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1,003 dead. 3,992 alive. 70+ sectors scored.

Every startup idea has a history.
We help you find it.

Failradar gives founders, VCs, investors, and accelerators a data-backed way to evaluate startup risk. Search real failures, validate any concept, and generate competitive intelligence — all grounded in 5,727 real outcomes.

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1,003

Dead

3,992

Alive

732

Acquired

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Threat Matrix

Highest Risk Categories

Top 10 categories ranked by mortality rate. Know the odds before you build.

Social & Communication

CRITICAL
52%37/71

E-Commerce

CRITICAL
46%36/78

Gaming

CRITICAL
45%13/29

Sales

CRITICAL
43%6/14

Media & Entertainment

CRITICAL
42%31/73

AR/VR

CRITICAL
40%8/20

Agriculture

CRITICAL
40%2/5

Transportation

HIGH
33%12/36

Customer Support

HIGH
33%2/6

Blockchain & Crypto

HIGH
33%14/43
View all 41 categories→
AI Idea Validator

Feed us your idea.
We'll run it against the dead.

Describe your startup concept. Our AI cross-references thousands of real outcomes to surface matching patterns, risk signals, and lessons from the graveyard.

Want to go deeper? Generate a competitive intelligence report after your validation — full landscape analysis grounded in real outcomes.

failradar scan --idea

$ scan "Marketplace for freelance designers"

CRITICAL RISK

Match: UpLabs (W16) — designer marketplace. Cause of death: established platform competition.

Run Analysis→3 free scans with sign-in
Competitive Intelligence

Validate first. Then go deeper.

After your AI validation, generate a full competitive intelligence report. We cross-reference your idea against 5,727 real startup outcomes and produce a structured briefing you can act on.

  • ▸ Executive summary

    High-level competitive landscape overview for your idea

  • ▸ Market landscape

    Similar startups mapped by status, category, and outcome

  • ▸ Failure pattern analysis

    What killed similar companies — and whether those risks apply to you

  • ▸ Competitive positioning

    Where your idea fits relative to dead, active, and acquired startups

  • ▸ Risk assessment

    Sector death rates, team size benchmarks, and timing signals

  • ▸ Strategic recommendation

    Data-grounded next steps based on what the dead tell us

Try it free$45 $10 per report · 2 free reports included
Weekly Intel

The Post-Mortem

Failure patterns and hard-won lessons from the startup graveyard. Delivered every Thursday.