- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Total funding amount", "conflict": "TechCrunch and Cloud Times report $1.4M total seed funding; some third-party databases report different totals (e.g., Datanyze $2.6M, CB Insights $20K)", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/17/appharbor-launches-its-azure-competitor-in-europe/", "https://cloudtimes.org/2011/06/27/appharbor-introduces-add-on-api-for-net-developers/", "https://www.datanyze.com/companies/appharbor/346723207", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/appharbor"]}, {"topic": "Seed round closing date", "conflict": "Third-party databases cite different 2011 dates (e.g., March 1 vs June 1); primary TechCrunch reporting only places the round in 2011", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/17/appharbor-launches-its-azure-competitor-in-europe/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/appharbor", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/appharbor/6f47o7tjti1i7qsng"]}, {"topic": "Seed round investor list", "conflict": "Crunchbase lists only Y Combinator and SV Angel as investors; TechCrunch and Cloud Times list a broader syndicate including Accel, Ignition Partners, Quest Software, Salesforce, and Start Fund", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/appharbor", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/17/appharbor-launches-its-azure-competitor-in-europe/", "https://cloudtimes.org/2011/06/27/appharbor-introduces-add-on-api-for-net-developers/"]}, {"topic": "Y Combinator investment amount", "gap": "Official AppHarbor announcement confirmed YC funding but did not disclose the investment amount", "source_urls": ["https://blog.appharbor.com/2011/1/20/funding-from-y-combinator"]}, {"topic": "Founding year", "conflict": "Company materials and press commonly cite founding in 2010; some databases list 2011", "source_urls": ["https://blog.appharbor.com/2010/11/13/welcome-aboard", "https://cloudtimes.org/2011/06/27/appharbor-introduces-add-on-api-for-net-developers/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/appharbor"]}, {"topic": "Series A", "gap": "TechCrunch reported plans to raise a Series A in 2012; no sourced evidence found of a completed Series A round", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/17/appharbor-launches-its-azure-competitor-in-europe/"]}, {"topic": "Team size snapshots", "conflict": "Team size varied over time (3 founders in 2011, ~6 employees in 2012); YC currently lists team size 1 with Inactive status", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/20/yc-funded-appharbor-a-heroku-for-net-or-azure-done-right/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/17/appharbor-launches-its-azure-competitor-in-europe/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/appharbor"]}, {"topic": "Founder departure vs company lifespan", "gap": "Michael Friis's LinkedIn lists AppHarbor co-founder tenure ending December 2012, while the company continued operating until shutdown in December 2022", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfriis", "https://blog.appharbor.com/2022/11/09/shutting-down-appharbor"]}, {"topic": "Unrelated UK entity name collision", "note": "UK Companies House lists APPHARBOR LTD (company number 15221022), incorporated 19 October 2023 and dissolved 1 April 2025; no sourced evidence links this entity to the YC W11 AppHarbor startup", "source_urls": ["https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15221022"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://blog.appharbor.com/2010/11/13/welcome-aboard", "https://blog.appharbor.com/2011/07/02/appharbor-is-hiring", "https://blog.appharbor.com/2011/1/20/funding-from-y-combinator", "https://blog.appharbor.com/2012/02/02/announcing-pricing", "https://blog.appharbor.com/2022/11/09/shutting-down-appharbor", "https://cloudtimes.org/2011/06/27/appharbor-introduces-add-on-api-for-net-developers/", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15221022", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/20/yc-funded-appharbor-a-heroku-for-net-or-azure-done-right/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/17/appharbor-launches-its-azure-competitor-in-europe/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/appharbor", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/appharbor", "https://www.datanyze.com/companies/appharbor/346723207", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfriis", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/runesoerensen", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/troelsthomsen", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/appharbor/6f47o7tjti1i7qsng", "https://www.version2.dk/artikel/appharbors-silicon-valley-hovedkvarter-3-vaerelses-med-samtale-koekken-kontor", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/appharbor"]