Evaluating only MexiFleet’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Unit economics as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.
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Documented cause
MexiFleet built a digital freight marketplace connecting shippers with Mexico's fragmented trucking sector, targeting the $45B Mexico trucking market. The platform grew fast on both sides: 3,000+ trucks onboarded and 500+ enterprise shippers within 18 months. Blitzscaling masked the unit economics. Each load was subsidized by an average of $40 to match competitor pricing from iFreight and Cargamos. When the Series B process started, investors pulled the subsidy thread and the model unraveled. Reducing subsidies caused load volume to collapse 60% in 60 days.
Lesson
“Subsidized growth in two-sided markets will always collapse when capital dries up unless the subsidy phase has built genuine switching costs. Measure real economics from month one.”