Dot-Com Graveyard

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DOT-COM GRAVEYARD
In Memoriam: The Companies That Didn't Make It
Here lie the dot-coms that burned through their VC money and left nothing but 404 errors.
Company Peak Valuation Cause of Death
Pets.com$300MShipping 30lb bags of dog food for free. Spent $11.8M on a Super Bowl ad.
Webvan$1.2BBuilt $1B in warehouses before proving anyone wanted grocery delivery.
Boo.com$390MFashion e-commerce site that took 8+ seconds to load on dial-up.
Kozmo.com$280MFree 1-hour delivery of $5 items. The math never worked.
eToys.com$8BWorth more than Toys R Us at peak. Couldn't ship orders on time for Christmas '99.

R.I.P.
Gone but not forgotten. May their sock puppets rest in peace.

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Last updated: November 18, 2001