- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "YC profile lists Founded: 2009 while Embracer, Techcouver, LinkedIn, and YC OSS batch data imply 2008 founding / W08 batch", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/a-thinking-ape", "https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-acquires-a-thinking-ape-entertainment/", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2008/a-thinking-ape.json"]}}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists only Kenshi Arasaki and Eric Diep as Active Founders; Wilkins Chung omitted despite being named co-founder in primary acquisition press release and multiple profiles. Tracxn lists a third founder 'Saurabh' with no corroboration in company sources.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/a-thinking-ape", "https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-acquires-a-thinking-ape-entertainment/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/athinkingape/__yln4T-Nz0VbCHChq2QQFW51cPzznufn4SOIUgUpbrh0"]}}, {"field": "employees", "conflict": {"value": "Headcount varies by source: 70 (LinkedIn 2025), ~79 (LeadIQ Apr 2026), 75 (YC), 82 (Nov 2020 acquisition)", "source_urls": ["https://ca.linkedin.com/company/a-thinking-ape", "https://leadiq.com/c/a-thinking-ape/5a1d9023540000530075c524/employee-directory", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/a-thinking-ape", "https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-acquires-a-thinking-ape-entertainment/"]}}, {"field": "funding", "conflict": {"value": "LinkedIn lists $125K total funding with a 2014 angel round; BounceWatch/Tracxn show only YC seed with undisclosed amount; VentureBeat documents separate <$1M Chatterous angel round in 2008. No single authoritative total pre-acquisition funding figure found.", "source_urls": ["https://ca.linkedin.com/company/a-thinking-ape", "https://bouncewatch.com/company/a-thinking-ape", "https://venturebeat.com/mobile/chatterous-raises-angel-funding-to-integrate-email-instant-messaging-and-sms/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/athinkingape/__yln4T-Nz0VbCHChq2QQFW51cPzznufn4SOIUgUpbrh0"]}}, {"field": "leadership", "gap": {"value": "Kenshi Arasaki was CEO at acquisition (2020); current CEO is Tayber Voyer per LinkedIn/The Org. Date and circumstances of CEO transition not found in primary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-acquires-a-thinking-ape-entertainment/", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/a-thinking-ape", "https://theorg.com/org/a-thinking-ape/teams/leadership-team"]}}, {"field": "sector_classification", "conflict": {"value": "YC OSS classifies as B2B / Marketing; company and Embracer describe mobile F2P gaming studio", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2008/a-thinking-ape.json", "https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-acquires-a-thinking-ape-entertainment/"]}}, {"field": "agent_id", "gap": {"value": "Subagent ID not available in execution context", "source_urls": []}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://athinkingape.com", "https://bouncewatch.com/company/a-thinking-ape", "https://brainstation.io/magazine/canadians-flee-silicon-valley-to-start-up-in-vancouver", "https://brainstation.io/magazine/killer-spaces-a-thinking-ape-vancouver", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/a-thinking-ape", "https://digibc.org/2019/07/12/featured-member-a-thinking-ape/", "https://embracer.com/about/operative-groups/deca-games/", "https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-acquires-a-thinking-ape-entertainment/", "https://leadiq.com/c/a-thinking-ape/5a1d9023540000530075c524/employee-directory", "https://linkedin.com/in/wwhchung", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=131692", "https://techcouver.com/2020/11/18/a-thinking-ape-acquired-by-embracer-group/", "https://techcouver.com/2024/05/03/restructuring-layoffs-vancouvers-a-thinking-ape/", "https://techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/y-combinator-demo-day-roundup-for-spring-2008/", "https://theorg.com/org/a-thinking-ape/teams/leadership-team", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/athinkingape/__yln4T-Nz0VbCHChq2QQFW51cPzznufn4SOIUgUpbrh0", "https://venturebeat.com/mobile/chatterous-raises-angel-funding-to-integrate-email-instant-messaging-and-sms/", "https://www.bctechnology.com/news/2024/5/7/Vancouver-based-Social-Strategy-Gaming-Company-A-Thinking-Ape-Announces-Company-Restructuring-and-Layoffs.cfm", "https://www.pocketgamer.biz/a-thinking-ape-lays-off-staff-across-game-design-software-engineering-art-teams-and-more/", "https://www.pocketgamer.biz/embracer-keeps-mobile-in-house-as-it-spins-off-fellowship-entertainment/", "https://www.pocketgamer.biz/who-is-a-thinking-ape/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/a-thinking-ape", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2008/a-thinking-ape.json"]