- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding_usd", "values": [{"claim": "~$4000000 total", "source_urls": ["https://techpoint.africa/insight/afrostream-shut-down/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/07/kwelitv-is-netflix-for-black-people-by-black-people-starring-black-people/"]}, {"claim": "$12100000 total ($12M seed + $120K YC)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw/funding-and-investors"]}], "note": {"value": "Founder postmortem and TechCrunch cite ~$4M; Tracxn $12.1M figure likely conflates or overstates undisclosed Oct 2015 seed", "source_urls": ["https://techpoint.africa/insight/afrostream-shut-down/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw/funding-and-investors"]}}, {"field": "founded_year", "values": [{"claim": "November 2013 (project start)", "source_urls": ["https://techpoint.africa/insight/afrostream-shut-down/"]}, {"claim": "2014 (Facebook page Jan 2014; Tracxn founded 2014)", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/17/afrostream-is-netflix-for-african-and-african-american-movies/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw"]}, {"claim": "2015 (YC founded year)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/afrostream"]}], "note": {"value": "Company evolved from social-page validation (2014) to YC-backed entity (2015)", "source_urls": ["https://techpoint.africa/insight/afrostream-shut-down/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/17/afrostream-is-netflix-for-african-and-african-american-movies/"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "values": [{"claim": "4 at launch, 8 at shutdown", "source_urls": ["https://techpoint.africa/insight/afrostream-shut-down/"]}, {"claim": "11 (YC team size)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/afrostream"]}, {"claim": "2 (Tracxn current, Jul 2024)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw"]}], "note": {"value": "YC 11 may include contractors/advisors; Tracxn 2 reflects stale post-shutdown profiles not active operations", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/afrostream", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw"]}}, {"field": "company_status", "values": [{"claim": "Inactive / defunct since 2017", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/afrostream", "https://techpoint.africa/insight/afrostream-shut-down/"]}, {"claim": "Public company, not marked defunct (Tracxn)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw"]}], "note": {"value": "Tracxn profile appears outdated; no evidence of ongoing commercial operations post-2017", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw", "https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2017/09/20/french-vod-platform-afrostream-to-close/"]}}, {"field": "oct_2015_seed_amount", "values": [{"claim": "Undisclosed", "source_urls": ["https://techcabal.com/2015/10/06/afrostream-raises-undisclosed-funding-from-orange-cross-culture-ventures-and-more/"]}, {"claim": "$12000000 (Tracxn, likely incorrect standalone figure)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw/funding-and-investors"]}], "note": {"value": "No primary-source dollar amount published for Oct 2015 Orange-led round", "source_urls": ["https://techcabal.com/2015/10/06/afrostream-raises-undisclosed-funding-from-orange-cross-culture-ventures-and-more/"]}}, {"field": "founder_name_spelling", "values": [{"claim": "Tonjé Bakang", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/17/afrostream-is-netflix-for-african-and-african-american-movies/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/afrostream"]}, {"claim": "Tonje Bakang", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw"]}], "note": {"value": "Accent variation in published sources", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/17/afrostream-is-netflix-for-african-and-african-american-movies/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw"]}}, {"field": "post_shutdown_asset_disposition", "values": [{"claim": "Brand/tech owned by Afrostream Inc; sale conceivable (2017)", "source_urls": ["https://techpoint.africa/insight/afrostream-shut-down/"]}], "note": {"value": "No public record found of subsequent sale or relaunch of Afrostream brand/tech after 2017", "source_urls": ["https://techpoint.africa/insight/afrostream-shut-down/", "http://afrostream.tv"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["http://afrostream.tv", "https://medium.com/startup-begins/dans-les-coulisses-de-laventure-afrostream-2bdcc74a58a9", "https://techcabal.com/2015/10/06/afrostream-raises-undisclosed-funding-from-orange-cross-culture-ventures-and-more/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/17/afrostream-is-netflix-for-african-and-african-american-movies/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/03/afrostream-launches-its-video-streaming-service-in-24-new-countries/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/07/kwelitv-is-netflix-for-black-people-by-black-people-starring-black-people/", "https://techpoint.africa/insight/afrostream-shut-down/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/afrostream/__n5NSsFzeIDIrjEy9PCRdgzt7ML_2UJxqyObCyWC-YKw/funding-and-investors", "https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2017/09/20/french-vod-platform-afrostream-to-close/", "https://www.okayafrica.com/in-the-wings-of-afrostreams-adventure-an-open-letter-from-founder-ceo-tonje-bakang/298454", "https://www.telecompaper.com/news/afrostream-shuts-down-operations--1212737", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/afrostream-yc-s15-makes-it-easy-to-find-and-watch-african-and-african-american-movies", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/the-new-deal", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/afrostream"]