- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "third_co_founder_identity", "conflict": {"value": "2013 press and Business Live name Chris Harvey; 2016+ funding press and FinSMEs name Chris Roach; LinkedIn profile for Chris Harvey lists Moltin CTO/co-founder Apr 2013–Aug 2014", "source_urls": ["https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2013/11/22/young-newcastle-developers-take-on-ecommerce-giants-and-aim-to-create-jobs", "https://www.business-live.co.uk/technology/pioneering-newcastle-founded-tech-firm-17587117", "https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2016/01/19/newcastles-moltin-secures-2m-in-seed-funding", "https://www.finsmes.com/2018/03/moltin-raises-8m-in-series-a-funding.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisnharvey"]}}, {"field": "acquisition_year", "conflict": {"value": "Elastic Path press release dated 2020-01-13; Adam Sturrock YC/RetailerBoost bios cite 2019 acquisition; Elastic Path page schema datePublished 2019-12-16", "source_urls": ["https://www.elasticpath.com/resources/press-releases/ep-acquires-moltin-microservices-powered-agility-in-every-enterprise", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/moltin", "https://www.retailerboost.com/blog/authors/adam-sturrock"]}}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "$10M cumulative at Series A close (Mar 2018) vs Tracxn $13.4M over 7 rounds vs Gaebler at least $10.1M vs SignalHire $13.1M vs founder claim of £10m+", "source_urls": ["https://www.finsmes.com/2018/03/moltin-raises-8m-in-series-a-funding.html", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/moltin/__Yyi0XqsAEpRKxWHX1f7kKSCh77vq_tLJz7gXX2cMri4/funding-and-investors", "https://www.gaebler.com/Funded-Company-0FD215A1-8396-4098-88F5-7CD5962154BB-Moltin", "https://www.signalhire.com/companies/moltin", "https://www.retailerboost.com/blog/authors/adam-sturrock"]}}, {"field": "developer_user_count", "conflict": {"value": "5,000+ users (Jan 2016 Bdaily) vs 2,900 developers (WWD/YC-era trade press) vs 17,000+ developer community (YC company page, undated)", "source_urls": ["https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2016/01/19/newcastles-moltin-secures-2m-in-seed-funding", "https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/industry-news/moltin-wants-make-e-commerce-easy-lm-1238700252/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/moltin"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "26 employees at Series A (Mar 2018 Built In Boston) vs 32 team size on YC profile vs stale third-party estimates of 10–50 post-acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.builtinboston.com/articles/moltin-raises-8m-help-developers-build-ecommerce-websites", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/moltin", "https://www.signalhire.com/companies/moltin", "https://www.owler.com/company/moltin"]}}, {"field": "founder_name_spelling", "conflict": {"value": "Jamie Holdroyd vs Jamie Holroyd in early Bdaily articles", "source_urls": ["https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2013/11/22/young-newcastle-developers-take-on-ecommerce-giants-and-aim-to-create-jobs", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/moltin"]}}, {"field": "independent_product_availability", "gap": {"value": "No evidence Moltin commerce API remains a separately marketed standalone product; moltin.com now serves Elastic Path marketing and technology absorbed into Elastic Path Commerce Cloud", "source_urls": ["https://moltin.com", "https://www.elasticpath.com/resources/press-releases/ep-acquires-moltin-microservices-powered-agility-in-every-enterprise"]}}, {"field": "acquisition_price", "gap": {"value": "Exit valuation/price never publicly disclosed", "source_urls": ["https://www.elasticpath.com/resources/press-releases/ep-acquires-moltin-microservices-powered-agility-in-every-enterprise", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-8DE9EE51-ACD5-493D-82F8-8544A214DE75-Moltin-01-14-2020"]}}]]
- source urls
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