- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": "Sources report 2017 (incorporation/TQI/Craft) vs 2018 (Reforgers, Velocity year joined)", "source_urls": ["https://opengovca.com/corporation/10463426", "https://thequantuminsider.com/2021/04/12/12-quantum-technology-startups-born-and-bred-in-toronto/", "https://reforgers.com/startups/auroraq", "https://www.velocityincubator.com/company/aurora-quantum-technologies"]}, {"field": "legal_name_vs_brand", "conflict": "Operating brand AuroraQ/Aurora Quantum Technologies used publicly, but federal registry name remained QSpice Labs Inc. through dissolution; no registry name change to AuroraQ found", "source_urls": ["https://opengovca.com/corporation/10463426", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/auroraq", "https://reforgers.com/startups/auroraq"]}, {"field": "rebrand_direction", "conflict": "BetaKit says 'formerly QSpice Labs' (QSpice -> AuroraQ); The Quantum Insider directory tag says 'Rebranded to QSpice Labs' (opposite direction)", "source_urls": ["https://betakit.com/the-five-canadian-companies-participating-in-the-y-combinators-most-recent-cohort/", "https://thequantuminsider.com/2021/04/12/12-quantum-technology-startups-born-and-bred-in-toronto/"]}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": "YC lists two founders (Olsen, Rezaee); LinkedIn and federal registry include Jennifer Holly Shelton as co-founder/COO/director", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/auroraq", "https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jenniferhshelton", "https://opengovca.com/corporation/10463426"]}, {"field": "headquarters", "conflict": "Velocity lists Toronto, ON; YC and press cite Waterloo; Craft and registry cite Kitchener; dissolution address Ottawa", "source_urls": ["https://www.velocityincubator.com/company/aurora-quantum-technologies", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/auroraq", "https://craft.co/auroraq", "https://opengovca.com/corporation/10463426"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "YC and Reforgers report team size 1; The Quantum Insider directory lists 11-50 FTEs", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/auroraq", "https://reforgers.com/startups/auroraq", "https://thequantuminsider.com/2021/04/12/12-quantum-technology-startups-born-and-bred-in-toronto/"]}, {"field": "operating_status", "conflict": "YC and Velocity mark Inactive; Craft.co still lists Status Active as of fetch", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/auroraq", "https://www.velocityincubator.com/company/aurora-quantum-technologies", "https://craft.co/auroraq"]}, {"field": "shutdown_timing", "conflict": "Reforgers lists shutdown event year 2018; federal registry shows active until dissolution 2025-12-15 with annual returns filed through 2025", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/auroraq", "https://opengovca.com/corporation/10463426"]}, {"field": "product_focus", "conflict": "Early 2019 press emphasized quantum repeater / quantum internet; YC and later descriptions emphasize integrated modular quantum computers and components", "source_urls": ["https://www.insidequantumtechnology.com/news-archive/aurora-quantum-technologies-makes-quantum-leap-waterloo-region/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/auroraq", "https://www.velocityincubator.com/company/aurora-quantum-technologies"]}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": "No authoritative total raised disclosed; YC W19 standard $150k deal inferred from batch terms but not confirmed on AuroraQ-specific filings", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/auroraq", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/new-standard-deal", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/auroraq"]}, {"field": "name_collision", "conflict": "Unrelated companies share 'Aurora' name (e.g., Aurora Innovation self-driving, Aurora Winter Festival); not the same entity as AuroraQ", "source_urls": ["https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/25/aurora-closes-business-combination-with-over-1-8-billion-in-gross-proceeds-and-cash-on-hand", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/auroraq"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://auroraq.com", "https://aeroleads.com/c/qspice-labs-inc", "https://betakit.com/the-five-canadian-companies-participating-in-the-y-combinators-most-recent-cohort/", "https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jenniferhshelton", "https://craft.co/auroraq", "https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/25/aurora-closes-business-combination-with-over-1-8-billion-in-gross-proceeds-and-cash-on-hand", "https://opengovca.com/corporation/10463426", "https://quantumcomputingreport.com/privatestartup/", "https://reforgers.com/startups/auroraq", "https://thequantuminsider.com/2021/04/12/12-quantum-technology-startups-born-and-bred-in-toronto/", "https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-mohammedreza-rezaee", "https://www.insidequantumtechnology.com/news-archive/aurora-quantum-technologies-makes-quantum-leap-waterloo-region/", "https://www.velocityincubator.com/company/aurora-quantum-technologies", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/new-standard-deal", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/yc-winter-2019-batch-stats", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/auroraq"]