- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "identity.founded_year vs year_established", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/faire", "https://www.faire.com/support/articles/44269362230043", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1763016/000176301621000002/0001763016-21-000002.txt"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC and company marketing say founded 2017; Faire vendor onboarding and SEC Form D list year established/incorporation as 2016 and former legal name Indigo Fair Inc.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/faire", "https://www.faire.com/support/articles/44269362230043", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1763016/000176301621000002/0001763016-21-000002.txt"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.former_names", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2017/faire.json", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/07/indigo-fair/"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC OSS API lists former name 'LineFinder'; launch and press coverage use Indigo Fair before rebrand to Faire after Fair Indigo trademark dispute.", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2017/faire.json", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/07/indigo-fair/", "https://www.luckybreakconsulting.com/what-is-faire-formerly-indigo-fair/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/faire", "https://www.businessinsider.com/faire-startup-square-makers-shops-series-d-billion-valuation-2019-10", "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/faire-ceo-growing-too-fast-nearly-sank-company-how-we-fixed-it.html"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC lists three founders (Max Rhodes, Marcelo Cortes, Daniele Perito); Business Insider (2019), company press, and CNBC (2026) also name Jeff Kolovson as co-founder/COO.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/faire", "https://www.businessinsider.com/faire-startup-square-makers-shops-series-d-billion-valuation-2019-10", "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/faire-ceo-growing-too-fast-nearly-sank-company-how-we-fixed-it.html"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/faire/__V8Qd0BXuqMqSTJgazo8MGiBaF3NRNpQgzrxmw-kIm_k/funding-and-investors", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/174742-39", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/10/faire-lands-416m-extension-from-yc-sequoia-and-others-for-online-wholesale-marketplace/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Total raised varies: Tracxn/Sacra $1.7B; PitchBook $1.51B; TechCrunch May 2022 reported >$1.4B. Differences likely reflect treatment of extensions, secondaries, and undisclosed tranches.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/faire/__V8Qd0BXuqMqSTJgazo8MGiBaF3NRNpQgzrxmw-kIm_k/funding-and-investors", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/174742-39", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/10/faire-lands-416m-extension-from-yc-sequoia-and-others-for-online-wholesale-marketplace/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.rounds[10] (Nov 2025)", "source_urls": ["https://www.faire.com/news/2025-11-17-faire-announces-tender-offer", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/faire/__V8Qd0BXuqMqSTJgazo8MGiBaF3NRNpQgzrxmw-kIm_k/funding-and-investors", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-17/faire-begins-employee-share-sale-at-5-2-billion-value-eyes-ipo"]}, "issue": {"value": "Nov 2025 event classified differently: Faire press release calls it a tender offer for employee liquidity; Tracxn labels Series I $100M; Bloomberg reports ~$100M employee share sale. Not a traditional primary VC round.", "source_urls": ["https://www.faire.com/news/2025-11-17-faire-announces-tender-offer", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/faire/__V8Qd0BXuqMqSTJgazo8MGiBaF3NRNpQgzrxmw-kIm_k/funding-and-investors", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-17/faire-begins-employee-share-sale-at-5-2-billion-value-eyes-ipo"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.latest_valuation_usd", "source_urls": ["https://www.faire.com/news/2025-11-17-a-milestone-for-faire", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/faire/__V8Qd0BXuqMqSTJgazo8MGiBaF3NRNpQgzrxmw-kIm_k/funding-and-investors", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/10/faire-lands-416m-extension-from-yc-sequoia-and-others-for-online-wholesale-marketplace/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Valuation fell from $12.59B (May 2022) to $5.2B (Nov 2025 tender); Tracxn still associates $12.6B with Sep 2023 Series H. No single authoritative current private-market cap beyond Nov 2025 tender.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/10/faire-lands-416m-extension-from-yc-sequoia-and-others-for-online-wholesale-marketplace/", "https://www.faire.com/news/2025-11-17-a-milestone-for-faire", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/faire/__V8Qd0BXuqMqSTJgazo8MGiBaF3NRNpQgzrxmw-kIm_k/funding-and-investors"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees.headcount", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/faire", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/faire/__V8Qd0BXuqMqSTJgazo8MGiBaF3NRNpQgzrxmw-kIm_k", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/03/faire-layoffs-20-staff/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Headcount sources diverge: YC profile 900 (likely stale); peak ~1,200 before Oct 2022 layoffs; CNBC (2026) cites 1,200 at peak; Tracxn May 2026 estimate 1,532; post-Nov 2023 layoff count not officially published.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/faire", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/03/faire-layoffs-20-staff/", "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/faire-ceo-growing-too-fast-nearly-sank-company-how-we-fixed-it.html", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/faire/__V8Qd0BXuqMqSTJgazo8MGiBaF3NRNpQgzrxmw-kIm_k"]}}, {"field": {"value": "marketplace_metrics", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/faire", "https://www.faire.com/about", "https://www.faire.com/news/2025-11-17-a-milestone-for-faire"]}, "issue": {"value": "Retailer/brand/connection counts vary by source and date: YC long description cites 7M+ connections; about page cites 100K brands, 70K cities, 10M connections; Nov 2025 CEO letter cites hundreds of thousands of retailers/brands and ~$3B expected 2025 GMV.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/faire", "https://www.faire.com/about", "https://www.faire.com/news/2025-11-17-a-milestone-for-faire"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.rounds Series H stake size", "source_urls": ["https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/shopify-invests-wholesale-platform-faire-2023-09-27/", "https://betakit.com/shopify-takes-stake-in-faire-as-part-of-new-partnership/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Shopify investment amount and ownership percentage not disclosed by either company; BetaKit cites prior Business Insider report of ~5% stake (unconfirmed by primary sources).", "source_urls": ["https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/shopify-invests-wholesale-platform-faire-2023-09-27/", "https://betakit.com/shopify-takes-stake-in-faire-as-part-of-new-partnership/"]}}]]
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