Shut-down companies
Startups and companies that stopped operating, with what happened and what their founders built next. 17 on record.
Other outcomes: ActiveAcquiredIPOMergedBankruptStatus unknown
| Company | Founded | People | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black MagicTwitter analytics and CRM tool, sold to Hypefury in 2023 and shut down in 2026. | 2021 | Tony Dinh | Shut down |
| Deep AgencyAI photo studio and virtual modeling agency that generated images of synthetic models. | 2023 | Danny Postma | Shut down |
| DeliteSaaS tool that let wholesalers send customizable order forms to retailers. | 2016 | Pat Walls | Shut down |
| Fenty (LVMH fashion house)Paris-based luxury ready-to-wear house created by Rihanna and LVMH. | 2019 | Rihanna | Shut down |
| HyperjumpEnterprise SaaS for financial institutions, starting with a paper-form digitization product. | 2019 | Jon Yongfook | Shut down |
| MaybePersonal finance app co-founded by Josh Pigford in 2021 that was shut down, open-sourced, revived, pivoted to B2B in 2025 and later shut down. | 2021 | Josh Pigford | Shut down |
| OnePagePersonal profile page linking a person's online accounts, Joel Gascoigne's startup before Buffer. | Undated | Joel Gascoigne | Shut down |
| RebaseImmigration and relocation service for remote workers, starting with Portugal. | 2021 | Pieter Levels | Shut down |
| SKKN BY KIM (formerly KKW Beauty)Kim Kardashian's beauty business, launched as KKW Beauty and later relaunched as the skincare line SKKN BY KIM. | 2017 | Kim Kardashian | Shut down |
| SyphirEarly startup by Courtland Allen, started after he graduated from MIT. | Undated | Courtland Allen | Shut down |
| TalkshowAsynchronous video tool for remote coworkers. | 2019 | Jon Yongfook | Shut down |
| Tech Jobs AsiaCurated direct-apply job board for tech roles in Asia. | 2018 | Jon Yongfook | Shut down |
 TheranosA blood testing company based in Palo Alto and Newark, California. | 2003 | Elizabeth Holmes | Shut down |
 Traf-O-DataA partnership that processed roadway traffic counter tapes into reports for traffic engineers. | Undated | Bill Gates | Shut down |
| TropicCollaboration app for remote teams spread across time zones. | 2019 | Jon Yongfook | Shut down |
| VirallyBotMarc Lou's first SaaS, shut after the COVID-19 downturn. | 2018 | Marc Lou | Shut down |
| ZipsellOpen-source, self-hosted platform for selling digital downloads. | 2018 | Jon Yongfook | Shut down |