// startup autopsy
SaySwap
Swapping dreams for nothing
marketfitSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Built a barter marketplace without solving the double-coincidence-of-wants problem that makes such platforms nearly impossible to scale.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
SaySwap founded in the USA as an online peer-to-peer barter marketplace.
FUNDING
Raised $0.55M in seed funding to build out the bartering platform.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Platform launched publicly but struggled to attract sufficient users on both sides of trades.
SHUTDOWN
SaySwap quietly shut down after failing to achieve marketplace liquidity or a viable business model.