// UNICORNBURN · FAILURE INTELLIGENCE
How much investor capital each failure cause has destroyed, based on documented startup autopsies.
// THE INSIGHT
unit economics destroyed $343.4B — 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 1166 startups | $343.4B |
| 🥈 | Regulation 352 startups | $196.7B |
| 🥉 | Founder Chaos 99 startups | $122.6B |
| #4 | Competition 852 startups | $73.7B |
| #5 | Fraud 72 startups | $57.0B |
| #6 | Market Collapse 309 startups | $53.0B |
| #7 | Overexpansion 71 startups | $46.2B |
| #8 | Acquisition Gone Wrong 250 startups | $35.7B |
| #9 | Timing 107 startups | $15.1B |
| #10 | Marketfit 256 startups | $14.6B |
// RISK INTELLIGENCE
Match any company against this dataset to surface which failure patterns apply — before you invest.
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