Evaluating only InstaMart Myanmar’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Competition as the #1 likely cause. Documented cause: Macro / political.
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Documented cause
InstaMart built on-demand grocery delivery in Yangon during Myanmar's brief digital commerce boom of 2019-2020. The platform had achieved modest profitability on a small user base. The February 2021 military coup changed everything overnight: internet blackouts disrupted operations for weeks, international payment rails were cut off, international investors froze all disbursements, and the economic crisis that followed collapsed consumer purchasing power. InstaMart attempted to operate through the crisis but by mid-2021 the business was no longer viable and operations ceased.
Lesson
“Operating in pre-democratic transition economies requires explicit political risk modeling as part of the business case.”