- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": "YC and Insight Partners cite 2019; Forbes, Tracxn, PitchBook, and Kurt Ruppel LinkedIn cite 2018 (Dec 2018 start)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/middesk", "https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/leading-business-identity-platform-middesk-raises-57m-series-b-co-led-by-insight-partners-and-canapi-ventures/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccaszkutak/2021/03/24/sequoia-leads-16-million-series-a-round-into-verification-startup-middesk/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/middesk/__lRG8XvyD2zX8rNHJOlHYKHlFqgSIdFlrqzzoaXxXxtA", "https://linkedin.com/in/kurtruppel"]}, {"field": "employees.headcount", "conflict": "YC 130 vs Tracxn 150 (May 2026) vs LeadIQ/PitchBook 144 (Apr 2026); LinkedIn company snippet shows 120", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/middesk", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/middesk/__lRG8XvyD2zX8rNHJOlHYKHlFqgSIdFlrqzzoaXxXxtA", "https://leadiq.com/c/middesk/5c6fa35c1f00002dc3ce7775/employee-directory", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265321-36", "https://linkedin.com/in/kurtruppel"]}, {"field": "products.customer_count", "conflict": "350 brands reported at Series B (Jun 2022) vs 500+ cited in 2025–2026 marketing/LeadIQ", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/09/middesk-raises-57m/", "https://leadiq.com/c/middesk/5c6fa35c1f00002dc3ce7775/employee-directory"]}, {"field": "founders.kurt_ruppel.role", "conflict": "YC lists 'Founder' without CTO title; press, Forbes, and LinkedIn list Co-Founder & CTO", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/middesk", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/12/middesk/", "https://linkedin.com/in/kurtruppel"]}, {"field": "funding.total_raised_usd", "conflict": "Most sources report $77M; PitchBook reports $77.1M (includes YC accelerator $150K)", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/09/middesk-raises-57m/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265321-36"]}, {"field": "funding.round_count", "conflict": "PitchBook lists 4 rounds (incl. YC $150K); Tracxn/TechCrunch describe 3 disclosed VC rounds totaling $77M", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265321-36", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/middesk/__lRG8XvyD2zX8rNHJOlHYKHlFqgSIdFlrqzzoaXxXxtA"]}, {"field": "funding.last_round_date", "gap": "No publicly disclosed equity financing since Series B on 2022-06-09 (~4 years as of Jun 2026)", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/09/middesk-raises-57m/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/middesk/__lRG8XvyD2zX8rNHJOlHYKHlFqgSIdFlrqzzoaXxXxtA"]}, {"field": "funding.valuation", "gap": "Post-money valuation not publicly disclosed for any round", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/middesk/__lRG8XvyD2zX8rNHJOlHYKHlFqgSIdFlrqzzoaXxXxtA", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265321-36"]}, {"field": "employees.revenue", "gap": "Revenue not publicly disclosed; CEO declined specifics in 2021 Forbes interview despite citing 5x YoY growth", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccaszkutak/2021/03/24/sequoia-leads-16-million-series-a-round-into-verification-startup-middesk/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://equityzen.com/company/middesk/", "https://leadiq.com/c/middesk/5c6fa35c1f00002dc3ce7775/employee-directory", "https://linkedin.com/in/kurtruppel", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265321-36", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/12/middesk/", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/09/middesk-raises-57m/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/middesk/__lRG8XvyD2zX8rNHJOlHYKHlFqgSIdFlrqzzoaXxXxtA", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2019/10/07/middesk-raises-4m-from-accel-and-sequoia-to-provide-frictionless-trust-between-businesses/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccaszkutak/2021/03/24/sequoia-leads-16-million-series-a-round-into-verification-startup-middesk/", "https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/leading-business-identity-platform-middesk-raises-57m-series-b-co-led-by-insight-partners-and-canapi-ventures/", "https://www.middesk.com", "https://www.middesk.com/about", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/middesk"]