- conflicts or gaps
- [{"conflicts": {"value": [{"field": "business_model_description", "conflict": "2010 press (WWD, NBC, TechCrunch) describe curated designer incubator / limited crowdsourcing; YC current profile emphasizes B2B apparel sourcing marketplace", "source_urls": ["https://wwd.com/business-news/technology/feature/start-ups-to-would-be-designers-you-imagine-it-well-produce-it-3405355-1216006/", "https://www.nbcnewyork.com/local/thread-one-to-watch-fabricly/1939037/", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/11/18/yc-funded-fabricly-is-a-threadless-for-high-fashion-and-it-just-raised-400k/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly"]}, {"field": "crowdsourcing_vs_curation", "conflict": "TechCrunch/VatorNews frame as 'Threadless for high fashion' with voting; WWD explicitly says NOT crowdsourcing except occasional contests", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2010/11/18/yc-funded-fabricly-is-a-threadless-for-high-fashion-and-it-just-raised-400k/", "https://wwd.com/business-news/technology/feature/start-ups-to-would-be-designers-you-imagine-it-well-produce-it-3405355-1216006/"]}, {"field": "total_funding_usd", "conflict": "WWD/aVenture cite $400K; CB Insights $420K; YCDB ~$500K; Tracxn $520K; YC dollar amount not independently verified", "source_urls": ["https://wwd.com/business-news/technology/feature/start-ups-to-would-be-designers-you-imagine-it-well-produce-it-3405355-1216006/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fabricly", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/fabricly", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fabricly/__8WKwkcphNeC8OAPyQSiNtIKQ47jIZw_IeDCGSsz4m4g"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "YC team size 2 vs WWD 3-person company vs YCDB 5 employees vs Nov 2010 active hiring", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly", "https://wwd.com/business-news/technology/feature/start-ups-to-would-be-designers-you-imagine-it-well-produce-it-3405355-1216006/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/fabricly", "https://vator.tv/2010-11-19-fabricly-raises-400000-to-crowdsource-style/"]}, {"field": "geography", "conflict": "BoF headline: UK fashion startup; YC/NBC/WWD: New York HQ; founders operated New York/London", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/bof-exclusive-uk-fashion-start-up-fabricly-secures-seed-funding-from-y-combinator/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly", "https://www.nbcnewyork.com/local/thread-one-to-watch-fabricly/1939037/", "https://linkedin.com/in/arihelgason"]}, {"field": "shutdown_timing", "conflict": "Tom Riley LinkedIn ends Dec 2011; Ari Helgason Dec 2012; loot-drop.io (AI-generated) claims end 2013 and $1.5M burn — unverified", "source_urls": ["https://linkedin.com/in/tomriley3", "https://linkedin.com/in/arihelgason", "https://www.loot-drop.io/startup/1211-fabricly"]}, {"field": "name_collision", "conflict": "Unrelated YC company 'Fabric' (S16, acquired) is a different entity", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabric", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly"]}], "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly", "https://wwd.com/business-news/technology/feature/start-ups-to-would-be-designers-you-imagine-it-well-produce-it-3405355-1216006/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fabricly"]}, "gaps": {"value": [{"gap": "Exact shutdown date not documented in primary sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.fabricly.com/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly"]}, {"gap": "Documented reason for failure not available from founders or YC", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly", "https://www.fabricly.com/"]}, {"gap": "BoF Mar 2010 YC funding article paywalled; YC investment dollar amount not stated on YC profile", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/bof-exclusive-uk-fashion-start-up-fabricly-secures-seed-funding-from-y-combinator/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly"]}, {"gap": "No verified revenue, GMV, or long-term user metrics beyond early 2010 anecdotes", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2010/11/18/yc-funded-fabricly-is-a-threadless-for-high-fashion-and-it-just-raised-400k/", "https://wwd.com/business-news/technology/feature/start-ups-to-would-be-designers-you-imagine-it-well-produce-it-3405355-1216006/"]}, {"gap": "Crunchbase/AngelList profiles referenced by YCDB not fully verified in this pass (timeouts)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/fabricly"]}, {"gap": "Timing of pivot from consumer fashion store to B2B sourcing marketplace not precisely dated", "source_urls": ["https://linkedin.com/in/tomriley3", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly"]}], "source_urls": ["https://www.fabricly.com/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly", "https://linkedin.com/in/tomriley3"]}, "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly", "https://wwd.com/business-news/technology/feature/start-ups-to-would-be-designers-you-imagine-it-well-produce-it-3405355-1216006/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fabricly", "https://www.loot-drop.io/startup/1211-fabricly"]}]
- source urls
- ["https://aventure.vc/companies/fabricly-new-york-city-ny-us", "https://linkedin.com/in/arihelgason", "https://linkedin.com/in/tomriley3", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1229004", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1804457", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/05/21/y-combinator-closes-new-8-25-million-fund-sequoia-is-lead-investor/", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/11/18/yc-funded-fabricly-is-a-threadless-for-high-fashion-and-it-just-raised-400k/", "https://theorg.com/org/transition-vc/org-chart/ari-helgason", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fabricly/__8WKwkcphNeC8OAPyQSiNtIKQ47jIZw_IeDCGSsz4m4g", "https://vator.tv/2010-11-19-fabricly-raises-400000-to-crowdsource-style/", "https://wwd.com/business-news/technology/feature/start-ups-to-would-be-designers-you-imagine-it-well-produce-it-3405355-1216006/", "https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/bof-exclusive-uk-fashion-start-up-fabricly-secures-seed-funding-from-y-combinator/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fabricly", "https://www.fabricly.com/", "https://www.loot-drop.io/startup/1211-fabricly", "https://www.nbcnewyork.com/local/thread-one-to-watch-fabricly/1939037/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/fabricly", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabric", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fabricly"]