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Mapori

Built on maps, buried by the housing crash.

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Years-long decline before final shutdown · Fatal mistake: Founded a real estate mapping startup in 2007, the precise moment the US housing market began its historic collapse.

Founded	2007
Closed	2010
Country	USA
Sector	Proptech

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2007-01-01

FOUNDING

Mapori founded as a map-based real estate platform.

2007-06-01

FUNDING

Raised $10K in initial seed funding.

2008-09-01

REGULATORY ACTION

US housing market collapse and financial crisis of 2008 devastated the real estate sector, wiping out Mapori's addressable market.

2010-06-01

SHUTDOWN

Mapori shut down after being unable to generate sufficient revenue in a collapsed real estate market.

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Mapori was a proptech startup founded in 2007 that faced catastrophic timing and insufficient resources. The company entered the market precisely as the US housing crisis erupted in 2007-2008, creating an immed...

iately hostile environment for real estate-focused ventures. With only $10,000 in initial funding, Mapori lacked the capital reserves necessary to weather the prolonged economic downturn or sustain op

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