- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "employees.team_size", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists team size 25; Le Monde Informatique reports 9 employees at acquisition; BEAMSTART lists 11-50", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/data-mechanics", "https://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-netapp-croque-le-francais-data-mechanics-specialiste-de-spark-sur-kubernetes-83378.html", "https://beamstart.com/@data-mechanics-16671899284929"]}}, {"field": "identity.headquarters", "conflict": {"value": "Paris, France (YC, SEC, press) vs San Francisco, United States (Tracxn)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/data-mechanics", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002047/000095017021005014/R11.htm", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/data-mechanics/__XpBSu8yTL_D85lZDxPrZ4VX_Elt1kj-F5WlUIdxkPog"]}}, {"field": "exit_status.acquisition_date", "conflict": {"value": "SEC filing close date June 18, 2021 vs press/Tracxn announcement June 22, 2021", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002047/000095017021005014/R11.htm", "https://www.zdnet.com/article/netapp-scoops-up-data-mechanics-to-add-spark-analytics/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/data-mechanics/__XpBSu8yTL_D85lZDxPrZ4VX_Elt1kj-F5WlUIdxkPog"]}}, {"field": "exit_status.acquirer", "conflict": {"value": "Legal acquirer NetApp (SEC, press) vs founder bio states acquired by Spot", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002047/000095017021005014/R11.htm", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/data-mechanics"]}}, {"field": "founders.roles", "conflict": {"value": "Jean Yves Stephan listed as CEO (YC/Tracxn) vs President/président (Le Monde); Julien Dumazert listed as CTO only (Tracxn) vs DG and CTO (Le Monde)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/data-mechanics", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/data-mechanics/__XpBSu8yTL_D85lZDxPrZ4VX_Elt1kj-F5WlUIdxkPog", "https://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-netapp-croque-le-francais-data-mechanics-specialiste-de-spark-sur-kubernetes-83378.html"]}}, {"field": "funding.investors", "conflict": {"value": "Tracxn reports 4 total investors (3 institutional including YC plus 2 unnamed, and angel Guillaume Lestrade) but documents only one $150K seed round with Y Combinator as lead; also reports 1 investor in latest round vs 4 total investors", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/data-mechanics/__XpBSu8yTL_D85lZDxPrZ4VX_Elt1kj-F5WlUIdxkPog/funding-and-investors", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/data-mechanics/__XpBSu8yTL_D85lZDxPrZ4VX_Elt1kj-F5WlUIdxkPog"]}}, {"field": "funding.acquisition_price", "conflict": {"value": "NetApp SEC filing states ~$15M cash; ZDNet and Le Monde report financial terms not disclosed", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002047/000095017021005014/R11.htm", "https://www.zdnet.com/article/netapp-scoops-up-data-mechanics-to-add-spark-analytics/", "https://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-netapp-croque-le-francais-data-mechanics-specialiste-de-spark-sur-kubernetes-83378.html"]}}, {"field": "products.successor_url", "gap": {"value": "YC references https://spot.io/products/ocean-apache-spark/ but that URL now redirects to Flexera homepage; current product documentation is at docs.flexera.com/spot/ocean-spark/", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/data-mechanics", "https://spot.io/products/ocean-apache-spark/", "https://docs.flexera.com/spot/ocean-spark/getting-started/"]}}, {"field": "exit_status.current_owner", "gap": {"value": "Post-acquisition ownership chain extended beyond NetApp: Spot portfolio transferred to Flexera in March 2025; long-term product roadmap under Flexera not documented in original acquisition sources", "source_urls": ["https://investors.netapp.com/news/news-details/2025/Flexera-Completes-Acquisition-of-NetApps-Spot-FinOps-Portfolio-03-03-2025/default.aspx", "https://www.forrester.com/blogs/netapp-focuses-on-storage-and-exits-finops/"]}}, {"field": "founders.post_acquisition_status", "gap": {"value": "Only Jean Yves Stephan post-acquisition role and departure (Sept 2022) documented; Julien Dumazert post-acquisition role not found in sourced materials", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/data-mechanics", "https://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-netapp-croque-le-francais-data-mechanics-specialiste-de-spark-sur-kubernetes-83378.html"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://beamstart.com/@data-mechanics-16671899284929", "https://docs.flexera.com/spot/ocean-spark/getting-started/", "https://docs.flexera.com/spot/ocean-spark/product-tour/", "https://docs.flexera.com/spot/ocean-spark/tools-integrations/", "https://github.com/datamechanics", "https://investors.netapp.com/news/news-details/2025/Flexera-Completes-Acquisition-of-NetApps-Spot-FinOps-Portfolio-03-03-2025/default.aspx", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23142831", "https://spot.io/products/ocean-apache-spark/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/data-mechanics/__XpBSu8yTL_D85lZDxPrZ4VX_Elt1kj-F5WlUIdxkPog", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/data-mechanics/__XpBSu8yTL_D85lZDxPrZ4VX_Elt1kj-F5WlUIdxkPog/funding-and-investors", "https://www.forrester.com/blogs/netapp-focuses-on-storage-and-exits-finops/", "https://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-netapp-croque-le-francais-data-mechanics-specialiste-de-spark-sur-kubernetes-83378.html", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002047/000095017021005014/R11.htm", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/data-mechanics", "https://www.zdnet.com/article/netapp-scoops-up-data-mechanics-to-add-spark-analytics/"]