// startup autopsy
mangofizz jobs
Too smart too soon: AI job matching before the tech was ready
timingSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Launched an AI-powered recruitment product in 2007 when the underlying machine learning technology was too immature to deliver meaningful matching quality.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Mangofizz jobs founded in the USA with a vision to apply AI-driven matching to the recruitment market.
FUNDING
Raised $0.3M in seed funding to build the AI job matching platform and acquire initial users.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Platform launched publicly but struggled to demonstrate meaningful AI-driven matching superiority over incumbents like Monster and LinkedIn.
SHUTDOWN
Mangofizz jobs shut down after exhausting its seed capital without achieving sufficient user traction or revenue.