

Like its US-based counterparts, Rent the Runway and Stitch Fix, YCloset operated using a subscription model and allowed its users to rent branded apparel. In doing so, the company announced plans to end support for its sales and online channels by August 15. YCloset - a fashion rental startup - shut down in early July, despite having raised $70M in total disclosed funding since its founding in 2015. Title: Alibaba-backed fashion rental app YCloset shuts down after five years Read on for the post-mortems of 8 startups that shut down since June 2021. While these challenges may have been manageable on their own, in many cases, they proved to be fatal when compounded with pandemic-induced pressures. Many startups, rather than seeing an influx of fresh capital, shut down altogether due to a number of factors, such as increased competition ( KupiVIP), a lack of market traction ( Abundant Robotics), and flawed business models ( Yelo). However, this activity was just one side of the private equity coin.

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