- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year_discrepancy": {"value": "PitchBook and Grokipedia cite 2006; YC, Wikipedia, Tracxn, and TechCrunch cite 2007", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53920-27", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/octopart", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopart"]}, "total_funding_discrepancy": {"value": "Tracxn reports $630K over 4 rounds; PitchBook reports $160K; TechCrunch (2011) reports $300K angel in 2008; failed $800K round not reflected in databases", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/octopart/__bQNRo1GEsJmRp7YT95qgJrtbiHprutoLfHNCEf-VoA0", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53920-27", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/18/octopart-the-little-startup-that-hung-in-there/"]}, "headquarters_discrepancy": {"value": "YC and acquisition press cite New York City; Wikipedia and current Altium parent HQ cite La Jolla/San Diego, California", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/octopart", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopart", "https://octopart.com/pulse/p/octopart-is-joining-altium-2"]}, "employee_count_discrepancy": {"value": "YC lists 11; acquisition press lists 15 (2015); Tracxn/PitchBook list 12 (2025-2026); LinkedIn company snapshot on founder profile lists 9", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/octopart", "https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ALTIUM-10353100/news/Altium-to-Acquire-Octopart-a-Leader-in-Electronic-Parts-Content-and-Search-20862950/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/octopart/__bQNRo1GEsJmRp7YT95qgJrtbiHprutoLfHNCEf-VoA0", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53920-27"]}, "acquisition_date_variance": {"value": "Agreement signed Aug 14, 2015; Tracxn lists Aug 13, 2015; closing expected late August 2015", "source_urls": ["https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ALTIUM-10353100/news/Altium-Ltd-signed-a-definitive-purchase-agreement-to-acquire-Octopart-Inc-from-Y-Combinator-Manag-38276313/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/octopart/__bQNRo1GEsJmRp7YT95qgJrtbiHprutoLfHNCEf-VoA0"]}, "founder_role_drift": {"value": "YC 2026 profile lists Harish Agarwal as later CEO of Octopart; historical sources consistently list Sam Wurzel as CEO at acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/octopart", "https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/1266938/altium-to-acquire-octopart.html", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/octopart/__bQNRo1GEsJmRp7YT95qgJrtbiHprutoLfHNCEf-VoA0"]}, "user_metrics_gap": {"value": "500K+ monthly users cited at 2015 acquisition; 20M unique users in 2024 per Wikipedia; Nexar story cites 6M Octopart audience — metrics not directly comparable (monthly vs unique vs audience)", "source_urls": ["https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ALTIUM-10353100/news/Altium-to-Acquire-Octopart-a-Leader-in-Electronic-Parts-Content-and-Search-20862950/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopart", "https://resources.altium.com/p/the-nexar-story"]}, "undisclosed_data": {"value": "Exact amounts for seed and convertible debt rounds redacted on Tracxn; earn-out terms undisclosed beyond revenue/margin milestones; current standalone revenue not publicly reported post-acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/octopart/__bQNRo1GEsJmRp7YT95qgJrtbiHprutoLfHNCEf-VoA0", "https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ALTIUM-10353100/news/Altium-Ltd-signed-a-definitive-purchase-agreement-to-acquire-Octopart-Inc-from-Y-Combinator-Manag-38276313/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopart", "https://octopart.com/", "https://octopart.com/pulse/p/octopart-is-joining-altium-2", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/53920-27", "https://resources.altium.com/p/the-nexar-story", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/18/octopart-the-little-startup-that-hung-in-there/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/octopart/__bQNRo1GEsJmRp7YT95qgJrtbiHprutoLfHNCEf-VoA0", "https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-developer-center/octopart", "https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/1266938/altium-to-acquire-octopart.html", "https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ALTIUM-10353100/news/Altium-Ltd-signed-a-definitive-purchase-agreement-to-acquire-Octopart-Inc-from-Y-Combinator-Manag-38276313/", "https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ALTIUM-10353100/news/Altium-to-Acquire-Octopart-a-Leader-in-Electronic-Parts-Content-and-Search-20862950/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/octopart"]