// startup autopsy
Metaverse Makeovers®
Fashion for avatars in a world not yet ready for the metaverse.
timingSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Entered the virtual goods and avatar fashion market nearly a decade too early, before mainstream metaverse adoption made such products viable.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Metaverse Makeovers founded in Australia to build virtual fashion tools for social gaming platforms.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Launched avatar customization and virtual fashion marketplace targeting online gaming communities.
FUNDING
Secured $0.613M in final funding round as the virtual worlds market showed signs of stagnation.
SHUTDOWN
Ceased operations after failing to build a sustainable revenue base in the pre-metaverse era.