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ACE Consensus

No consensus on how to survive the market.

marketfitSilent Shutdown

Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: ACE Consensus failed to differentiate from existing collaboration tools and never locked in a specific customer segment.

Founded	2011
Closed	2014
Country	USA
Sector	Saas

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Key Events Timeline

2011-01-01

FOUNDING

ACE Consensus founded to provide SaaS group decision-making and consensus tools.

2012-06-01

PRODUCT LAUNCH

ACE Consensus launches its platform, entering a competitive collaboration tools market.

2013-08-01

FUNDING

Last known funding round secured in 2013, providing final runway for the company.

2014-12-01

SHUTDOWN

ACE Consensus shuts down after failing to establish product-market fit and exhausting capital.

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ACE Consensus offered SaaS tools for group decision-making and consensus building but failed to find product-market fit in a crowded collaboration tools market. With last funding in 2013 and no clear customer s...

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