- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "identity.founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kobo360", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-investors-sell-equity/", "https://www.africaain.com/dealdetails.php?id=1287"]}, "issue": {"value": "Founding year varies: YC/Wikipedia cite 2018; TechCabal, Ventureburn, and Technext24 cite 2017 launch; Africa Angel Investors Network lists 2016.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kobo360", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-investors-sell-equity/", "https://ventureburn.com/2020/05/endeavor-welcomes-kobo360-founders-obi-ozor-and-ife-oyedele/", "https://www.africaain.com/dealdetails.php?id=1287"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-investors-sell-equity/", "https://www.startuplist.africa/startups/kobo360/fundings", "https://technext24.com/2023/08/18/kobo360-announces-fas-top-executives/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Total funding reported as ~$79M (TechCabal Mar 2025), $78M (Africa AIN), $68M+ (Technext24 Aug 2023), and $37M (StartupList Africa, partial public view). Mix of equity and debt complicates aggregation.", "source_urls": ["https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-investors-sell-equity/", "https://www.africaain.com/dealdetails.php?id=1287", "https://technext24.com/2023/08/18/kobo360-announces-fas-top-executives/", "https://www.startuplist.africa/startups/kobo360/fundings"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.rounds[5].amount_usd", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/what-has-kobo360-been-up-to-in-the-last-2-years/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobo360"]}, "issue": {"value": "2021 Series B widely reported as $48M equity+debt; Wikipedia reports an additional $56M Series B figure without primary-source confirmation in retrieved materials.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/what-has-kobo360-been-up-to-in-the-last-2-years/", "https://thecondia.com/ycombinator-top-african-companies-2023/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobo360"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders[1].departure_year", "source_urls": ["https://techcabal.com/2025/01/20/kobo360-layoff/", "https://technext24.com/2023/08/18/kobo360-announces-fas-top-executives/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Ife Oyedele II departure reported as 2021 (TechCabal Jan 2025) vs 2022 (Technext24, TheCondiA).", "source_urls": ["https://techcabal.com/2025/01/20/kobo360-layoff/", "https://technext24.com/2023/08/18/kobo360-announces-fas-top-executives/", "https://thecondia.com/kobo360-appoints-new-executives/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees.snapshots", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kobo360", "https://techcabal.com/2025/01/20/kobo360-layoff/", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-investors-sell-equity/"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC lists team_size 204 (likely stale peak); Nov 2024 Nigeria team was ~50 before layoffs; Mar 2025 turnaround team described as fewer than ten. No consistent current headcount.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kobo360", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2018/kobo360.json", "https://techcabal.com/2025/01/20/kobo360-layoff/", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-investors-sell-equity/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "network_metrics.trucks", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/14/nigerian-logistics-startup-kobo360-raises-30m-backed-by-goldman-sachs/", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-new-owner/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Aggregated truck counts vary: 10,000+ (TechCrunch Aug 2019), 50,000+ (Technext24 Aug 2023 and TechCabal Mar 2025). Metrics likely reflect different counting periods and definitions.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/14/nigerian-logistics-startup-kobo360-raises-30m-backed-by-goldman-sachs/", "https://technext24.com/2023/08/18/kobo360-announces-fas-top-executives/", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-new-owner/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status.founder_buyback", "source_urls": ["https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-investors-sell-equity/", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-new-owner/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Sources report investor write-downs and equity transfer to Obi Ozor, but IFC explicitly refuted selling or transferring its shares. Buyback valuation and cap-table details not publicly disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-investors-sell-equity/", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-new-owner/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status.status", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kobo360", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-new-owner/"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC lists Inactive; company has not formally announced shutdown or acquisition. Mar 2025 coverage describes near-shutdown with attempted founder-led revival and Q2 2025 restart plan—outcome unverified as of research date.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kobo360", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-new-owner/", "https://www.startuplist.africa/startups/kobo360/fundings"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobo360", "https://techcabal.com/2025/01/20/kobo360-layoff/", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-investors-sell-equity/", "https://techcabal.com/2025/03/04/kobo360-new-owner/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/28/nigerian-logistics-startup-kobo360-accepted-into-yc-raises-1-2-million/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/07/nigerian-logistics-startup-kobo360-raises-6m-expands-in-africa/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/14/nigerian-logistics-startup-kobo360-raises-30m-backed-by-goldman-sachs/", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/what-has-kobo360-been-up-to-in-the-last-2-years/", "https://technext24.com/2023/08/18/kobo360-announces-fas-top-executives/", "https://thecondia.com/kobo360-appoints-new-executives/", "https://thecondia.com/ycombinator-top-african-companies-2023/", "https://ventureburn.com/2020/05/endeavor-welcomes-kobo360-founders-obi-ozor-and-ife-oyedele/", "https://www.africaain.com/dealdetails.php?id=1287", "https://www.startuplist.africa/startups/kobo360/fundings", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kobo360", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2018/kobo360.json"]