- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"issue": {"value": "Name collision: separate unrelated company Bonfire at bonfire.com (custom apparel/fundraising, Richmond VA, also founded 2012) causes database conflation.", "source_urls": ["https://www.bonfire.com/about/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/bonfire/__YqZuFEeVyWvD3CmBK0oMo028M8QFbABFAdv1Jp2lpu0"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Founded year conflict: YC and press cite 2012; Crunchbase and some databases cite 2011.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bonfire", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bonfire-interactive"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Acquisition timing conflict: deal announced 2018-09-12 with Q1 2019 expected close; databases report close dates ranging Sep 2018 to Feb 2019.", "source_urls": ["https://financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/bonfire-to-merge-with-best-of-breed-govtech-companies-to-power-the-digital-transformation-of-the-public-sector-as-a-new-publicly-traded-company", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bonfire-interactive", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/bonfire-interactive/__-8AdLy4-uvBot8-Cl1Aba6VPqXlSObNZpCAS3bgr174/funding-and-investors"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Funding total conflict: company press release states $11M total ($3M seed + $8M Series A); some databases report $8.12M across 3 rounds.", "source_urls": ["https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/30/1052356/0/en/Bonfire-Announces-11-Million-Financing-to-Power-Smarter-Faster-Sourcing-Decisions.html", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/bonfire-interactive/t2fmpqhkj6u9r3zrl"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Employee count gap: reported figures vary (5 in 2015 CBC; 80+ at 2019 announcement; 95 on YC profile and pre-merger press; no current standalone headcount post-Euna rebrand).", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-startup-bonfire-looks-to-save-time-by-digitizing-bid-process-1.3063584", "https://financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/bonfire-to-merge-with-best-of-breed-govtech-companies-to-power-the-digital-transformation-of-the-public-sector-as-a-new-publicly-traded-company", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bonfire"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Founder roster gap: Andrew Wilgar described as founding partner/early executive (Executive Director–Partner) but not listed as founder on YC or Crunchbase.", "source_urls": ["https://www.amcto.com/professional-growth/professional-development-programs/forums/finance/andrew-wilgar", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bonfire", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bonfire-interactive"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Brand continuity gap: Bonfire brand subsumed under Euna Procurement; GoBonfire.com active but marketed as Euna; legacy Bonfire standalone metrics no longer separately reported.", "source_urls": ["https://gobonfire.com/", "https://eunasolutions.com/resources/gty-technology-rebrands-to-euna-solutions-for-public-sector/"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Unrelated Bonfire Ventures (VC firm) and other 'Bonfire' entities (NFT platform, etc.) add further naming ambiguity in search results.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bonfire", "https://geekwire.com/2023/04/10/los-angeles-venture-firm-bonfire-eyeing-seattle-for-b2b-startup-investments/"]}}]]
- source urls
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