In memoriam

The Graveyard

Every grave below was, at some point, the future. Billions raised, headlines written, FOMO manufactured at industrial scale. We keep the plots tidy for one reason: the next hype cycle always claims to be different, and the graveyard is where you check.

✝ R.I.P.

oBike

2017 – 2018 · SG

Solved the last mile. Kept the deposits. The bikes live in the canals now.

✝ R.I.P.

JJPTR

2015 – 2017 · MY

"Poor to Rich" in monthly 20% steps. Rich to poor took one weekend.

✝ R.I.P.

eFishery

2013 – 2025 · ID

The aquaculture unicorn. The fish were real. The revenue was farmed.

✝ R.I.P.

Terra / Luna

2018 – 2022 · KR

$40B and "algorithmically stable". The algorithm had other plans.

✝ R.I.P.

Hooq

2015 – 2020 · SG

The Netflix of Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, so was Netflix.

✝ R.I.P.

Honestbee

2015 – 2020 · SG

Groceries, robots, a cashless supermarket of tomorrow. The runway was of today.

✝ R.I.P.

Pincoin & iFan

2017 – 2018 · VN

An ICO promising 48% a month. $660M later, the office was empty by morning.

✝ R.I.P.

KAPA "Donations"

2017 – 2019 · PH

30% monthly "blessings" forever. Regulators noted that forever lasted two years.

Plots always available — hype keeps dying.

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