- conflicts or gaps
- [{"total_funding_discrepancy": {"value": "Sources report $270K in documented seed tranches (Digest Africa), ~$2M seed at YC (press), $3M total (Tracxn), $10.3M (LinkedIn), $12M incl. debt (Moguldom 2020), and $42M (CB Insights); no single authoritative total confirmed.", "source_urls": ["https://digestafrica.com/companies/aella-credit", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aellaapp/__q8bpor1_5bnQPWj9Sw1ufbaiKZrNnYPOw0KmuuXASMA", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/aella-credit", "https://moguldom.com/256626/y-combinator-backed-nigerian-micro-lender-raises-10m-plans-to-build-on-the-blockchain/", "https://linkedin.com/in/walexblom"]}, "employee_count_discrepancy": {"value": "YC lists 60 employees; LinkedIn company data shows 46; Digest Africa lists 11–50.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aella", "https://linkedin.com/in/walexblom", "https://digestafrica.com/companies/aella-credit"]}, "headquarters_discrepancy": {"value": "YC and press cite Lagos, Nigeria; LinkedIn company profile also lists San Francisco, California as headquarters with presence in Nigeria, UK, and France.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aella", "https://linkedin.com/in/walexblom", "https://linkedin.com/in/akin-j-65b89ba"]}, "founder_listing_gap": {"value": "YC profile lists only Akin Jones as founder; Tracxn, Disrupt Africa, and LinkedIn consistently list Wale Akanbi as co-founder/CTO.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aella", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aellaapp/__q8bpor1_5bnQPWj9Sw1ufbaiKZrNnYPOw0KmuuXASMA", "https://disruptafrica.com/2020/02/12/nigerian-fintech-startup-aella-credit-raises-10m-debt-financing/"]}, "market_scope_gap": {"value": "2020 sources cite Nigeria, Philippines, and Ghana; 2024 rebrand press focuses on Nigeria only; current international footprint unclear.", "source_urls": ["https://disruptafrica.com/2020/02/12/nigerian-fintech-startup-aella-credit-raises-10m-debt-financing/", "https://moguldom.com/256626/y-combinator-backed-nigerian-micro-lender-raises-10m-plans-to-build-on-the-blockchain/", "https://nairametrics.com/2024/03/29/aella-rebrands-to-aella-microfinance-bank-pledges-enhanced-financial-solutions-for-nigerians/"]}, "name_spelling_variants": {"value": "Co-founder spelled as Wale Akanbi, Akanbi Wale, and Akabi Wale across sources.", "source_urls": ["https://disruptafrica.com/2020/02/12/nigerian-fintech-startup-aella-credit-raises-10m-debt-financing/", "https://moguldom.com/256626/y-combinator-backed-nigerian-micro-lender-raises-10m-plans-to-build-on-the-blockchain/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aellaapp/__q8bpor1_5bnQPWj9Sw1ufbaiKZrNnYPOw0KmuuXASMA"]}, "post_2020_funding_gap": {"value": "No verified equity or debt rounds reported after Feb 2020 $10M debt round.", "source_urls": ["https://digestafrica.com/companies/aella-credit", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/aella-credit/company_financials"]}, "creditcoin_status_gap": {"value": "Creditcoin blockchain lending marketplace announced in 2020; no public confirmation of launch or scale found in later sources.", "source_urls": ["https://disruptafrica.com/2020/02/12/nigerian-fintech-startup-aella-credit-raises-10m-debt-financing/", "https://moguldom.com/256626/y-combinator-backed-nigerian-micro-lender-raises-10m-plans-to-build-on-the-blockchain/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://aellaapp.com/", "https://digestafrica.com/companies/aella-credit", "https://disruptafrica.com/2017/10/19/nigerias-aella-credit-raises-funding-from-500-startups-y-combinator/", "https://disruptafrica.com/2020/02/12/nigerian-fintech-startup-aella-credit-raises-10m-debt-financing/", "https://disruptafrica.com/2024/04/05/nigerian-startup-aella-rebrands-to-aella-microfinance-bank-given-change-in-focus/", "https://linkedin.com/in/akin-j-65b89ba", "https://linkedin.com/in/walexblom", "https://moguldom.com/256626/y-combinator-backed-nigerian-micro-lender-raises-10m-plans-to-build-on-the-blockchain/", "https://nairametrics.com/2024/03/29/aella-rebrands-to-aella-microfinance-bank-pledges-enhanced-financial-solutions-for-nigerians/", "https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VYVKe6g0igZpjpkpQsHbv", "https://techparley.com/bleyt-how-wale-akanbi-is-using-ai-to-fix-immigrants-credit-history-problems/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aellaapp/__q8bpor1_5bnQPWj9Sw1ufbaiKZrNnYPOw0KmuuXASMA", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/aella-credit", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/aella-credit/company_financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/akin-j-65b89ba", "https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/04/01/aella-credit-rebrands-now-aella-microfinance-bank/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aella"]