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.
121-180 of 1,686 startups
Smopin
The swipe-based chat app that matched strangers who wanted to talk about the same topic
Closed2016 – 2020Starsky Robotics
The driverless lorry start-up: autonomous on the motorway, remotely driven in town
Closed1999 – 2020Wirecard
The payments company that rose into the DAX, then collapsed over €1.9 billion that had gone missing
Closed2010 – 2020Wunderlist
The Berlin-born to-do list app that reached 13 million users
Closed2017 – 2020Xinja
The Australian neobank that gathered deposits at high interest, made no loans and handed back its licence
Closed2010 – 2019Anki
The robotics start-up that made SI-powered toy robots and racing cars
Closed2008 – 2019Aria Insights
The final form of CyPhy Works, the tethered-drone maker founded by iRobot's co-founder
Closed2014 – 2019Arivale
A start-up offering personal health coaching based on genetic and blood tests
Closed2016 – 2019Bilemezsin
The Turkish app that turned the news of the day into a fun points-based prediction game
Closed2015 – 2019Call9
It set out to cut unnecessary hospital transfers by bringing remote emergency medicine to nursing homes
Closed2014 – 2019Chariot
The app-booked commuter shuttle start-up that Ford shut down
Closed2014 – 2019Coolest Cooler
The record-breaking Kickstarter cool box with a built-in blender and speaker
Closed2010 – 2019DAQRI
The company building augmented reality helmets and glasses for industrial workers
Closed2016 – 2019Evtiko Türkiye
A property start-up that made offers on homes within 48 hours, bought them, renovated them and sold them on
Closed2016 – 2019Juno
The New York ride-hailing app that promised drivers lower commission and a stake in the company
Closed2017 – 2019Koinex
Once one of India's biggest crypto exchanges, shut down by a banking ban
Closed2013 – 2019Ligatus Türkiye
The ad network serving native ads dressed as content recommendations on news sites
Closed2008 – 2019Markafoni
The discount fashion site that popularised invitation-only private shopping in Turkey
Closed2011 – 2019MoviePass
The monthly cinema subscription buried under its own subscriber boom
Closed2010 – 2019Munchery
The service delivering chilled, chef-prepared dinners to people's homes
Closed2013 – 2019QuadrigaCX
The Canadian crypto exchange whose customer funds went missing after its founder died
Closed2018 – 2019Scotty Yemek
The food delivery service of Scotty, the motorbike ride app, bringing restaurant meals by courier
Closed2014 – 2019Seven Dreamers Laboratories
The bankrupt maker of Laundroid, a fridge-sized laundry-folding robot
Closed2015 – 2019Sinemia
The cinema subscription app that let film fans go often for a fixed monthly fee
Closed2012 – 2019Tink Labs
A start-up that put smartphones in hotel rooms and collapsed within weeks of a billion-dollar valuation
Closed2012 – 2019uBiome
The testing start-up that sequenced the human microbiome from samples taken at home
Closed2011 – 2019Utrip
A Seattle travel-planning start-up whose acquisition deal collapsed three days before signing
Closed2015 – 2019Vreal
The streaming platform that put viewers inside the streamer's virtual world, then closed while waiting for the
Closed2017 – 2019ŞefGibi
The Turkish start-up sending weekly meal kits with recipe cards and pre-portioned ingredients
Closed2011 – 20181V1Y (Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş)
The private shopping site set up jointly by some of Turkey's best-known retail brands
Closed2011 – 2018Airware
The start-up building a drone operating system and data platform for enterprises
Closed2006 – 2018BuldumBuldum.com
An e-commerce site selling personalised products and quirky gifts
Closed2013 – 2018Navdy
The hardware start-up that generated buzz with a device projecting navigation onto the windscreen, then went i
Closed2010 – 2018Path
A mobile social network designed for sharing photos and moments with a close circle of friends
Closed2014 – 2018Pondr
The Turkish social app that let you put two photos side by side and ask your followers to choose
Closed2014 – 2018Radar Radio
The online radio station that was a stage for London's underground music until allegations of harassment and e
Closed2008 – 2018Rethink Robotics
The Boston pioneer of collaborative robots that work side by side with people
Closed2017 – 2018Setmoda
The fashion site that suggested outfits to match the shopper's mood and sold them as sets
Closed2013 – 2018Shyp
The on-demand courier app that collected parcels from your door, packed them and shipped them
Closed2000 – 2018Sobee
The pioneering games studio behind Turkey's first MMORPG, İstanbul Kıyamet Vakti
Closed2003 – 2018Theranos
The USD 9 billion health start-up that promised hundreds of tests from a single drop of blood
Closed2014 – 2018Webnak
The freight platform that matched shippers with lorry drivers through a mobile app
Closed2006 – 2018Wonga
High-cost, short-term online loans approved in minutes
Closed2010 – 2018Yogome
The start-up that claimed millions of users for its educational games, then closed amid allegations of miscond
Closed2013 – 2017Beepi
The marketplace that took used-car buying and selling out of the dealership and to the door
Closed2014 – 2017Beme
An app that promised unfiltered sharing through short videos with no editing and no preview
Closed2014 – 2017Bukoli
A Borusan venture that delivered online orders to neighbourhood shops and smart lockers
Closed2011 – 2017Butikbebe.com
The Turkish private shopping site selling products for mothers, mothers-to-be and babies through campaigns
Closed2013 – 2017Doppler Labs
The maker of Here One, the smart wireless earbuds that filtered the sounds around you
Closed? – 2017Fotokritik
The Turkish-language photography community where photographers shared their work and critiqued each other
Closed2013 – 2017GüvenRehberi
The Turkish SaaS start-up that rated the trustworthiness of online shops through customer reviews
Closed1999 – 2017Jawbone
The USD 3 billion hardware company behind headsets, speakers and fitness trackers
Closed2013 – 2017Juicero
The $699 internet-connected juicer that squeezed fruit packs sold on subscription
Closed2016 – 2017Kidimami
The marketplace where families bought and sold new and lightly used baby and children's products
Closed2013 – 2017Lily Robotics
An autonomous camera drone that you threw into the air and that then followed and filmed you on its own
Closed2015 – 2017Maple
A David Chang-backed service that cooked meals in its own kitchens and delivered them with its own couriers
Closed2014 – 2017Nuvo
Yapı Kredi's branchless, fee-free digital banking brand for young people
Closed2013 – 2017Papyon
Yemeksepeti's restaurant discovery and online table booking platform
Closed2011 – 2017Parse
The mobile back-end service that 600,000 apps relied on, until Facebook bought it and shut it down
Closed2009 – 2017Quixey
The search engine that found apps by what they do rather than what they are called
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