Startup Graveyard Weekly

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Each week: the most notable startup failures and pivots, dissected. What broke, who funded it, how it could've gone differently, and the lesson you can actually use.

Startup Graveyard Weekly06/15/2026, 08:05:22 AM

Startup Graveyard Weekly #2: Parker, Huxe, Hyme Energy, and Opendoor India

Four closures dissected this week: Parker ($200M YC fintech that filed Chapter 7 after a last-minute acquisition collapsed), Huxe ($4.6M audio-gen app erased by a Spotify update), Hyme Energy ($50.9M Danish thermal storage startup winding down after a DKK 201M write-down), and Opendoor India (250 jobs cut, AI cited as the replacement). What broke, where the money went, and one lesson per case.

Startup Graveyard Weekly06/09/2026, 08:38:40 AM

Startup Graveyard Weekly #1: Bench, Chimoney, Edukoya, and Mariner

Four recent closures broken down: Bench ($113M, overnight shutdown), Chimoney (correct product, wrong capital structure), Edukoya (right idea, unready market), and Google Mariner (killed by its own parent). What broke, where the money went, and the one-line lesson from each.

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