- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "exit_status", "conflict": "Y Combinator company page lists status 'Acquired' and team size 201; contemporaneous reporting confirms company shut down July 31, 2015 and was not acquired.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/homejoy", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/17/homejoy-is-shutting-down-at-the-end-of-the-month/", "https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Startup-Homejoy-to-shut-down-blames-worker-6391335.php"]}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": "Crunchbase lists $65.9M total funding; company and contemporaneous press reported ~$40M total after Dec 2013 rounds.", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/homejoy", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/05/homejoy-38-m/"]}, {"field": "founding_date", "conflict": "Wikipedia lists founded 2010; SFGate and multiple 2015 articles describe company as founded/launched in 2012 when cleaning operations began.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homejoy", "https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Startup-Homejoy-to-shut-down-blames-worker-6391335.php", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/homejoy-yc-s10-expands-starts-foundation"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "YC page lists 201 employees; TechCrunch (Dec 2013) reported 100+; SF Chronicle (May 2015) reported ~70; shutdown articles reported ~100.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/homejoy", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/05/homejoy-38-m/", "https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Cleaning-and-repairs-startup-Homejoy-is-up-for-6293117.php", "https://www.vox.com/2015/7/17/11614814/cleaning-services-startup-homejoy-shuts-down-after-battling-worker"]}, {"field": "series_a_b_leads", "conflict": "Wikipedia states Series B was led by Google Ventures; TechCrunch (primary contemporaneous source) states Series A led by Google Ventures and Series B led by Redpoint Ventures.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homejoy", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/05/homejoy-38-m/"]}, {"field": "individual_round_amounts", "gap": "Series A and Series B individual dollar amounts were not publicly disclosed; only combined $38M announced.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/05/homejoy-38-m/"]}, {"field": "profitability", "conflict": "SF Chronicle source (May 2015) reported operating at a loss (~$12 lost per cleaning before CAC); another source close to Homejoy disputed that the company lost money on bookings.", "source_urls": ["https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Cleaning-and-repairs-startup-Homejoy-is-up-for-6293117.php"]}, {"field": "shutdown_cause", "conflict": "CEO Adora Cheung cited four worker misclassification lawsuits as the 'deciding factor'; former employees and press post-mortems emphasized poor customer retention, discount-driven CAC, and over-expansion as deeper drivers.", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2015/07/17/cleaning-startup-homejoy-shuts-down-citing-worker-misclassification-lawsuits/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2015/07/23/what-really-killed-homejoy-it-couldnt-hold-onto-its-customers/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homejoy"]}, {"field": "google_relationship", "conflict": "A 2019 Startup Istanbul blog post claims Homejoy was 'acquired by Google'; contemporaneous 2015 reporting describes Google hiring ~20 staff, not acquiring the company.", "source_urls": ["https://startupistanbul.com/blog/2019/06/adora-cheungs-startup-journey/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2015/07/17/cleaning-startup-homejoy-shuts-down-citing-worker-misclassification-lawsuits/"]}, {"field": "co_founder_name", "gap": "2012 YC blog post on Pathjoy launch refers to co-founder as 'Albert' rather than Aaron Cheung; likely editorial error.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/pathjoy-yc-s10-makes-a-maid-service-for-the-m"]}]]
- source urls
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