Which startups in Lowercase Capital's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?

Lowercase Capital has 8 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Formspring, Next Games, Jobr.

What is the most common failure cause in Lowercase Capital's documented portfolio?

The most frequent failure cause is "marketfit", recorded in 2 of 8 documented cases.

¿En qué startups del dataset de UnicornBurn aparece Lowercase Capital?

Lowercase Capital tiene 8 empresas documentadas en UnicornBurn, incluyendo Formspring, Next Games, Jobr.

¿Cuál es la causa de fracaso más frecuente en las empresas del portfolio de Lowercase Capital?

La causa más frecuente es "marketfit", registrada en 2 de 8 casos documentados.

Lowercase Capital — portfolio autopsies

Lowercase Capital has 8 portfolio companies documented in the UnicornBurn autopsy dataset with verified collapse causes and timelines. Most frequent failure cause: "marketfit".

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marketfit

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Silent Shutdown

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Formspring

✓ Verified

socialUSA

Anonymous Q&A social had 30M users before cyberbullying cases linked to teen suicides made App Store restrictions and major media criticism inevitable

Slow Death

Next Games

gamingFinland2022

Finland's post-Rovio mobile gaming IPO dream ended as a Netflix bargain-bin acquisition.

Fire Sale

⭐ 45%

🔥 40%

Jobr

hrtechUSA2017

The "Tinder for jobs" app was acquired by Monster Worldwide in 2016 and shut down 11 months later when Monster itself was acquired by Randstad.

Silent Shutdown

⭐ 8%

🔥 42%

Quirky

marketplaceUSA2015

Crowdsourced invention platform raised $185M but couldn't manufacture profitably

Slow Death

⭐ 38%

🔥 55%

Turntable.fm

socialUSA2013

The virtual DJ room that built the internet's most social music experience — and was shut down by music licensing costs

Silent Shutdown

⭐ 48%

🔥 42%

Posterous

socialUSA2013

YC co-founder of today's YC President built "post by email" blogging. Twitter acquired it to improve posting UX. Shut it 13 months later.

Silent Shutdown

⭐ 55%

🔥 52%

Stickybits

marketplaceUSA2013

Built the social layer for barcodes, then discovered nobody was going to scan anything.

Market Exit

⭐ 28%

🔥 22%

Formspring

✓ Verified

socialUSA2013

28 million users loved asking anonymous questions. Some of those questions were horrifying.

Fire Sale

⭐ 35%

🔥 48%

// faq

Which startups in Lowercase Capital's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?: Lowercase Capital has 8 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Formspring, Next Games, Jobr.
What is the most common failure cause in Lowercase Capital's documented portfolio?: The most frequent failure cause is "marketfit", recorded in 2 of 8 documented cases.
What collapse pattern dominates Lowercase Capital's documented failures?: The predominant collapse pattern is "Silent Shutdown". UnicornBurn documents 9 distinct collapse styles based on sequence and speed of failure.

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