Evaluating only Bodaclick’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Unit economics as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.
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Documented cause
Bodaclick built Spain's largest wedding services marketplace, connecting couples with venues, caterers, photographers, and florists. They raised €15M and processed thousands of weddings annually. But wedding vendors are deeply resistant to paying platform fees — they rely on word-of-mouth and referrals, not digital discovery. Bodaclick struggled to charge meaningful commissions without vendors leaving for direct channels. After years of trying to convert a high-intent but low-frequency event into a recurring revenue business, they filed for bankruptcy in 2016.
Lesson
“A marketplace must create recurring value for vendors, not just episodic discovery.”