The Graveyard
They promised forever. They shut down anyway.
664 products that were shut down, sold, merged or replaced. Each entry lists the company, the year and what happened. Your infrastructure shouldn't depend on VC funding.
664
Dead Services
275
Discontinued since 2020
283
Killed by Big Tech
283
Killed by Big Tech
Causes of Death
Killed via Acquisition Bought, integrated, shut down.
11% (70)
Ran Out of Money VC pulled out. Startup dead.
6% (43)
Killed by Big Tech Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Twitter …
43% (283)
275 of 664 dead services died after 2020 ↑ the pace is accelerating
51–100 of 664 dead services
| # | Service | Category | Shut Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Amazon Halo Health | Health | 2023 |
| 52 | Alexa Skills (paid) | AI | 2023 |
| 53 | Clips app (advanced) | Video | 2023 |
| 54 | Domo (pivot) | Analytics | 2023 |
| 55 | Salesforce Chatter (standalone) | Enterprise Social | 2023 |
| 56 | OpsGenie (pre-Atlassian UI) | DevOps | 2023 |
| 57 | Kumulos | Mobile Backend | 2023 |
| 58 | Clearbit free API | Data Enrichment | 2023 |
| 59 | Papertrail | DevOps | 2023 |
| 60 | Loggly (standalone) | DevOps | 2023 |
| 61 | PayPal Here (old) | POS | 2023 |
| 62 | Facebook Messenger Lite | Messaging | 2023 |
| 63 | Wickr Me (free) | Messaging | 2023 |
| 64 | Microsoft Teams (old consumer) | Collaboration | 2023 |
| 65 | Cisco Jabber (standalone) | Chat | 2023 |
| 66 | Loom starter unlimited (old) | Video | 2023 |
| 67 | Twitter Spaces growth (standalone) | Audio | 2023 |
| 68 | Magic Leap 1 | Hardware | 2023 |
| 69 | AltspaceVR | VR Social | 2023 |
| 70 | Nifty Gateway (peak growth) | NFT | 2023 |
| 71 | NBA Top Shot (growth era) | NFT | 2023 |
| 72 | Google Code Competitions | Development | 2023 |
| 73 | Google Keep free unlimited (old policy) | Productivity | 2023 |
| 74 | Figma free team features (old) | Design | 2023 |
| 75 | Gainsight standalone | Customer Success | 2023 |
| 76 | Gong standalone (pre-AI era product) | Sales | 2023 |
| 77 | Google Web Designer (old) | Web | 2023 |
| 78 | Levi's Commuter Trucker (Jacquard jacket) | Hardware | 2023 |
| 79 | Napster (v2) | Music | 2023 |
| 80 | MeWe (business model) | Social | 2023 |
| 81 | Triller (peak hype) | Video | 2023 |
| 82 | Clash app (creators) | Video | 2023 |
| 83 | Google Hangouts | Messaging | 2022 |
| 84 | Google Keen | Curation | 2022 |
| 85 | Google Duo | Video Call | 2022 |
| 86 | G Suite Legacy Free | Productivity | 2022 |
| 87 | Google Surveys | Research | 2022 |
| 88 | YouTube Go | Video | 2022 |
| 89 | Google Chrome Apps | Development | 2022 |
| 90 | Android Things | IoT | 2022 |
| 91 | Cameos on Google | Entertainment | 2022 |
| 92 | Google Assistant Snapshot | AI | 2022 |
| 93 | Duplex on the Web | AI | 2022 |
| 94 | YouTube Originals | Streaming | 2022 |
| 95 | Internet Explorer | Browser | 2022 |
| 96 | Meta Bulletin | Newsletters | 2022 |
| 97 | Instagram IGTV standalone | Video | 2022 |
| 98 | Novi (Meta wallet) | Fintech | 2022 |
| 99 | Diem (Libra) | Fintech | 2022 |
| 100 | Glip | Collaboration | 2022 |
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This list is incomplete and will never be finished. New services die every month.
Last updated February 2026. Data from public sources.