- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "name_disambiguation", "issue": {"value": "Not AWS Amazon Cognito; this is Cognito/BlockScore (YC S14, cognitohq.com).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cognito", "https://cognitohq.com/"]}}, {"field": "headquarters", "issue": {"value": "Conflicting HQ: Palo Alto (YC), Walnut CA (CB Insights), Sisters OR (LinkedIn).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cognito", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognito", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognitohq"]}}, {"field": "founded_year", "issue": {"value": "Most sources say 2013; Startup Intros lists 2014; first code written July 2013 per CEO blog.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognito", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/blockscore", "https://cognitohq.com/blog/plaid-and-cognito"]}}, {"field": "total_funding", "issue": {"value": "Seed reported as $2M (2014); CB Insights total $2.25M (includes PPP); LinkedIn $2.125M across 3 rounds.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/26/blockscore-lands-2m-in-funding-for-making-i-d-verification-easier/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognito", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognitohq"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "issue": {"value": "YC lists 12; YCDB lists 150 (likely stale); LinkedIn lists 3 current (post-acquisition remnant page).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cognito", "http://www.ycdb.co/company/cognito", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognitohq"]}}, {"field": "founder_count", "issue": {"value": "YC/TechCrunch/Plaid cite three co-founders; FounderTrace lists only Meier and Backus.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cognito", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/26/blockscore-lands-2m-in-funding-for-making-i-d-verification-easier/", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/cognito/"]}}, {"field": "acquisition_terms", "issue": {"value": "Price ~$250M confirmed; cash vs stock split not disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/20/plaid-buys-cognito-to-bolster-its-feature-set-as-it-moves-beyond-simply-connecting-accounts/"]}}, {"field": "post_acquisition_brand", "issue": {"value": "Standalone Cognito brand/site persists but onboarding funnels to Plaid; degree of independent operation unclear.", "source_urls": ["https://cognitohq.com/", "https://plaid.com/blog/cognito-joins-plaid/"]}}, {"field": "awesomefintech_status", "issue": {"value": "AwesomeFinTech lists status 'Alive' despite 2022 Plaid acquisition.", "source_urls": ["https://www.awesomefintech.com/company/cognito-1pl16/", "https://plaid.com/blog/cognito-joins-plaid/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["http://www.ycdb.co/company/cognito", "https://cognitohq.com/", "https://cognitohq.com/blog/plaid-and-cognito", "https://fintech-intel.com/regtech/plaid-picks-up-identity-verification-firm-for-250m/", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/cognito/", "https://linkedin.com/in/alainmeier", "https://plaid.com/blog/cognito-joins-plaid/", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/blockscore", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/26/blockscore-lands-2m-in-funding-for-making-i-d-verification-easier/", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/20/plaid-buys-cognito-to-bolster-its-feature-set-as-it-moves-beyond-simply-connecting-accounts/", "https://www.americanbanker.com/news/plaid-expands-beyond-data-aggregation-into-id-and-fraud-tech", "https://www.awesomefintech.com/company/cognito-1pl16/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognito", "https://www.cbinsights.com/research/plaid-acquires-cognito/", "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2014/06/26/boost-vc-battery-ventures-lead-blockscores-2-million-seed-round", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognitohq", "https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2022/plaid-buys-id-verifier-cognito/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cognito"]