The money
was real.
The products
often weren’t.
Welcome to the Web3 Graveyard.
Funding made headlines. Failure became a footnote. This is the record of what was raised, who backed it, who ran it, and how long it lasted.
Most recently ended
The record
- 01DiscontinuedInfrastructure (Ethereum layer 2)2024–2026
Abstract
A blockchain from the company behind Pudgy Penguins
$11M raised2 yr 9 mo alive
- 02DiscontinuedInfrastructure (Ethereum layer 2)2023–2026
Blast
Its bridge opened months before users could withdraw
$20M raised3 yr 9 mo alive
- 03DiscontinuedWeb3 game (creature-collecting RPG and casual games)2021–2026
Pixelmon
Famous for a botched NFT reveal, its games stalled at 'not good enough'
$8M raised5 yr 8 mo alive
- 04DeadNFT-collateralised lending2020–2026
NFTfi
It let people borrow against NFTs until the NFT market shrank
$5M raised6 yr 7 mo alive
- 05DeadPerpetual futures exchange on its own layer-1 blockchainUnknown–2026
Dango
It built its own blockchain to run one exchange; both closed within months
$3.6M raised
- 06DiscontinuedBlockchain gaming (MMO grand strategy)2018–2026
BLOCKLORDS
The Steam release was followed by a closure report that summer
$15M raised8 yr 7 mo alive
- 07DeadOnchain gaming (RPG)2023–2026
Pirate Nation
It built two blockchains to run one game
$33M raised3 years alive
- 08DeadDeFi dashboard and portfolio tracker2019–2026
Zapper
Seven years in, it chose an 'orderly wind down' over the alternatives
$17M raised7 yr 7 mo alive