- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founding_year", "conflict": "Sources cite 2010 (GamesIndustry, Forbes December 2010 start), 2011 (YC, MobyGames, company timeline), and company about page says 'YC Summer 2011' while YC lists batch W11 (Winter 2011).", "source_urls": ["https://www.gamesindustry.biz/minomonsters-rebrands-as-mino-games-raises-usd2-2m", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2012/08/15/josh-buckleys-journey-from-england-to-silicon-valley/", "https://www.minogames.com/about", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mino-games/jobs"]}, {"field": "founders_list", "conflict": "Early co-founders were Buckley and Diaz (2011); TJ Murphy added Nov 2011; Sasha MacKinnon joined as co-founder later (~2012). PitchBook lists Buckley, MacKinnon, Murphy, and Diaz all as founders without role timing.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/17/youngest-y-combinator-founders-launch-minomonsters-the-pokemon-of-social-games/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/10/minomonsters-nabs-1-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-sv-angel-and-more-for-mobile-monster-battles/", "https://yetizen.com/drinkup-dec-10th/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53357-68"]}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": "Totals range from $23M (company site) to $25M (GamesBeat Feb 2023), $49.9M (LinkedIn), and $54.6M (PitchBook); includes mixing equity VC, debt, and UA publishing deals.", "source_urls": ["https://www.minogames.com/about", "https://gamesbeat.com/mino-games-raises-15m-to-create-dimensionals-web3-game/", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/minogames", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53357-68"]}, {"field": "seed_round_amounts", "conflict": "Company about page describes '$2mm Seed Round' led by a16z; TechCrunch Nov 2011 reports $1M total seed in 2011; PitchBook lists separate $2.2M seed in Jan 2012; GamesIndustry Oct 2015 reports another $2.2M round at rebrand.", "source_urls": ["https://www.minogames.com/about", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/10/minomonsters-nabs-1-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-sv-angel-and-more-for-mobile-monster-battles/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53357-68", "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/minomonsters-rebrands-as-mino-games-raises-usd2-2m", "https://gamesbeat.com/mino-games-raises-15m-to-create-dimensionals-web3-game/"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "Reported headcount ranges from 11 (YC, stale) to 15 (LinkedIn), 20 (2019), 74 (PitchBook 2024), and 80+ (company site / GamesBeat 2023).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mino-games/jobs", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/minogames", "https://www.montrealinternational.com/en/news/mino-games-we-want-to-be-the-next-ubisoft/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53357-68", "https://www.minogames.com/about", "https://gamesbeat.com/mino-games-raises-15m-to-create-dimensionals-web3-game/"]}, {"field": "headquarters_location", "conflict": "YC profile still lists San Francisco; company operates from Montreal since 2016 and is fully remote.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mino-games/jobs", "https://gamesbeat.com/mino-games-raises-15m-to-create-dimensionals-web3-game/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53357-68"]}, {"field": "undisclosed_rounds", "gap": "PitchBook lists 2018 Series A1, 2019 Series B equity, 2021 debt, and Feb 2022 Series B tranche without public amounts; full cap table requires paid PitchBook access.", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53357-68", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/minogames"]}, {"field": "current_leadership", "gap": "Exact date Josh Buckley transitioned from CEO to Chairman not confirmed in primary press sources; LinkedIn cites Sep 2019 Chairman start.", "source_urls": ["https://gamesbeat.com/mino-games-raises-15m-to-create-dimensionals-web3-game/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-buckley-7612284"]}, {"field": "revenue", "gap": "LinkedIn reports $5M annual revenue without methodology or date; not corroborated in press sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://ca.linkedin.com/company/minogames"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://ca.linkedin.com/company/minogames", "https://gamesbeat.com/mino-games-raises-15m-to-create-dimensionals-web3-game/", "https://gamesbeat.com/minomonsters-acquires-playcraft-labs-to-help-bring-the-monster-battler-to-new-platforms/", "https://gamescomcongress2023.sched.com/speaker/sasha_sash_mackinnon.25njikhe", "https://mpost.io/mobile-gaming-studio-mino-games-forays-into-web3-with-15m-series-b-funding/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53357-68", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/17/youngest-y-combinator-founders-launch-minomonsters-the-pokemon-of-social-games/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/10/minomonsters-nabs-1-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-sv-angel-and-more-for-mobile-monster-battles/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/17/andreessen-backed-minomonsters-follows-rovios-lead-signs-book-deal-releases-trailer-as-it-plans-move-into-tv-film-toys/", "https://venturebeat.com/games/minomonsters-acquires-playcraft-labs-to-help-bring-the-monster-battler-to-new-platforms/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2012/08/15/josh-buckleys-journey-from-england-to-silicon-valley/", "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/tilting-point-invests-30-million-in-mino-as-i-cat-game-i-launches-worldwide", "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/minomonsters-rebrands-as-mino-games-raises-usd2-2m", "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tilting-point-invests-usd30m-into-mino-games-cat-game", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-buckley-7612284", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasha-mackinnon-24339823", "https://www.minogames.com/", "https://www.minogames.com/about", "https://www.minogames.com/minomonsters", "https://www.mobygames.com/company/46547/mino-games-inc/", "https://www.montrealinternational.com/en/news/mino-games-we-want-to-be-the-next-ubisoft/", "https://www.pocketgamer.biz/tilting-point-invests-30m-in-ua-for-cat-game/", "https://www.reuters.com/article/business/feature-silicon-valley-the-rise-of-the-adolescent-ceos-idUSL2E8DGAMC/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mino-games/jobs", "https://yetizen.com/drinkup-dec-10th/"]