- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "identity.yc_batch", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flexport", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2014/flexport.json"]}, "issue": {"value": "Query referenced 'YC S14' (Summer 2014); primary YC records list Flexport in Winter 2014 (W14).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flexport", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2014/flexport.json"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flexport", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Petersen_(businessman)", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/flexport/__MY-G7JqqdTHK8-1y1arkCLJEJeVwbwMgeQLTcMS4Izk/founders-and-board-of-directors"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC Active Founders section lists only Ryan Petersen (shown twice). Wikipedia and Tracxn also name David Petersen; Tracxn additionally names Areeba Munawar. No Flexport or YC primary page confirms all three co-founders.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flexport", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Petersen_(businessman)", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/flexport/__MY-G7JqqdTHK8-1y1arkCLJEJeVwbwMgeQLTcMS4Izk/founders-and-board-of-directors"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/07/flexport-raises-nearly-1-billion-as-shopify-michael-dell-invest.html", "https://news.crunchbase.com/transportation/flexport-raising-260m-from-shopify-report/"]}, "issue": {"value": "CNBC (Feb 2022) reported nearly $2.3B raised to date; Crunchbase News (Jan 2024) reported nearly $2.4B in equity and debt before the $260M Shopify note. Full cumulative total not disclosed in a single primary source; earlier seed/Series A/B amounts not included in sourced rounds list.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/07/flexport-raises-nearly-1-billion-as-shopify-michael-dell-invest.html", "https://news.crunchbase.com/transportation/flexport-raising-260m-from-shopify-report/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.latest_priced_valuation_usd", "source_urls": ["https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-fundraise-2023/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-raises-935-million-to-boost-resilience-and-visibility-in-global-supply-chains/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Last publicly reported priced-round valuation is $8B (Series E, Feb 2022). Jan 2024 $260M Shopify investment was an uncapped convertible note with no disclosed valuation.", "source_urls": ["https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-fundraise-2023/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-raises-935-million-to-boost-resilience-and-visibility-in-global-supply-chains/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flexport", "https://interviewing.flexport.com/about-flexport", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-raises-935-million-to-boost-resilience-and-visibility-in-global-supply-chains/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-co-ceos-note-to-employees/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-ceos-note-to-employees/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Public headcount figures conflict and lack consistent as-of dates: ~2,700 (Feb 2022 blog), 3,000 (YC team_size, undated), 2,000 (recruiting site, undated). Two ~20% layoffs in Jan and Oct 2023 were disclosed without absolute post-layoff counts.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flexport", "https://interviewing.flexport.com/about-flexport", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-raises-935-million-to-boost-resilience-and-visibility-in-global-supply-chains/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-co-ceos-note-to-employees/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-ceos-note-to-employees/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.rounds[3].announced_at", "source_urls": ["https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-fundraise-2023/", "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flexport-raises-260m-from-shopify"]}, "issue": {"value": "Flexport blog post published 2024-01-22 states CEO announcement on January 18, 2023 in the body (likely typo); FreightWaves reports Ryan Petersen announced the round on 2024-01-20 via X.", "source_urls": ["https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-fundraise-2023/", "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flexport-raises-260m-from-shopify"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Petersen_(businessman)", "https://flexport.com/", "https://interviewing.flexport.com/about-flexport", "https://news.crunchbase.com/transportation/flexport-raising-260m-from-shopify-report/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/06/a-social-network-for-trade/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/21/logistics-startup-flexport-just-raised-a-softbank-led-round-at-a-whopping-3-2-billion-valuation/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/flexport/__MY-G7JqqdTHK8-1y1arkCLJEJeVwbwMgeQLTcMS4Izk/founders-and-board-of-directors", "https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/06/start-up-flexport-raises-110-million-in-funding.html", "https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/07/flexport-raises-nearly-1-billion-as-shopify-michael-dell-invest.html", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/announcing-flexports-110m-series-c/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-ceos-note-to-employees/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-co-ceos-note-to-employees/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-fundraise-2023/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-raises-935-million-to-boost-resilience-and-visibility-in-global-supply-chains/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/flexport-secures-usd1-billion-in-funding-led-by-softbank-vision-fund/", "https://www.flexport.com/blog/update-on-flexports-trucking-business/", "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flexport-raises-260m-from-shopify", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flexport-acquires-shopify-logistics-expanding-its-global-services-into-last-mile-and-e-commerce-fulfillment-becoming-their-official-logistics-partner-301815739.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flexport-secures-1-billion-in-funding-round-led-by-the-softbank-vision-fund-to-accelerate-disruption-of-the-2-trillion-freight-forwarding-market-300799829.html", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1775070/000177507019000001/0001775070-19-000001.txt", "https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=1775070", "https://www.shopify.com/news/shopify-announces-first-quarter-2023-financial-results-agrees-to-sell-shopify-logistics-to-flexport", "https://www.shopify.com/news/shopify-completes-sale-of-shopify-logistics-to-flexport", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/ryan-petersen-on-building-flexport-a-modern-freight-forwarder", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flexport", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2014/flexport.json"]