Which startups in Peter Thiel's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?

Peter Thiel has 9 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Judicata, Lore, Blend Labs.

What is the most common failure cause in Peter Thiel'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 Peter Thiel?

Peter Thiel tiene 9 empresas documentadas en UnicornBurn, incluyendo Judicata, Lore, Blend Labs.

¿Cuál es la causa de fracaso más frecuente en las empresas del portfolio de Peter Thiel?

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

Peter Thiel — portfolio autopsies

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

documented

Venture Capital

type

Unknown

country

Seed · Pre-Seed · Serie D

stages

// dominant patterns

Top failure cause

acquisition-gone-wrong

2/9 cases

Collapse pattern

Acqui-hire

Top sector

edtech

// 9 documented companies

Judicata

✓ Verified

legaltechUSA

Legal research AI startup acquired by Fastcase before it could challenge LexisNexis and Westlaw at scale.

Acqui-hire

Lore

✓ Verified

edtechUSA

The edtech startup that renamed itself twice and still couldn't crack university LMS procurement

Acqui-hire

Blend Labs

✓ Verified

fintechUSA

Mortgage and banking technology SaaS company that went public at a 4.3 billion dollar valuation and watched revenues collapse 80 percent when US mortgage origination plummeted.

Zombie Startup

Thinkful

✓ Verified

edtechUSA2023

The coding bootcamp that Chegg acquired — then quietly closed

Silent Shutdown

Zynga

✓ Verified

gamingUSA2023

FarmVille creator — $10B IPO, Facebook algorithm change destroyed it overnight

Sudden Collapse

Vicarious

✓ Verified

saasUSA2022

The $176M AGI startup backed by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — acquired by Amazon for the engineers, not the AI.

Acqui-hire

Declara

✓ Verified

edtechUSA2017

The a16z-backed social learning network for professionals that professionals never adopted

Silent Shutdown

Clinkle

✓ Verified

fintechUSA2016

21-year-old Stanford student raised $25M from Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and Silicon Valley royalty before launching. The app never achieved meaningful adoption. $25M consumed. Company dissolved 2016.

Silent Shutdown

Zynga (IPO era)

✓ Verified

socialUSA2013

The FarmVille empire — built on Facebook, destroyed when Facebook changed its newsfeed algorithm.

Market Exit

// faq

Which startups in Peter Thiel's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?: Peter Thiel has 9 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Judicata, Lore, Blend Labs.
What is the most common failure cause in Peter Thiel's documented portfolio?: The most frequent failure cause is "acquisition-gone-wrong", recorded in 2 of 9 documented cases.
What collapse pattern dominates Peter Thiel's documented failures?: The predominant collapse pattern is "Acqui-hire". UnicornBurn documents 9 distinct collapse styles based on sequence and speed of failure.

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