// startup autopsy
Everypath
A mobile enterprise pioneer that arrived before enterprises were ready.
timingSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Everypath built a technically sound mobile enterprise platform but launched into a market where device penetration, mobile connectivity, and enterprise IT readiness were all years from supporting mass adoption.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Everypath founded in the USA during the dot-com boom to build mobile enterprise workforce management software.
FUNDING
Raised venture funding to develop its enterprise mobile platform as dot-com crash began limiting future capital access.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Launched enterprise mobile platform targeting field service and logistics companies, but encountered long sales cycles and limited device adoption.
FUNDING
Secured final funding round totaling $14.3M raised; runway running critically low as enterprise deals failed to close quickly enough.
SHUTDOWN
Everypath quietly shut down after exhausting its capital, a victim of poor timing in the early enterprise mobile market.