founded in London in 1995, delisted and in bankruptcy protection i
Closed2018 – 2026ICRYPEX
A crypto exchange that grew through sponsorships and fan tokens, then went into liquidation in 2026
Closed2023 – 2026IO Interactive Türkiye
The Istanbul studio Hitman maker IO Interactive opened to develop AAA games
Closed2012 – 2026Luminar Technologies
Lidar company of a 17-year-old founder: USD 11 billion in 2021, technology sold for USD 33 million in 2026
Closed2022 – 2026Minimus
The Twistlock founders' second startup: it sold software images with fewer vulnerabilities and closed three ye
In bankruptcy2022 – 2026Movement Labs
The company that set out to bring Move to Ethereum entered small-business bankruptcy in 2026
Closed2021 – 2026Opaque Systems
A Berkeley start-up running analytics and super intelligence on encrypted data: a Series B in February 2026, i
Closed2013 – 2026Quandoo Türkiye
The Turkish operation of the Berlin-based online restaurant booking platform
Closed2016 – 2026Rec Room
Social gaming platform with 150 million players: USD 3.5 billion peak, closed without a profitable model
Closed2013 – 2026Salad and Go
Cheap drive-thru salads: the chain grew to nearly 150 restaurants, then closed every one in August 2026
Closed? – 2026Vepara
A payment institution offering virtual POS, a digital wallet and pay-by-link on a single platform
Closed2014 – 2026Vicarious Surgical
A surgical robot steered through virtual reality: valued at USD 1.1 billion, it never won FDA clearance
Closed2023 – 2026YoLa Fresh
A fresh-produce platform linking Moroccan smallholder farmers directly to shops: founded in 2023, closed withi
Closed2014 – 2025Ample
Robot stations that swapped EV batteries for fleets: Chapter 11 after USD 330 million raised
Closed2012 – 2025Benson Hill
It set out to rewrite soybean genetics with data, bought and sold plants, and left its stock worthless
Closed2018 – 2025Bitay
A crypto exchange born as an R&D project at Yıldız Teknopark that issued its own token
Closed2017 – 2025BitTurk
A Turkish exchange that was first to list some altcoins in Turkey and also built blockchain software
Closed2019 – 2025BluSmart
An Indian ride-hailing service run on an all-electric fleet
Closed2016 – 2025Builder.ai
The start-up that promised to make commissioning an app with SI as easy as ordering a pizza
Closed2017 – 2025Canoo
The start-up building pod-shaped electric vans and delivery vehicles for commercial fleets
Closed2015 – 2025CloudMinds
Tried to move robot brains to the cloud: raised RMB 5.4 billion, entered liquidation in 2025
Closed2004 – 2025Danimer Scientific
Danimer made biodegradable plastic from bacteria: from a USD 4.9 billion stock boom to a USD 19 million sale
Closed2015 – 2025Desktop Metal
It set out to bring metal 3D printing to factories, and fell from USD 5 billion to a USD 7 million asset sale
Closed2014 – 2025Dunzo
The Indian errands and quick-commerce app that grew out of a WhatsApp group
Closed2013 – 2025eFishery
The Indonesian fish-feeder start-up that hit USD 1.4 billion and collapsed on fabricated numbers
Closed2019 – 2025Flip
A video shopping app that paid users to post shut down without warning 16 months after a billion-dollar round
Closed2016 – 2025Gazete Duvar
An independent online newspaper launched after the 15 July coup attempt that lasted nine years
Closed2015 – 2025Good Glamm Group
India's beauty and content group: 11 acquisitions made it a unicorn, and lenders broke it up in 2025
Closed2018 – 2025Humane
Maker of the AI Pin, a wearable SI device meant to replace the phone
Closed2012 – 2025ininal
A Turkish prepaid card start-up that let people without credit cards shop online
Closed2016 – 2025Li-Cycle
Battery recycling's rising star ran out of cash at the Rochester plant it could never finish
Closed2015 – 2025Lilium
The German company behind the Lilium Jet, an electric air taxi capable of vertical take-off
Closed2016 – 2025Nabız (Nabd Türkiye)
The Turkish edition of Nabd, the Arab world's news app, aggregating more than 300 Turkish sources
In bankruptcy2014 – 2025Neta Auto (Hozon New Energy)
China's budget EV brand stalled in the price war and now waits in bankruptcy for a new investor
Closed2014 – 2025Nikola
The listed company that promised hydrogen and battery-electric heavy lorries
Closed2015 – 2025Northvolt
The Swedish manufacturer that aimed to become Europe's electric-vehicle battery giant
Closed2020 – 2025Pandion
The e-commerce parcel delivery network built by the founder of Amazon Air
Closed2007 – 2025The app for saving articles from around the web to read later
Closed2003 – 2025Skype
The app that made free voice and video calls over the internet mainstream
Closed2014 – 2025Sonder
The hospitality company that leased flats and ran them like hotels through an app
Closed2012 – 2025Sunnova Energy
A Houston company that financed rooftop solar: Chapter 11 with USD 8.9 billion of debt
Closed2010 – 2025WeMakePrice
One of Korea's big three deal sites, sent into liquidation when it could not pay its sellers
Closed2015 – 2025Zingat
The property platform founded by Doğuş Group and REIDIN that stood out for its valuation data
Closed2013 – 2025Zongmu Technology
Zongmu sold driver-assistance systems to Chinese carmakers: three failed listings, then a bankruptcy case
Closed2015 – 2024Arrival
A British company that aimed to build electric delivery vans and buses in microfactories
Closed2022 – 2024Artifact
The Instagram founders' news app, personalised with super intelligence
Closed2012 – 2024Bench Accounting
Subscription bookkeeping for small businesses, combining software with human bookkeepers
Closed2015 – 2024Bowery Farming
A vertical farming start-up that grew greens in warehouses without pesticides
In bankruptcy2011 – 2024Byju's
It began with one teacher's classes, reached USD 22 billion and has been in Indian insolvency since 2024
Closed2018 – 2024Cazoo
The Zoopla founder's online used-car retailer fell from USD 7 billion to administration in three years
Closed2013 – 2024Cruise
General Motors' autonomous vehicle company that tried to build a driverless taxi service
Closed2010 – 2024Cue Health
A home molecular COVID test took it public at USD 2.3 billion; when demand ended it liquidated in 2024
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