// UNICORNBURN · FAILURE INTELLIGENCE
Startup sectors ranked by total investor capital lost across all documented failures.
// THE INSIGHT
mobility leads with $140.2B destroyed across 183 documented failures. Fintech and crypto concentrate the largest capital destruction — high-velocity fundraising amplifies the downside when the model breaks.
| # | Name | Capital destroyed |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | mobility 183 autopsies | $140.2B |
| 🥈 | fintech 827 autopsies | $112.0B |
| 🥉 | ecommerce 342 autopsies | $76.7B |
| #4 | hardware 227 autopsies | $67.4B |
| #5 | saas 479 autopsies | $61.6B |
| #6 | marketplace 216 autopsies | $60.0B |
| #7 | social 156 autopsies | $51.7B |
| #8 | proptech 139 autopsies | $49.7B |
| #9 | climate 40 autopsies | $46.3B |
| #10 | healthtech 222 autopsies | $37.5B |
// RISK INTELLIGENCE
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