- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding_usd", "conflict": {"value": "GamesBeat and YCDB report ~$3.0–3.1M total raised; CB Insights and Tracxn report $120K total across seed and grant rounds. No primary source confirms a disclosed $3M round.", "source_urls": ["https://gamesbeat.com/pokemon-go-creator-niantic-acquires-ar-firm-escher-reality/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/escher-reality", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/escher-reality", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/escher-reality/__nDZVob4IMu4sFmEmxuWVZ_Z_a0aExicEq-65XLhvszM/funding-and-investors"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists team size 2; TechCrunch (Aug 2017) reports 5 FT + 2 PT; GamesBeat (Feb 2018) reports 6 employees at acquisition.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/escher-reality", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/06/escher-reality-is-building-the-backend-for-cross-platform-mobile-ar/", "https://gamesbeat.com/pokemon-go-creator-niantic-acquires-ar-firm-escher-reality/"]}}, {"field": "headquarters_location", "conflict": {"value": "YC and YCDB list Sunnyvale, CA; CB Insights lists Boston, Massachusetts.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/escher-reality", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/escher-reality", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/escher-reality"]}}, {"field": "founders_on_yc_page", "gap": {"value": "YC company page lists a Founders section but does not surface individual founder names in publicly fetched content.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/escher-reality"]}}, {"field": "acquisition_price", "gap": {"value": "Acquisition terms and price not disclosed by Niantic or Escher Reality.", "source_urls": ["https://nianticlabs.com/news/escherreality/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/niantic-buy-escher-reality-ar-startup/"]}}, {"field": "seed_round_details", "gap": {"value": "Investor lists (Founders Fund, Uncork, etc.) cited at acquisition; individual round amounts, dates, and lead investors for post-YC seed not independently verified in primary filings.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/niantic-buy-escher-reality-ar-startup/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/06/escher-reality-is-building-the-backend-for-cross-platform-mobile-ar/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://gamesbeat.com/pokemon-go-creator-niantic-acquires-ar-firm-escher-reality/", "https://nianticlabs.com/news/escherreality/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/06/escher-reality-is-building-the-backend-for-cross-platform-mobile-ar/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/niantic-buy-escher-reality-ar-startup/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/escher-reality/__nDZVob4IMu4sFmEmxuWVZ_Z_a0aExicEq-65XLhvszM/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/escher-reality", "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/niantic-acquires-ar-dev-escher-reality", "https://www.thearshow.com/podcast/059-ross-finman", "https://www.thearshow.com/podcast/158a-ross-finman-part-1", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/escher-reality", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/diana-hu-managing-partner", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/diana-hu-on-augmented-reality-and-building-a-startup-in-a-new-market", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/escher-reality", "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/diana-hu"]