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# Failing to fundraise can be the downfall of startups

- Posted on February 17, 2020
- By [James Lancaster](https://blog.victech.com/author/james-lancaster)

## [![InnovationMap](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-20%20at%202.08.16%20PM.png?width=1344&name=Screen%20Shot%202020-02-20%20at%202.08.16%20PM.png)](https://houston.innovationmap.com/james-lancaster-on-houston-startup-tips-for-funding-2644272938.html)[Startups are pulling outsized financing rounds and debt acquisitions at an unprecedented rate despite the high 80 percent failure rate of startups overall. Among the three primary reasons why startups tend to fail, running out of cash falls in the number two spot on the list at 29 percent — following no market need....](https://houston.innovationmap.com/james-lancaster-on-houston-startup-tips-for-funding-2644272938.html)

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