- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding_usd", "conflict": {"value": "Sources report $11.6M (TechCrunch/Crunchbase), $11.745M (LinkedIn round sum), and $12.0M (Startup Intros).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/27/socure-acquires-identity-verification-startup-berbix-for-70m/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/berbix", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/berbix"]}}, {"field": "annual_revenue_usd", "conflict": {"value": "LinkedIn lists $4.0M; Startup Intros lists ~$5.3M pre-exit. Neither figure appears in primary press releases or TechCrunch/Crunchbase coverage.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/berbix", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/berbix"]}}, {"field": "ceo_title", "conflict": {"value": "TechCrunch (Aug 2020) names Steve Kirkham as CEO; BusinessWire acquisition release (Jun 2023) names Eric Levine as CEO and co-founder. Role transition timing not documented.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/27/berbix-raises-9m-for-its-identity-verification-platform/", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230627689175/en/Socure-Acquires-Berbix-for-Approximately-70-Million-in-Cash-and-Stock-Together-Delivering-the-Fastest-Most-Accurate-ID-Verification-Solution-in-the-World"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists 39 employees; LinkedIn (post-acquisition) lists 4; Startup Intros lists 11-50 range and 39 at exit. Counts reflect different time periods.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/berbix", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/berbix", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/berbix"]}}, {"field": "founder_airbnb_titles", "conflict": {"value": "YC describes Eric Levine as engineering leader and Steve Kirkham as product leader; other sources broadly say 'Trust & Safety team leaders/members' without consistent titles.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/berbix", "https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/berbix-closes-9m-series-a-to-fight-fraudulent-identification/", "https://stevekirkham.com/"]}}, {"field": "early_seed_rounds", "conflict": {"value": "LinkedIn lists separate $120K (Aug 2018) and $125K (Sep 2018) rounds; TechCrunch/Crunchbase $11.6M total cites only $2.5M seed (2019) plus $9M Series A, leaving early YC amounts implicit/unitemized.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/berbix", "https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/berbix-closes-9m-series-a-to-fight-fraudulent-identification/"]}}, {"field": "steve_kirkham_post_exit", "gap": {"value": "No official Socure role announced for Steve Kirkham at acquisition; only Eric Levine's post-close role is documented in press release.", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230627689175/en/Socure-Acquires-Berbix-for-Approximately-70-Million-in-Cash-and-Stock-Together-Delivering-the-Fastest-Most-Accurate-ID-Verification-Solution-in-the-World", "https://stevekirkham.com/"]}}, {"field": "yc_profile_freshness", "gap": {"value": "YC company page still includes pre-acquisition growth messaging ('actively growing', Series A) despite status marked Acquired (2023).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/berbix"]}}, {"field": "linkedin_status", "gap": {"value": "LinkedIn lists company status as 'active' and 'Privately Held' under parent Socure, which may not reflect independent operating status post-acquisition.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/berbix"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://fintech.global/2019/07/18/online-id-platform-berbix-closes-seed-round-on-2-5m/", "https://medium.com/@berbix/on-the-internet-nobody-knows-youre-a-dog-d337fe41d244", "https://medium.com/initialized-capital/the-team-that-made-airbnb-safe-for-guests-is-bringing-full-automation-to-id-verification-e51e3046d75c", "https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/berbix-closes-9m-series-a-to-fight-fraudulent-identification/", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21597169", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/berbix", "https://stevekirkham.com/", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/27/berbix-raises-9m-for-its-identity-verification-platform/", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/27/socure-acquires-identity-verification-startup-berbix-for-70m/", "https://www.berbix.com", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230627689175/en/Socure-Acquires-Berbix-for-Approximately-70-Million-in-Cash-and-Stock-Together-Delivering-the-Fastest-Most-Accurate-ID-Verification-Solution-in-the-World", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/berbix", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/berbix", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/instant-id-verification-provider-berbix-raises-9-million-series-a-led-by-mayfield-301119460.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/berbix"]