- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": {"value": "Headquarters location — YC lists New York City; CB Insights/startupintros/LinkedIn list San Francisco; Greenhouse lists both SF and NYC offices", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/explo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/explo", "https://boards.greenhouse.io/explo"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Employee count — YC reports 24; TechCrunch Aug 2022 reports 15; LinkedIn reports 8 post-acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/explo", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/16/explo-garners-12m-series-a-as-bi-dashboard-service-gains-traction/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/explo-co"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Founder attribution — YC Active Founders lists only Gary Lin and Andrew Chen; TechCrunch/HN list Rohan Varma and Carly Stanisic as original co-founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/explo", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/10/explo-snags-2-3m-seed-to-help-build-customer-facing-bi-dashboards/", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27447086"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Seed round amount — startupintros lists $2M; TechCrunch/Gaebler/Company Check list $2.3M", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/explo", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/10/explo-snags-2-3m-seed-to-help-build-customer-facing-bi-dashboards/", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-89262C8B-9488-420E-92D8-695F58C2870A-Explo-11-11-2020"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Total funding — CB Insights $14.45M; startupintros $14.3M; Company Check $14.43M", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/explo", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/explo", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/explo/6adfu19oq2903q2rl"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "YC status stale — YC and yc-oss still list Active despite October 2025 Omni acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/explo", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2020/explo.json", "https://omni.co/blog/omni-accelerates-growth-with-acquisition-of-explo"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Acquisition price undisclosed — no primary-source transaction value found", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/insights/merger-acquisition-deals-brief/omni-acquires-explo/__Z_Dftpgktw5lJvfMEEr6R05h6-X5Uh7u2e-ZYkvV28k", "https://omni.co/blog/omni-accelerates-growth-with-acquisition-of-explo"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Product future ambiguous — Omni blog says product functions as-is during transition; third-party analyses describe discontinuation/sunset of standalone Explo", "source_urls": ["https://omni.co/blog/omni-accelerates-growth-with-acquisition-of-explo", "https://www.astrato.io/blog/astrato-vs-explo", "https://www.basedash.com/vs/explo-vs-omni"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Legal entity name — LinkedIn aliases include 'explo, inc.' and 'kaz inc.'; no Delaware filing or official legal name confirmed in primary corporate filings", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/explo-co", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2020/explo.json"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Post-acquisition founder roles — Gary Lin later joined OpenAI FDE staff (LinkedIn); timing relative to Omni transition period not confirmed by primary corporate press release", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/garymlin", "https://omni.co/blog/omni-accelerates-growth-with-acquisition-of-explo"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "No Series B or later venture round found in sourced materials after August 2022 Series A", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/16/explo-garners-12m-series-a-as-bi-dashboard-service-gains-traction/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/explo"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://arrfounder.com/@garymlin", "https://boards.greenhouse.io/explo", "https://explo.co/", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27447086", "https://omni.co/blog/omni-accelerates-growth-with-acquisition-of-explo", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/explo", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/10/explo-snags-2-3m-seed-to-help-build-customer-facing-bi-dashboards/", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/16/explo-garners-12m-series-a-as-bi-dashboard-service-gains-traction/", "https://tracxn.com/d/insights/merger-acquisition-deals-brief/omni-acquires-explo/__Z_Dftpgktw5lJvfMEEr6R05h6-X5Uh7u2e-ZYkvV28k", "https://www.astrato.io/blog/astrato-vs-explo", "https://www.basedash.com/vs/explo-vs-omni", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251022265779/en/Omni-Accelerates-Growth-With-Acquisition-of-Explo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/explo", "https://www.finsmes.com/2025/10/omni-acquires-explo.html", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-89262C8B-9488-420E-92D8-695F58C2870A-Explo-11-11-2020", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/explo-co", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/garymlin", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/explo/6adfu19oq2903q2rl", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/explo", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2020/explo.json"]