- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year_discrepancy": {"value": "Open-source project and GitHub org trace to 2012; YC company profile lists founded 2014; Tracxn lists founded 2012", "source_urls": ["https://fontawesome.com/", "https://github.com/fortawesome/font-awesome", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/font-awesome", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fontawesome/__O3u14PWDOD0urzqHbbIpY4n5IyWfuGzm2vK7BbwPTfs"]}, "employee_count_discrepancy": {"value": "Headcount ranges 10 (YCDB) to 17 (YC, Tracxn, LeadIQ); LinkedIn reports 14 as of 2026", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/font-awesome", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/font-awesome", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fontawesome/__O3u14PWDOD0urzqHbbIpY4n5IyWfuGzm2vK7BbwPTfs", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fontawesome", "https://leadiq.com/c/font-awesome/5c10346f1f00002c0b9ed626/employee-directory"]}, "funding_total_discrepancy": {"value": "Tracxn reports $150K equity/seed funding; LinkedIn reports $701.1K including 2016 equity crowdfunding; separate from $1.07M+ in rewards-based Kickstarters (2017 FA5, Web Awesome, Build Awesome 2026)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fontawesome/__O3u14PWDOD0urzqHbbIpY4n5IyWfuGzm2vK7BbwPTfs", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fontawesome", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/font-awesome-kickstarter/", "https://medium.com/font-awesomeness/how-font-awesome-5-became-kickstarters-most-funded-software-project-4a63c035e84"]}, "location_discrepancy": {"value": "YCDB lists Cambridge, Massachusetts (likely YC batch location); YC profile and current sources list Bentonville, Arkansas HQ", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/font-awesome", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/font-awesome", "https://leadiq.com/c/font-awesome/5c10346f1f00002c0b9ed626/employee-directory"]}, "acquisitions_data_gap": {"value": "Tracxn states no investments or acquisitions; company blog documents Shoelace (2022) and Eleventy (2024) integrations framed as creators/projects joining rather than disclosed M&A transactions", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fontawesome/__O3u14PWDOD0urzqHbbIpY4n5IyWfuGzm2vK7BbwPTfs", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/shoelace-joins-font-awesome/", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/eleventy-joins-font-awesome/"]}, "build_awesome_rebrand_controversy": {"value": "Eleventy → Build Awesome rename (March 2026) drew community backlash; Kickstarter paused and relaunched; company states open-source Eleventy/Build Awesome remains free", "source_urls": ["https://www.11ty.dev/blog/build-awesome/", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/pausing-kickstarter/", "https://disassociated.com/font-awesome-cans-eleventy-renaming/"]}, "crunchbase_profile_not_verified": {"value": "Crunchbase organization page referenced indirectly but not independently fetched in this research pass", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/python-software-foundation"]}, "revenue_not_public": {"value": "No verified public revenue or valuation figures found in sourced profiles", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fontawesome/__O3u14PWDOD0urzqHbbIpY4n5IyWfuGzm2vK7BbwPTfs", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fontawesome"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://blog.fontawesome.com/build-awesome-game-on/", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/eleventy-joins-font-awesome/", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/font-awesome-kickstarter/", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/introducing-web-awesome/", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/pausing-kickstarter/", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/shoelace-joins-font-awesome/", "https://blog.fontawesome.com/y-combinator-2/", "https://disassociated.com/font-awesome-cans-eleventy-renaming/", "https://docs-staging.fontawesome.com/web/dig-deeper/migrate-from-fort", "https://docs-v6.fontawesome.com/web/setup/packages", "https://docs.fontawesome.com/web/setup/use-kit.md", "https://fontawesome.com/", "https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/7.x/LICENSE.txt", "https://github.com/fortawesome/font-awesome", "https://github.com/shoelace-style/webawesome", "https://leadiq.com/c/font-awesome/5c10346f1f00002c0b9ed626/employee-directory", "https://medium.com/font-awesomeness/how-font-awesome-5-became-kickstarters-most-funded-software-project-4a63c035e84", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fontawesome/__O3u14PWDOD0urzqHbbIpY4n5IyWfuGzm2vK7BbwPTfs", "https://www.11ty.dev/blog/build-awesome-pro/", "https://www.11ty.dev/blog/build-awesome/", "https://www.11ty.dev/blog/eleventy-font-awesome/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/python-software-foundation", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fontawesome", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/font-awesome", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/font-awesome", "https://www.zachleat.com/web/build-awesome/", "https://www.zachleat.com/web/eleventy-font-awesome/"]