- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founders", "conflict": "YC company page lists only Adhemar Milani Neto as founder; LAVCA, TechCrunch, Tracxn, and Contxto consistently list João Costa as co-founder/CTO.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kovi", "https://www.lavca.org/latam-startup-directory-new-rounds-for-kovi-muy-justo-pitzi-2/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kovi/__Nv-quaJGn3GkK95Zmj445LRJELKU_OWkl7IPihObCsY"]}, {"field": "funding.total_equity_raised_usd", "conflict": "StartupIntros reports $141M total; TechCrunch and Tracxn report ~$145M.", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/kovi", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/18/brazils-kovi-closes-104m-series-b-to-make-car-ownership-more-inclusive-in-latam/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kovi/__Nv-quaJGn3GkK95Zmj445LRJELKU_OWkl7IPihObCsY/funding-and-investors"]}, {"field": "funding.rounds", "conflict": "Pre-seed ~$800K (PEGN May 2019) not reflected in Tracxn round count; Tracxn lists 5 rounds (2 seed, 2 early-stage, 1 debt) without disclosing all amounts.", "source_urls": ["https://revistapegn.globo.com/Startups/noticia/2019/05/esta-locadora-de-veiculos-e-especializada-em-atender-motoristas-de-aplicativos.html", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kovi/__Nv-quaJGn3GkK95Zmj445LRJELKU_OWkl7IPihObCsY/funding-and-investors"]}, {"field": "employees.count", "conflict": "Employee headcount varies by source and year: ~50 (2019), 700 (2021), 890 (YC page).", "source_urls": ["https://revistapegn.globo.com/Startups/noticia/2019/05/esta-locadora-de-veiculos-e-especializada-em-atender-motoristas-de-aplicativos.html", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/18/brazils-kovi-closes-104m-series-b-to-make-car-ownership-more-inclusive-in-latam/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kovi"]}, {"field": "exit_status.deal_value", "gap": "Acquisition price not disclosed; structure confirmed as all-share only.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/29/uber-backed-mobility-fintech-moove-acquires-brazils-kovi-takes-arr-to-275m/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/moove-acquires-kovi-strengthening-its-position-as-a-global-leader-in-mobility-302363266.html"]}, {"field": "exit_status.closing", "gap": "At announcement (Jan 29, 2025) completion was pending Brazilian antitrust (CADE) approval; public sources do not confirm final close date.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/29/uber-backed-mobility-fintech-moove-acquires-brazils-kovi-takes-arr-to-275m/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/moove-acquires-kovi-strengthening-its-position-as-a-global-leader-in-mobility-302363266.html"]}, {"field": "exit_status.financial_health", "gap": "TechCrunch notes unclear whether Kovi was struggling financially before acquisition; last funding was 2021 Series B.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/29/uber-backed-mobility-fintech-moove-acquires-brazils-kovi-takes-arr-to-275m/"]}, {"field": "funding.valuation_usd", "gap": "No public post-money valuation disclosed; execs declined to reveal at Series B; Tracxn redacts figure.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/18/brazils-kovi-closes-104m-series-b-to-make-car-ownership-more-inclusive-in-latam/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kovi/__Nv-quaJGn3GkK95Zmj445LRJELKU_OWkl7IPihObCsY"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://braziljournal.com/a-kovi-quer-ser-a-localiza-dos-ubers-e-ja-encontrou-capital/", "https://contxto.com/en/brazil/brazilian-startup-kovi-lands-us30-million-series-a-led-by-global-founders/", "https://contxto.com/en/brazil/kovi-a-brazilian-rental-car-startup-earns-us10-5-million-of-seed-round-funds/", "https://revistapegn.globo.com/Startups/noticia/2019/05/esta-locadora-de-veiculos-e-especializada-em-atender-motoristas-de-aplicativos.html", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/kovi", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/18/brazils-kovi-closes-104m-series-b-to-make-car-ownership-more-inclusive-in-latam/", "https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/29/uber-backed-mobility-fintech-moove-acquires-brazils-kovi-takes-arr-to-275m/", "https://techpoint.africa/news/moove-acquires-brazilian-startup-kovi/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kovi/__Nv-quaJGn3GkK95Zmj445LRJELKU_OWkl7IPihObCsY", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kovi/__Nv-quaJGn3GkK95Zmj445LRJELKU_OWkl7IPihObCsY/funding-and-investors", "https://www.kovi.com.br/", "https://www.kovi.com.br/alugar-carro-mensal", "https://www.kovi.com.br/blog/o-que-precisa-para-alugar-carro-na-kovi", "https://www.kovi.com.br/comprar-carro-proprio", "https://www.lavca.org/latam-startup-directory-new-rounds-for-kovi-muy-justo-pitzi-2/", "https://www.lavca.org/monashees-leads-us10-5m-seed-investment-in-rental-car-provider-kovi-em-portugues/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/moove-acquires-kovi-strengthening-its-position-as-a-global-leader-in-mobility-302363266.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kovi"]