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United Wind

Chasing wind in a market that wasn't ready.

marketfitSilent Shutdown

Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Targeted a niche wind energy software market that was too small and slow-moving to support a venture-backed SaaS company.

Founded	2013
Closed	2015
Country	Unknown
Sector	Cleantech

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2013-01-01

FOUNDING

United Wind founded to build SaaS solutions for the wind energy sector.

2013-09-01

PRODUCT LAUNCH

United Wind launches its wind energy management SaaS platform.

2014-06-01

FUNDING

Last funding round closes at $2.505M; follow-on capital proves impossible to raise.

2015-06-01

SHUTDOWN

United Wind ceases operations after exhausting its runway without achieving sustainable revenue.

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United Wind raised $2.5M for a wind energy SaaS play but closed after failing to secure follow-on funding in 2014. The cleantech/SaaS hybrid struggled with long sales cycles and a market not yet ready to pay fo...

r wind data software at scale. The company operated in the emerging cleantech sector during a period of significant venture capital volatility. Their business model—selling software solutions to the w

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United Wind raised €2.505M before targeted a niche wind energy software market that was too small and slow-moving to support a venture-backed saas company. ended it. See the documented cause, verified lesson and all failure signals.

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