| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2023 |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Fintech |
| Total raised | $10M (Accion Venture Lab, IGNIA Partners, 2013–2019) |
| Collapse type | Silent Shutdown |
| Founder | Nicolás Shea |
Destacame
"Chilean credit-scoring and financial wellness startup backed by Accion and IGNIA ran for ten years before shutting down its consumer product in 2023 as open banking regulation eliminated the data advantage it had spent a decade building."
Quiet closure with no public announcement
Key Events Timeline
Destacame was founded in Santiago in 2013 to help Chilean consumers understand and improve their credit scores, offering financial wellness tools and credit comparison products.
// full analysis
Full analysis requires the Analyst plan
Documented cause · Market cycle · Competitive moat type · Verified lesson
€149/mo · or contribute your autopsy for free access →
UnicornBurn Season 0 opens July 2026. 10,000 founders competing in one world. Your startup fights for the market every Saturday. Most will end up here. Which one are you?
JOIN SEASON 0 →Destacame followed a documented pattern. Identify the same signals in any company before they reach the point of no return.
Witnessed a startup failure first-hand? Share the real story. First-hand accounts from founders and team members get prioritized for publication.
SUBMIT AN AUTOPSY →Failure intelligence for due diligence and risk analysis.
Structured dataset by collapse type, for 5031 startups. 7-day trial.
See plans →Free JSON API. No key required. 50 autopsies, 10 req/day.
Full dataset available with Intelligence plan API key. CORS enabled.
Explore API →Academic, press, or research use? Free JSON API available — no auth required →