- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "exit_status", "conflict": "Y Combinator lists Debteye as 'Acquired' but does not name an acquirer, date, or terms. No independent press release or SEC filing confirming a Debteye acquisition was found. John Sun's Equilar bio claims 'DebtEye (acquired by Avant)', but Wikipedia's Avant history describes founders moving from Debteye to cofound Avant in December 2012 without stating Avant acquired Debteye.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/debteye", "https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/john-sun-springcoin-inc/27083508", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant_(company)"]}, {"field": "company_status", "conflict": "YC status 'Acquired' vs YCDB label 'Dead'.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/debteye", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/debteye"]}, {"field": "team_size", "conflict": "YC reports team size 2 while naming three founders and TechCrunch reports three cofounders.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/debteye", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/26/yc-funded-debteye-wants-to-be-your-much-cheaper-credit-counselor/"]}, {"field": "yc_batch_label", "conflict": "Official YC page says Summer 2011; John Sun Equilar bio says 'Y-Combinator Spring 2011' (YC did not run a Spring batch).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/debteye", "https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/john-sun-springcoin-inc/27083508"]}, {"field": "legal_entity_registration", "conflict": "WHOIS listed Debteye Inc at 700 N Green, Chicago, IL 60642, but GetOutOfDebt.org reported no matching Illinois corporation/LLC record as of August 2011.", "source_urls": ["https://getoutofdebt.org/29188/debt-eye-tries-to-be-the-automated-debt-relief-solution-for-all-swing-and-a-miss"]}, {"field": "additional_funding", "gap": "CB Insights shows 2 investors on the seed round but only names Y Combinator in public view; a second investor entry appears paywalled. Some secondary sources speculate YC S11 companies may have received the 2011 Yuri Milner/SV Angel $150K convertible note, but no public confirmation specific to Debteye was found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/debteye/financials", "https://startups.rip/company/debteye"]}, {"field": "springcoin_shutdown_date", "gap": "Public sources document SpringCoin launch and pricing in February 2012 and founders' move to Avant in December 2012, but no verified shutdown/acquisition date or terms for SpringCoin/Debteye were found.", "source_urls": ["https://archive.nytimes.com/bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/springcoin-aims-to-be-a-mint-com-for-the-indebted/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant_(company)"]}, {"field": "kevin_yu_post_exit", "gap": "Kevin Yu is listed as Debteye/SpringCoin cofounder through Dec 2012 on LinkedIn, but his role in Avant and post-2012 outcomes are not documented in the primary press/Wikipedia sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://linkedin.com/in/kevinyu1029", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant_(company)"]}, {"field": "valuation_revenue", "gap": "CB Insights lists valuation as undisclosed ($XXM) and revenue as 0; no audited financials or verified valuation found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/debteye/financials"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://archive.nytimes.com/bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/springcoin-aims-to-be-a-mint-com-for-the-indebted/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant_(company)", "https://finovate.com/the_40_fintech_companies_from_y_combinator_yc/", "https://getoutofdebt.org/29188/debt-eye-tries-to-be-the-automated-debt-relief-solution-for-all-swing-and-a-miss", "https://linkedin.com/in/kevinyu1029", "https://linkedin.com/in/zhangyipeng", "https://mashable.com/archive/springcoin-debt-management", "https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/john-sun-springcoin-inc/27083508", "https://startups.rip/company/debteye", "https://startuptalky.com/avant-success-story/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/26/yc-funded-debteye-wants-to-be-your-much-cheaper-credit-counselor/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/23/y-combinator-demo-day-the-ultimate-roundup/", "https://theorg.com/org/avant/org-chart/paul-zhang", "https://www.americanbanker.com/news/springcoin-bridges-gap-between-pfm-and-debt-coaches", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/debteye/financials", "https://www.themuse.com/author/kevin-yu", "https://www.under30ceo.com/saving-money-like-boss/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/debteye", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/debteye"]