Which startups in Matt Mullenweg's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?

Matt Mullenweg has 7 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Hipmunk, Getaround, Tulip Retail.

What is the most common failure cause in Matt Mullenweg's documented portfolio?

The most frequent failure cause is "competition", recorded in 2 of 7 documented cases.

¿En qué startups del dataset de UnicornBurn aparece Matt Mullenweg?

Matt Mullenweg tiene 7 empresas documentadas en UnicornBurn, incluyendo Hipmunk, Getaround, Tulip Retail.

¿Cuál es la causa de fracaso más frecuente en las empresas del portfolio de Matt Mullenweg?

La causa más frecuente es "competition", registrada en 2 de 7 casos documentados.

Matt Mullenweg — portfolio autopsies

Matt Mullenweg has 7 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

Serie B · Pre-Seed · Seed

stages

// dominant patterns

Top failure cause

competition

2/7 cases

Collapse pattern

Silent Shutdown

Top sector

media

// 7 documented companies

Hipmunk

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travelUSA

Hipmunk built a better flight search and was acquired by Concur — then SAP decided a beloved flight search app was not part of its enterprise travel platform strategy

Silent Shutdown

Getaround

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marketplaceUSA2023

P2P car sharing with $300M from SoftBank. Insurance costs and maintenance ate every dollar. Filed Chapter 11 in December 2023.

Slow Death

Tulip Retail

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saasCanada2022

Luxury retail's favorite clienteling app got absorbed by Stripe and quietly disappeared.

Acqui-hire

Wealthfront (acquisition collapse)

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fintechUSA2022

Robo-advisor unicorn. UBS agreed to buy it for $1.4B. Deal collapsed. CEO resigned.

Fire Sale

Munchery

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foodtechUSA2019

The meal delivery pioneer that raised $125M and employees learned of its closure from a news report

Silent Shutdown

Circa

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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

Stipple

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mediaUSA2014

Shoppable photos before Pinterest Shopping — the right idea with no platform to live on

Sudden Collapse

// faq

Which startups in Matt Mullenweg's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?: Matt Mullenweg has 7 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Hipmunk, Getaround, Tulip Retail.
What is the most common failure cause in Matt Mullenweg's documented portfolio?: The most frequent failure cause is "competition", recorded in 2 of 7 documented cases.
What collapse pattern dominates Matt Mullenweg'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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