Katerra - Failure Museum

Katerra

Founded in 2015 and shut down in 2021 after raising $2B, Katerra's goal was to be a one-stop-shop, vertically integrated, construction project management company. Katerra emphasized very heavily on growth, disruption, and innovation, without having ...

WeWork - Failure Museum

WeWork

Four years after having the highest startup valuation in the country at $47 billion, WeWork filed for bankruptcy in 2023. The business model was vulnerable to softening of the office market. WeWork signed 10-20 year leases, most during the office ...