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IMScouting

Scouted talent worldwide, but couldn't find its own market fit.

timingSilent Shutdown

Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Launched a sports scouting SaaS platform in 2008 when the sports industry was not yet digitally mature enough to adopt such tools at scale.

Founded	2008
Closed	2012
Country	Israel
Sector	Saas

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2008-01-01

FOUNDING

IMScouting founded in Israel with a vision to digitize sports talent scouting through a SaaS platform.

2008-06-01

FUNDING

Received initial seed funding to develop and launch the scouting platform, marking the company's only recorded funding event.

2010-01-01

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Launched the core SaaS scouting product but struggled to sign paying clubs as sports organizations resisted digital tool adoption.

2012-01-01

SHUTDOWN

IMScouting closed after failing to achieve product-market fit in an industry not yet ready for its offering.

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IMScouting was an Israeli SaaS startup focused on sports scouting and talent discovery that failed due to premature market entry and insufficient business model validation. Founded in 2008, the company attempte...

d to introduce SaaS-based solutions to the sports data and talent discovery market at a time when the niche industry was not yet ready for digital transformation and cloud-based adoption. The startup

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