// startup autopsy
CLASEMOVIL
Too early for mobile learning in an underconnected market
timingSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Launched a mobile learning product in a country where mobile data infrastructure and smartphone adoption were insufficient to support the use case.
| Founded | 2007 |
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| Closed | 2010 |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Sector | Edtech |
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Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
CLASEMOVIL founded in El Salvador with a vision to deliver mobile-based education content.
FUNDING
Raised $350K seed round, the only external funding the company would ever receive.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Launched mobile learning modules targeting students and schools in El Salvador, facing low adoption due to connectivity barriers.
SHUTDOWN
Operations ceased after failing to grow user base or secure additional funding in an underdeveloped mobile market.