- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founding_year": {"value": "Sources cite 2014, 2015, and 2019; YC 'Founded: 2019' likely reflects audio pivot/re-incorporation, not original 2015–2017 book-review launch", "source_urls": ["https://lsvp.com/company/beek/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/beek", "https://startups.rip/company/beek", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/beek1"]}, "total_funding": {"value": "Tracxn/TechCrunch ~$20M vs CB Insights $13.22M over 8 rounds (methodology/round-count mismatch)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/beek/___tnpRES8J9rU8J2hm0v5PIVb554FoXj--52-8mj6w8U/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/beek1/financials", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/02/meet-beek-a-startup-bringing-audiobooks-to-latam-with-big-name-backing/"]}, "getlatka_data": {"value": "GetLatka claims bootstrapped, $10.7M ARR, 39 employees — contradicts documented VC rounds from Accel/Greylock/Lightspeed/YC", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/beek.io", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/02/meet-beek-a-startup-bringing-audiobooks-to-latam-with-big-name-backing/"]}, "max_holzheu_role": {"value": "Original co-founder/CTO departed Nov 2018; largely absent from 2019+ audio-era press; YC still lists under 'Former Founders'", "source_urls": ["https://linkedin.com/in/max-holzheu-541b63157", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/beek", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/02/meet-beek-a-startup-bringing-audiobooks-to-latam-with-big-name-backing/"]}, "audible_deal_timing_and_terms": {"value": "Catalog acquisition confirmed by Beek and Pamela Valdes; no public announcement date or purchase price", "source_urls": ["https://www.beek.io", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pamelavaldesesteva_beek-originales-is-officially-now-a-part-activity-7325592207531352065-yXoW", "https://startups.rip/company/beek"]}, "exit_classification": {"value": "Third-party sources variably describe 'absorbed by Audible' vs primary sources describing partial catalog sale only; app continued independently until Feb 2025 shutdown", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/beek", "https://www.beek.io", "https://pamevaldes.substack.com/p/adios-beek-hola-musa"]}, "registered_users": {"value": "3M (2023 fundraising press) vs 4M+ (2025 shutdown messaging)", "source_urls": ["https://latamlist.com/beek-raises-a-13m-round-led-by-lightspeed-venture-partners/", "https://www.beek.io"]}, "guillermo_sequeira_name_spelling": {"value": "Lightspeed lists 'Guillermo Sequeria'; TechCrunch/Contxto use 'Guillermo Sequeira'", "source_urls": ["https://lsvp.com/company/beek/", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/02/meet-beek-a-startup-bringing-audiobooks-to-latam-with-big-name-backing/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["http://contxto.com/en/news/mexican-audiobook-startup-beek-acquires-silicon-valley-based-a-i-company/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/beek.io", "https://github.com/maxcodes", "https://latamlist.com/beek-raises-a-13m-round-led-by-lightspeed-venture-partners/", "https://linkedin.com/in/max-holzheu-541b63157", "https://lsvp.com/company/beek/", "https://pamevaldes.substack.com/p/adios-beek-hola-musa", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/beek", "https://startups.rip/company/beek", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/14/beek-is-the-emoji-based-book-review-site-you-never-knew-you-needed/", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/02/meet-beek-a-startup-bringing-audiobooks-to-latam-with-big-name-backing/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/beek/___tnpRES8J9rU8J2hm0v5PIVb554FoXj--52-8mj6w8U", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/beek/___tnpRES8J9rU8J2hm0v5PIVb554FoXj--52-8mj6w8U/funding-and-investors", "https://www.accel.com/companies/beek", "https://www.beek.io", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/beek1", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/beek1/financials", "https://www.lavca.org/y-combinator-invests-in-mexican-book-review-site-beek/", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pamelavaldesesteva_beek-originales-is-officially-now-a-part-activity-7325592207531352065-yXoW", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/beek"]