- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Headquarters location", "conflict": "YC/YCOSS list Mountain View, CA; YCDB and Tracxn list San Francisco, CA.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/carsabi", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2012/carsabi.json", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/carsabi", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/carsabi/__3VILNexhHYyahlev1iSu65_JdiEv7e0vup270Hzc86E"]}, {"topic": "Founding/setup date", "conflict": "Founders say Oct 2011 creation; YC lists founded 2011; YC OSS launched_at (~Nov 2011) differs from Oct 2011 narrative.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/01/facebook-acqhires-founders-of-carsabi-who-will-sell-off-their-car-price-comparison-site/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/carsabi", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2012/carsabi.json"]}, {"topic": "Total funding raised", "conflict": "Primary contemporaneous reporting says undisclosed seed; CB Insights reports $20K total; YCDB shows $0.0m.", "source_urls": ["https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/04/carsabi-points-the-way-forward-for-buying-a-used-car-online/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/carsabi", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/carsabi"]}, {"topic": "Investor roster", "conflict": "Tracxn lists Y Combinator and DCVC as institutional investors; CB Insights also lists Ark and Meta, which reflect exit/acq-hire events rather than classic seed investors.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/carsabi/__3VILNexhHYyahlev1iSu65_JdiEv7e0vup270Hzc86E", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/carsabi", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/01/facebook-acqhires-founders-of-carsabi-who-will-sell-off-their-car-price-comparison-site/"]}, {"topic": "Exit characterization", "conflict": "Facebook acq-hired founders only (not a company acquisition); separate Ark acquisition of the Carsabi service in Dec 2012; databases label this variously as exited, acquired, inactive, or deadpooled.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/01/facebook-acqhires-founders-of-carsabi-who-will-sell-off-their-car-price-comparison-site/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/carsabi", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/carsabi", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/carsabi/__3VILNexhHYyahlev1iSu65_JdiEv7e0vup270Hzc86E"]}, {"topic": "YC founder listing", "gap": "Official YC company page lists Christopher Berner twice and omits Dwight Crow despite multiple independent sources naming both co-founders.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/carsabi", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/01/facebook-acqhires-founders-of-carsabi-who-will-sell-off-their-car-price-comparison-site/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/carsabi/__3VILNexhHYyahlev1iSu65_JdiEv7e0vup270Hzc86E"]}, {"topic": "Post-Ark product fate", "gap": "No reliable public source found describing what happened to Carsabi after Ark's Dec 2012 acquisition or when carsabi.com ceased operating.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/carsabi", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ark"]}, {"topic": "Named customers/partners", "gap": "Founders thanked partners/customers/investors generically; no verifiable named B2B customers or revenue figures in accessible primary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/01/facebook-acqhires-founders-of-carsabi-who-will-sell-off-their-car-price-comparison-site/"]}, {"topic": "Legal entity / incorporation details", "gap": "No authoritative public source found for legal company name, state of incorporation, or EIN.", "source_urls": []}]]
- source urls
- ["https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/04/carsabi-points-the-way-forward-for-buying-a-used-car-online/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/27/y-combinator-demo-day-session-3/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/01/facebook-acqhires-founders-of-carsabi-who-will-sell-off-their-car-price-comparison-site/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/carsabi/__3VILNexhHYyahlev1iSu65_JdiEv7e0vup270Hzc86E", "https://vator.tv/2012-10-02-facebook-lures-away-carsabi-co-founders/", "https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/facebook-hires-carsabi-co-founders-site-for-sale/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/bravo-start-ups-silicon-valley-star-dwight-crow-facebook-life-2012-11", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/arkcom/financials", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/carsabi", "https://www.realcartips.com/news/0604-carsabi-used-prices.shtml", "https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/facebook-acquires-founders-of-carsabi-but-not-the-start-up-itself/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/carsabi", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ark", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/carsabi", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2012/carsabi.json"]