// UNICORNBURN · FAILURE INTELLIGENCE
How much investor capital each failure cause has destroyed, based on documented startup autopsies.
// THE INSIGHT
unit economics destroyed $369.4B — 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 1131 startups | $369.4B |
| 🥈 | Regulation 332 startups | $142.6B |
| 🥉 | Founder Chaos 129 startups | $131.0B |
| #4 | Competition 833 startups | $96.2B |
| #5 | Market Collapse 306 startups | $52.3B |
| #6 | Fraud 76 startups | $47.0B |
| #7 | Overexpansion 65 startups | $44.7B |
| #8 | Acquisition Gone Wrong 251 startups | $39.8B |
| #9 | Marketfit 287 startups | $20.2B |
| #10 | Timing 124 startups | $17.7B |
// RISK INTELLIGENCE
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