- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "2015 (PrivCo, CB Insights, press) vs 2016 (Y Combinator profile 'Founded: 2016')", "source_urls": ["https://www.privco.com/company/focal-systems_private_stock_annual_report_financials", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/focal-systems"]}}, {"field": "headquarters", "conflict": {"value": "San Francisco (CB Insights, BusinessWire) vs Burlingame/Millbrae (PrivCo, Zetta, LinkedIn)", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/focal-systems", "https://www.privco.com/company/focal-systems_private_stock_annual_report_financials", "https://www.zettavp.com/companies/focal"]}}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "CB Insights $37.05M vs PitchBook $42.1M vs YCDB $11.2M (stale) vs GetLatka $4M (likely erroneous)", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/focal-systems", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/155873-26", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/focal-systems", "https://getlatka.com/companies/focal-systems"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "Estimates range 87 (LinkedIn) to 170 (YC); YCDB shows 30 (stale)", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/focal-systems-inc.", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/focal-systems", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/focal-systems"]}}, {"field": "founders_current_roles", "gap": {"value": "All three co-founders have departed; YC still lists Michael Cantalino as active Founder/COO", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/focal-systems", "https://linkedin.com/in/francois-chaubard-0a169448", "https://nocap.blog/founder/adriano-quiroga/", "https://linkedin.com/in/michaelcantalino"]}}, {"field": "zetta_founder_listing", "conflict": {"value": "Zetta portfolio page lists Jeremy Pugh under 'Founders & CEO' but company site lists him as SVP Sales only", "source_urls": ["https://www.zettavp.com/companies/focal", "https://focal.systems/leadership/"]}}, {"field": "pitchbook_oct_2025_round", "conflict": {"value": "PitchBook shows $5M Series B Oct 2025 likely conflated with unrelated fintech startup 'Focal' (Distributed Ventures, advisor AI)", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/155873-26", "https://www.investmentnews.com/fintech/focal-raises-5m-to-bring-ai-automation-to-financial-advisors-workflows/262467"]}}, {"field": "privco_ma_record", "conflict": {"value": "PrivCo shows 2024 M&A 'Acquisition of Assets, Taken Private' at $120M; company remains active with 2025-2026 product launches; likely data error (same entry appears on unrelated Northbridge Financial profile)", "source_urls": ["https://www.privco.com/company/focal-systems_private_stock_annual_report_financials", "https://www.privco.com/company/northbridge-financial-corporation", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251203062997/en/Focal-Systems-Launches-Theft-Spotter-to-Help-Grocers-Identify-Shelf-Level-Loss-Events-Faster-and-More-Accurately"]}}, {"field": "yc_tagline", "gap": {"value": "YCDB tagline 'Auto checkout from stores using computer vision' appears outdated vs current shelf-AI/operating-system positioning", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/focal-systems", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/focal-systems"]}}, {"field": "series_a_amount", "gap": {"value": "Official Series A amount not disclosed; only third-party estimate ($8.5M via Seedtable)", "source_urls": ["https://www.costanoa.vc/perspectives/focal-systems-computer-vision--deep-learning-to-improve-customer-experience", "https://seedtable.com/startups/Focal_Systems-8AR86KJ"]}}, {"field": "revenue", "gap": {"value": "No official revenue disclosed; GetLatka claims $8.9M ARR (2024) without primary source", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/focal-systems"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://fchaubard.github.io/", "https://focal.systems/", "https://focal.systems/about-focal/", "https://focal.systems/leadership/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/focal-systems", "https://investors.zebra.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2019/AI-Startup-Focal-Systems-Receives-Strategic-Investment-from-Zebra-Ventures-to-Scale-Globally-c687f8117/default.aspx", "https://leadiq.com/c/focal-systems-inc/5a27f69a50000051019c46d6/employee-directory", "https://linkedin.com/in/francois-chaubard-0a169448", "https://linkedin.com/in/michaelcantalino", "https://medium.com/costanoa-ventures/focal-systems-computer-vision-deep-learning-to-improve-customer-experience-1b24f6d16a34", "https://medium.com/zetta-venture-partners/focal-systems-47f24cad2311", "https://nocap.blog/founder/adriano-quiroga/", "https://opencorpdata.com/us-va/11298703", "https://opengovus.com/washington-corporation/604355565", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/155873-26", "https://seedtable.com/startups/Focal_Systems-8AR86KJ", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251203062997/en/Focal-Systems-Launches-Theft-Spotter-to-Help-Grocers-Identify-Shelf-Level-Loss-Events-Faster-and-More-Accurately", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/focal-systems", "https://www.costanoa.vc/perspectives/focal-systems-computer-vision--deep-learning-to-improve-customer-experience", "https://www.costanoa.vc/portfolio/focal-systems-mission-is-to-automate-brick-and-mor", "https://www.datanyze.com/companies/focal-systems/409571376", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/04/02/2856252/0/en/Focal-Systems-Announces-Kevin-H-Johnson-as-new-CEO.html", "https://www.ibm.com/new/product-blog/focal-systems-boosting-store-performance-with-an-ai-retail-operating-system-and-real-time-data", "https://www.investmentnews.com/fintech/focal-raises-5m-to-bring-ai-automation-to-financial-advisors-workflows/262467", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/focal-systems-inc.", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michaelcantalino_exciting-news-ive-joined-stackai-as-head-activity-7362922710533885952-VR70", "https://www.privco.com/company/focal-systems_private_stock_annual_report_financials", "https://www.privco.com/company/northbridge-financial-corporation", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/focal-systems-raises-25-8m-in-series-b-funding-to-automate-retail-globally-301450812.html", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/focal-systems", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/focal-systems", "https://www.zettavp.com/companies/focal"]