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Fyreball

The SaaS flame that burned out before it could ignite.

marketfitSlow Death

Years-long decline before final shutdown · Fatal mistake: Failed to carve out a defensible niche in the SaaS market with only $1M in funding against well-capitalized incumbents.

Founded	2005
Closed	2009
Country	USA
Sector	Saas

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Key Events Timeline

2005-01-01

FOUNDING

Fyreball founded as an early SaaS company targeting business software needs.

2007-06-01

FUNDING

Raised $1M in funding to develop and scale its SaaS platform.

2008-03-01

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Launched product but struggled with customer acquisition in a competitive market.

2009-06-01

SHUTDOWN

Fyreball shut down after exhausting its funding without achieving sustainable revenue.

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Fyreball was an early-stage SaaS company that raised $1M around 2007 but failed to scale its product or customer base in a crowded enterprise software market. Runway exhausted before reaching meaningful revenue...

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Fyreball raised €1M before failed to carve out a defensible niche in the saas market with only $1m in funding against well-capitalized incumbents. ended it. See the documented cause, verified lesson and all failure signals.

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