// startup autopsy
Design Clinicals
Clinical trial design software that couldn't survive its own trial period.
marketfitAcqui-hire
Fatal mistake: Underestimated the length and cost of enterprise sales cycles in the highly regulated clinical trials market with insufficient capital.
| Founded | 2007 |
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| Closed | 2010 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Healthtech |
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Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Design Clinicals founded in the USA to build SaaS tools for clinical trial design.
FUNDING
Raised $432K in seed funding, its only and last external capital round.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Launched clinical trial design platform targeting mid-size pharma and CROs, but adoption remained slow.
SHUTDOWN
Acquired after failing to secure follow-on funding; team and IP absorbed by acquirer.