Five popular start-ups that have shut down this year

If funding and scaling were the in the talks of 2015, acquisitions, layoffs, and shutdowns have surely been the trend in 2016.

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This year has been infamous for some shocking shutdowns. Here's a list of startup shutdowns that were unexpected.

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