- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "TechCrunch/Michigan SBDC report $4.7M Aug 2021 seed; Crunchbase reports $260K total; Tracxn reports $150K total across 3 rounds", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/07/nimbus-launches-tiny-ev-prototype-thats-like-a-motorbike-with-a-roof/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nimbus-169c", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/nimbus/__8IHuvjlbghxXXyU6MvkcdxwfDLOIR4J3FQ1BXTxvUUM/funding-and-investors"]}}, {"field": "company_description", "conflict": {"value": "YCDB indexed description references 'small electric vehicles for deliveries in emerging markets'; YC/TechCrunch describe US urban consumer autocycle", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/nimbus", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nimbus", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/07/nimbus-launches-tiny-ev-prototype-thats-like-a-motorbike-with-a-roof/"]}}, {"field": "operating_status", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists Inactive; Crunchbase lists Active (likely stale)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nimbus", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nimbus-169c"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "YC team size 5 vs LinkedIn company profile 3 employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nimbus", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lihang-nong-a148b75b"]}}, {"field": "vehicle_specs", "conflict": {"value": "Base Nimbus One marketed at 50 mph; Nimbus One S and deposit-customer claims cite 75 mph and 128-mile range; production never validated specs", "source_urls": ["https://nimbusev.com", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/07/nimbus-launches-tiny-ev-prototype-thats-like-a-motorbike-with-a-roof/", "https://iterate.substack.com/p/i-wanted-a-nimbus"]}}, {"field": "name_collision", "conflict": {"value": "Unrelated companies named Nimbus (e.g., Nimbus Therapeutics biotech) appear in funding searches and can be confused with Nimbus AV LLC", "source_urls": ["https://www.nimbustx.com/2021/07/13/nimbus-therapeutics-announces-105-million-private-financing-to-advance-pipeline-including-multiple-clinical-programs/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nimbus-169c"]}}, {"field": "series_a", "gap": {"value": "$20M equity + $10M debt Series A was publicly targeted in 2022; no source confirms it closed", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/07/nimbus-launches-tiny-ev-prototype-thats-like-a-motorbike-with-a-roof/", "https://michigansbdc.org/advanced-tech-companies/nimbus/"]}}, {"field": "deposit_refunds", "gap": {"value": "Pre-order $100 deposits collected; no verified refund policy or resolution after shutdown", "source_urls": ["https://iterate.substack.com/p/nimbus-shuts-down-their-website", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/07/nimbus-launches-tiny-ev-prototype-thats-like-a-motorbike-with-a-roof/"]}}, {"field": "shutdown_timeline", "gap": {"value": "No official wind-down date; inferred from website removal (~March 2025) and YC inactive status", "source_urls": ["https://iterate.substack.com/p/nimbus-shuts-down-their-website", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nimbus"]}}, {"field": "founder_post_nimbus", "gap": {"value": "YC lists founder as 'Working on manufacturing + AI' but no primary source details next venture", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nimbus"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://fortune.com/videos/watch/This-electricmotorbikemeetscar-is-coming-to-American-cities-in-2023/bec4640a-9625-45b1-af09-29680c180f2c", "https://iterate.substack.com/p/i-wanted-a-nimbus", "https://iterate.substack.com/p/nimbus-shuts-down-their-website", "https://ktla.com/news/technology/nimbus-one-tiny-ev-electric-vehicle-test-drive-demo/", "https://michigansbdc.org/advanced-tech-companies/nimbus/", "https://nimbusev.com", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/17/all-the-companies-from-y-combinators-w20-demo-day-part-iii-hardware-robots-ai-and-developer-tools/", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/07/nimbus-launches-tiny-ev-prototype-thats-like-a-motorbike-with-a-roof/", "https://techfundingnews.com/ev-startup-nimbus-unveils-a-three-wheeled-motorbike-prototype-with-a-roof/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/nimbus/__8IHuvjlbghxXXyU6MvkcdxwfDLOIR4J3FQ1BXTxvUUM", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/nimbus/__8IHuvjlbghxXXyU6MvkcdxwfDLOIR4J3FQ1BXTxvUUM/funding-and-investors", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nimbus-169c", "https://www.fastcompany.com/3004342/picospray-aims-fraction-emissions-fraction-cost", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lihang-nong-a148b75b", "https://www.nimbustx.com/2021/07/13/nimbus-therapeutics-announces-105-million-private-financing-to-advance-pipeline-including-multiple-clinical-programs/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/nimbus", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nimbus"]