// UNICORNBURN · FAILURE INTELLIGENCE
Startup failure rankings.
7 rankings derived from 5,031 verified startup autopsies across 180 countries.
#01💸Most Capital Raised Before FailureThe 10 startups that raised the most money before collapsing — ranked by total funding.
#02☠️Deadliest Startup SectorsStartup sectors ranked by average Hall of Flame score across all documented failures.
#03📅Deadliest Years for StartupsYears ranked by number of startup failures. 2023 leads with 790 documented collapses.
#04⚡Fastest Startup CollapsesStartups that went from founding to failure in the shortest time — ranked by months alive.
#05🎭Biggest Startup Frauds by Capital RaisedStartup frauds ranked by total capital raised from investors before the fraud was exposed.
#06🔥Total Capital Destroyed by Failure CauseHow much investor capital each failure cause has destroyed, based on documented startup autopsies.
#07🧬Deadliest Founder ArchetypesFounder archetypes ranked by average Hall of Flame score across all documented startup autopsies.