- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Founding year", "conflict": "Sources cite 2009, 2010, and 2011 as founding year.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/24/mongohq-raises-417k-from-y-combinator-lehrer-and-sv-angel/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-acquires-compose-to-expand-cloud-data-services-300117883.html", "https://fortune.com/2015/07/23/ibm-compose-database/"]}, {"topic": "Founding vs launch vs YC batch", "conflict": "Company activity predates YC (e.g., Heroku add-on cited April 2010) while YC materials describe June 2011 as 'launch'.", "source_urls": ["https://handwiki.org/wiki/Company:Compose.io", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/mongohq-yc-s11-raises-6m-from-trinity-venture/"]}, {"topic": "Founder roster", "conflict": "Y Combinator company page lists only Jason McCay and Ben Wyrosdick; IBM and YC acquisition post name Kurt Mackey as co-founder/CEO.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/compose", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/compose-yc-s11-acquired-by-ibm", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-acquires-compose-to-expand-cloud-data-services-300117883.html"]}, {"topic": "Total funding", "conflict": "Commonly cited ~$6.4M vs Tracxn $6.92M across 3 rounds; LinkedIn lists $6.125M with a $125K 2011 seed distinct from $417K seed coverage.", "source_urls": ["https://www.informationweek.com/it-infrastructure/ibm-buys-database-as-a-service-startup-compose", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/compose/__RdyTM5uWGQWnqa6qyKWSQwyasM6RX-gi-EL-XOb5APc/funding-and-investors", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/compose-io"]}, {"topic": "Seed round investors naming", "conflict": "TechCrunch lists Start Fund and Lerer Ventures; HandWiki lists 'Lerer And SV Angel' and dates announcement to July 2011.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/24/mongohq-raises-417k-from-y-combinator-lehrer-and-sv-angel/", "https://handwiki.org/wiki/Company:Compose.io"]}, {"topic": "Acquisition price", "gap": "No public disclosure of IBM purchase price found in sourced materials.", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-acquires-compose-to-expand-cloud-data-services-300117883.html", "https://www.cravath.com/news-insights/ibm-s-acquisition-of-compose-inc.html"]}, {"topic": "Employee count at acquisition", "gap": "51 employees is on YC profile but date/context of that figure is not specified on the page.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/compose"]}, {"topic": "Name collision", "conflict": "Y Combinator Compose profile surfaces news about unrelated 'Compose.ai' (2021); distinct from MongoHQ/Compose database company.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/compose"]}, {"topic": "Revenue", "gap": "$5M annual revenue appears only via LinkedIn company-page aggregation; not corroborated in IBM/TechCrunch/PR primary announcements.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/compose-io"]}, {"topic": "Official EOL announcement primary source", "gap": "Detailed March 2023 shutdown timeline is documented via status/incident mirror and former employee blog; original compose.com announcement URL not retrieved in this research pass.", "source_urls": ["https://isdown.app/status/compose/incidents/179056-compose-has-reached-eol", "https://atomicules.co.uk/2023/05/21/Compose.html"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://bhamterminal.com/2011/05/23/mongohq-in-y-combinator/", "http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2819301", "https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/01/welcome-to-ars-technica-v50/", "https://atomicules.co.uk/2023/05/21/Compose.html", "https://changelog.com/podcast/303", "https://fortune.com/2015/07/23/ibm-compose-database/", "https://handwiki.org/wiki/Company:Compose.io", "https://isdown.app/status/compose/incidents/179056-compose-has-reached-eol", "https://linkedin.com/in/bwyrosdick", "https://linkedin.com/in/jasonmccay", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/24/mongohq-raises-417k-from-y-combinator-lehrer-and-sv-angel/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/compose/__RdyTM5uWGQWnqa6qyKWSQwyasM6RX-gi-EL-XOb5APc/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/compose-1", "https://www.cravath.com/news-insights/ibm-s-acquisition-of-compose-inc.html", "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/business/mongohq-in-open-relationship-with-mongodb-changes-name-to-compose", "https://www.gaebler.com/Funded-Company-62875FF9-116E-4FE5-AA51-DC5ED8CECAFF-MongoHQ", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-47896ADD-F81F-499D-B53D-7998240289A3-MongoHQ-10-18-2012", "https://www.informationweek.com/it-infrastructure/ibm-buys-database-as-a-service-startup-compose", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/compose-io", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrkurt", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-acquires-compose-to-expand-cloud-data-services-300117883.html", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114315000005/R17.htm", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/compose-yc-s11-acquired-by-ibm", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/mongohq-yc-s11-raises-6m-from-trinity-venture/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/compose"]