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// FAILURE INTELLIGENCE · FOUNDER SUBMISSION

Your startup closed.
That's not a failure to hide.

It's data the ecosystem needs. VC funds and investors use this dataset for due diligence and portfolio monitoring. Your story becomes part of that context — and in return, you get access to that same context.

Already in the dataset? Find your startup and use the "Claim this autopsy" link at the bottom to add first-hand context instead.

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While your autopsy is published: permanent access to all analytical fields — collapseStyle, hypeCycle, risk matching and comparator. The same access funds use for due diligence. Free, no card.

Your failure analysis

When your autopsy publishes we generate a personalised report: your startup cross-referenced with the 6,842+ cases. What % of startups in your sector died for the same reason. How long your startup lasted vs the average. What pattern it followed.

The signal that opens the next project

When an investor searches your name, they can find a verified, documented autopsy. That doesn't say 'I failed'. It says 'I managed the close with integrity, documented it, and I'm willing for others to learn from it'.

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If you choose to publish with your name, you appear as a verified source in the only structured ES/LatAm failure dataset that funds use for due diligence. Permanent. Linkable. Citable. If you prefer anonymity, only the story is published.

This dataset is sold to funds and investors for due diligence and portfolio monitoring. Your story, if you share it, is part of that product. What you receive in return is detailed above. Your name only appears if you authorise it. Edit or withdraw at any time.

1STARTUP
2COLLAPSE
3INTEL
4TIMELINE
5STORY
6PUBLISH
1
THE STARTUP
2
HOW IT DIED
Slow death
Fraud explosion
Sudden collapse
Fire sale
Layoff spiral
Silent shutdown
Regulatory kill
Zombie startup
3
INTELLIGENCE LAYERoptional — enriches the dataset
Fraud
Unit Economics
No Product Market Fit
Overhiring
Regulation
Founder Conflict
Burn Rate
Competition
Technical Failure
Market Timing
Governance Failure
Demand Collapse
Dependency Risk
Acquisition Failure
AI Displacement
Network effects
users bring users
Brand
customers pay for the name
Distribution
hard to replicate reach
Community
users stay for the people
Data
more usage = better product
Regulation
licence or approval needed
Hardware
physical lock-in
None
customers could leave any day
4
COLLAPSE TIMELINEthe data no competitor has

The 3–8 dated events that led to shutdown. Approximate dates are fine. Severity marks the escalation — Fatal is the final blow.

LowMediumHighFatal
5
THE STORY

No euphemisms. The sentence that defines it.

6
PUBLICATION
HOW DO YOU WANT TO APPEAR? *

Your autopsy is reviewed editorially before publishing. The process takes 3–7 working days. You will receive an email when it is published with your analysis report attached.