- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "Sources disagree on total raised: Avalon (2011) cites $4M; Boston.com cites >$15M; Business Insider cites $16M; Crunchbase cites $16.3M; YCDB cites $18.3M; Startup Intros cites $4M at end of 2012", "source_urls": ["https://www.avalon-ventures.com/news/cloudant-born-from-big-science-looks-to-build-big-database-business", "https://www.boston.com/news/untagged/2014/02/24/ibm-acquires-y-combinator-alum-and-in-q-tel-backed-cloudant/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/in-a-curious-move-ibm-acquires-a-startup-called-cloudant-2014-2", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cloudant", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/cloudant", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/cloudant"]}}, {"field": "early_round_labeling", "conflict": {"value": "The $1M Avalon round is labeled both 'Seed' (Sep 2010) and 'Series A' (Nov 2008) in Startup Intros, creating date/label inconsistency", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/news/2010-09-01-cloudant-seed", "https://startupintros.com/news/2008-11-01-cloudant-series-a"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "Headcount varies by source and year: 22 (2011 Avalon), 51 (YC profile), ~60 (Business Insider at acquisition), 51–200 range (Startup Intros)", "source_urls": ["https://www.avalon-ventures.com/news/cloudant-born-from-big-science-looks-to-build-big-database-business", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cloudant", "https://www.businessinsider.com/in-a-curious-move-ibm-acquires-a-startup-called-cloudant-2014-2", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/cloudant"]}}, {"field": "customer_count", "conflict": {"value": "Business Insider reports 2,500+ customers at acquisition; Startup Intros claims ~12,000 customers by end of 2012", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessinsider.com/in-a-curious-move-ibm-acquires-a-startup-called-cloudant-2014-2", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/cloudant"]}}, {"field": "acquisition_date", "conflict": {"value": "Definitive agreement announced Feb 24, 2014; acquisition completed Mar 4, 2014; CB Insights lists 'March 2014' generically", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-to-acquire-cloudant-open-cloud-database-service-helps-organizations-simplify-mobile-web-app-and-big-data-development-246868591.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-completes-acquisition-of-cloudant-248373201.html", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cloudant"]}}, {"field": "yc_name_collision", "conflict": {"value": "A separate unrelated YC company (SlapVid) changed its name to Cloudant in 2007; Avalon explicitly notes web confusion with the 2008 S08 Cloudant", "source_urls": ["https://www.avalon-ventures.com/news/cloudant-born-from-big-science-looks-to-build-big-database-business", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/02/more-cia-money-for-nosql-in-q-tel-backs-cloudant/"]}}, {"field": "founder_vs_ceo", "gap": {"value": "Derek Schoettle was CEO at acquisition but is not listed among YC 'Former Founders'; Gaebler lists both Alan Hoffman and Derek Schoettle as CEO at different times", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cloudant", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-completes-acquisition-of-cloudant-248373201.html", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-F93F7D00-6BA2-4B21-A0B4-042860A609DA-Cloudant-10-02-2012", "https://www.avalon-ventures.com/news/cloudant-born-from-big-science-looks-to-build-big-database-business"]}}, {"field": "acquisition_price", "gap": {"value": "IBM acquisition price never publicly disclosed in official press releases", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-to-acquire-cloudant-open-cloud-database-service-helps-organizations-simplify-mobile-web-app-and-big-data-development-246868591.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-completes-acquisition-of-cloudant-248373201.html"]}}, {"field": "iqt_investment_amount", "gap": {"value": "In-Q-Tel strategic investment amount not disclosed; TechCrunch notes IQT investments are rumored to typically range $1M–$3M but does not confirm Cloudant amount", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/02/more-cia-money-for-nosql-in-q-tel-backs-cloudant/", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-F93F7D00-6BA2-4B21-A0B4-042860A609DA-Cloudant-10-02-2012"]}}, {"field": "ibm_competitive_positioning", "note": {"value": "Business Insider notes IBM simultaneously backed MongoDB while acquiring CouchDB-based Cloudant, creating dual NoSQL positioning", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessinsider.com/in-a-curious-move-ibm-acquires-a-startup-called-cloudant-2014-2"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://cloud.ibm.com/catalog/services/cloudant", "https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Cloudant?topic=Cloudant-cli-change-log", "https://startupintros.com/news/2008-11-01-cloudant-series-a", "https://startupintros.com/news/2010-09-01-cloudant-seed", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/cloudant", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/02/more-cia-money-for-nosql-in-q-tel-backs-cloudant/", "https://www.avalon-ventures.com/news/cloudant-born-from-big-science-looks-to-build-big-database-business", "https://www.boston.com/news/untagged/2014/02/24/ibm-acquires-y-combinator-alum-and-in-q-tel-backed-cloudant/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/in-a-curious-move-ibm-acquires-a-startup-called-cloudant-2014-2", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cloudant", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cloudant", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-F93F7D00-6BA2-4B21-A0B4-042860A609DA-Cloudant-10-02-2012", "https://www.ibm.com/products/cloudant", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cloudant-and-iqt-sign-agreement-to-advance-cloud-database-technology-for-us-intelligence-community-172269811.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cloudant-raises-12-million-in-series-b-funding-207342411.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-completes-acquisition-of-cloudant-248373201.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-to-acquire-cloudant-open-cloud-database-service-helps-organizations-simplify-mobile-web-app-and-big-data-development-246868591.html", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/cloudant", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/cloudant-yc-s08-acquired-by-ibm-to-bolster-their-cloud-computing-offerings-vs-amazon", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cloudant"]