// startup autopsy
Opicos
An Argentine social network that couldn't escape the shadow of global giants.
marketfitSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Launched a generic social platform in a market already saturated by Facebook and Twitter without a differentiated value proposition or community focus.
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FOUNDING
Opicos founded in Argentina with ambitions to build a localized social networking platform.
FUNDING
Raised $1M in seed funding to develop its social platform and grow its Argentine user base.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Launched the social platform publicly but struggled to attract and retain users against Facebook and Twitter.
SHUTDOWN
Opicos silently shut down after failing to achieve the network effects necessary for social platform viability.