// startup autopsy
Vamp
Dutch Kubernetes canary release tool outgunned by LaunchDarkly's $200M funding machine.
competitionSlow Death
Years-long decline before final shutdown
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2020 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Saas |
| Founder | Olaf Molenveld, Tim Nolet |
// the model, blind
Evaluating only Vamp’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Competition as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Vamp founded in Amsterdam by Olaf Molenveld and Tim Nolet as a Kubernetes-native canary deployment platform.
FUNDING
Raised €2.5M from Volta Ventures to expand Vamp's Kubernetes deployment automation and feature flag capabilities.
PIVOT
LaunchDarkly raised $54M Series C, dramatically outpacing Vamp in enterprise sales reach and product marketing.
SHUTDOWN
Vamp shut down in 2020 after exhausting €2.5M funding; open-source code donated to community on GitHub.