- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": {"value": "Headquarters location", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fad-mania", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fad-mania/__5p_xqFm8a6rGVOJtY6YISJ86cUeipQwtivvaUQoYm60"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC and Reforgers list New York; CB Insights, Employbl, and LinkedIn list San Francisco; Tracxn lists San Jose", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://reforgers.com/startups/gamebytes", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fad-mania", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fadmania", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fad-mania/__5p_xqFm8a6rGVOJtY6YISJ86cUeipQwtivvaUQoYm60"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Founder roster", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/gamebytes/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists only Jared Downing and Kane Thomas; Employbl lists five founders; FounderTrace lists only Jared Downing and Alexander Zorychta; Tracxn lists only Jared Downing", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/gamebytes/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fad-mania/__5p_xqFm8a6rGVOJtY6YISJ86cUeipQwtivvaUQoYm60"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Employee count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fadmania"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC reports 4; Employbl reports 5–10; LinkedIn and Tracxn report 2; GetLatka reports 4", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fadmania", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fad-mania/__5p_xqFm8a6rGVOJtY6YISJ86cUeipQwtivvaUQoYm60", "https://getlatka.com/companies/gamebytes.io"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Founded year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fad-mania/__5p_xqFm8a6rGVOJtY6YISJ86cUeipQwtivvaUQoYm60"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC and most sources say 2019; Tracxn says Fad Mania founded 2014", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fad-mania/__5p_xqFm8a6rGVOJtY6YISJ86cUeipQwtivvaUQoYm60"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Business model / product category", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fad-mania/__5p_xqFm8a6rGVOJtY6YISJ86cUeipQwtivvaUQoYm60"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC and product sources describe iMessage/chat social games; Tracxn categorizes Fad Mania as real-money online gaming with cash prizes", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/games-for-imessage-text-chat/id1506797690", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fad-mania/__5p_xqFm8a6rGVOJtY6YISJ86cUeipQwtivvaUQoYm60"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Funding characterization", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fad-mania", "https://getlatka.com/companies/gamebytes.io"]}, "conflict": {"value": "CB Insights, Employbl, and LinkedIn report $150K YC funding; GetLatka claims bootstrapped with no outside funding", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fad-mania", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fadmania", "https://getlatka.com/companies/gamebytes.io"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Website availability", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/fadmania"]}, "gap": {"value": "gamebytes.io listed as homepage but root URL returned 404 when fetched; fadmania.com used on App Store", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/fadmania", "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/games-for-imessage-text-chat/id1506797690"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Revenue and valuation", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/gamebytes.io"]}, "gap": {"value": "GetLatka claims $440K revenue (2025) and $1.3M valuation; no corroborating primary or audited source found", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/gamebytes.io"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Name collision with unrelated GameByte media brand", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fad-mania"]}, "gap": {"value": "CB Insights news section includes Social Chain's GameByte gaming media/e-commerce brand (UK, founded 2014), which is a different entity from YC Gamebytes/Fad Mania", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fad-mania"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Cofounder departure vs company status", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/kane-thomas-ab6a2b91", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes"]}, "gap": {"value": "Kane Thomas departed Jul 2023 while YC still lists company Active and app received updates in Aug 2024; current operating team beyond Jared Downing not clearly documented", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/kane-thomas-ab6a2b91", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/games-for-imessage-text-chat/id1506797690"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://apps.apple.com/us/app/games-for-imessage-text-chat/id1506797690", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/gamebytes/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/gamebytes.io", "https://kanethomas.xyz/", "https://reforgers.com/startups/gamebytes", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fad-mania/__5p_xqFm8a6rGVOJtY6YISJ86cUeipQwtivvaUQoYm60", "https://ventureburn.com/2018/10/y-combinator-increases-investment/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fad-mania", "https://www.employbl.com/companies/gamebytes", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/fadmania", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-downing-53909a106", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kane-thomas-ab6a2b91", "https://www.producthunt.com/products/gamebytes", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/new-standard-deal", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gamebytes"]