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The Daily Hundred

A hundred stories a day that nobody stayed to read

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Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: The Daily Hundred tried to build an ad-supported curated news product without a unique angle or loyal community to differentiate from free news aggregators.

Founded	2012
Closed	2015
Country	USA
Sector	Media

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2012-03

FOUNDING

The Daily Hundred founded in USA as a curated daily media content discovery platform.

2013-04

FUNDING

Raises $1.05M seed funding to grow editorial team and expand content distribution.

2013-10

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Launches updated curation platform but fails to achieve viral user growth or audience retention.

2015-03

SHUTDOWN

The Daily Hundred quietly shuts down as ad revenues fail to sustain operations.

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The Daily Hundred, a curated daily media content platform, failed due to a combination of structural market challenges and unsustainable unit economics. Operating in an oversaturated digital media landscape, th...

e startup struggled to differentiate itself and build a loyal, recurring audience—a critical requirement for media businesses. Despite raising $1.05M in funding, the company could not establish a viab

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