- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Lyft acquisition date and terms", "conflict": "YC and founder profiles confirm Lyft acquisition/acqui-hire, but no official Lyft press release, SEC filing, or disclosed deal terms were found. Timing is inferred from founder employment dates (~Aug–Sep 2014).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kicksend", "https://linkedin.com/in/pradeepelankumaran", "https://linkedin.com/in/brendanlim"]}, {"topic": "Dual exit narrative (Lyft vs Pocket Games)", "conflict": "YC lists exit as 'Acquired by Lyft.' SEC filings show a separate 2015 asset transfer from Receivd, Inc. to Kicksend Holdings and a 2016 Pocket Games acquisition of Kicksend Holdings that was later unwound. These appear to reflect team acqui-hire (Lyft) vs. later corporate/asset transactions, not a single clean acquisition.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kicksend", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591157/000139160916000468/ex2_1exchangeagmnt.htm", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/04/25/832234/0/en/Pocket-Games-Acquires-Kicksend.html", "https://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form+253G2+GENTECH+HOLDINGS%2C+INC./19129102.html"]}, {"topic": "Total funding raised", "conflict": "Tracxn reports $1.92M (2 rounds). YCDB and Pocket Games press release cite ~$2.8M. LinkedIn auto-generated company data on founder profiles cites $4.7M. Only the $1.8M Nov 2011 seed is consistently documented in primary press.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kicksend/__TMr1OrSnjd2xcolwP8719jOam86RSymIwdVOk6YpPk8/funding-and-investors", "http://www.ycdb.co/company/kicksend", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/04/25/832234/0/en/Pocket-Games-Acquires-Kicksend.html", "https://linkedin.com/in/pradeepelankumaran"]}, {"topic": "YC/Start Fund investment amount (2011)", "conflict": "Tracxn lists a $120K YC seed round on 2011-08-23. For the 2011 batch, YC's standard structure was ~$17K for equity plus a separate $150K Start Fund convertible note (batch-wide), and Kicksend-specific allocation is not confirmed in primary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kicksend/__TMr1OrSnjd2xcolwP8719jOam86RSymIwdVOk6YpPk8/funding-and-investors", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/08/y-combinator-backed-kicksend-launches-in-beta-to-make-sharing-big-files-a-breeze/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/a-new-standard-deal", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/29/90-of-y-combinator-startups-have-already-accepted-the-150k-start-fund-offer/"]}, {"topic": "Founding year", "conflict": "Most sources say 2011; secondary aggregator Reforgers lists founded 2012.", "source_urls": ["http://www.ycdb.co/company/kicksend", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kicksend", "https://reforgers.com/startups/kicksend"]}, {"topic": "Legal entity / HQ location", "conflict": "Operating brand was Mountain View-based per press and YC. SEC filings identify Delaware entities (Receivd, Inc.; Kicksend Holdings, Inc.). LinkedIn auto-data lists New Haven, Connecticut HQ.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/04/kicksend-crosses-pond/", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591157/000139160916000468/ex2_1exchangeagmnt.htm", "https://linkedin.com/in/brendanlim"]}, {"topic": "Founder overlap after Lyft deal", "conflict": "CEO left Kicksend Sep 2014; CPO lists Kicksend through Jan 2016 while also at Lyft from Aug 2014, suggesting product/entity continuity after team acqui-hire.", "source_urls": ["https://linkedin.com/in/pradeepelankumaran", "https://linkedin.com/in/brendanlim"]}, {"topic": "User/install-base scale post-2014", "gap": "No verified total user count, install base, or MAU figures found beyond early beta metrics (15K users, Aug 2011). Pocket Games press release references an 'established install base' without quantifying it.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/08/y-combinator-backed-kicksend-launches-in-beta-to-make-sharing-big-files-a-breeze/", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/04/25/832234/0/en/Pocket-Games-Acquires-Kicksend.html"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://www.ycdb.co/company/kicksend", "https://bitdrift.io/podcast/beyond-the-noise/episode-1", "https://linkedin.com/in/brendanlim", "https://linkedin.com/in/pradeepelankumaran", "https://reforgers.com/startups/kicksend", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/29/90-of-y-combinator-startups-have-already-accepted-the-150k-start-fund-offer/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/08/y-combinator-backed-kicksend-launches-in-beta-to-make-sharing-big-files-a-breeze/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/03/kicksend-grabs-1-8-million-from-true-ventures-sv-angel-more-for-dead-simple-file-sharing/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/12/04/kicksend-target-cvs/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/28/yc-alum-kicksend-inks-mobile-photo-printing-deal-with-walmart/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/04/kicksend-crosses-pond/", "https://timelines.issarice.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Y_Combinator", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kicksend/__TMr1OrSnjd2xcolwP8719jOam86RSymIwdVOk6YpPk8/funding-and-investors", "https://www.businessinsider.com/kicksend-cofounder-qa-with-pradeep-elankumaran-2013-10", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/04/25/832234/0/en/Pocket-Games-Acquires-Kicksend.html", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591157/000139160916000468/ex2_1exchangeagmnt.htm", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591157/000139160916000468/ex2_2merger.htm", "https://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form+253G2+GENTECH+HOLDINGS%2C+INC./19129102.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/a-new-standard-deal", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kicksend"]