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Startup Failures in Dominican Republic

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

33 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

HealthDOM

healthtechDominican Republic

The Dominican healthtech that the insurance system refused to digitize with

Slow Death

LegalDOM

legaltechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's legaltech for a profession that still runs on personal relationships

Silent Shutdown

SustDO

sustainabilityDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's sustainability SaaS for a corporate market where ESG meant nothing

Silent Shutdown

MobilDOM

mobilityDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's ride-hailing startup that InDriver disrupted with the same playbook it used across LatAm

Market Exit

MobilityDR

mobilityDominican Republic

Dominican Republic ride-sharing competing against Uber (70%) and InDriver (25%) with a 6-month INTRANT authorization and $50K bond

Slow Death

PayDR

fintechDominican Republic

Dominican B2B payments startup displaced by Pago Fácil and regional fintech expansion

Silent Shutdown

ProptechDO3

proptechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic proptech third wave: Zillow covered mainland US buyers, Clasificados Online dominated local listings, and Fed rate hikes reduced Act 22 buyer flow by 30%

Slow Death

EdTechDR

edtechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's edtech for private schools that already had LMS contracts

Slow Death

EduDOM

edtechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's edtech that mistook a captive pandemic audience for product-market fit

Slow Death

MindDOM

healthtechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's mental health app for a Caribbean culture where seeking therapy carries social stigma

Slow Death

FinTechDR

fintechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic fintech that Tpago and Banreservas already served before it launched

Slow Death

DomRepAI

aiDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's enterprise AI startup in a country where the biggest industry buys tech from Miami

Slow Death

HealthTechDR2

healthtechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic second healthtech startup confirming SENASA, HUMANO, and MAPFRE covered all segments while MISPAS telemedicine regulations were still being drafted

Slow Death

IoTDR

iottechDominican Republic

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

Silent Shutdown

SustDOM

sustainabilityDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's sustainability platform for a market that only cared about ESG when EU tourists demanded it

Silent Shutdown

AcadeWeb

edtechDominican Republic

Online learning startup that rode the COVID wave but couldn't survive after it

Slow Death

RegDOM

regtechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's RegTech for a banking market with 19 banks and 19 reasons not to switch vendors

Silent Shutdown

RegDOM2

regtechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's second RegTech attempt proving the market structure had not changed

Silent Shutdown

Redi Delivery

logisticsDominican Republic

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

Slow Death

TravelDR

traveltechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's travel platform that COVID destroyed and Booking.com captured the recovery

Market Exit

FoodDR

foodtechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's plant-based food startup for a market that preferred traditional sancocho

Slow Death

GameDOM

gamingDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's gaming platform for a community that didn't need a Dominican gaming platform

Silent Shutdown

TraveltechDR

traveltechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic tourism tech launched February 2020 — COVID eliminated 61% of tourist arrivals the following month

Market Exit

InsurDOM

insurtechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic's digital insurance startup in a market where everyone buys insurance from their bank

Slow Death

AgroTechDO2

agritechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic agritech second attempt confirming JAD, Philip Morris tobacco, and cacao exporters all had proprietary farmer coordination tech

Slow Death

PropDom

proptechDominican Republic

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

Slow Death

CrediDOM

fintechDominican Republic

Dominican Republic consumer lender wiped out by inflation-driven default rates

Slow Death

GameDO

gamingDominican Republic

The Dominican Republic's third gaming platform attempt for a community that had already chosen Twitch

Silent Shutdown

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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