- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "yc_batch", "conflict": {"value": "Query cites YC Summer 2019; authoritative YC records show Winter 2020 batch.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/genecis-bio", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2020/genecis-bio.json"]}}, {"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "2016 reported by Globe and Mail and company media clips; YC and OC Innovation cite 2017.", "source_urls": ["https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-cleantech-startup-programs-bacteria-to-turn-table-waste-into/", "https://www.genecis.co/media", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/genecis-bio", "https://www.oc-innovation.ca/success-stories/genecis-is-building-future-without-plastic-pollution/"]}}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": {"value": "FounderTrace lists Marcos Igreja as co-founder; YC profile lists only Luna Yu.", "source_urls": ["https://foundertrace.com/companies/genecis_bioindustries_inc/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/genecis-bio"]}}, {"field": "funding.total_raised_usd", "conflict": {"value": "U of T reports >$20M total raised; Aug 2022 press headline emphasizes $10M ($7M Series A + $3M credit); Amazon investment amount undisclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/u-of-t-startup-genecis-scales-up-effort-to-commercialize-the-holy-grail-of-plastic-replacement/", "https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/132890/Genecis-Raises-US10-Million-in-Funding-to-Commercialize-Biodegradable-Plastic-Products", "https://betakit.com/genecis-secures-investment-from-amazons-climate-pledge-fund-to-turn-food-waste-into-bioplastics/"]}}, {"field": "employees.team_size", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists 30 employees; company blog from ~2020 reported team of 15.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/genecis-bio", "https://www.genecis.co/media-page-3"]}}, {"field": "products.named_partners.stormfisher_location", "conflict": {"value": "Biofuels Digest cites StormFisher biogas plant in London, Canada; NGen case study cites StormFisher Resource Recovery Centre in Drumbo, Ontario.", "source_urls": ["https://biofuelsdigest.com/genecis-bioindustries-raises-7m-in-series-a-funding-for-waste-based-bioplastic/", "https://www.ngen.ca/case-studies/genecis"]}}, {"field": "products.commercial_customers_named", "gap": {"value": "No publicly named paying commercial customers found; partners and LOIs referenced but end customers not disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.genecis.co/", "https://www.genecis.co/media-page-3", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/16/yc-graduate-genecis-bioindustries-turns-food-waste-into-compostable-plastics/"]}}, {"field": "funding.pre_series_a_breakdown", "gap": {"value": "Pre-2022 rounds/grants (SDTC, pitch prizes, angel) referenced but not fully itemized with amounts in primary sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.genecis.co/media-page-3", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/16/yc-graduate-genecis-bioindustries-turns-food-waste-into-compostable-plastics/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://arcticstartup.com/gullspang-refood-invests-in-genecis-and-everytable/", "https://betakit.com/genecis-secures-investment-from-amazons-climate-pledge-fund-to-turn-food-waste-into-bioplastics/", "https://biofuelsdigest.com/genecis-bioindustries-raises-7m-in-series-a-funding-for-waste-based-bioplastic/", "https://bioplasticsnews.com/2023/03/08/amazon-climate-pledge-fund-invests-in-genecis/", "https://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/u-of-t-startup-genecis-scales-up-effort-to-commercialize-the-holy-grail-of-plastic-replacement/", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/genecis_bioindustries_inc/", "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12031123B2/en", "https://patents.justia.com/assignee/genecis-bioindustries-inc", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/16/yc-graduate-genecis-bioindustries-turns-food-waste-into-compostable-plastics/", "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/why-amazons-climate-pledge-fund-is-investing-in-this-entrepreneur-and-her-plastic-waste-solution", "https://www.bdc.ca/en/bdc-capital/venture-capital/portfolio/genecis-bioindustries", "https://www.genecis.co/", "https://www.genecis.co/media", "https://www.genecis.co/media-page-3", "https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/132890/Genecis-Raises-US10-Million-in-Funding-to-Commercialize-Biodegradable-Plastic-Products", "https://www.ngen.ca/case-studies/genecis", "https://www.oc-innovation.ca/success-stories/genecis-is-building-future-without-plastic-pollution/", "https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/international-womens-day-amazon-backs-bioplastics-company-to-curb-plastic-pollution-and-climate-change.html", "https://www.sustainablebiz.ca/bioplastic-company-genecis-funds-amazon-climate-fund", "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-cleantech-startup-programs-bacteria-to-turn-table-waste-into/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/genecis-bio", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2020/genecis-bio.json"]