// UNICORNBURN · FAILURE INTELLIGENCE
How much investor capital each failure cause has destroyed, based on documented startup autopsies.
// THE INSIGHT
unit economics destroyed $370.0B — more than any other cause. Unit economics failures account for the most capital lost, while fraud generates the most headlines.
| # | Name | Capital destroyed |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Unit Economics 1165 startups | $370.0B |
| 🥈 | Regulation 408 startups | $142.9B |
| 🥉 | Founder Chaos 135 startups | $131.0B |
| #4 | Competition 1020 startups | $97.3B |
| #5 | Market Collapse 309 startups | $52.3B |
| #6 | Fraud 76 startups | $47.0B |
| #7 | Overexpansion 65 startups | $44.7B |
| #8 | Acquisition Gone Wrong 353 startups | $40.8B |
| #9 | Marketfit 1230 startups | $26.4B |
| #10 | Timing 387 startups | $20.2B |
// RISK INTELLIGENCE
Match any company against this dataset to surface which failure patterns apply — before you invest.
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