- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "headquarters_location", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://exosonic.com/contact/", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/exosonic"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists Los Angeles, CA; company site and CB Insights/SBIR list Torrance, CA; Startup Intros once listed San Jose, CA.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://exosonic.com/contact/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/exosonic", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/exosonic"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_private_funding_usd", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/exosonic/__Celh7JjlrEcvrprhCrh0MwDlL24JsEbJtib3wxessms/funding-and-investors", "https://www.businessinsider.com/exosonic-ceo-explains-why-his-strategy-supersonic-airliner-failed-2024-11"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Reported totals range from ~$4M (PitchBook via BI) to $4.12–4.2M (Tracxn/Startup Intros) to $4.5M+ (YC/TechCrunch/company press); early YC round amount reported as $125K (Tracxn) vs $150K (Startup Intros).", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessinsider.com/exosonic-ceo-explains-why-his-strategy-supersonic-airliner-failed-2024-11", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/exosonic/__Celh7JjlrEcvrprhCrh0MwDlL24JsEbJtib3wxessms/funding-and-investors", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/exosonic", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/supersonic-aircraft-startup-exosonic-is-shutting-down/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://www.sbir.gov/portfolio/1614925", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/exosonic"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists team size 14 and description 15 FTEs; SBIR profile lists 8 employees; Startup Intros lists fewer than 25.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://www.sbir.gov/portfolio/1614925", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/exosonic"]}}, {"field": {"value": "shutdown_terminology", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/supersonic-aircraft-startup-exosonic-is-shutting-down/", "https://supercarblondie.com/california-supersonic-exosonic-bankrupt-selling-intellectual-property/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Primary sources describe 'winding down' and IP sale; secondary press used 'bankrupt' without citing a bankruptcy filing.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/supersonic-aircraft-startup-exosonic-is-shutting-down/", "https://aviationweek.com/speednews/2024-11-15", "https://supercarblondie.com/california-supersonic-exosonic-bankrupt-selling-intellectual-property/", "https://luxurylaunches.com/travel/exosonic-bankrupt-11122024.php"]}}, {"field": {"value": "ex3m_trident_first_flight_date", "source_urls": ["https://exosonic.com/exosonic-successfully-flies-ex-3m-trident/", "https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/2024/04/exosonic-flies-demonstrator-of-in-development-autonomous-supersonic-military-jet/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Company press release dated April 2, 2024; FlightGlobal reports the successful flight occurred in March 2024.", "source_urls": ["https://exosonic.com/exosonic-successfully-flies-ex-3m-trident/", "https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/2024/04/exosonic-flies-demonstrator-of-in-development-autonomous-supersonic-military-jet/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "government_funding_total", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/supersonic-aircraft-startup-exosonic-is-shutting-down/"]}, "gap": {"value": "No single authoritative public total for all USAF/AFWERX/SBIR contract values; YC cites $2M+ AFWERX while TechCrunch only references several small SBIR grants without aggregate USD.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/supersonic-aircraft-startup-exosonic-is-shutting-down/", "https://stanfordmag.org/contents/hot-wings"]}}, {"field": {"value": "patents", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/supersonic-aircraft-startup-exosonic-is-shutting-down/", "https://aviationweek.com/speednews/2024-11-15"]}, "gap": {"value": "Company offered IP for sale at shutdown, but no verified public patent count or buyer disclosed in primary sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/supersonic-aircraft-startup-exosonic-is-shutting-down/", "https://aviationweek.com/speednews/2024-11-15"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founder_departures", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc"]}, "gap": {"value": "YC lists both founders as 'Former Founder' but does not document departure dates or post-shutdown roles.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://www.businessinsider.com/exosonic-ceo-explains-why-his-strategy-supersonic-airliner-failed-2024-11"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/exosonic-successfully-flies-ex-3m-trident/", "https://aviationweek.com/speednews/2024-11-15", "https://defbrief.com/2021/10/14/us-air-force-contracts-exosonic-for-development-of-supersonic-adversary-drone/", "https://exosonic.com/contact/", "https://exosonic.com/exosonic-completes-quiet-supersonic-airliner-conceptual-review-closes-4m-seed-round/", "https://exosonic.com/exosonic-successfully-flies-ex-3m-trident/", "https://luxurylaunches.com/travel/exosonic-bankrupt-11122024.php", "https://stanfordmag.org/contents/hot-wings", "https://startupintros.com/news/2022-05-01-exosonic-seed-2", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/exosonic", "https://supercarblondie.com/california-supersonic-exosonic-bankrupt-selling-intellectual-property/", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/supersonic-aircraft-startup-exosonic-is-shutting-down/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/exosonic/__Celh7JjlrEcvrprhCrh0MwDlL24JsEbJtib3wxessms", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/exosonic/__Celh7JjlrEcvrprhCrh0MwDlL24JsEbJtib3wxessms/funding-and-investors", "https://www.asdnews.com/news/aerospace/2022/05/06/exosonic-completes-quiet-supersonic-airliner-conceptual-review-closes-4m-seed-round", "https://www.businessinsider.com/exosonic-ceo-explains-why-his-strategy-supersonic-airliner-failed-2024-11", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/exosonic", "https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/2024/04/exosonic-flies-demonstrator-of-in-development-autonomous-supersonic-military-jet/", "https://www.sbir.gov/portfolio/1614925", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/exosonic/6t6zxsmgce6lnh18i", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/exosonic-inc", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2020/exosonic-inc.json"]