- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"issue": "Name collision with Aaron Patzer's 'Fountain' (mobile expert advice marketplace, also YC-era); acquired by Porch.com Oct 29, 2015. Unrelated to fountain.com hiring platform.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/29/porch-acquires-mobile-expert-network-fountain/", "https://ir.porchgroup.com/investors/news/news-details/2015/Porch.com-Acquires-Fountain-Opens-San-Francisco-Office-and-Announces-Key-Leadership-Hires/default.aspx", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/29/fountain-a-platform-for-recruiting-gig-and-hourly-workers-raises-23m/"]}, {"issue": "PitchBook and Tracxn incorrectly list Fountain (hiring) as acquired by Porch Group (Jun 2025); conflates the two Fountain entities.", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/113352-13", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fountain/__UejmuWJ1L8GcyYMHI5jxxIHEEHo5B0PpCUhHTzajHg0"]}, {"issue": "Tracxn lists Aaron Patzer and Jean Sini as founders of the hiring Fountain; primary sources identify Keith Ryu and Jeremy Cai as co-founders of OnboardIQ/Fountain hiring platform.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fountain/__UejmuWJ1L8GcyYMHI5jxxIHEEHo5B0PpCUhHTzajHg0", "https://www.originventures.com/blog/why-we-invested-in-fountain-formerly-onboardiq", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/29/porch-acquires-mobile-expert-network-fountain/"]}, {"issue": "Founded year inconsistent: company site says 2014; YC profile says 2015; TechCrunch Series B says 'founded in 2015'.", "source_urls": ["https://www.fountain.com/about", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fountain", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/29/fountain-a-platform-for-recruiting-gig-and-hourly-workers-raises-23m/"]}, {"issue": "Total funding ambiguous: Fountain press '$185M' is Series C round total; lifetime funding ~$219M per CB Insights/Employbl vs $185M cited in some secondary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://www.fountain.com/news/fountain-raises-an-additional-100m-to-extend-its-series-c-funding", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fountain-5", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/Fountain/funding-rounds"]}, {"issue": "Employee headcount widely divergent (10 per Tracxn, ~220 per LinkedIn, 400+ per PitchBook/LeadIQ); no authoritative public count.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fountain/__UejmuWJ1L8GcyYMHI5jxxIHEEHo5B0PpCUhHTzajHg0", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fountaininc", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/113352-13", "https://leadiq.com/c/fountain/5a1d87e6240000240061c66f/employee-directory"]}, {"issue": "Global reach metrics vary: YC cites 78 countries / 1.2M hires annually; about page cites 75+ countries / 14M+ lifetime hires / 91M+ applicants.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fountain", "https://www.fountain.com/about"]}, {"issue": "No disclosed valuation or profitability; private company with limited financial transparency.", "source_urls": ["https://salesforceventures.com/companies/fountain/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fountain-5"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://foundertrace.com/companies/fountain/", "https://ir.porchgroup.com/investors/news/news-details/2015/Porch.com-Acquires-Fountain-Opens-San-Francisco-Office-and-Announces-Key-Leadership-Hires/default.aspx", "https://leadiq.com/c/fountain/5a1d87e6240000240061c66f/employee-directory", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/113352-13", "https://salesforceventures.com/companies/fountain/", "https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/14/fountain-launches-cue-manage-modern-day-frontline-workforce-hiring-scheduling/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/18/onboardiq-raises-1-65m-to-streamline-the-hiring-process/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/29/porch-acquires-mobile-expert-network-fountain/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/29/fountain-a-platform-for-recruiting-gig-and-hourly-workers-raises-23m/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/04/as-companies-search-for-hourly-workers-fountain-brings-in-85m-to-assist-them/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fountain/__UejmuWJ1L8GcyYMHI5jxxIHEEHo5B0PpCUhHTzajHg0", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230607005317/en/Fountain-Acquires-Clevy-to-Further-Advance-AI-for-Hourly-Hiring", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fountain-5", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/Fountain/funding-rounds", "https://www.fountain.com/about", "https://www.fountain.com/agentic-ai", "https://www.fountain.com/news/fountain-acquires-clevy-to-further-advance-ai-for-hourly-hiring", "https://www.fountain.com/news/fountain-appoints-sean-behr-as-chief-executive-officer", "https://www.fountain.com/news/fountain-launches-cue-to-run-frontline-hiring-and-workforce-operations", "https://www.fountain.com/news/fountain-raises-85-million-funding-help-companies-hire-hourly-workers", "https://www.fountain.com/news/fountain-raises-an-additional-100m-to-extend-its-series-c-funding", "https://www.fountain.com/posts/agentic-ai-frontline", "https://www.fountain.com/posts/fountain-raises-100m-series-c-extension-international-growth", "https://www.fountain.com/posts/what-is-frontline-superintelligence", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fountaininc", "https://www.originventures.com/blog/why-we-invested-in-fountain-formerly-onboardiq", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fountain-appoints-sean-behr-as-chief-executive-officer-301130910.html", "https://www.unifygtm.com/insights-headcount/fountain", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fountain"]