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Startup Failures in Poland

15 startup autopsies from Poland. Each includes the exact cause of failure, verified financial data, and the documented failure pattern.

15 autopsies · newest deaths first

Brainly

edtechPoland2023

Poland's $1B Q&A homework platform structurally disrupted by ChatGPT within months of the AI breakthrough

Mass Layoff Spiral

Booksy for Business Enterprise

saasPoland2023

A Polish beauty-tech unicorn candidate burned $30M chasing enterprise clients it couldn't keep.

Mass Layoff Spiral

Artifex Mundi

gamingPoland2022

Abandoned a profitable niche to chase AAA mobile dreams — and lost everything.

Zombie Startup

Brainly Premium

edtechPoland2022

350 million free users couldn't be convinced to pay for homework help.

Silent Shutdown

CryptoMind

cryptoPoland2022

An ICO-funded Polish crypto startup survived regulatory warnings only to be killed by Terra's collapse.

Fraud Explosion

Kontakt.io

hardwarePoland

Polish Bluetooth beacon and indoor location startup that raised $30M and sold at distress in 2023.

Fire Sale

FarmPath AI

aiPoland

Polish precision agriculture AI that couldn't reach enough farmers before the runway ran out

Slow Death

Nomagic

logisticsPoland

Polish warehouse robotics startup that built AI-powered pick-and-place arms to automate e-commerce fulfillment centers

Silent Shutdown

PolandFin2

fintechPoland

Poland's neobank competing against BLIK's bank network mandate and Revolut's global brand

Slow Death

CreditPol

fintechPoland

Polish consumer fintech lender hit by anti-usury interest rate cap that made the lending model unprofitable

Slow Death

edMe

edtechPoland

Adaptive learning platform for Polish secondary school students

Silent Shutdown

Packhelp

marketplacePoland

Sequoia-backed custom packaging startup squeezed by commodity inflation

Bankruptcy

Erli

ecommercePoland

The Polish challenger to Allegro that raised 5 million euros attempting to build a better e-commerce marketplace and shut down after three years unable to dent the incumbent

Silent Shutdown

Simpla

ecommercePoland

Polish beauty e-commerce challenger crushed by Allegro and Douglas

Silent Shutdown

Vouchery

ecommercePoland

Polish promotion engine SaaS raised €2M but could not compete as Talon.One and Voucherify dominated

Slow Death

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