- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": {"value": "Founding year", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/caper/__Kqp_33ZhDmpxC4POB2M6TsMpjNwqmLd2p9EOads0TW4", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-19/instacart-to-buy-smart-grocery-cart-startup-in-biggest-deal-yet", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/caper-ai", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/caper/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Sources cite 2015 (Tracxn), 2016 (Bloomberg, Golden, VentureBeat), 2017 (LinkedIn), and January 2019 Caper product launch (Forbes)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/caper/__Kqp_33ZhDmpxC4POB2M6TsMpjNwqmLd2p9EOads0TW4", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-19/instacart-to-buy-smart-grocery-cart-startup-in-biggest-deal-yet", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/caper-ai", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/caper/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Founder roster", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/caper", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/caper/", "https://golden.com/wiki/Caper_AI-K4EDE5X"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists Gao, Beshry, Huang but not York Yang; Golden credits only Gao and Yang as founders; Forbes lists all four cofounders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/caper", "https://golden.com/wiki/Caper_AI-K4EDE5X", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/caper/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Employee headcount", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/caper", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/caper/__Kqp_33ZhDmpxC4POB2M6TsMpjNwqmLd2p9EOads0TW4", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/caper-ai"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists 15; Tracxn reports 61 (Jul 2024); LinkedIn reports 40 (2026)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/caper", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/caper/__Kqp_33ZhDmpxC4POB2M6TsMpjNwqmLd2p9EOads0TW4", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/caper-ai"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Total venture funding raised", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/10/smart-grocery-cart-startup-caper-bags-10-million/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/caper/__Kqp_33ZhDmpxC4POB2M6TsMpjNwqmLd2p9EOads0TW4", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/caper-ai"]}, "conflict": {"value": "TechCrunch/Forbes report $13M total; Tracxn reports $12.7M; LinkedIn reports $18.1M across 6 rounds", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/10/smart-grocery-cart-startup-caper-bags-10-million/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/caper/__Kqp_33ZhDmpxC4POB2M6TsMpjNwqmLd2p9EOads0TW4", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/caper-ai"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Headquarters location", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/caper/__Kqp_33ZhDmpxC4POB2M6TsMpjNwqmLd2p9EOads0TW4", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/caper-ai"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Tracxn lists Brooklyn; LinkedIn and Bloomberg list New York/Manhattan (230 W 39th St)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/caper/__Kqp_33ZhDmpxC4POB2M6TsMpjNwqmLd2p9EOads0TW4", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/caper-ai", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-19/instacart-to-buy-smart-grocery-cart-startup-in-biggest-deal-yet"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "QueueHop vs Caper timeline", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/10/caper-shopping-cart/", "https://golden.com/wiki/Caper_AI-K4EDE5X", "https://stuyalumni.org/2022benefit-lindon-gao/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC W16 affiliation tied to QueueHop pivot; unclear exact date Caper brand superseded QueueHop", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/10/caper-shopping-cart/", "https://golden.com/wiki/Caper_AI-K4EDE5X", "https://stuyalumni.org/2022benefit-lindon-gao/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Fully autonomous scanless checkout maturity", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/10/caper-shopping-cart/", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/caper/"]}, "gap": {"value": "2019 reporting stated full automatic item detection was not yet complete; early deployments used barcode scanning with CV training in progress", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/10/caper-shopping-cart/", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/caper/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Current leadership after founder departure", "source_urls": ["https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-instacart-bought-self-checkout-130000639.html"]}, "gap": {"value": "No primary public source found naming current Caper unit leader after Lindon Gao left Instacart in 2024", "source_urls": ["https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-instacart-bought-self-checkout-130000639.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lindon-gao_lend-us-a-hand-activity-7241121998376955904-XFfE"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instacart", "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-instacart-bought-self-checkout-130000639.html", "https://golden.com/wiki/Caper_AI-K4EDE5X", "https://stuyalumni.org/2022benefit-lindon-gao/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/10/caper-shopping-cart/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/10/smart-grocery-cart-startup-caper-bags-10-million/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/19/instacart-acquires-caper-ai-a-smart-cart-and-instant-checkout-startup-for-350m-as-it-moves-deeper-into-physical-retail-tech/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/caper/__Kqp_33ZhDmpxC4POB2M6TsMpjNwqmLd2p9EOads0TW4", "https://venturebeat.com/business/instacart-acquires-smart-checkout-startup-caper-ai-for-350m", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-19/instacart-to-buy-smart-grocery-cart-startup-in-biggest-deal-yet", "https://www.caper.ai/", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/caper/", "https://www.instacart.com/company/pressreleases/instacart-acquires-caper-ai-a-leader-in-smart-cart-and-smart-checkout-technology-creating-a-unified-online-and-in-store-commerce-solution-for-retailers", "https://www.instacart.com/company/updates/welcome-caper-ai-to-instacart", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/caper-ai", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lindon-gao_lend-us-a-hand-activity-7241121998376955904-XFfE", "https://www.modernretail.co/technology/instacart-tripled-its-smart-cart-store-count-this-year/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/caper-announces-10-million-in-series-a-funding-to-scale-ai-checkout-300915045.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/instacart-and-weis-markets-launch-ai-powered-caper-carts-to-transform-in-store-shopping-302790778.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/caper"]