- conflicts or gaps
- [[[{"field": {"value": "identity.founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hype-and-vice", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hype-and-vice", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268522-66"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC company page lists Founded: 2016; LinkedIn and PitchBook list 2015. No primary corporate filing confirming exact founding year was found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hype-and-vice", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hype-and-vice", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268522-66"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees.snapshots", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hype-and-vice", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hype-and-vice", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268522-66"]}, "issue": {"value": "Headcount varies widely: YC team_size 55; LinkedIn 31; PitchBook 38; Growjo 32. YC figure appears stale relative to third-party sources.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hype-and-vice", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2019/hype-and-vice.json", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hype-and-vice", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268522-66", "https://growjo.com/company/Hype_and_Vice"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/hype-vice/__z36XihEzs5-GfPIQyup6Wf-S1-K4QzE8kFXqKK5TaM4/funding-and-investors", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268522-66", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/hype-and-vice/financials"]}, "issue": {"value": "Total funding reported as $1.65M (Tracxn/CB Insights) vs $2.65M (PitchBook). Discrepancy likely driven by PitchBook's later-stage VC round and additional accelerator entries not corroborated by Tracxn or Forbes press coverage.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/hype-vice/__z36XihEzs5-GfPIQyup6Wf-S1-K4QzE8kFXqKK5TaM4/funding-and-investors", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268522-66", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/hype-and-vice/financials", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2019/11/13/hype--vice-a-y-combinator-collegiate-apparel-startup-raises-15m-from-founders-fund-to-create-womens-sportswear/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.rounds[2]", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268522-66", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/hype-and-vice/financials", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/hype-vice/__z36XihEzs5-GfPIQyup6Wf-S1-K4QzE8kFXqKK5TaM4/funding-and-investors"]}, "issue": {"value": "Post-seed round exists in PitchBook (Later Stage VC, 2021-03-07, $1M) and CB Insights (Unattributed VC, 2021-01-30) but is absent from Tracxn and has no primary press release or investor announcement found.", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268522-66", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/hype-and-vice/financials", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/hype-vice/__z36XihEzs5-GfPIQyup6Wf-S1-K4QzE8kFXqKK5TaM4/funding-and-investors"]}}, {"field": {"value": "products.license_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2019/11/13/hype--vice-a-y-combinator-collegiate-apparel-startup-raises-15m-from-founders-fund-to-create-womens-sportswear/", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/hype-and-vice/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hype-and-vice", "https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2024/12/hype-and-vice-transforming-collegiate-and-sports-apparel-for-women/", "https://growjo.com/company/Hype_and_Vice"]}, "issue": {"value": "University/college license counts vary by source and date: Forbes Nov 2019 cites 10 active campuses plus 61 signed licenses; Forbes 30 Under 30 profile cites 100 universities; LinkedIn cites 300+ college licenses; USC Viterbi Dec 2024 cites 350+ total licenses including NBA/MLS; Growjo (undated) cites 16 universities. Figures are not directly comparable (college-only vs all leagues; point-in-time vs cumulative).", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2019/11/13/hype--vice-a-y-combinator-collegiate-apparel-startup-raises-15m-from-founders-fund-to-create-womens-sportswear/", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/hype-and-vice/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hype-and-vice", "https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2024/12/hype-and-vice-transforming-collegiate-and-sports-apparel-for-women/", "https://growjo.com/company/Hype_and_Vice"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.valuation_usd", "source_urls": ["https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2024/12/hype-and-vice-transforming-collegiate-and-sports-apparel-for-women/"]}, "issue": {"value": "USC Viterbi article states $15M valuation at end of Y Combinator; no dated primary investor term sheet, SEC filing, or contemporaneous press release corroborating valuation found.", "source_urls": ["https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2024/12/hype-and-vice-transforming-collegiate-and-sports-apparel-for-women/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2019/11/13/hype--vice-a-y-combinator-collegiate-apparel-startup-raises-15m-from-founders-fund-to-create-womens-sportswear/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "revenue", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/profile/hype-and-vice/", "https://growjo.com/company/Hype_and_Vice"]}, "issue": {"value": "Forbes 30 Under 30 profile expected $2.5M revenue in 2021; Growjo estimates $5.5M annual revenue (undated, estimated). No audited financials or primary revenue disclosure found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/profile/hype-and-vice/", "https://growjo.com/company/Hype_and_Vice"]}}]]]
- source urls
- ["https://growjo.com/company/Hype_and_Vice", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268522-66", "https://sgbonline.com/hype-and-vice-secures-funding/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/hype-vice/__z36XihEzs5-GfPIQyup6Wf-S1-K4QzE8kFXqKK5TaM4/funding-and-investors", "https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2024/12/hype-and-vice-transforming-collegiate-and-sports-apparel-for-women/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/hype-and-vice/financials", "https://www.forbes.com/profile/hype-and-vice/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2019/11/13/hype--vice-a-y-combinator-collegiate-apparel-startup-raises-15m-from-founders-fund-to-create-womens-sportswear/", "https://www.hypeandvice.com/pages/about-us-hype-and-vice", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/hype-and-vice", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hype-and-vice", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2019/hype-and-vice.json"]