Which startups in Bessemer Venture Partners's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?

Bessemer Venture Partners has 9 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Light, Estimote, Skybox Imaging.

What is the most common failure cause in Bessemer Venture Partners's documented portfolio?

The most frequent failure cause is "acquisition-gone-wrong", recorded in 3 of 9 documented cases.

¿En qué startups del dataset de UnicornBurn aparece Bessemer Venture Partners?

Bessemer Venture Partners tiene 9 empresas documentadas en UnicornBurn, incluyendo Light, Estimote, Skybox Imaging.

¿Cuál es la causa de fracaso más frecuente en las empresas del portfolio de Bessemer Venture Partners?

La causa más frecuente es "acquisition-gone-wrong", registrada en 3 de 9 casos documentados.

Bessemer Venture Partners — portfolio autopsies

Bessemer Venture Partners has 9 portfolio companies documented in the UnicornBurn autopsy dataset with verified collapse causes and timelines. Most frequent failure cause: "acquisition-gone-wrong".

documented

Venture Capital

type

USA

country

Serie A · Seed · Undisclosed

stages

// dominant patterns

Top failure cause

acquisition-gone-wrong

3/9 cases

Collapse pattern

Slow Death

Top sector

ecommerce

// 9 documented companies

Light

aiUSA

Computational photography AI hardware startup raised $121M for a revolutionary multi-lens camera that never found a mass market.

Slow Death

⭐ 8%

🔥 50%

Estimote

hardwareSweden

Polish beacon IoT pioneer faded as location-aware retail never materialized at scale

Slow Death

⭐ 5%

🔥 50%

Skybox Imaging

spacetechUSA

Satellite imaging pioneer acquired by Google for $500M, sold to Planet Labs for $25M, and retired — a 95% write-down.

Acqui-hire

⭐ 8%

🔥 50%

Boxed

ecommerceUSA2023

The millennial Costco raised $500M and filed bankruptcy the same year it went public

Sudden Collapse

⭐ 42%

🔥 58%

Blue Apron

foodtechUSA2023

Silent Shutdown

⭐ 8%

🔥 42%

Knewton

edtechUSA2019

The adaptive learning giant that raised $105M promising AI-powered personalisation and sold for $25M

Acqui-hire

⭐ 62%

🔥 55%

Quidsi (Diapers.com)

ecommerceUSA2017

Marc Lore built Diapers.com to $300M revenue. Amazon noticed, dropped diaper prices 30% to force a sale, acquired Quidsi for $545M in 2011, then shut every property in 2017 once the threat was neutralized.

Silent Shutdown

⭐ 55%

🔥 60%

Snapdeal

ecommerceIndia2017

SoftBank's $6.5B Indian e-commerce bet collapsed when it refused a Flipkart acquisition offer and was left to slowly die as Amazon and Flipkart divided the market.

Slow Death

⭐ 80%

🔥 82%

Hunch

✓ Verified

aiUSA2012

Taught the internet to make decisions — eBay bought it and buried it.

Acqui-hire

⭐ 35%

🔥 40%

// faq

Which startups in Bessemer Venture Partners's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?: Bessemer Venture Partners has 9 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Light, Estimote, Skybox Imaging.
What is the most common failure cause in Bessemer Venture Partners's documented portfolio?: The most frequent failure cause is "acquisition-gone-wrong", recorded in 3 of 9 documented cases.
What collapse pattern dominates Bessemer Venture Partners's documented failures?: The predominant collapse pattern is "Slow Death". UnicornBurn documents 9 distinct collapse styles based on sequence and speed of failure.

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