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.

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

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Take a look!

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