The graveyard
62 companies that no longer exist. Each page has two parts, kept separate: a post-mortem written with the outcome known, and, for 60 of them, the result of a blind test made with the evidence cut off before the end.
The blind test covered 116 dead companies and 59 survivors. Of the 109 dead companies graded, none was called safe. Of the 52 survivors graded, 11 were wrongly marked as poor bets. The method never missed a death in the test; it does cry wolf. The full result.
All 62, most recent ending first
CCheggclosed 2026·blind test, cut off January 2025: not called safeCCourse Heroclosed 2026·blind test, cut off September 2024: not called safeOOne Hour Translation / Blendwas absorbed 2026·blind test, cut off July 2024: not called safeQQuartzclosed 2025·blind test, cut off October 2023: not called safeHHumane (AI Pin)was acquired 2025·blind test, cut off August 2023: not called safeBByju'sclosed 2024·blind test, cut off January 2023: not called safeUUdacitywas acquired 2024·blind test, cut off September 2022: not called safeSScripted.comwas acquired 2024·blind test, cut off August 2022: not called safeVVice Mediaclosed 2024·blind test, cut off August 2022: not called safeCCheddarclosed 2024·blind test, cut off July 2022: not called safeIInVisionclosed 2024·blind test, cut off July 2022: not called safeBBird Globalclosed 2023·blind test, cut off June 2022: not called safeVVeevwas acquired 2023·blind test, cut off May 2022: not called safeZZeus Livingclosed 2023·blind test, cut off May 2022: not called safeOOlive AIclosed 2023·blind test, cut off April 2022: not called safeBBabylon Healthclosed 2023·blind test, cut off February 2022: not called safeIIRLclosed 2023·blind test, cut off December 2021: not called safeDDaylight (neobank)closed 2023·blind test, cut off November 2021: not called safePPlastiqclosed 2023·blind test, cut off November 2021: no usable resultBBuzzFeed Newsclosed 2023·blind test, cut off October 2021: not called safeEEyeEmclosed 2023·blind test, cut off October 2021: not called safePProtocolclosed 2022·blind test, cut off June 2021: not called safeKKite (AI code autocomplete)closed 2022·blind test, cut off May 2021: not called safeRRealiclosed 2022·blind test, cut off February 2021: no usable resultFFast (fast.co)closed 2022·blind test, cut off October 2020: not called safeQQuibiclosed 2020·blind test, cut off April 2019: not called safeSScaleFactorclosed 2020·blind test, cut off December 2018: not called safeWWinkclosed 2020·blind test, cut off November 2018: not called safeTThe Outlineclosed 2020·blind test, cut off October 2018: not called safeAAtrium (legal tech)closed 2020·blind test, cut off September 2018: not called safeEEssential Productsclosed 2020·blind test, cut off August 2018: not called safeHHipmunkclosed 2020·blind test, cut off July 2018: not called safeGGengowas acquired 2019·blind test, cut off July 2017: no usable resultMMuncheryclosed 2019·blind test, cut off July 2017: not called safeMMic.comwas acquired 2018·blind test, cut off May 2017: not called safeRRealtySharesclosed 2018·blind test, cut off May 2017: no usable resultSShypclosed 2018·blind test, cut off September 2016: not called safeLLittleThingsclosed 2018·blind test, cut off August 2016: not called safeMMashablewas acquired 2017·blind test, cut off June 2016: not called safeDDoppler Labsclosed 2017·blind test, cut off May 2016: not called safeJJuiceroclosed 2017·blind test, cut off March 2016: not called safeLLuxewas acquired 2017·blind test, cut off March 2016: not called safeHHello (Sense)was acquired 2017·blind test, cut off December 2015: not called safeJJawboneclosed 2017·blind test, cut off December 2015: not called safePPearl Automationclosed 2017·blind test, cut off December 2015: not called safeMMaplewas acquired 2017·blind test, cut off November 2015: not called safeSSprigclosed 2017·blind test, cut off November 2015: not called safeWWashioclosed 2016·blind test, cut off February 2015: not called safeSSidecarclosed 2015·blind test, cut off June 2014: not called safeRRdioclosed 2015·blind test, cut off May 2014: not called safeQQuirkyclosed 2015·blind test, cut off March 2014: not called safeHHomejoyclosed 2015·blind test, cut off January 2014: not called safeSSecretclosed 2015·blind test, cut off October 2013: not called safeBBusuuclosed·blind test, cut off November 2021: not called safeCCNETclosed·blind test, cut off August 2024: not called safeDDemand Media / Leaf Groupclosed·not in the blind testJJasper AIclosed·blind test, cut off September 2023: not called safeMMoviePassclosed·blind test, cut off July 2026: not called safeSStack Overflowclosed·blind test, cut off January 2026: no usable resultUUpworthyclosed·blind test, cut off June 2026: not called safeYYik Yakclosed·blind test, cut off September 2023: not called safeZZume Pizzaclosed·not in the blind test