// UNICORNBURN · FAILURE INTELLIGENCE
How much investor capital each failure cause has destroyed, based on documented startup autopsies.
// THE INSIGHT
unit economics destroyed $301.9B — more than any other cause. Unit economics failures account for the most capital lost, while fraud generates the most headlines.
| # | Name | Capital destroyed |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Unit Economics 1111 startups | $301.9B |
| 🥈 | Regulation 456 startups | $178.9B |
| 🥉 | Founder Chaos 99 startups | $118.4B |
| #4 | Competition 1011 startups | $91.5B |
| #5 | Market Collapse 325 startups | $56.3B |
| #6 | Fraud 68 startups | $55.4B |
| #7 | Acquisition Gone Wrong 226 startups | $44.3B |
| #8 | Overexpansion 70 startups | $43.4B |
| #9 | Marketfit 282 startups | $16.3B |
| #10 | Timing 116 startups | $15.9B |
// RISK INTELLIGENCE
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