- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year_conflict": {"value": "YC, Wikipedia, CB Insights say 2014; Bloomberg and Tracxn say 2013; founder blog describes late-2013 origin at Genspace", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/opentrons", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opentrons", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-23/softbank-invests-in-robotics-company-behind-nyc-covid-testing", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/opentrons/__iBZmMTpqyh4xP4516IOtWKGf0nxSZUnJIlO1S8Oq4RY", "https://willcanine.com/building-opentrons-and-beyond/"]}, "total_funding_conflict": {"value": "Total raised ranges from ~$260M to $329M depending on database methodology and inclusion of debt/secondary transactions", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/opentrons-labworks-inc.", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/opentrons/__iBZmMTpqyh4xP4516IOtWKGf0nxSZUnJIlO1S8Oq4RY", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/opentrons", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/102684-88"]}, "latest_round_label_conflict": {"value": "Dec 2025 ~$20.1M round labeled Series C-II (CB Insights), Series C (Tracxn), Series D (PitchBook); dates vary Nov 20 vs Dec 5, 2025", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/opentrons", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/opentrons/__iBZmMTpqyh4xP4516IOtWKGf0nxSZUnJIlO1S8Oq4RY", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/102684-88", "https://app.fundz.net/fundings/opentrons-labworks-inc-funding-round-0a85c4"]}, "employee_count_conflict": {"value": "Headcount ranges from 124 (LinkedIn 2026) to 300 (YC) to 328 (Wikipedia 2023); suggests significant layoffs or stale higher estimates", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/opentrons-labworks-inc.", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/opentrons", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opentrons"]}, "ceo_stale_sources": {"value": "Wikipedia and Preqin still list Jon Brennan-Badal as CEO; company press release confirms James Atwood as CEO since July 2025", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opentrons", "https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/opentrons-labworks-inc-/229852", "https://opentrons.com/archives/news/opentrons-global-robotics-chief-james-atwood-named-chief-executive-officer"]}, "open_source_claim_vs_hardware": {"value": "Brand marketed as open-source; OT-2/Flex hardware is proprietary (closed-source) since OT-2; only software remains open-source", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opentrons", "https://opentrons.com/robots/flex"]}, "valuation_staleness": {"value": "Last widely reported $1.8B valuation is from Sep 2021 Series C; no confirmed post-2025 valuation disclosed in public sources reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-23/softbank-invests-in-robotics-company-behind-nyc-covid-testing", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/opentrons/__iBZmMTpqyh4xP4516IOtWKGf0nxSZUnJIlO1S8Oq4RY"]}, "founder_involvement_gap": {"value": "YC lists all three co-founders as Former Founders; current roles and equity stakes of founders not publicly confirmed", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/opentrons", "https://willcanine.com/building-opentrons-and-beyond/"]}, "prl_shutdown": {"value": "High-profile COVID-era Pandemic Response Lab subsidiary shut down end of 2022; limited public detail on wind-down", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opentrons"]}}]
- source urls
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