- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"issue": {"value": "Name collision with unrelated UK edtech unicorn 'Multiverse' (apprenticeships; founded by Euan Blair; ~$500M+ raised)", "source_urls": ["https://londontechweek.com/speakers/euan-blair-mbe", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiverse"]}, "impact": {"value": "Third-party databases may conflate the two companies", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/multiverse", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiverse"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Startup Intros reports $432M across 6 rounds for 'Multiverse' — inconsistent with YC gaming company", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/multiverse", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/onemoremultiverse/__gCxDDCE8ez-0qkq-s5JorXyiupyLTlGGUxdkAhylyRo"]}, "impact": {"value": "Likely data conflation with UK edtech Multiverse", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/multiverse", "https://londontechweek.com/speakers/euan-blair-mbe"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Employee headcount varies widely across sources: 2 (LinkedIn), 5 (initial), 9 (YC/Tracxn), 17 (Datanyze), 32 (mxdwn at shutdown)", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/onemoremultiverse", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiverse", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/onemoremultiverse/__gCxDDCE8ez-0qkq-s5JorXyiupyLTlGGUxdkAhylyRo", "https://www.datanyze.com/companies/one-more-multiverse/102564375", "https://games.mxdwn.com/news/digital-ttrpg-service-one-more-multiverse-shutting-down/"]}, "impact": {"value": "No authoritative current headcount; post-shutdown counts are stale", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/onemoremultiverse/__gCxDDCE8ez-0qkq-s5JorXyiupyLTlGGUxdkAhylyRo", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/onemoremultiverse"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "User count conflict: company cited ~500,000 users at shutdown; CEO Thariq Shihipar later claimed 1M+ users", "source_urls": ["https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/one-more-multiverse/news/one-more-multiverse-is-shutting-down", "https://www.thariq.io/?mode=professional"]}, "impact": {"value": "Unclear whether counts reflect registered, active, or cumulative users", "source_urls": ["https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/one-more-multiverse/news/one-more-multiverse-is-shutting-down", "https://www.thariq.io/?mode=professional"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Total funding rounding differs: $17.5M (press/Forbes), $17.6M (Tracxn), $17,625,000 (LinkedIn)", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2021/04/22/multiverse-closes-175-million-funding-round-to-take-your-tabletop-rpgs-online/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/onemoremultiverse/__gCxDDCE8ez-0qkq-s5JorXyiupyLTlGGUxdkAhylyRo", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/onemoremultiverse"]}, "impact": {"value": "Minor discrepancy; likely seed amount inclusion vs rounding", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/one-more-multiverse/__gCxDDCE8ez-0qkq-s5JorXyiupyLTlGGUxdkAhylyRo/funding-and-investors"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "YCDB lists company as 'Live' while YC official page lists status 'Inactive'", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/multiverse", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiverse"]}, "impact": {"value": "YCDB status appears outdated relative to May 2024 shutdown", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/multiverse", "https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/one-more-multiverse/news/one-more-multiverse-is-shutting-down"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "LinkedIn lists HQ as Cambridge, United Kingdom; YC and Tracxn list Boston, United States", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/onemoremultiverse", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiverse", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/onemoremultiverse/__gCxDDCE8ez-0qkq-s5JorXyiupyLTlGGUxdkAhylyRo"]}, "impact": {"value": "Likely LinkedIn data error or UK edtech name collision", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/onemoremultiverse", "https://londontechweek.com/speakers/euan-blair-mbe"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Dealroom reported a possible Patreon-based subscription continuation after May 2024 shutdown; primary sources confirm full studio closure", "source_urls": ["https://app.dealroom.co/companies/multiverse_2", "https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/one-more-multiverse/news/one-more-multiverse-is-shutting-down"]}, "impact": {"value": "Post-shutdown operating status unverified; no independent confirmation of continued operations", "source_urls": ["https://app.dealroom.co/companies/multiverse_2", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiverse"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Multiple domain names referenced: playmultiverse.com (YC), multiverse.com (Forbes), onemoremultiverse (product branding)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiverse", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2021/04/22/multiverse-closes-175-million-funding-round-to-take-your-tabletop-rpgs-online/"]}, "impact": {"value": "Unclear which domain was canonical at time of shutdown", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiverse", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2021/04/22/multiverse-closes-175-million-funding-round-to-take-your-tabletop-rpgs-online/"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Early Kickstarter funding round ended early due to COVID; pivot to free-to-play model documented but Kickstarter amount not sourced", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2021/04/22/multiverse-closes-175-million-funding-round-to-take-your-tabletop-rpgs-online/"]}, "impact": {"value": "Pre-YC/seed funding history incomplete", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2021/04/22/multiverse-closes-175-million-funding-round-to-take-your-tabletop-rpgs-online/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://app.dealroom.co/companies/multiverse_2", "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/multiverse-inc-raises-17-5-120000891.html", "https://games.mxdwn.com/news/digital-ttrpg-service-one-more-multiverse-shutting-down/", "https://londontechweek.com/speakers/euan-blair-mbe", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/multiverse", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/one-more-multiverse/__gCxDDCE8ez-0qkq-s5JorXyiupyLTlGGUxdkAhylyRo/funding-and-investors", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/onemoremultiverse/__gCxDDCE8ez-0qkq-s5JorXyiupyLTlGGUxdkAhylyRo", "https://www.datanyze.com/companies/one-more-multiverse/102564375", "https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/one-more-multiverse/news/one-more-multiverse-is-shutting-down", "https://www.dicemonkey.net/2024/05/14/one-more-multiverse-shutting-down/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2021/04/22/multiverse-closes-175-million-funding-round-to-take-your-tabletop-rpgs-online/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/onemoremultiverse", "https://www.thariq.io/?mode=professional", "https://www.workwithindies.com/work-with/one-more-multiverse", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/multiverse", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/multiverse"]