Startup Graveyard
1,686 startups that shut down, went under or quietly disappeared. $31.2 billion of investment on record was laid to rest here. Every headstone holds a lesson.
781-840 of 1,686 startups
Vidme
Video hosting service
Closed2000 – 2017VIM Airlines
Airline
Closed1998 – 2017Visceral Games
American video game development studio
Closed2002 – 2017Wanako Studios
Chilean video game developer
Closed1999 – 2017XCOR Aerospace
American private rocket engine and spaceflight development company
Closed2005 – 20162XL Games
Video game developer
Closed2015 – 2016Acadine Technologies
Software company
Closed2014 – 2016Air Pegasus
Airline in India
Closed1991 – 2016Alchemist
Video game developer
Closed2010 – 2016Alchemy
Film production company
Closed2005 – 2016ArticlesBase
Consumer apps
Closed2007 – 2016Asciano Limited
Australian logistics company
Closed2003 – 2016Aspid
Spanish automobile manufacturer
Closed2008 – 2016Aupeo
Internet-radio
Closed2015 – 2016Baxalta
Subsidiary of Takada pharmaceuticals
Closed2008 – 2016Bulkypix
French game developer and publisher
Closed1999 – 2016Chonghaejin Marine Company
South Korean shipping company
Closed1999 – 2016ClickandBuy
Company
Closed2014 – 2016Digital Homicide Studios
American defunct video game developer
Closed1999 – 2016Evolution Studios
British video game developer
Closed2005 – 2016Excalibur Almaz
Private spaceflight company
Closed1999 – 2016EZchip Semiconductor
Acquired semiconductor company
Closed2014 – 2016Fling
Messaging app
Closed2013 – 2016Ghash.io
Bitcoin mining pool
Closed2003 – 2016Gonow
Company
Closed1996 – 2016Lionhead Studios
British video game developer
Closed2008 – 2016MicroPower Technologies
Media and entertainment
Closed2009 – 2016Mobilicity
Canadian telecommunications company
Closed2007 – 2016MyMajorCompany
Crowdfunding platform in Europe
Closed1994 – 2016n-Space
American video game developer
Closed1992 – 2016Nex Entertainment
Video game developer, formerly known as GAU Entertainment and Nextech
Closed2012 – 2016Ninetology
Malaysian smartphone manufacturer
Closed2012 – 2016Numergy
French cloud computing company
Closed2008 – 2016Playdom
Video game developer
Closed2006 – 2016Press Play
Game development studio
Closed2008 – 2016Prima
San Marinese telecommunications company
Closed2009 – 2016Readability
Service for cleaning up web pages for reading
Closed2003 – 2016Relentless Software
British video game company
Closed2007 – 2016Renegade Kid
American video game development company
Closed2008 – 2016Robomodo
American video game developer
Closed2005 – 2016San Marino Telecom
Telecommunication company in San Marino
Closed1997 – 2016Saturn-plus
Russian video game developer
Closed2007 – 2016Solar Euromed
Concentrated solar power technology
Closed2006 – 2016SolarCity
American provider of energy services
Closed2005 – 2016Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction
American television production company
Closed2007 – 2016Spicy Horse
Chinese video game developer
Closed1994 – 2016Sysnet Info-Tech
Gaming
Closed2008 – 2016TakePart
Television series
Closed2009 – 2016TF1 International
Film production company
Closed2012 – 2016Tushek&Spigel Supercars
Vehicle manufacturer in Austria
Closed2012 – 2016Tvyo.com
Consumer apps
Closed2002 – 2016Unister
German company
Closed2007 – 2016United Front Games
Canadian video game development studio
Closed2015 – 2016Vessel
Video hosting website
Closed2010 – 2016Videocon Telecommunications Limited
Indian cellular service provider
Closed1995 – 2016Virtual Toys
Spanish video game developer and publisher
Closed2008 – 2016Wikimart
Other
Closed1997 – 2016Wind-up Records
US record label
Closed2000 – 20152K Australia
Australian videogame development company
Closed2006 – 20152K China
Video game developer
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