Evaluating only SupplyShield AI’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Competition as the #1 likely cause. Documented cause: Product failure.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Marcus Henley founded SupplyShield AI in San Francisco to provide AI-driven supplier risk monitoring.
FUNDING
$14M Series A closed led by Bain Capital Ventures, targeting Fortune 500 manufacturers.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Internal audit by pilot client revealed 34% false-positive rate on supplier disruption alerts, triggering client review.
SHUTDOWN
Bridge round failed, company shut down after losing 2 anchor Fortune 500 clients and exhausting $14M in funding.
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Documented cause
SupplyShield AI raised $14M Series A in 2021 led by Bain Capital Ventures, promising real-time supplier risk scoring using satellite imagery and NLP. By Q3 2022, enterprise pilots at 3 Fortune 500 manufacturers stalled after data accuracy audits revealed 34% false-positive supplier disruption alerts. CEO Marcus Henley lost 2 anchor clients in January 2023. Runway exhausted by September 2023 after bridge round failed.
Lesson
“Accuracy benchmarks must be validated externally before enterprise sales cycles begin; false positives kill trust faster than any competitor.”