// startup autopsy
Commissiontrac
Tracking commissions, losing the race.
marketfitSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Entered a niche real estate SaaS market without sufficient distribution leverage or a champion customer base to drive organic adoption.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Commissiontrac founded to build commission-tracking SaaS for real estate brokers.
FUNDING
Raised $300K seed round, the company's only external financing.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Launched core commission-tracking product but struggled to build a paying customer base.
SHUTDOWN
Commissiontrac shut down after exhausting its seed capital with insufficient recurring revenue.