- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik", "https://inc42.com/company/bikayi/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bikglobal"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC and contemporaneous 2020-2021 press cite 2019; Inc42 Datalabs lists 2021; LinkedIn company page lists 2022", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik", "https://inc42.com/company/bikayi/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bikglobal"]}}, {"field": {"value": "headquarters", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bikglobal", "https://inc42.com/company/bikayi/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists San Francisco; LinkedIn lists Palo Alto HQ plus Hyderabad office; Inc42 lists Bengaluru headquarters", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bikglobal", "https://inc42.com/company/bikayi/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bikglobal", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-in-disarray-startup-hit-by-fraud-allegations-seller-exodus/", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-crash-sequoia-startup-zilingo-way/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC 55 (current) vs LinkedIn 134 vs 2022 peak ~600 vs Jul 2022 244 vs Aug 2022 ~40-45", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bikglobal", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-in-disarray-startup-hit-by-fraud-allegations-seller-exodus/", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-crash-sequoia-startup-zilingo-way/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "layoffs", "source_urls": ["https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-in-disarray-startup-hit-by-fraud-allegations-seller-exodus/", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-crash-sequoia-startup-zilingo-way/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "CEO denied layoffs ('not laid off a single employee since inception') while Inc42 reported >50% workforce reduction and later up to ~90% departures", "source_urls": ["https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-in-disarray-startup-hit-by-fraud-allegations-seller-exodus/", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-crash-sequoia-startup-zilingo-way/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "post_series_a_funding", "source_urls": ["https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-in-disarray-startup-hit-by-fraud-allegations-seller-exodus/", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-crash-sequoia-startup-zilingo-way/"]}, "gap": {"value": "May 2022 US-parent round claimed by CEO but not corroborated by investors; no verified priced round after Sep 2021 in primary sources reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-in-disarray-startup-hit-by-fraud-allegations-seller-exodus/", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-crash-sequoia-startup-zilingo-way/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "merchant_customer_counts", "source_urls": ["https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/bikayi-raises-10-8-million-in-funding-led-by-sequoia-capital-india/articleshow/85894562.cms", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-in-disarray-startup-hit-by-fraud-allegations-seller-exodus/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Sep 2021 press claimed 4M+ registered users / 7M customers; Jul 2022 report said ~2.8M merchants deplatformed if 7M figure held", "source_urls": ["https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/bikayi-raises-10-8-million-in-funding-led-by-sequoia-capital-india/articleshow/85894562.cms", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-in-disarray-startup-hit-by-fraud-allegations-seller-exodus/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "name_confusion", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bikry"]}, "gap": {"value": "BIK (YC S20, bik.ai) is a distinct company from Bikry (YC W20, bikry.com) despite similar names and India ecommerce overlap", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bikry"]}}, {"field": {"value": "2022_vs_current_trajectory", "source_urls": ["https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-crash-sequoia-startup-zilingo-way/", "https://bik.ai/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik"]}, "gap": {"value": "Aug 2022 press described company near collapse; current YC profile and bik.ai site show active AI CRM pivot with hiring, but independent verification of recovery metrics is limited", "source_urls": ["https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-crash-sequoia-startup-zilingo-way/", "https://bik.ai/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://apps.shopify.com/partners/bik-ai", "https://bik.ai/", "https://blog.getmanifest.ai/founders-note-15jun/", "https://cxotoday.com/interviews/rebranding-of-the-company-and-how-it-stands-out-in-the-e-commerce-segment-sonakshi-nathani-co-founder-and-ceo-of-bik/", "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/b2b-commerce-platform-bikayi-lands-2-million-in-seed-funding/articleshow/77863138.cms", "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/bikayi-raises-10-8-million-in-funding-led-by-sequoia-capital-india/articleshow/85894562.cms", "https://getmanifest.ai/", "https://inc42.com/buzz/y-combinator-backed-bikayi-bags-2-mn-in-seed-from-mantis-pioneer/", "https://inc42.com/buzz/yc-backed-b2b-startup-bikayi-raises-10-8-mn-led-by-sequoia-capital-india/", "https://inc42.com/company/bikayi/", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-crash-sequoia-startup-zilingo-way/", "https://inc42.com/features/bikayi-in-disarray-startup-hit-by-fraud-allegations-seller-exodus/", "https://jobs.trueventures.com/companies/manifest-ai-2/jobs/49116617-sales-account-executive-bik", "https://www.founderthesis.com/p/building-the-d2c-success-stack-bik", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bikglobal", "https://www.techcircle.in/2020/08/31/y-combinator-backed-b2b-platform-bikayi-raises-seed-capital", "https://www.techcircle.in/2021/09/03/bikayi-raises-10-8-mn-in-sequoia-led-series-a", "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/bikayi-raises-108-million-in-series-a-funding-led-by-sequoia-capital-india/article36267173.ece", "https://www.vccircle.com/dj-duo-chainsmokers-spins-out-first-india-bet/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bik", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bikry", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/bik.json"]