- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "yc_batch", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lowkey", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2019/04/02/camelot-a-harvard-e-sports-startup-brings-streamers-and-their-viewers-closer-together/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC company page lists Summer 2018; Forbes (April 2019) lists Y Combinator Spring 2018 batch.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lowkey", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2019/04/02/camelot-a-harvard-e-sports-startup-brings-streamers-and-their-viewers-closer-together/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lowkey"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC profile lists only Jesse Zhang (duplicated entry); PitchBook, PrivCo, and Forbes list three co-founders (Zhang, Huang, Yu).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lowkey", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28", "https://www.privco.com/company/lowkeygg"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lowkey-gg"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Most sources say 2018; LinkedIn company profile lists founded year 2020.", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lowkey-gg", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/lowkey_acquired_by_niantic!/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lowkey", "https://venturebeat.com/games/lowkey-raises-7m-to-capture-your-gameplay-moments/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Employee counts vary: YC lists 10, VentureBeat (March 2021) reports 8, PitchBook lists 31 as of 2021.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lowkey", "https://venturebeat.com/games/lowkey-raises-7m-to-capture-your-gameplay-moments/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_funding", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/lowkey-1", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/lowkey"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Total raised reported as $8.59M (PitchBook), $9.0M (Startup Intros), or $7.0M (CB Insights, appears to omit seed/YC rounds).", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/lowkey-1", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/lowkey"]}}, {"field": {"value": "series_a_date", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/31/lowkey-raises-7-million-from-a16z-to-help-game-streamers-capitalize-on-short-form-video/", "https://startupintros.com/news/2021-01-01-lowkey-series-a"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Series A announced March 31, 2021 (TechCrunch, a16z, PitchBook); Startup Intros lists January 1, 2021.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/31/lowkey-raises-7-million-from-a16z-to-help-game-streamers-capitalize-on-short-form-video/", "https://a16z.com/announcement/investing-in-lowkey/", "https://startupintros.com/news/2021-01-01-lowkey-series-a"]}}, {"field": {"value": "acquisition_structure", "source_urls": ["https://www.gamesindustry.biz/niantic-hires-majority-of-lowkey-team", "https://nianticlabs.com/news/lowkey/?hl=en"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Initial Dec 1 reporting said Niantic hired majority of team but did not acquire company; Niantic later told GamesIndustry.biz it acquired the company Lowkey as well as bringing on majority of team.", "source_urls": ["https://www.gamesindustry.biz/niantic-hires-majority-of-lowkey-team", "https://www.pocketgamer.biz/niantic-hires-majority-social-platform-lowkey-staff/", "https://nianticlabs.com/news/lowkey/?hl=en"]}}, {"field": {"value": "acquisition_date", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lowkey", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists acquisition date 11/30/2021; PitchBook and press coverage list 12/01/2021.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lowkey", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28", "https://nianticlabs.com/news/lowkey/?hl=en"]}}, {"field": {"value": "acquisition_price", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28"]}, "gap": {"value": "Acquisition price and deal terms not publicly disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/01/niantic-buys-gameplay-recording-app-lowkey-to-improve-its-in-game-social-experience/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "product_roadmap_post_acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/01/niantic-buys-gameplay-recording-app-lowkey-to-improve-its-in-game-social-experience/"]}, "gap": {"value": "Niantic did not specify concrete product roadmap or which Lowkey features would ship in Pokémon GO or other titles.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/01/niantic-buys-gameplay-recording-app-lowkey-to-improve-its-in-game-social-experience/", "https://nianticlabs.com/news/lowkey/?hl=en"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://a16z.com/announcement/investing-in-lowkey/", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/lowkey_acquired_by_niantic!/", "https://medium.com/@jessetzhang/lowkey-joins-niantic-aad063487268", "https://nianticlabs.com/news/lowkey/?hl=en", "https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/671359108987994112/lowkey", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232092-28", "https://startupintros.com/news/2021-01-01-lowkey-series-a", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/lowkey", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/31/lowkey-raises-7-million-from-a16z-to-help-game-streamers-capitalize-on-short-form-video/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/01/niantic-buys-gameplay-recording-app-lowkey-to-improve-its-in-game-social-experience/", "https://venturebeat.com/games/lowkey-raises-7m-to-capture-your-gameplay-moments/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/lowkey-1", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2019/04/02/camelot-a-harvard-e-sports-startup-brings-streamers-and-their-viewers-closer-together/", "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/gameplay-capture-platform-lowkey-raises-7-million-and-launches-new-mobile-app", "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/niantic-hires-dev-team-behind-gameplay-sharing-platform-lowkey", "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/niantic-hires-majority-of-lowkey-team", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lowkey-gg", "https://www.pocketgamer.biz/niantic-hires-majority-social-platform-lowkey-staff/", "https://www.privco.com/company/lowkeygg", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lowkey"]