- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "yc_batch", "conflict": {"value": "User query cites YC Summer 2019 (S19); all primary YC sources list Winter 2020 (W20)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/helpnow", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2020/helpnow.json"]}}, {"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "2017 vs 2019 across databases; legal incorporation confirmed 2019-01-24", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helpnow/__CQjTq1TVXTn2AM4zOiqiwZNOJmHTLVgY4YaNivHsxUg", "https://www.ynos.in/startup/helpnow-349259", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/helpnow/d4n25ipq9m3oa9e4s"]}}, {"field": "operating_status", "conflict": {"value": "YC marks Inactive with Former Founders; Tracxn legal entity Active; website and LinkedIn still present", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/helpnow", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helpnow/__CQjTq1TVXTn2AM4zOiqiwZNOJmHTLVgY4YaNivHsxUg", "https://gethelpnow.in", "https://in.linkedin.com/company/helpnow-8899889952"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "Ranges from 6 (Tracxn Aug 2025) to 59 (Company Check Apr 2024) to 50 (YC snapshot)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helpnow/__CQjTq1TVXTn2AM4zOiqiwZNOJmHTLVgY4YaNivHsxUg", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/helpnow/d4n25ipq9m3oa9e4s", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/helpnow"]}}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "Structured databases show only $125K; founder/interview sources claim millions or INR 7 crore valuation without verified round details", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helpnow/__CQjTq1TVXTn2AM4zOiqiwZNOJmHTLVgY4YaNivHsxUg/funding-and-investors", "https://linkedin.com/in/adityamak", "https://insightiitb.org/helpnow/"]}}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": {"value": "YNOS lists 2 founders (Makkar, Amrutwar); YC and IIT-B sources list 3 including Shikhar Agrawal", "source_urls": ["https://www.ynos.in/startup/helpnow-349259", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/helpnow", "https://insightiitb.org/helpnow/"]}}, {"field": "investors", "gap": {"value": "Tracxn names 4 institutional investors but only Y Combinator and Calm Ventures partially identified; angel names incomplete", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helpnow/__CQjTq1TVXTn2AM4zOiqiwZNOJmHTLVgY4YaNivHsxUg/funding-and-investors", "https://www.ynos.in/startup/helpnow-349259"]}}, {"field": "exit", "gap": {"value": "No public acquisition, IPO, or formal shutdown announcement found; YC Inactive label unexplained in public sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/helpnow", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helpnow/__CQjTq1TVXTn2AM4zOiqiwZNOJmHTLVgY4YaNivHsxUg"]}}, {"field": "financials", "gap": {"value": "Revenue/profit figures exist on Company Check (FY2023) but full financials paywalled; Tracxn shows revenue 0–₹10 Cr as of Mar 2025", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/helpnow/d4n25ipq9m3oa9e4s", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helpnow/__CQjTq1TVXTn2AM4zOiqiwZNOJmHTLVgY4YaNivHsxUg"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://app.askethos.com/ethos-company/helpnow-8899889952", "https://gethelpnow.in", "https://in.linkedin.com/company/helpnow-8899889952", "https://insightiitb.org/helpnow/", "https://linkedin.com/in/adityamak", "https://linkedin.com/in/shikhar-agrawal-367969157", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helpnow/__CQjTq1TVXTn2AM4zOiqiwZNOJmHTLVgY4YaNivHsxUg", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helpnow/__CQjTq1TVXTn2AM4zOiqiwZNOJmHTLVgY4YaNivHsxUg/funding-and-investors", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/helpnow/d4n25ipq9m3oa9e4s", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/helpnow", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/helpnow", "https://www.ynos.in/startup/helpnow-349259", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2020/helpnow.json"]