- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founding_date", "conflict": "Sources disagree: team/Meteor origins 2011; YC Founded 2012; Apollo GraphQL product/company focus 2016 (CB Insights, Inc.com, LinkedIn); Apollo project late 2015.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/apollo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/apollo-graphql", "https://www.inc.com/profile/apollo-graphql", "https://medium.com/apollo-stack/apollo-raises-22-million-to-simplify-app-development-ee30502c81b3"]}, {"field": "current_ceo", "conflict": "Y Combinator profile still lists Geoff Schmidt as Founder/CEO; Apollo blog confirms Matt DeBergalis became CEO July 17, 2025.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/apollo", "https://www.apollographql.com/blog/im-apollos-new-ceo"]}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": "Reported totals range from $53.2M (post-2019) to $152M (Tracxn, 3 rounds) to $183M+ (Global Venturing at Series D); sums depend on whether Meteor Series A/B and 2022 round are included.", "source_urls": ["https://siliconangle.com/2019/06/12/graphql-company-apollo-lands-22m-series-c-funding-round/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/apollographql/__M7jm214PhSgy6VL0MY53V9LLOX-X_iKLa-cqCr08l0E", "https://globalventuring.com/corporate/apollo-graphql-inputs-130m/"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "YC reports 200; Inc.com 201–500; LinkedIn aggregate ~142.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/apollo", "https://www.inc.com/profile/apollo-graphql", "https://linkedin.com/in/n1mmy"]}, {"field": "2022-03-01 venture round amount", "gap": "Round date and investors (Bossa Invest) listed on Crunchbase/CB Insights; dollar amount not publicly disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apollo-3/company_financials", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/apollo-graphql/financials"]}, {"field": "post-2021 valuation", "gap": "No public post-Series-D valuation found in retrieved sources.", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210817005374/en/Apollo-GraphQL-Announces-130-Million-Series-D-Investment-to-Power-the-Future-of-Graph-and-Application-Development"]}, {"field": "2011 seed amount", "gap": "Tracxn lists $120K seed in 2011; YC S11 standard terms were different (~$15K–$20K + optional $150K Start Fund); Meteor-specific seed documentation not confirmed.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/apollographql/__M7jm214PhSgy6VL0MY53V9LLOX-X_iKLa-cqCr08l0E/funding-and-investors", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/a-new-standard-deal"]}, {"field": "download/traction figures", "conflict": "Multiple non-comparable metrics across years (17M/month, 25M/year, 30M cumulative, 1B cumulative, 1M/week) — likely different definitions/time windows.", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210817005374/en/Apollo-GraphQL-Announces-130-Million-Series-D-Investment-to-Power-the-Future-of-Graph-and-Application-Development", "https://medium.com/apollo-stack/apollo-raises-22-million-to-simplify-app-development-ee30502c81b3", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/apollo-graphql"]}]]
- source urls
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