- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "identity.yc_batch", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2014/mbx.json"]}, "issue": {"value": "Query references YC S14 (Summer 2014), but Y Combinator and YC OSS list MBX in Winter 2014 (W14). No MBX/Memebox entry found in the YC Summer 2014 batch.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2014/mbx.json", "https://www.ycdb.co/batch/s14"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.display_name", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://mbxbio.com/about-us/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Ticker/name collision: MBX Biosciences (biotech, led by Kent Hawryluk) is a separate company unrelated to the YC beauty startup MBX (formerly Memebox).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://mbxbio.com/about-us/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/y-combinator-backed-memebox-raises-29-million-to-expand-mobile-beauty-platform-in-the-us-and-asia-300049216.html"]}, "issue": {"value": "Y Combinator lists only Hyungseok (Dino) Ha (shown twice). Memebox March 2015 press release names Doin Kim as co-founder/COO; YC profile does not list Kim.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/y-combinator-backed-memebox-raises-29-million-to-expand-mobile-beauty-platform-in-the-us-and-asia-300049216.html"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://www.glossy.co/beauty/johnson-and-johnson-expands-beauty-portfolio-with-investment-in-memebox/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/mbx", "https://koreatechdesk.com/k-beauty-startup-memebox-selects-samsung-securities-for-ipo-aiming-for-global-expansion"]}, "issue": {"value": "Cumulative funding totals conflict across sources: YC says over $190M; Glossy/AVCJ reported $190M as of Jan 2019 Series D; YCDB reports $229.6m; KoreaTechDesk says over $200 million. No single authoritative post-2019 total found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://www.glossy.co/beauty/johnson-and-johnson-expands-beauty-portfolio-with-investment-in-memebox/", "https://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/3013486/korean-beauty-products-player-gets-usd35m-series-d", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/mbx", "https://koreatechdesk.com/k-beauty-startup-memebox-selects-samsung-securities-for-ipo-aiming-for-global-expansion"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.rounds Series C amounts", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/09/memebox-raises-66m-for-its-e-commerce-platform-for-korean-beauty-products/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/gracechung/2016/12/15/fast-growing-beauty-startup-memebox-raises-another-60-million-citing-favorable-investor-demand/", "https://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/3013486/korean-beauty-products-player-gets-usd35m-series-d"]}, "issue": {"value": "August 2016 Series C reported as $65.95M (TechCrunch) vs $66M (Forbes); AVCJ aggregates both 2016 tranches as $126M total.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/09/memebox-raises-66m-for-its-e-commerce-platform-for-korean-beauty-products/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/gracechung/2016/12/15/fast-growing-beauty-startup-memebox-raises-another-60-million-citing-favorable-investor-demand/", "https://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/3013486/korean-beauty-products-player-gets-usd35m-series-d"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status.ipo_completed", "source_urls": ["https://koreatechdesk.com/k-beauty-startup-memebox-selects-samsung-securities-for-ipo-aiming-for-global-expansion", "https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/11310211"]}, "issue": {"value": "Samsung Securities selected as IPO lead underwriter in 2024 and company reported still preparing for IPO as of May 2025; no sourced confirmation of a completed public listing or listing date found.", "source_urls": ["https://koreatechdesk.com/k-beauty-startup-memebox-selects-samsung-securities-for-ipo-aiming-for-global-expansion", "https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/11310211", "https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=990369"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees.headcount", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/11/memebox/"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC lists team_size 150 without an as-of date; March 2015 TechCrunch reports 20 employees in Shanghai only. Current global headcount beyond YC figure not independently verified.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2014/mbx.json", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/11/memebox/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.yc_investment_amount_usd", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx"]}, "issue": {"value": "No publicly sourced dollar amount for Y Combinator's direct investment in MBX/Memebox found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://koreatechdesk.com/k-beauty-startup-memebox-selects-samsung-securities-for-ipo-aiming-for-global-expansion", "https://mbxbio.com/about-us/", "https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/11310211", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/14/meet-memebox-y-combinators-korean-beauty-import/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/11/memebox/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/09/memebox-raises-66m-for-its-e-commerce-platform-for-korean-beauty-products/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/18/online-korean-beauty-retailer-memebox-raises-60m-more-to-sharpen-its-focus-on-the-u-s/", "https://www.avcj.com/avcj/news/3013486/korean-beauty-products-player-gets-usd35m-series-d", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/gracechung/2016/12/15/fast-growing-beauty-startup-memebox-raises-another-60-million-citing-favorable-investor-demand/", "https://www.glossy.co/beauty/johnson-and-johnson-expands-beauty-portfolio-with-investment-in-memebox/", "https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=990369", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/y-combinator-backed-memebox-raises-29-million-to-expand-mobile-beauty-platform-in-the-us-and-asia-300049216.html", "https://www.ycdb.co/batch/s14", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/mbx", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbx", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2014/mbx.json"]