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October 2, 2020

Too many startups are failing and this new members' club wants to help

The team behind Startup Van are opening a new members' club, offering networking, meeting spaces and syndicated funds.


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Startup Van founders Mark McDonagh and Graham Hussey

“Nine out of ten startups fail within the first three years,” says Mark McDonagh, co-founder of Startup Van, the media company that began by interviewing entrepreneurs in a VW campervan. “In 2020, that’s just not acceptable.”

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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