- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "operating_status", "conflict": {"value": "YC and LinkedIn list Active; Tracxn lists Deadpooled; CB Insights lists Alive.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/avion", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/avion/__TU1wll81F-vmmHZ9-76zEpqO7zOC5mc041EaqZ8LfP0", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/avion-1", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/avion-uav"]}}, {"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "CB Insights reports 2007; YC, Tracxn, AfricaAIN, and LinkedIn report 2018.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/avion-1", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/avion", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/avion/__TU1wll81F-vmmHZ9-76zEpqO7zOC5mc041EaqZ8LfP0"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "LinkedIn and Wefunder report 1 employee; Tracxn reports 28 as of 2026-04-30.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/avion-uav", "https://wefunder.com/avion.uav", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/avion/__TU1wll81F-vmmHZ9-76zEpqO7zOC5mc041EaqZ8LfP0"]}}, {"field": "founder_roster", "conflict": {"value": "YC official profile lists only Brook Ayalneh; third-party sources also name Mohammed Ahmed, Bitiya Samuel, Brook A., and Bezawit Daniel Alemu.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/avion", "https://www.africaain.com/dealdetails.php?id=206", "https://theglowingcolours.com/african-startups-ycombinator/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/avion/__TU1wll81F-vmmHZ9-76zEpqO7zOC5mc041EaqZ8LfP0", "https://theorg.com/org/avion-uav/org-chart/bezawit-daniel-alemu"]}}, {"field": "brook_ayalneh_vs_brook_a", "conflict": {"value": "Tracxn lists Brook Ayalneh and Brook A as separate co-CEOs; LinkedIn profile for Brook A. also shows Co-Founder & CEO at Avion UAV — may be duplicate record for same person.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/avion/__TU1wll81F-vmmHZ9-76zEpqO7zOC5mc041EaqZ8LfP0", "https://linkedin.com/in/brook-a-4002701a4", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/avion"]}}, {"field": "yc_seed_amount", "conflict": {"value": "Reported YC seed amounts vary: $120K (LinkUp Addis), $130K (AfricaAIN), $150K (LinkedIn).", "source_urls": ["https://business.linkupaddis.com/avion-the-ethiopian-medical-drone-company/", "https://www.africaain.com/dealdetails.php?id=206", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/avion-uav"]}}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "Total raised reported as $4.85M (Tracxn), $4,879,998 (LinkedIn), and $5.08M (CB Insights).", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/avion/__TU1wll81F-vmmHZ9-76zEpqO7zOC5mc041EaqZ8LfP0", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/avion-uav", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/avion-1"]}}, {"field": "2023_round_label", "conflict": {"value": "Aug 2023 ~$4.73M round labeled Series A (Tracxn), Seed VC (CB Insights), seed (Fundz), and Venture Round (LinkedIn).", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/avion/__TU1wll81F-vmmHZ9-76zEpqO7zOC5mc041EaqZ8LfP0", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/avion-1", "https://app.fundz.net/fundings/avion-uav-funding-round-2615be", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/avion-uav"]}}, {"field": "drone_specs", "conflict": {"value": "Payload/range specs differ across sources: 5 kg / 150 km (TechCrunch W20, LinkUp Addis) vs 10 lb / 100 miles (Wefunder).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/17/all-the-companies-from-y-combinators-w20-demo-day-part-iii-hardware-robots-ai-and-developer-tools/", "https://business.linkupaddis.com/avion-the-ethiopian-medical-drone-company/", "https://wefunder.com/avion.uav"]}}, {"field": "name_collision", "conflict": {"value": "Unrelated companies share the Avion name (e.g., Avion Media Group travel platform); not the YC W20 medical-drone company.", "source_urls": ["https://avionmediagroup.com/", "https://gust.com/companies/avion-media-group", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/avion"]}}, {"field": "cbinsights_news_quality", "conflict": {"value": "CB Insights Feb 2026 news snippet references in-office clinic wellness pricing attributed to 'Avion Health' alongside unrelated CEO Karthik Ganesh/OnMed — likely conflation with a different entity.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/avion-1"]}}, {"field": "operational_verification", "gap": {"value": "No independent 2024–2026 confirmation found of live drone deliveries in Ethiopia/Africa despite YCDB 'live in Africa' note and 2023 funding; Tracxn deadpooled status unverified against primary ops data.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/avion", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/avion/__TU1wll81F-vmmHZ9-76zEpqO7zOC5mc041EaqZ8LfP0", "https://business.linkupaddis.com/avion-the-ethiopian-medical-drone-company/"]}}, {"field": "ethiopia_regulatory_claims", "gap": {"value": "LinkUp Addis reports Ministry of Innovation and Technology and Ministry of Health approval and nationwide service mandate; no primary government source cited.", "source_urls": ["https://business.linkupaddis.com/avion-the-ethiopian-medical-drone-company/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://app.fundz.net/fundings/avion-uav-funding-round-2615be", "https://avion.health", "https://avionmediagroup.com/", "https://business.linkupaddis.com/avion-the-ethiopian-medical-drone-company/", "https://gust.com/companies/avion-media-group", "https://linkedin.com/in/brook-a-4002701a4", "https://prospeo.io/c/avion-yc-w20-revenue", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/17/all-the-companies-from-y-combinators-w20-demo-day-part-iii-hardware-robots-ai-and-developer-tools/", "https://techpoint.africa/news/y-combinator-african-startups-2020/", "https://theglowingcolours.com/african-startups-ycombinator/", "https://theorg.com/org/avion-uav/org-chart/bezawit-daniel-alemu", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/avion/__TU1wll81F-vmmHZ9-76zEpqO7zOC5mc041EaqZ8LfP0", "https://wefunder.com/avion.uav", "https://www.africaain.com/dealdetails.php?id=206", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/avion-1", "https://www.intelligence360.news/avion-uav-has-filed-a-notice-of-an-exempt-offering-of-securities-to-raise-4729998-00-in-new-equity-investment/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/avion-uav", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/avion", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/avion", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/avion/jobs"]