Which startups in David Tisch's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?

David Tisch has 11 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Lore, Handy, Blue Apron.

What is the most common failure cause in David Tisch's documented portfolio?

The most frequent failure cause is "competition", recorded in 4 of 11 documented cases.

¿En qué startups del dataset de UnicornBurn aparece David Tisch?

David Tisch tiene 11 empresas documentadas en UnicornBurn, incluyendo Lore, Handy, Blue Apron.

¿Cuál es la causa de fracaso más frecuente en las empresas del portfolio de David Tisch?

La causa más frecuente es "competition", registrada en 4 de 11 casos documentados.

David Tisch — portfolio autopsies

David Tisch has 11 portfolio companies documented in the UnicornBurn autopsy dataset with verified collapse causes and timelines. Most frequent failure cause: "competition".

documented

Venture Capital

type

Unknown

country

Pre-Seed · Seed · Serie A

stages

// dominant patterns

Top failure cause

competition

4/11 cases

Collapse pattern

Acqui-hire

Top sector

ecommerce

// 11 documented companies

Lore

✓ Verified

edtechUSA

The edtech startup that renamed itself twice and still couldn't crack university LMS procurement

Acqui-hire

Handy

ecommerceUSA2023

The on-demand cleaning platform that couldn't keep its cleaners — or its customers.

Market Exit

⭐ 52%

🔥 62%

Blue Apron

foodtechUSA2023

Silent Shutdown

⭐ 8%

🔥 42%

Karma

foodtechSweden2023

Sweden's food waste marketplace had the mission but Too Good To Go had the execution.

Fire Sale

⭐ 42%

🔥 35%

Niche

marketplaceUSA2021

Twitter's first creator bet, quietly killed six years after the $30M acquisition.

Silent Shutdown

⭐ 22%

🔥 20%

Dispatch

logisticsUSA2019

Sidewalk robot startup absorbed by Nuro before reaching commercial scale.

Acqui-hire

⭐ 18%

🔥 12%

Zozi

travelUSA2017

Adventures for everyone — but the startup itself couldn't find its footing.

Fire Sale

⭐ 28%

🔥 22%

Fab

ecommerceUSA2015

Design flash-sale site pivoted four times and ran out of identity

Slow Death

⭐ 42%

🔥 58%

Fab

ecommerceUSA2015

The design flash-sale unicorn that raised $336M, grew to 2,000 employees in 18 months — and sold the whole thing for $15M

Mass Layoff Spiral

⭐ 72%

🔥 80%

Circa

mediaUSA2015

The atomic news app that broke stories into digestible facts — shut down when social media made that a feature, not a business

Silent Shutdown

⭐ 8%

🔥 42%

Branch (Conversation Platform)

✓ Verified

socialUSA2014

Branch was invite-only public conversations between thought leaders. Facebook acquired it. Shut it down within months.

Acqui-hire

⭐ 22%

🔥 20%

// faq

Which startups in David Tisch's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?: David Tisch has 11 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Lore, Handy, Blue Apron.
What is the most common failure cause in David Tisch's documented portfolio?: The most frequent failure cause is "competition", recorded in 4 of 11 documented cases.
What collapse pattern dominates David Tisch's documented failures?: The predominant collapse pattern is "Acqui-hire". UnicornBurn documents 9 distinct collapse styles based on sequence and speed of failure.

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