- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year_conflict": {"value": "Most sources say 2018; some (e.g. Reuters) say 2019", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nowports", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/nowports-lands-150m-at-a-1-1b-valuation-to-streamline-latams-shipping/"]}, "seed_round_amount_conflict": {"value": "TechCrunch/LAVCA report $5.3M (Jun 2019); YC founder narrative cites $8.6M at Demo Day; Startup Intros lists $8M seed; El CEO cites $5.3M from YC", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/21/nowports-raises-5-3-million-to-become-latin-americas-digital-shipping-answer-to-flexport/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nowports", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/nowports", "https://elceo.com/negocios/nowports-el-unicornio-que-aposto-por-simplificarse/"]}, "series_a_amount_conflict": {"value": "TechCrunch (Jul 2021) reports $16M Series A; PR Newswire (Dec 2021) reports $24M total Series A; Startup Intros shows $16M + $8M tranches", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/01/nowports-raises-16m-to-build-the-os-for-latams-shipping-industry/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nowports-raises-60m-usd-to-revolutionize-latams-supply-chain-301445856.html", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/nowports"]}, "total_funding_conflict": {"value": "Sources range from $230M (El CEO) to $239.55M (CB Insights) to $242–243M (Startup Intros, GetLatka, TechCrunch)", "source_urls": ["https://elceo.com/negocios/nowports-el-unicornio-que-aposto-por-simplificarse/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/nowports", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/nowports", "https://getlatka.com/companies/nowports"]}, "employee_count_conflict": {"value": "YC profile lists 550; May 2022 TechCrunch says 500+; GetLatka peaks at 852 (2023) then 304 (2025); Tracxn reports 280 (Apr 2026); Startup Intros still shows 501–1000", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nowports", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/nowports-lands-150m-at-a-1-1b-valuation-to-streamline-latams-shipping/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/nowports", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/nowports/__Xv4fo5n1hyJ-rsuAnA9ltPx8StD7omHP5WYnokraytU", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/nowports"]}, "ceo_role_conflict": {"value": "El CEO reports Alfonso de los Ríos stepped down as CEO to Fernando Poitevin (Apr 2025); YC and GetLatka still list Alfonso as Founder/CEO; early 2019 press listed Casal as CEO and Alfonso as CTO", "source_urls": ["https://elceo.com/negocios/nowports-el-unicornio-que-aposto-por-simplificarse/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nowports", "https://getlatka.com/companies/nowports", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/21/nowports-raises-5-3-million-to-become-latin-americas-digital-shipping-answer-to-flexport/"]}, "geographic_expansion_reversal": {"value": "Expanded to ~10 offices in 7–8 countries by 2022; subsequently retrenched to focus primarily on Mexico and Chile", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/nowports-lands-150m-at-a-1-1b-valuation-to-streamline-latams-shipping/", "https://elceo.com/negocios/nowports-el-unicornio-que-aposto-por-simplificarse/", "https://nowports.com/"]}, "revenue_data_gap": {"value": "GetLatka claims ~$397.7M revenue in 2024 with 40 customers; not independently verified by primary press sources", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/nowports"]}, "current_valuation_gap": {"value": "Last disclosed valuation $1.1B (May 2022); no public update after operational retrenchment", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/nowports-lands-150m-at-a-1-1b-valuation-to-streamline-latams-shipping/", "https://elceo.com/negocios/nowports-el-unicornio-que-aposto-por-simplificarse/"]}, "maximiliano_casal_current_role_gap": {"value": "YC lists Casal as co-founder and former COO; current role and involvement unclear in recent sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nowports"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://elceo.com/negocios/nowports-el-unicornio-que-aposto-por-simplificarse/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/nowports", "https://news.crunchbase.com/transportation/freight-nowports-unicorn-softbank/", "https://nowports.com/", "https://nowports.com/en/platform", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/nowports", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/21/nowports-raises-5-3-million-to-become-latin-americas-digital-shipping-answer-to-flexport/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/01/nowports-raises-16m-to-build-the-os-for-latams-shipping-industry/", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/nowports-lands-150m-at-a-1-1b-valuation-to-streamline-latams-shipping/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/nowports/__Xv4fo5n1hyJ-rsuAnA9ltPx8StD7omHP5WYnokraytU", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/nowports", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nowports-raises-60m-usd-to-revolutionize-latams-supply-chain-301445856.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nowports"]