Forced closure by regulatory action · Fatal mistake: Cuban CITMA classified environmental data collection systems as strategic national information requiring ministry authorization; diaspora funding triggered Foreign Investment Law review
Evaluating only SustCuba’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Regulation as the #1 likely cause. Documented cause: Macro / political.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
FUNDING
MILESTONE
SHUTDOWN
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Documented cause
SustCuba built environmental IoT for Cuban agriculture. CITMA classified environmental sensor data as strategic information. Diaspora funding triggered Foreign Investment Law review. Company dissolved.
Lesson
“Environmental tech in Cuba requires partnerships with Cuban state research institutions (CISAT, INRH) rather than independent operations — state institutional partnership is the only legally compliant path.”
Failure anatomy
Collapse type
Regulatory Kill
📉 MEDIUM
Hype cycle
None
Moat type
Technology
Fatal mistake
Cuban CITMA classified environmental data collection systems as strategic national information requiring ministry authorization; diaspora funding triggered Foreign Investment Law review