Which startups in Fabrice Grinda's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?

Fabrice Grinda has 9 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Sunrise, Windeln.de, Roomorama.

What is the most common failure cause in Fabrice Grinda's documented portfolio?

The most frequent failure cause is "acquisition-gone-wrong", recorded in 2 of 9 documented cases.

¿En qué startups del dataset de UnicornBurn aparece Fabrice Grinda?

Fabrice Grinda tiene 9 empresas documentadas en UnicornBurn, incluyendo Sunrise, Windeln.de, Roomorama.

¿Cuál es la causa de fracaso más frecuente en las empresas del portfolio de Fabrice Grinda?

La causa más frecuente es "acquisition-gone-wrong", registrada en 2 de 9 casos documentados.

Fabrice Grinda — portfolio autopsies

Fabrice Grinda has 9 portfolio companies documented in the UnicornBurn autopsy dataset with verified collapse causes and timelines. Most frequent failure cause: "acquisition-gone-wrong".

documented

Business Angel

type

Europe

country

Pre-Seed · Seed · Serie A

stages

// dominant patterns

Top failure cause

acquisition-gone-wrong

2/9 cases

Collapse pattern

Slow Death

Top sector

ecommerce

// 9 documented companies

Sunrise

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productivityFrance

Microsoft acquired Sunrise for $100M for its beautiful calendar design — then shut Sunrise 12 months later and launched Outlook Mobile with the same features

Acqui-hire

Windeln.de

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ecommerceGermany

German baby products ecommerce pioneer that IPO-ed in 2015 and spent seven years being crushed by Amazon and dm.

Zombie Startup

Roomorama

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marketplaceUSA

The vacation rental marketplace that Airbnb outspent and outlisted before Roomorama could scale

Market Exit

Mister Spex

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ecommerceGermany

Online eyewear pioneer trapped between physical and digital

Slow Death

Deporvillage

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ecommerceSpain2023

Spain's top online sports shop overordered in the pandemic boom and drowned in debt.

Bankruptcy

Getaround

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marketplaceUSA2023

P2P car sharing with $300M from SoftBank. Insurance costs and maintenance ate every dollar. Filed Chapter 11 in December 2023.

Slow Death

Adore Me (Subscription Tier)

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beautyUSA2022

The lingerie subscription darling was fined $1.3M by the FTC for trapping customers.

Regulatory Kill

Jobr

✓ Verified

hrtechUSA2017

The "Tinder for jobs" app was acquired by Monster Worldwide in 2016 and shut down 11 months later when Monster itself was acquired by Randstad.

Silent Shutdown

Beepi

✓ Verified

marketplaceUSA2017

The peer-to-peer used car marketplace that burned $150 million and never solved operations

Sudden Collapse

// faq

Which startups in Fabrice Grinda's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?: Fabrice Grinda has 9 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Sunrise, Windeln.de, Roomorama.
What is the most common failure cause in Fabrice Grinda's documented portfolio?: The most frequent failure cause is "acquisition-gone-wrong", recorded in 2 of 9 documented cases.
What collapse pattern dominates Fabrice Grinda's documented failures?: The predominant collapse pattern is "Slow Death". UnicornBurn documents 9 distinct collapse styles based on sequence and speed of failure.

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