- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding_usd", "conflict": "Tracxn reports $16.1M total; CB Insights reports $35.6M; LinkedIn third-party scrape reports $19.5M; primary-sourced rounds sum to at least ~$31.12M ($120k seed + $16M Series A + ~$15M Series B) excluding undisclosed Aug 2015 round", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/skydrop/__EjNYKtXu_wyw5TwRraRx8iLVnqZOaJZulCsS6TBZM4Q", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/flirtey/financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/getskydrop", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/18/drone-delivery-startup-flirtey-raises-16-million-to-become-a-next-gen-ups/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flirtey-to-certify-and-expand-production-of-the-flirtey-eagle-drone-delivery-system-301240669.html"]}, {"field": "founded_year", "conflict": "Most sources say 2013 (Australia); Valqari press release says 'launched in 2012'; DroneDJ describes US launch as 2014", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirtey", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valqari-expands-drone-industry-leadership-with-acquisition-of-skydrop-intellectual-property-portfolio-302617705.html", "https://dronedj.com/2024/02/26/skydrop-ends-historic-drone-delivery-work-as-funding-runs-out/"]}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": "Tracxn lists only Matt Sweeney and Tom Bass; Wikipedia, YC-adjacent sources, and TechCrunch include Ahmed Haider as co-founder", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/skydrop/__EjNYKtXu_wyw5TwRraRx8iLVnqZOaJZulCsS6TBZM4Q", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirtey", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/14/australian-startups-zookal-and-flirtey-to-begin-delivering-textbook-orders-by-drone/"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "YC OSS lists team_size 11; LinkedIn scrape lists 8; company furloughed team 2023-07-24 and ceased operations 2024-02-26", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2015/flirtey.json", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/getskydrop", "https://dronedj.com/2024/02/26/skydrop-ends-historic-drone-delivery-work-as-funding-runs-out/"]}, {"field": "yc_operating_status", "conflict": "YC OSS API and YC company page still show status 'Active' and stage 'Growth' despite Chapter 7 bankruptcy and shutdown in Feb 2024", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2015/flirtey.json", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flirtey", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirtey"]}, {"field": "founder_name_spelling", "conflict": "CEO surname spelled Sweeny (Wikipedia, YC), Sweeney (Tracxn, shutdown posts), and Matthew vs Matt", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirtey", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/skydrop/__EjNYKtXu_wyw5TwRraRx8iLVnqZOaJZulCsS6TBZM4Q", "https://www.suasnews.com/2024/02/skydrop-grounds-its-fleet/"]}, {"field": "legal_structure", "gap": "SkyDrop described as last-mile business unit/brand of holding company Flirtey; exact corporate hierarchy not fully documented in primary sources reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flirtey-announces-new-brand-skydrop-301468330.html"]}, {"field": "undisclosed_seed_round", "gap": "Tracxn reports Aug 19 2015 seed round with undisclosed amount; no primary-source dollar figure found", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/skydrop/__EjNYKtXu_wyw5TwRraRx8iLVnqZOaJZulCsS6TBZM4Q"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://www.tedxbonduniversity.com/speaker/ahmed_haider.php", "https://bavovna.ai/manufactures/flirtey-skydrop/", "https://dronedj.com/2024/02/26/skydrop-ends-historic-drone-delivery-work-as-funding-runs-out/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirtey", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Sweeny", "https://linkedin.com/in/ahmedhaider", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/14/australian-startups-zookal-and-flirtey-to-begin-delivering-textbook-orders-by-drone/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/18/drone-delivery-startup-flirtey-raises-16-million-to-become-a-next-gen-ups/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/skydrop/__EjNYKtXu_wyw5TwRraRx8iLVnqZOaJZulCsS6TBZM4Q", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/flirtey", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/flirtey/financials", "https://www.finsmes.com/2017/01/flirtey-raises-16m-in-series-a-funding.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/getskydrop", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dominos-signs-deal-with-skydrop-to-launch-next-stage-of-commercial-drone-delivery-in-new-zealand-301468333.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flirtey-announces-new-brand-skydrop-301468330.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flirtey-to-certify-and-expand-production-of-the-flirtey-eagle-drone-delivery-system-301240669.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valqari-expands-drone-industry-leadership-with-acquisition-of-skydrop-intellectual-property-portfolio-302617705.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news/skydrop/", "https://www.suasnews.com/2024/02/skydrop-grounds-its-fleet/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flirtey", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2015/flirtey.json"]