- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": "YC, Wikipedia, Velocity, and Globe and Mail cite 2011; YCDB lists 2010.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bufferbox", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BufferBox", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/bufferbox"]}, {"field": "funding.total_raised_usd", "conflict": "Seedtable/YCDB report $1.0M seed (Aug 2012); CNET reports ~$3M from angels; Globe and Mail reports >$2M venture funding after Demo Day. Exact total and round breakdown not officially confirmed.", "source_urls": ["https://seedtable.com/startups/BufferBox-95ZNZK", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-acquires-bufferbox-provider-of-delivery-lockers/", "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-competes/sick-of-missing-your-online-order-delivery-heres-an-option/article5992221/"]}, {"field": "exit_status.acquisition_price_usd", "conflict": "Google never disclosed price. TechCrunch reported $17M+ then $25M from sources; Wikipedia and BetaKit cite rumored $25M; YCDB lists exit value $3.0M (inconsistent with press reports).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/30/google-acquires-waterloo-based-e-commerce-startup-amazon-locker-competitor-and-yc-graduate-bufferbox/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BufferBox", "https://betakit.com/bufferbox-service-is-winding-down-and-will-stop-accepting-packages-on-march-31st/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/bufferbox"]}, {"field": "employees", "conflict": "YC company profile lists team size 2 (likely at a snapshot/demo-day point); YCDB lists 5; Financial Post/Wikipedia/Verge report 10 at acquisition (3 founders + 7).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bufferbox", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/bufferbox", "https://financialpost.com/technology/google-snaps-up-waterloo-startup-bufferbox"]}, {"field": "funding.investors", "conflict": "CB Insights lists Google and GV as investors (likely conflating acquirer with pre-acquisition backers); primary contemporaneous sources cite YC and angels; full cap table not public.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/bufferbox", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-acquires-bufferbox-provider-of-delivery-lockers/"]}, {"field": "products.deployment_scale", "gap": "Exact number of kiosks deployed at acquisition and peak operation not consistently reported across sources (Globe cites 6 at 7-Eleven Toronto; expansion target was 100 by end 2013).", "source_urls": ["https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-competes/sick-of-missing-your-online-order-delivery-heres-an-option/article5992221/", "https://financialpost.com/technology/google-snaps-up-waterloo-startup-bufferbox"]}, {"field": "founders.post_exit_trajectories", "gap": "Detailed post-Google career paths for all three founders not comprehensively documented in acquisition-era primary sources; only partial updates on YC profiles.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bufferbox"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://betakit.com/bufferbox-service-is-winding-down-and-will-stop-accepting-packages-on-march-31st/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BufferBox", "https://financialpost.com/technology/google-snaps-up-waterloo-startup-bufferbox", "https://seedtable.com/startups/BufferBox-95ZNZK", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/30/google-acquires-waterloo-based-e-commerce-startup-amazon-locker-competitor-and-yc-graduate-bufferbox/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/bufferbox", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-acquires-bufferbox-provider-of-delivery-lockers/", "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-competes/sick-of-missing-your-online-order-delivery-heres-an-option/article5992221/", "https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/30/3713050/google-bufferbox-acquisition-delivery-lockers", "https://www.velocityincubator.com/news/breaking-news-google-acquires-bufferbox", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/bufferbox", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/bufferbox-yc-s12-acquired-by-google", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bufferbox"]