- conflicts or gaps
- [{"name_collision": {"value": "Distinct from Alchemy (blockchain/Web3, founded 2017, San Francisco) and unrelated Alchemy SPAC/delisted entities", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/alchemy", "https://www.alchemynano.com"]}, "employee_count_discrepancy": {"value": "YC reports 25; LinkedIn company page reports 15; Waterloo news reports 25", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/alchemy", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/alchemynano", "https://uwaterloo.ca/news/engineering/waterloo-startup-alchemy-finds-success-and-support"]}, "installer_count_discrepancy": {"value": "YC: 400+ installers in 56 countries; Waterloo news: 500 installers in 57 countries; about-us: 57 countries", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/alchemy", "https://uwaterloo.ca/news/made-by-waterloo-alchemy-nanotechnology", "https://www.alchemynano.com/about-us"]}, "total_funding_discrepancy": {"value": "Forbes 2020: $3.4M; Tracxn: $6.42M (3 rounds); Company Check: $6.84M (5 rounds); Premier Alts: $15M (likely conflated with blockchain Alchemy); YCDB: $2.8M", "source_urls": ["https://uwaterloo.ca/news/2020-forbes-30-under-30", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/alchemynano/__Jmxkc48zU9a8t1T6HWssnTI1rXD2YEk8n3ZpPArFhuw", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/alchemy-nano/mn59qfxg9pbma4a5m", "https://www.premieralts.com/companies/alchemy-nano/valuation", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/alchemy"]}, "federal_1_8m_purpose_conflict": {"value": "Engineering news (May 2025) describes $1.8M federal funding for thermal camouflage textiles; Made-by-Waterloo article describes same $1.8M via FedDev Ontario for windshield protection films and Ontario manufacturing", "source_urls": ["https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/news/alumni-startup-secures-18m-advance-defence-tech", "https://uwaterloo.ca/news/made-by-waterloo-alchemy-nanotechnology"]}, "chong_shen_status": {"value": "Still listed as Founder on YC; LinkedIn shows departure Apr 2024 and current role at BCG; Tracxn lists CSO (stale)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/alchemy", "https://linkedin.com/in/chongshen", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/alchemynano/__Jmxkc48zU9a8t1T6HWssnTI1rXD2YEk8n3ZpPArFhuw"]}, "founder_list_discrepancy": {"value": "Primary sources name Desai and Shen; PrivCo/FounderTrace list additional founders (Kondamreddy, Cory Lee) not confirmed by CBC/YC/Waterloo", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-s-neverfrost-hope-to-give-windshield-ice-the-brush-off-1.2933700", "https://www.privco.com/company/alchemy", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/alchemy/"]}, "ycdb_data_pollution": {"value": "YCDB lists 300 employees (matches blockchain Alchemy scale, not nanotech firm)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/alchemy"]}, "startup_intros_data_pollution": {"value": "Startup Intros attributes $583M and Series B/C rounds to this company (matches blockchain Alchemy)", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/alchemy"]}, "manufacturing_location": {"value": "Coating ingredients produced in Canada; portion of film manufacturing occurs in US due to specialized equipment unavailable in Canada", "source_urls": ["https://uwaterloo.ca/news/made-by-waterloo-alchemy-nanotechnology", "https://www.velocityincubator.com/news/made-by-waterloo-alchemy-transforms-nanotechnology-for-defense-solutions"]}, "unverified_privco_ma": {"value": "PrivCo lists M&A activity Mar 15, 2024 without corroborating primary source", "source_urls": ["https://www.privco.com/company/alchemy"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://ca.linkedin.com/company/alchemynano", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/alchemy/", "https://fundersclub.com/companies/alchemynano/", "https://linkedin.com/in/chongshen", "https://newfundcap.com/company/alchemy", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/alchemy", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/31/yc-backed-neverfrost-wants-to-kill-windshield-frost-and-keep-rocks-from-ruining-your-day/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/alchemynano/__Jmxkc48zU9a8t1T6HWssnTI1rXD2YEk8n3ZpPArFhuw", "https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/news/alumni-startup-secures-18m-advance-defence-tech", "https://uwaterloo.ca/news/2020-forbes-30-under-30", "https://uwaterloo.ca/news/engineering/waterloo-startup-alchemy-finds-success-and-support", "https://uwaterloo.ca/news/made-by-waterloo-alchemy-nanotechnology", "https://www.alchemynano.com", "https://www.alchemynano.com/about-us", "https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1413487D:CN", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250918537610/en/Alchemy-Secures-%246M-to-Scale-Global-Defence-and-Automotive-Innovations", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260331142489/en/Alchemy-Labs-Inc.-Files-Preliminary-Prospectus-for-Initial-Public-Offering-of-Units", "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-s-neverfrost-hope-to-give-windshield-ice-the-brush-off-1.2933700", "https://www.finsmes.com/2025/09/alchemy-raises-6m-in-funding.html", "https://www.premieralts.com/companies/alchemy-nano/valuation", "https://www.privco.com/company/alchemy", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/alchemy-nano/mn59qfxg9pbma4a5m", "https://www.velocityincubator.com/news/made-by-waterloo-alchemy-transforms-nanotechnology-for-defense-solutions", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/alchemy", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/alchemy"]