- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founder_roster": {"value": "YC and YC LinkedIn post list only Andrea Baronchelli and Giovanni Casinelli; Tracxn lists five co-founders (adds Joel Leong, Thibaud Chommeloux, Tim McCoy); Failory/FounderTrace add Giacomo Ficari, Stefan Hadjidetschev, Stefano Pellegrino; Joel Leong explicitly states he did not start the company", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aspire", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aspire/__Ekhuqy8Cr9AQOV_5X4tt_trAjBflE7eFbClV-F693Cs", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/aspire/", "https://aspireapp.com/blog/building-the-best-fintech-team-in-sea-how-aspires-co-founder-gets-it-done"]}, "employee_count": {"value": "400+ (Feb 2023) vs 500 (YC 2025) vs 600+ (company press Apr–Dec 2025); likely growth over time but figures not reconciled on same date", "source_urls": ["https://aspireapp.com/blog/aspire-closes-us-100m-series-c-round-led-by-lightspeed-and-sequoia-capital-sea", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aspire", "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/spore-fintech-firm-aspire-sees-more-customers-looking-to-expand-abroad-lands-eu-au-and-us-licences"]}, "customer_count": {"value": "YC jobs page contains both '50,000+' and '15,000+' in same document; website/YC profile cite 50,000+ while Series C materials cite 15,000+ (Feb 2023, SEA-focused)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aspire/jobs", "https://aspireapp.com/", "https://aspireapp.com/blog/aspire-closes-us-100m-series-c-round-led-by-lightspeed-and-sequoia-capital-sea"]}, "total_funding": {"value": "Company/AVCJ/CB Insights cite ~$300M including debt; Tracxn and The Company Check cite ~$200M (likely equity-only); Failory cites $299.5M", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aspire/jobs", "https://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/3028693/singapores-aspire-closes-series-c-on-usd100m", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aspire/__Ekhuqy8Cr9AQOV_5X4tt_trAjBflE7eFbClV-F693Cs", "https://www.failory.com/startups/singapore"]}, "name_collision": {"value": "Multiple unrelated companies named 'Aspire' exist (e.g., US neobank Aspire.com, Aspire Health); this profile is specifically YC W18 Singapore fintech at aspireapp.com", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aspire", "https://aspireapp.com/"]}, "founder_departures": {"value": "Third-party founder trees list Stefano Pellegrino and Stefan Hadjidetschev as ex-Aspire; current operational roles of Thibaud Chommeloux and Giacomo Ficari not confirmed on official YC profile", "source_urls": ["https://foundertrace.com/companies/aspire/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aspire"]}, "giovanni_casinelli_title": {"value": "YC lists 'Founder' / President; Tracxn lists Co-Founder, CTO & President; title discrepancy across sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aspire", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aspire/__Ekhuqy8Cr9AQOV_5X4tt_trAjBflE7eFbClV-F693Cs"]}, "data_gaps": {"value": "Exact post-Series C valuation undisclosed; precise current revenue not publicly verified; full cap table and intermediate rounds between seed and Series A not fully documented in fetched sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-14/singapores-aspire-snags-100-million-even-as-vc-market-slows", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aspire/__Ekhuqy8Cr9AQOV_5X4tt_trAjBflE7eFbClV-F693Cs"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://aspireapp.com/", "https://aspireapp.com/blog/aspire-closes-us-100m-series-c-round-led-by-lightspeed-and-sequoia-capital-sea", "https://aspireapp.com/blog/aspire-raises-us-158-million-series-b-round", "https://aspireapp.com/blog/building-the-best-fintech-team-in-sea-how-aspires-co-founder-gets-it-done", "https://equityzen.com/company/aspiresingapore/", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/aspire/", "https://review.insignia.vc/2022/02/04/case-study-aspire-all-in-one-finance-businesses/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/10/aspire-capital-southeast-asia/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/31/aspire-seriesa/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/26/aspire-raises-158m-series-b-to-build-a-full-stack-financial-operating-system-for-southeast-asian-businesses/", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/13/aspire-100m-seriesc/", "https://technode.global/2025/04/03/aspire-secures-capital-markets-services-licence-from-mas/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/aspire/__Ekhuqy8Cr9AQOV_5X4tt_trAjBflE7eFbClV-F693Cs", "https://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/3028693/singapores-aspire-closes-series-c-on-usd100m", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-14/singapores-aspire-snags-100-million-even-as-vc-market-slows", "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/startups/fintech-aspire-acquires-cms-licence-will-launch-investment-product-smes", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/aspire-financial-technologies/financials", "https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/singapore-online-lending-platform-aspire-raises-9m-in-insignia-backed-round-101727", "https://www.failory.com/startups/singapore", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/y-combinator_aspire-raises-100m-series-c-says-annual-activity-7031301539231084546-WzGh", "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/spore-fintech-firm-aspire-sees-more-customers-looking-to-expand-abroad-lands-eu-au-and-us-licences", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aspire", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aspire/jobs"]