Which startups in Summit Partners's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?

Summit Partners has 7 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Linio, Bigpoint, Gainsight.

What is the most common failure cause in Summit Partners's documented portfolio?

The most frequent failure cause is "acquisition-gone-wrong", recorded in 3 of 7 documented cases.

¿En qué startups del dataset de UnicornBurn aparece Summit Partners?

Summit Partners tiene 7 empresas documentadas en UnicornBurn, incluyendo Linio, Bigpoint, Gainsight.

¿Cuál es la causa de fracaso más frecuente en las empresas del portfolio de Summit Partners?

La causa más frecuente es "acquisition-gone-wrong", registrada en 3 de 7 casos documentados.

Summit Partners — portfolio autopsies

Summit Partners has 7 portfolio companies documented in the UnicornBurn autopsy dataset with verified collapse causes and timelines. Most frequent failure cause: "acquisition-gone-wrong".

documented

Venture Capital

type

USA

country

Undisclosed · Venture · Serie B

stages

// dominant patterns

Top failure cause

acquisition-gone-wrong

3/7 cases

Collapse pattern

Acqui-hire

Top sector

ecommerce

// 7 documented companies

Linio

ecommerceColombia

Rocket Internet LatAm ecommerce clone survived a decade only to be quietly killed by its acquirer.

Acqui-hire

⭐ 18%

🔥 50%

Bigpoint

gamingGermany

Bigpoint was Europe largest browser gaming company with 300 million registered users — then the mobile gaming revolution arrived and its Flash-based empire was sold to a Chinese buyer for a fraction of its former valuation.

Fire Sale

⭐ 10%

🔥 65%

Gainsight

saasUSA2024

The customer success category creator that couldn't create enough exit value

Fire Sale

⭐ 58%

🔥 48%

Linio

ecommerceMexico2022

Pan-LatAm e-commerce marketplace backed by Tengelmann and JP Morgan, acquired by Chilean retailer Falabella in 2018 — quietly wound down in 2022 when the acquirer decided to consolidate under its own brand.

Silent Shutdown

⭐ 44%

🔥 28%

Linio

ecommerceColombia2022

Rocket Internet's LatAm Amazon lost to the real Amazon

Slow Death

⭐ 42%

🔥 48%

Acacia Communications

hardwareUSA2021

The photonic chip leader that sued Cisco into buying it after Cisco tried to walk away mid-deal.

Acqui-hire

⭐ 55%

🔥 68%

Clarabridge

saasUSA2021

The NLP-powered customer experience analytics pioneer — absorbed by Qualtrics before AI made everyone an NLP company.

Acqui-hire

⭐ 32%

🔥 45%

// faq

Which startups in Summit Partners's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?: Summit Partners has 7 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Linio, Bigpoint, Gainsight.
What is the most common failure cause in Summit Partners's documented portfolio?: The most frequent failure cause is "acquisition-gone-wrong", recorded in 3 of 7 documented cases.
What collapse pattern dominates Summit Partners's documented failures?: The predominant collapse pattern is "Acqui-hire". UnicornBurn documents 9 distinct collapse styles based on sequence and speed of failure.

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