// startup autopsy
VCV
Video resumes couldn't sell themselves
marketfitSlow Death
Years-long decline before final shutdown · Fatal mistake: VCV targeted a market not yet ready to adopt video resumes as a hiring standard, leaving them without critical mass on either side of the marketplace.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
VCV founded in Russia to offer video CV technology for the HR market.
FUNDING
VCV raises $1M in funding to expand its video recruiting platform across Russia.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Platform updates introduced but employer adoption remains tepid across major Russian cities.
SHUTDOWN
VCV ceases operations after failing to achieve sustainable traction in the Russian HR market.