// startup autopsy
BeninAI
Benin's AI startup following BeninFin's structural analysis — same market, different sector, same result
market sizeSlow Death
Years-long decline before final shutdown · Fatal mistake: Benin 13M population; government digital transformation through French bilateral tech assistance; SONEB and SBEE state enterprises used French system integrators; domestic enterprise AI market under 8 companies
// the model, blind
Evaluating only BeninAI’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Market too small as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
MILESTONE
SHUTDOWN