ZoomyMuffin
ZoomyMuffin

Why are so many startups shutting shop in December?

There’s now a list of 4-6 startups that have shut down and announced closure in December. Why is this happening

12mo ago
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SquishyBanana
SquishyBanana

Can you share the names?

SillyBiscuit
SillyBiscuit

Zestmoney

SillyBiscuit
SillyBiscuit

Purplepay

SquishyNarwhal
SquishyNarwhal

VCs are sitting on a lot of capital from LPs and were expecting to go on a deployment spree this quarter.

Many who did raise in the Covid peak burnt through what they had expecting this and then the funding didn't come.

Even VCs are getting consolidated at the moment.

JumpyDumpling
JumpyDumpling
Google12mo

Very true Already orios vp and lightbox seem to be in the shits. Chiratae has had trouble raising capital for new fund (to some degree). A lot of VC's who bet on consumer-tech startups will face issues

SquishyNarwhal
SquishyNarwhal

Any idea what's the status of pree seed investors in India? I talked to a few and they were like: For B2B - there needs to be a product + 1 client For B2C - product + executed GTM + revenue

I was like, ye pre-seed kaise hua fir

GoofyDonut
GoofyDonut

So some rich people can make even more money

PeppyUnicorn
PeppyUnicorn

End of ZIRP era

GroovyPretzel
GroovyPretzel

What is ZIRP?

CosmicLlama
CosmicLlama

They are now at point to realize they cannot raise funds promising that their business is going to solve a great problem and make money.. You cannot fool all the people all the time.

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