- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "yc_batch", "conflict": "YC lists GOAT Group as Winter 2011 batch, but founders' YC company was GrubWithUs (social dining), not GOAT (founded 2015).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/goat-group", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/grubwithus-yc-w11-raises-5m-series-a-from-grp/"]}, {"field": "founding_date", "conflict": "GOAT platform founded 2015 vs GOAT Group holding company formed 2018 after Flight Club merger.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/goat-group", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOAT_Group"]}, {"field": "founder_titles", "conflict": "Daishin Sugano cited as CPO (YC), Chief Brand Officer (Contrary Research), and Chief Product Officer (Yahoo/LA Times syndication).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/goat-group", "https://research.contrary.com/report/goat", "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fake-air-jordans-turned-l-120040392.html"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "Estimates range from ~485 (LinkedIn 2026) to 1,600 (YC profile); no company-published headcount found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/goat-group", "https://cn.linkedin.com/company/goat-group", "https://www.reveliolabs.com/companies/goat-group/employees/"]}, {"field": "member_count", "conflict": "Company-reported community size varies: 30M (Jun 2021), 50M+ (Oct 2022), 60M+ (2026 website).", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goat-group-valuation-more-than-doubles-to-3-7-billion-after-closing-series-f-funding-round-of-195-million-301319298.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goat-group-to-acquire-grailed-301650425.html", "https://www.goatgroup.com/"]}, {"field": "series_e_valuation", "conflict": "Series F PR cites prior valuation of $1.8B (Sep 2020 Series E); TechCrunch/Business Insider reported $1.75B for Series E.", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goat-group-valuation-more-than-doubles-to-3-7-billion-after-closing-series-f-funding-round-of-195-million-301319298.html", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/23/sneaker-culture-staple-goat-hits-1-75-billion-valuation-on-new-100-million-round/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/goat-raises-100million-hits-1-billion-valuation-sources-say-2020-9"]}, {"field": "pre_series_a_funding", "gap": "Aug 2016 PR states $12.6M total raised including $5M Series A, implying ~$7.6M prior funding; individual pre-Series A GOAT round dates/amounts not publicly itemized in primary sources retrieved.", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goat-the-leading-sneaker-marketplace-on-mobile-announces-5m-in-funding-to-fuel-the-global-sneaker-resale-business-300319127.html"]}, {"field": "post_series_f_funding", "gap": "No publicly sourced GOAT Group equity funding rounds after Series F (Jun 2021) were found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goat-group-valuation-more-than-doubles-to-3-7-billion-after-closing-series-f-funding-round-of-195-million-301319298.html"]}, {"field": "revenue_profitability", "gap": "No audited revenue or profitability figures from company SEC filings (private company). Third-party revenue estimates exist but were not used due to lack of primary sourcing.", "source_urls": []}, {"field": "grailed_acquisition_terms", "gap": "Grailed acquisition price not disclosed in company or Bloomberg announcements.", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goat-group-to-acquire-grailed-301650425.html", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-13/sneaker-marketplace-goat-group-acquires-grailed-in-hot-fashion-resale-space"]}]]
- source urls
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