// startup autopsy
Indaba Mobile
Mobile surveys that couldn't survey a path to growth.
marketfitSlow Death
Years-long decline before final shutdown · Fatal mistake: Failed to differentiate its mobile data collection platform in an increasingly crowded market while funding dried up after 2013.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Indaba Mobile founded to provide mobile survey and data collection SaaS solutions.
FUNDING
Received last known funding round, totaling $1.5M raised across its lifetime.
PIVOT
Attempted to refocus platform toward enterprise clients as consumer market showed weak traction.
SHUTDOWN
Operations ceased as funding was exhausted and the company could not achieve sustainable revenue.