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Startup Failures in Dominican Republic

8 startup autopsies from Dominican Republic. Each includes the exact cause of failure, verified financial data, and the documented failure pattern.

8 autopsies · newest deaths first

InversiónRD

fintechDominican Republic2024

Dominican Y Combinator fintech dismantled by a regulator after onboarding 11,000 investors without a license.

Regulatory Kill

EduMatch

edtechDominican Republic2022

Dominican tutoring startup spent $120K on ads to acquire users it couldn't retain for a second session.

Silent Shutdown

SaludLine

healthtechDominican Republic2021

Dominican telemedicine startup served wealthy insured patients while missing 4 million uninsured below.

Slow Death

SocialFlow DR

socialDominican Republic2020

Dominican influencer platform built on Instagram's API — until Instagram pulled the plug in January 2020.

Sudden Collapse

PropDom

proptechDominican Republic

The proptech that couldn't digitize the Dominican Republic's relationship-driven real estate market

Slow Death

IoTDR

iottechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's IoT startup for factories too few to sustain a platform

Silent Shutdown

Redi Delivery

logisticsDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's on-demand delivery app couldn't survive iFood and Rappi's market entry

Slow Death

CryptoDRep

cryptoDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's crypto exchange that its central bank classified as a threat to financial stability

Regulatory Kill

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