- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "company_name_collision", "source_urls": ["https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/20/ai-based-startup-optic-raises-11m-to-put-the-nf-in-nfts", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic"]}, "description": {"value": "Unrelated startup also named Optic (NFT authentication AI, founded 2022, CEO Andrey Doronichev, raised $11M) is a distinct entity from YC S18 Optic (useoptic.com).", "source_urls": ["https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/20/ai-based-startup-optic-raises-11m-to-put-the-nf-in-nfts", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic"]}}, {"field": {"value": "product_pivot", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/03/optic-wants-to-help-developers-drop-boilerplate-code-into-their-development-flow/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic"]}, "description": {"value": "2018 launch positioned Optic as a boilerplate/routine code generator; current YC profile and Atlassian acquisition describe OpenAPI/API change-management tooling.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/03/optic-wants-to-help-developers-drop-boilerplate-code-into-their-development-flow/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic", "https://boldstart.vc/companies/optic/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic", "https://github.com/opticdev"]}, "description": {"value": "YC and major profiles say founded 2018; GitHub org created 2017-12-14; some LinkedIn scrapes say 2017.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic", "https://github.com/opticdev", "https://linkedin.com/in/acunniffe"]}}, {"field": {"value": "headquarters_location", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/optic"]}, "description": {"value": "YC lists New York; CB Insights, Tracxn, and acquisition coverage list San Francisco.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/optic", "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/atlassian-expands-api-capabilities-optic-sramana-mitra-h4drc"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding_totals", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232093-63", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/optic/__i7bp9E22gxGyJkxR6BlQSjQWTAmcfu2D_VLc0sYj5wY/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/optic"]}, "description": {"value": "PitchBook reports $5.51M total across 4 rounds; Tracxn reports only $150K (YC); CB Insights reports $120K total and status Alive despite Atlassian acquisition.", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232093-63", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/optic/__i7bp9E22gxGyJkxR6BlQSjQWTAmcfu2D_VLc0sYj5wY/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/optic"]}}, {"field": {"value": "2021_seed_amount", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232093-63"]}, "description": {"value": "February 2021 seed round confirmed by PitchBook and Boldstart relationship; round dollar amount not publicly disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/232093-63", "https://boldstart.vc/companies/optic/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "acquisition_terms", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/atlassian-expands-api-capabilities-optic-sramana-mitra-h4drc", "https://content.edgar-online.com/ExternalLink/EDGAR/0001650372-24-000013.html"]}, "description": {"value": "Atlassian 8-K and press coverage announce acquisition but do not disclose purchase price or financial terms.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/atlassian-expands-api-capabilities-optic-sramana-mitra-h4drc", "https://content.edgar-online.com/ExternalLink/EDGAR/0001650372-24-000013.html"]}}, {"field": {"value": "yc_acquirer_detail", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic", "https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/optic-acquisition"]}, "description": {"value": "YC company page shows status Acquired but does not name Atlassian or acquisition date on the public profile.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic", "https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/optic-acquisition"]}}, {"field": {"value": "co_founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic", "https://boldstart.vc/companies/optic/", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17560059"]}, "description": {"value": "All primary sources list Aidan Cunniffe as sole named founder; no co-founders identified in YC, Boldstart, HN launch, or Atlassian materials.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/optic", "https://boldstart.vc/companies/optic/", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17560059"]}}, {"field": {"value": "cbinsights_data_quality", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/optic"]}, "description": {"value": "CB Insights profile lists unrelated patent topics (e.g., pickup trucks), understates funding, and shows status Alive post-acquisition; likely partial entity-matching errors.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/optic", "https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/optic-acquisition"]}}]]
- source urls
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