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E-mailBy Sarah McBride
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Trouble at High-Profile Internet Start-Ups
Many investors are wondering if more trouble looms for high-profile Internet start-ups. That's leading them to look extra hard at companies with on-demand, logistics-heavy businesses that cater to consumers rather than businesses.
Following are some of the internet companies that have failed in recent years.
2015
Offsite-office assistants business Zirtual announces shut down
Social network Path sold at a deep discount
Online shopping site Fab sold at a deep discount
Upscale grocery business Good Eggs closes in all cities but San Francisco
Cleaning service Homejoy shuts down
2014
Internet-TV business Aereo declares bankruptcy
2012
Photo-sharing service Color sells at a deep discount
Social news website Digg sells at a deep discount
2011
Daily deals site BuyWithMe sells at a deep discount
(Reporting by Sarah McBride, editing by John Pickering)
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