- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding_usd", "conflict": "Primary press documents $700K in two rounds; VC databases add $320K (Mar 2012) for $770K; TechCrunch (2016) cites $1.02M including equity and debt; LinkedIn lists $1.1M; Tracxn lists $1.72M across 5 rounds (likely includes undisclosed or conflated data)", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/05/embed-ly-250000/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/09/embedly-raises-another-450k-launches-one-api-to-rule-all-embeds/", "https://venturebeat.com/ai/medium-acquires-rich-media-embedding-api-platform-embedly", "https://data.kando.tech/company/embedly-inc", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/02/medium-naps-embedly-to-add-to-its-list-of-publisher-tools/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/screeley", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/embed/__v0JTMk6gWR8-_sORRCSZUg2d_PW0KfN3-NjjTOt_Pxw"]}, {"field": "round_classification", "conflict": "June 2011 $450K round called Seed by TechCrunch but labeled Series A by Golden and some databases; Mar 2012 round labeled Series A by Golden but Seed by kando.tech", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/09/embedly-raises-another-450k-launches-one-api-to-rule-all-embeds/", "https://golden.com/wiki/Embedly-R9DM5MJ", "https://data.kando.tech/company/embedly-inc"]}, {"field": "investor_lists", "conflict": "Startup Intros lists many named angels (a16z, Khosla, USV, etc.) on Aug 2010 round beyond Betaworks/Conway/Sacca named in TechCrunch; unverified in primary press", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/05/embed-ly-250000/", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/embedly"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "YC lists 2 at batch; 10 at 2016 acquisition; current third-party counts range 1–100+ with no authoritative post-acquisition disclosure", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/embedly", "https://venturebeat.com/ai/medium-acquires-rich-media-embedding-api-platform-embedly", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/embed.ly", "https://getlatka.com/companies/embed.ly", "https://www.owler.com/company/embedly"]}, {"field": "operating_status_label", "conflict": "YC/Gaebler mark Acquired; Golden lists Active; service remains live under Medium ownership", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/embedly", "https://www.gaebler.com/Funded-Company-5048DDC6-8C3C-41CB-A4DE-8E1469E529AB-Embedly", "https://golden.com/wiki/Embedly-R9DM5MJ", "https://status.embed.ly/"]}, {"field": "name_collision", "conflict": "Unrelated company Embedly (embedly.ng) operates African banking/payments infrastructure; not the YC W10 embed.ly entity", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/embedly", "https://embed.ly/company"]}, {"field": "revenue_and_bootstrapping", "conflict": "GetLatka (2025) claims ~$330K ARR and bootstrapped/no outside funding—contradicts documented YC/angel/VC rounds and Medium acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/embed.ly", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/05/embed-ly-250000/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/02/medium-naps-embedly-to-add-to-its-list-of-publisher-tools/"]}, {"field": "founder_post_acquisition_roles", "conflict": "Sean Creeley LinkedIn shows Embedly CEO through Aug 2016; post-acquisition roles at Medium not documented in primary sources gathered", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/screeley", "https://medium.com/@screeley/embedly-medium-c182db023861"]}, {"field": "mar_2012_round", "conflict": "$320K March 2012 round appears in VC databases but lacks contemporaneous TechCrunch or company press coverage", "source_urls": ["https://data.kando.tech/company/embedly-inc", "https://golden.com/wiki/Embedly-R9DM5MJ", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/09/embedly-raises-another-450k-launches-one-api-to-rule-all-embeds/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://blog.medium.com/a-new-team-embeds-e3c69a74ee8e", "https://data.kando.tech/company/embedly-inc", "https://docs.embed.ly/reference/embedly-api?path=docs%2Fservice", "https://embed.ly/company", "https://embed.ly/providers", "https://embedly.statuspage.io/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/embed.ly", "https://golden.com/wiki/Embedly-R9DM5MJ", "https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/214981378-Using-embeds", "https://medium.com/@screeley/embedly-medium-c182db023861", "https://siliconangle.com/2016/08/03/medium-has-acquired-embedding-service-provider-embed-ly/", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/embedly", "https://status.embed.ly/", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/05/embed-ly-250000/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/09/embedly-raises-another-450k-launches-one-api-to-rule-all-embeds/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/26/embedly-now-goes-beyond-embedding-with-new-products-extract-display-for-making-sense-of-links-resizing-images/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/02/medium-naps-embedly-to-add-to-its-list-of-publisher-tools/", "https://thetechportal.com/2016/08/03/boost-backend-publishing-tools-medium-acquires-rich-media-embedding-platform-embedly/", "https://togetherboston2013.sched.com/speaker/artgibson", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/embed/__v0JTMk6gWR8-_sORRCSZUg2d_PW0KfN3-NjjTOt_Pxw", "https://venturebeat.com/ai/medium-acquires-rich-media-embedding-api-platform-embedly", "https://www.gaebler.com/Funded-Company-5048DDC6-8C3C-41CB-A4DE-8E1469E529AB-Embedly", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-6167B0DC-19F5-4576-97EC-BDA81573E030-Embedly-06-10-2011", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/embed.ly", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/screeley", "https://www.owler.com/company/embedly", "https://www.seedtable.com/startups/Embedly-R9DM5MJ", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/embedly"]