- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blitz-esports", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/instant-esports-yc-s15-is-espn-for-competitive-gaming"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC 2015 launch blog lists Sebastian Merz as co-founder alongside Rick Ling and Jonathan Lin; current YC company page lists only Rick Ling and Jonathan Lin", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/instant-esports-yc-s15-is-espn-for-competitive-gaming", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blitz-esports"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/blitz-esports/755o6quccfszrbrx4", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/blitz-esports", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/blitz-esports/__2P8lxf9URUVLeKjBeQtbkVLe9F3rPDRQghIfpnjrC28/funding-and-investors"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Total funding reported as $1.62M (The Company Check), $3.68M (LinkedIn), $3.72M (Tracxn), and $2.1M + $1.5M (Esports Wizard); no authoritative primary source confirms exact total", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/blitz-esports/755o6quccfszrbrx4", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/blitz-esports", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/blitz-esports/__2P8lxf9URUVLeKjBeQtbkVLe9F3rPDRQghIfpnjrC28/funding-and-investors", "https://www.esportswizard.com/news/industry/blitz-esports-bids-farewell-to-content-under-discord/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "headquarters", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blitz-esports", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blitz-esports"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC and Berkeley Engineering cite Berkeley, CA; Crunchbase lists San Pablo, California", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blitz-esports", "https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2015/11/instant-esports/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blitz-esports"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/@blitzesports/the-blitz-team-joins-discord-e3b17578966b", "https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/25845083/team-solomid-parent-company-swift-buys-blitz-esports-app"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Nov 2018 involved two separate transactions: Discord acquired the Blitz team (content platform closed); Swift acquired the LoL desktop app software and branding; not a single unified company sale", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/@blitzesports/the-blitz-team-joins-discord-e3b17578966b", "https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/25845083/team-solomid-parent-company-swift-buys-blitz-esports-app", "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/discord-acquires-blitz-esports-closes-content-platform"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.investors", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/blitz-esports/755o6quccfszrbrx4", "https://www.criticalhit.net/gaming/esports-news-site-blitz-esports-admits-it-was-partially-funded-by-riot-games/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "The Company Check lists Discord as an investor; Discord was the acquirer in 2018, not a disclosed pre-acquisition equity investor; Riot Games investment was initially undisclosed, sparking editorial independence controversy (Thorin disclosure, Jan 2018)", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/blitz-esports/755o6quccfszrbrx4", "https://www.criticalhit.net/gaming/esports-news-site-blitz-esports-admits-it-was-partially-funded-by-riot-games/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "operating_status", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blitz-esports", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/blitz-esports"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Crunchbase lists Operating Status Closed; LinkedIn lists status active with parent company Discord Inc.; YC lists Acquired", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blitz-esports", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/blitz-esports", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blitz-esports"]}}, {"field": {"value": "website", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blitz-esports"]}, "gap": {"value": "blitzesports.com current live status unverified; site may be inactive or archived post-2018 shutdown", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blitz-esports", "https://medium.com/@blitzesports/the-blitz-team-joins-discord-e3b17578966b"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status.primary_exit.terms_usd", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/@blitzesports/the-blitz-team-joins-discord-e3b17578966b"]}, "gap": {"value": "Discord team acquisition price never publicly disclosed", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/@blitzesports/the-blitz-team-joins-discord-e3b17578966b", "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/discord-acquires-blitz-esports-closes-content-platform"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2015/11/instant-esports/", "https://esportsinsider.com/2019/01/tsm-parent-company-acquires-software-and-branding-of-blitz-esports-desktop-app", "https://medium.com/@blitzesports/blitz-beta-update-0-8-0-introducing-clans-for-friends-our-biggest-update-yet-9ce81850f69a", "https://medium.com/@blitzesports/the-blitz-team-joins-discord-e3b17578966b", "https://medium.com/blitz-blog/welcome-to-blitz-esports-2c510cc59885", "https://rokaiam.medium.com/striking-balance-between-function-form-19b37a11db94", "https://scet.berkeley.edu/delta-prize-winner-instant-esports-advances-to-y-combinator/", "https://solomid.net/", "https://theorg.com/org/rascal-games/org-chart/rick-ling", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/blitz-esports/__2P8lxf9URUVLeKjBeQtbkVLe9F3rPDRQghIfpnjrC28/funding-and-investors", "https://www.criticalhit.net/gaming/esports-news-site-blitz-esports-admits-it-was-partially-funded-by-riot-games/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blitz-esports", "https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/25845083/team-solomid-parent-company-swift-buys-blitz-esports-app", "https://www.esportswizard.com/news/industry/blitz-esports-bids-farewell-to-content-under-discord/", "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/discord-acquires-blitz-esports-closes-content-platform", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/blitz-esports", "https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news/68076/eight-editorial-staff-members-let-go-as-blitz-esports-is-acquired-by-discord/", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/blitz-esports/755o6quccfszrbrx4", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/instant-esports-yc-s15-is-espn-for-competitive-gaming", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blitz-esports", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/industry/esports"]