- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "identity.founded_year", "issue": "Forbes reports Zaparde started FlightCar in 2012; YC profile says launched in early 2013; secondary databases list other founding years (e.g., Tracxn 2011).", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/14/flightcar-to-shut-down-sell-technology-to-mercedes-benz/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flightcar", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/flightcar/__S0XWPCCLpLrfcA9Wby5-wLYJy4zH54TuC8UjWRGOJu0"]}, {"field": "identity.hq_location", "issue": "Primary sources (YC, Forbes, TechCrunch) list San Francisco; Tracxn lists Boston as HQ.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flightcar", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/14/flightcar-to-shut-down-sell-technology-to-mercedes-benz/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/flightcar/__S0XWPCCLpLrfcA9Wby5-wLYJy4zH54TuC8UjWRGOJu0"]}, {"field": "funding.total_raised_usd", "issue": "Total funding reported inconsistently: YC $40.41M, Forbes/TechCrunch ~$40M, Tracxn $46.8M across 7 rounds.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flightcar", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/14/flightcar-to-shut-down-sell-technology-to-mercedes-benz/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/08/employees-deplane-from-flightcar-as-it-undergoes-major-restructuring/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/flightcar/__S0XWPCCLpLrfcA9Wby5-wLYJy4zH54TuC8UjWRGOJu0"]}, {"field": "funding.rounds", "issue": "Seed amount reported as $590K (YC/TechCrunch Apr 2013) vs $600K (Global Venturing Sep 2014); Sep 2014 TechCrunch says $6.5M previously raised vs $590K+$5.5M=$6.09M; two rounds both labeled Series A.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/15/flightcar-5-5m-funding/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/10/flightcar-13-5m-ggv-capital/", "https://globalventuring.com/blog/2014/09/11/flightcar-parks-13-5m-for-series-a/"]}, {"field": "funding.rounds[].Series B", "issue": "Series B amount reported as $20.7M (TechCrunch Oct 2015) vs $20M (Forbes Jul 2016); date reported as September 2015 (Forbes) vs October 2015 (secondary databases).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/08/employees-deplane-from-flightcar-as-it-undergoes-major-restructuring/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/14/flightcar-to-shut-down-sell-technology-to-mercedes-benz/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/flightcar/__S0XWPCCLpLrfcA9Wby5-wLYJy4zH54TuC8UjWRGOJu0"]}, {"field": "employees.team_size", "issue": "Headcount varies widely across snapshots: YC team_size 51, peak ~150 in 2015, 90+ at July 2016 shutdown.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flightcar", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/08/employees-deplane-from-flightcar-as-it-undergoes-major-restructuring/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/14/flightcar-to-shut-down-sell-technology-to-mercedes-benz/"]}, {"field": "founders", "issue": "Co-founders Shri Ganeshram and Kevin Petrovic departed before shutdown (Ganeshram within months of launch; Petrovic ousted July 2015); only Zaparde remained at exit.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/08/employees-deplane-from-flightcar-as-it-undergoes-major-restructuring/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/14/flightcar-to-shut-down-sell-technology-to-mercedes-benz/"]}, {"field": "exit_status.price_usd", "issue": "Purchase price paid by Mercedes-Benz for FlightCar technology was not publicly disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/14/flightcar-to-shut-down-sell-technology-to-mercedes-benz/", "https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/flightcar-closed-mercedes-bought-tech/"]}, {"field": "exit_status.exit_type", "issue": "Exit characterized as shutdown plus technology sale rather than a disclosed full-company acquisition; operating business ceased at all 12 airport stations.", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/14/flightcar-to-shut-down-sell-technology-to-mercedes-benz/", "https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/flightcar-closed-mercedes-bought-tech/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://globalventuring.com/blog/2014/09/11/flightcar-parks-13-5m-for-series-a/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/15/flightcar-5-5m-funding/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/10/flightcar-13-5m-ggv-capital/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/08/employees-deplane-from-flightcar-as-it-undergoes-major-restructuring/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/flightcar/__S0XWPCCLpLrfcA9Wby5-wLYJy4zH54TuC8UjWRGOJu0", "https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/flightcar-closed-mercedes-bought-tech/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2016/07/14/flightcar-to-shut-down-sell-technology-to-mercedes-benz/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/flightcar-yc-w13-raises-5-dollars-dot-5m-from-general-catalyst-softbank-brian-chesky-ryan-seacrest-to-bring-p2p-airport-car-rental-everywhere", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flightcar", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2013/flightcar.json"]