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The Founder Gazette
Startup news, held to newspaper standards

Filed under: bankruptcy

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Startup news

Hoplark filed for bankruptcy after raising more than $25m

The hop-water maker rode a booming non-alcoholic category. Distribution costs, tight shelf space and weak retail demand arrived anyway.

№ 275 · 25 September 2026
Startup news

Startup outbids Google's $10m offer for Spirit Airlines data

Google valued the bankrupt airline's operational records at $10 million. A startup went higher. The number is the story.

№ 132 · 24 August 2026
Startup news

Duramax built for 3.39m bins, sold 1.2m, filed Chapter 7

New York City's official supplier of wheelie bins says the pace of the city's own rollout left it holding a factory built for three times the orders it got.

№ 60 · 12 August 2026