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Musical.ly

Video-based social network

Online video streaming platform

Toy, baby, and clothing retail store

Video-based social media app

Australia's first licensed neobank

Community-led invention platform

Modern law firm for startups

Social MMO Browser Game

Educational Mobile Games for Kids

Smartphone Supplier for Hotel Chains

Augmented Reality Experiences

Transforming Construction Through Innovation

Platform for co-living spaces

Finance and accounting software for SMEs

Online travel guide app

Booking of same-day hotel rooms

Private car-sharing club for luxury and sports cars

Dedicated virtual assistants for busy professionals

Software & Hardware

United States

Mismanagement of Funds

RoomsTonite

Last-minute hotel booking provider

Online platform to share personal secrets

Textbook and course material provider for schools

Developed enterprise software solutions

Marketplace for musicians to rent their instruments

Large and fast grocery delivery service

Online retailer that offered daily deals

Startup that developed Bitcoin technologies

Virtual closet to trade fashion items

Easy-to-setup retargeting for web shops

Online marketplace organization

Building emotionally intelligent robots

Mobile marketing automation platform

Provided social media management tools

Air vehicles for search and rescue missions

Agency that built solutions for e-commerce

Online auction platform for art & luxury

P2P used car online marketplace

Transportation

United States

Mismanagement of Funds

Berg

Commercialized cloud services for hardware innovators

Online payment system for digital content

Built tools for sales organizations

On-demand doctors in emergency situations

Search engine with a live human being

Mobile news app on diverse topics

A P2P marketplace for online lending

Music streaming and sharing platform

Music

United Kingdom

Mismanagement of Funds

Dazo

India's first curated food demand platform

Bookmarking website to save, organize and discover links

Marketplace for high-quality design work

Enables users to share interesting stories

Membership-based social dining experiment

Ingredients and recipe to create meals at home

Social travel network service

Enabled developers to host, assemble and run their applications

Software & Hardware

United States

Mismanagement of Funds

EventVue

Built online communities for conferences

Online design marketplace

Mobile app to order drinks on nightclubs

Social news reader for different platforms

Encouraged people to get to know each other

Scalable NoSQL layered database

Messaging app for frank conversations

Social gaming site focused on entertainment

Designer and seller of cloud-served softwares

Software & Hardware

United States

Mismanagement of Funds

Gowalla

Social Guide to world's cities

Web-based on-demand music application

Developed mobile marketing applications

First home cold-pressed juicing system

Cab aggregator and price comparison tool

Ajax-style online calendar application

Brought local chefs to private households

Education software startup

Cryptocurrency exchange platform

Online interior design marketplace

Allowed users to store and collaborate on design work

Provider of private transit and offers bus services

Demographic marketing services in social networks

Internet of things startup on switching technology

Inbox that made email light, fast, and mobile-friendly.

High-quality food delivery startup

Selling affordable solutions for metal 3-D printing

Real-time internet monitoring services

Free messaging application

Furniture online marketplace

Gourmet meals at your doorstep

Social network based on personal user pages

Augmented driving device for cars

Cloud-based enterprise software business

Cloud-based software developer kits

Platform for mobile interaction design

Web application that simplified the legislative system

Empowered campaigns with the power of mobile

Facebook page marketing platform

Solar panels attached and regulated by robots

Short-form streaming platform

UK digital radio station

Entertainment

United Kingdom

Mismanagement of Funds

Rdio

Digital music service provider

Analytics tool for e-Commerce sites

Scalable database for the real-time web

Intelligent CRM solution for local commerce

Online social network engagement platform

Provide data to schools about their pain points

Connected creatives with app developers

Platform for people to sell and buy items

e-Commerce

Spain

Failure to Pivot

Seven Dreamers Laboratories

Robot that washes, dries and irons clothes

Shipping API for e-commerce companies

SaaS software for transportation companies

Safe on-demand transportation for families

On-demand shipping startup

Provided B2B delivery transportation network

Daily tappable tech news and stories

Augmented reality motorcycle helmets

Transportation

United States

Mismanagement of Funds

SpoonRocket

Next-gen, ultra-fast delivery platform

Online app that provided healthy organic meals

Allowed users organize projects, ideas and to-do’s

Indian homestay network

Music platform that provided mood-based song listings

Launching rockets into space from airplanes

Calendar app for mobile and desktop

Restaurants delivered to your door

Network for people over 40 to share experiences

A tea brewer machine connected with an application

Consumer healthcare technology company

Social payment startup focused on crowd-funding

E-commerce selling prenatal care products

Smart workspace for businesses to manage projects

Online interactive platform for DJs and listeners

Web-based tuition services

AI-powered travel planning services

Travel

United States

Mismanagement of Funds

Verelo

Offered website monitoring services

Platform to share short looping video clips

VR game-streaming platform

Online gift-giving service

Online platform that made creating hardware easy

Personal finance management website

Ultra-low-cost transatlantic airline service

Anonymous location-based social network

P2P transactions of pre-owned cars

Transportation

India

Bad Business Model

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