- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "headquarters", "conflict": "YC lists San Francisco + Toronto; Tracxn lists Kitchener, Canada; Reforgers lists Toronto; CB Insights lists United States only.", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/aalo.json", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aalo/__wAxyIekmvIbtLW9LyXIVYnMfGTSJk6YqRpppKcrkDDc", "https://reforgers.com/startups/aalo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/aalo"]}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": "Tracxn: $150K (2 rounds). CB Insights: $120K (1 round, YC only). LinkedIn (founder profile): $125K.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aalo/__wAxyIekmvIbtLW9LyXIVYnMfGTSJk6YqRpppKcrkDDc/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/aalo/financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sejunpark"]}, {"field": "operating_status", "conflict": "YC/YCDB/Reforgers report inactive/dead/shutdown; CB Insights still lists company as 'Alive'.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aalo", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/aalo", "https://reforgers.com/startups/aalo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/aalo"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "YC team_size=1; Tracxn reports 2 employees as of May 2026 despite inactive status.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aalo", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aalo/__wAxyIekmvIbtLW9LyXIVYnMfGTSJk6YqRpppKcrkDDc"]}, {"field": "name_collision", "conflict": "Unrelated nuclear-energy company 'Aalo' / Aalo Atomics operates at aalo.com (founded 2023, $136M+ raised); distinct from YC W18 furniture startup at aalo.co.", "source_urls": ["https://www.aalo.com/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aalo", "https://alumniventuresgroup.medium.com/aalo-atomics-efforts-to-revolutionize-the-energy-sector-234e70444495"]}, {"field": "closure_date", "gap": "No primary-source announcement of shutdown; approximate end inferred from founder LinkedIn tenure ending Jul 2019 and third-party 'inactive/dead' labels.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/sejunpark", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/aalo", "https://reforgers.com/startups/aalo"]}, {"field": "shutdown_cause", "gap": "No authoritative post-mortem or founder statement on failure reason found in public sources.", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/aalo"]}, {"field": "founder_count", "gap": "All sourced profiles list Sejun Park as sole founder; no co-founders identified.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aalo", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aalo/__wAxyIekmvIbtLW9LyXIVYnMfGTSJk6YqRpppKcrkDDc"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://www.aalo.co", "https://alumniventuresgroup.medium.com/aalo-atomics-efforts-to-revolutionize-the-energy-sector-234e70444495", "https://design-milk.com/former-lexus-engineer-aalo-furniture-system/", "https://reforgers.com/startups/aalo", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/18/aalo-is-do-it-yourself-customizable-re-purposable-furniture/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aalo/__wAxyIekmvIbtLW9LyXIVYnMfGTSJk6YqRpppKcrkDDc", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aalo/__wAxyIekmvIbtLW9LyXIVYnMfGTSJk6YqRpppKcrkDDc/funding-and-investors", "https://www.aalo.com/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/aalo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/aalo/financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sejunpark", "https://www.producthunt.com/products/aalo", "https://www.yankodesign.com/2019/05/14/modular-lego-inspired-furniture-that-can-be-hacked-customized-refurbished-relocated/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/aalo", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aalo", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/aalo.json"]