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Salorix offered an engagement platform for brands. It closed down because of its inability to raise money after its investors stopped supporting it.
Details of the startup:
Founders:
Santanu Bhattacharya
Country:
United States
Industry:
Analytics
Started in:
2009
Closed in:
2014
Nº of employees:
10-50
Funding Amount:
$1M-$10M
Specific cause of failure:
Bad Management
You can read more about their failure here.
James is a IT professional who decided to start a business on a “IT-manager-for-hire” type model. He built the company with really few resources and tools and started looking for clients. At peak, he was earning £2,500, but after some years, he had to shut down as he realized his business model was completely broken.
Details of the startup:
Founder:
James Cort
Country:
United Kingdom
Industry:
Software & Hardware
Started in:
2011
Closed in:
2014
Funding Amount:
$0
Specific cause of failure:
Bad Business Model
You can read more about their failure here.
Michael Hawthorne Jr. was the founder of Atlanta-based consulting agency Hawthorne Strategies LLC. The agency worked with NFL Players to develop their philanthropic foundations and awareness campaigns to address community issues that they cared about. Read on to know how overwhelm, overwork, and failing to scale led the potentially-profitable business to the ground.
Details of the startup:
Founder:
Michael Hawthorne
Country:
United States
Industry:
Entertainment
Started in:
2013
Closed in:
2013
Funding Amount:
$0
Specific cause of failure:
Lack of Funds
You can read more about their failure here.
InoVVorX was an app development company that both worked for clients and built their own projects. The business did it well for some time, having a team of 25 people, making $300k from their services, and raising $100k. However, their plans on working on their own products (too many of them) meant they started burning all the money and eventually had to shut down.
Details of the startup:
Founder:
Maxim Dsouza
Country:
India
Industry:
Software & Hardware
Started in:
2010
Closed in:
2016
Funding Amount:
$100K-$500K
Specific cause of failure:
Lack of Funds
You can read more about their failure here.
Maverick shifted from being an athlete to becoming an entrepreneur after seriously pondering what he wanted in life. He founded Uptrend, a deal sourcing agency for M&A firms in the US. He had some trial and errors initially but found his footing after he met an M&A advisor on a Facebook group who became his accountability partner. However, the business eventually closed down in January 2020 due to burnout and not having a foreseeable future.
Details of the startup:
Founder:
Maverick Lim
Country:
Singapore
Industry:
Marketing
Started in:
2019
Closed in:
2020
Funding Amount:
$0
Specific cause of failure:
Bad Marketing
You can read more about their failure here.
Derric Haynie is an entrepreneur based in Oakland, California who, years ago, launched Vulpine Interactive, a social media and advertising agency. Peaking at 10 clients, $40k/mo and 5 employees, things were expected to keep going well. However, they ended up shutting the business and walked away with $70k in debt. Learn what happened!
Details of the startup:
Founder:
Derric Haynie
Country:
United States
Industry:
Social Media
Started in:
2013
Closed in:
2018
Funding Amount:
$0
Specific cause of failure:
Mismanagement of Funds
You can read more about their failure here.
