- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding_usd", "conflict": "Sources disagree: Inc42 $29.64M, CB Insights $30.51M, Tracxn $31.8M, company press ~$27.5M (INR 225Cr at Apr 2023 FX)", "source_urls": ["https://inc42.com/company/lokal/funding/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/lokal", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/lokal/__W53_GVL0c87FxC8Yb01kInRfY7c6joFdt4nL2R24MsE", "https://technode.global/2023/04/25/indias-lokal-raises-14-6m-series-b-funding-for-new-product-launch/"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "YC lists 24; Apr 2023 press cites 110; founder interview cites ~25-person tech team for ~30 apps", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lokal", "https://yourstory.com/2023/04/lokal-raises-rs-120-cr-creator-content-hyperlocal-bengaluru-startup", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVRXjpVAWVw"]}, {"field": "founder_surname_spelling", "conflict": "Vipul Chaudhary (YC, most press) vs Choudhary/Chaudhury in some articles and lokalapps.com", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lokal", "https://www.techcircle.in/2019/11/04/vernacular-news-classifieds-app-lokal-raises-3-million/", "https://www.lokalapps.com/about-us"]}, {"field": "founding_date", "conflict": "June 2018 (company site) vs May 2018 (2019 TechCircle)", "source_urls": ["https://www.getlokalapp.com/about-us/", "https://www.techcircle.in/2019/11/04/vernacular-news-classifieds-app-lokal-raises-3-million/"]}, {"field": "user_download_metrics", "conflict": "5M users on legacy about page vs 40M+ downloads (2023) vs 60M+ users (HQ site 2025)", "source_urls": ["https://www.getlokalapp.com/about-us/", "https://technode.global/2023/04/25/indias-lokal-raises-14-6m-series-b-funding-for-new-product-launch/", "http://getlokal.app/"]}, {"field": "funding_on_company_site", "conflict": "getlokalapp.com about page still states only $3M seed; omits Series A/B", "source_urls": ["https://www.getlokalapp.com/about-us/", "https://inc42.com/company/lokal/funding/"]}, {"field": "geography_coverage", "conflict": "7 states / 180 districts (2023 press) vs 9 states for jobs product and 250+ districts (HQ site)", "source_urls": ["https://technode.global/2023/04/25/indias-lokal-raises-14-6m-series-b-funding-for-new-product-launch/", "http://getlokal.app/"]}, {"field": "post_series_b_funding", "gap": "No verified public funding round after Apr 2023 Series B found in researched sources", "source_urls": ["https://inc42.com/company/lokal/funding/"]}, {"field": "exit", "gap": "No acquisition, merger, or IPO confirmed; company presented as independent and growing via product revenue", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lokal", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVRXjpVAWVw"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://getlokal.app/", "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/lokal-raises-14-6-million-from-global-brain-sif-others/articleshow/99749839.cms", "https://inc42.com/company/lokal/funding/", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=get.lokal.localnews&hl=en_US", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/tencent-backs-indian-social-media-lokal/", "https://technode.global/2023/04/25/indias-lokal-raises-14-6m-series-b-funding-for-new-product-launch/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/lokal/__W53_GVL0c87FxC8Yb01kInRfY7c6joFdt4nL2R24MsE", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/lokal", "https://www.getlokalapp.com/about-us/", "https://www.lokalapps.com/about-us", "https://www.techcircle.in/2019/11/04/vernacular-news-classifieds-app-lokal-raises-3-million/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lokal", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVRXjpVAWVw", "https://yourstory.com/2023/04/lokal-raises-rs-120-cr-creator-content-hyperlocal-bengaluru-startup"]