- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "Reforgers lists 2016; YCDB/Startup Intros list 2017; FounderTrace lists 2008; Eric Meadows LinkedIn tenure starts May 2016", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/origin", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/origin", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/origin_yc_w17/", "https://linkedin.com/in/themeadowsguy"]}}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": {"value": "YC company page lists only Oliver Takach; Eric Meadows confirmed via FounderTrace and LinkedIn", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/origin", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/origin_yc_w17/", "https://linkedin.com/in/themeadowsguy"]}}, {"field": "funding", "conflict": {"value": "Startup Intros reports $110.9M across 9 rounds (likely conflated with unrelated 'Origin' companies); credible sources show ~$120K seed only", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/origin", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/eat-origin/", "https://reforgers.com/startups/origin"]}}, {"field": "employees", "conflict": {"value": "YCDB lists 360 employees; YC and Reforgers list team size 2; LinkedIn shows 1 current", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/origin", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/origin", "https://reforgers.com/startups/origin", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/eat-origin/"]}}, {"field": "status", "conflict": {"value": "LinkedIn company page still marked 'active'; YC, Reforgers, and TechCrunch report inactive/shut down", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/eat-origin/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/origin", "https://reforgers.com/startups/origin", "https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/keep-raises-12m-in-increasingly-competitive-canadian-corporate-spend-market/"]}}, {"field": "name_collision", "conflict": {"value": "Multiple unrelated companies named 'Origin' (fintech, benefits, PT, gaming) pollute search results and aggregator databases", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/tag/origin/", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/origin"]}}, {"field": "competitor_distinction", "gap": {"value": "Separate YC smoothie-kiosk startup Replenish (formerly LivBlends, S14) is often conflated; different founders and funding", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/27/livblends-renames-itself-replenish-and-gives-us-a-first-look-at-it-futuristic-smoothie-machine/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/origin"]}}, {"field": "investor_names", "gap": {"value": "Beyond Y Combinator, individual seed investors not publicly named in primary sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/eat-origin/", "https://reforgers.com/startups/origin"]}}, {"field": "shutdown_details", "gap": {"value": "No primary-source explanation of failure cause, formal dissolution date, or asset disposition", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/origin", "https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/keep-raises-12m-in-increasingly-competitive-canadian-corporate-spend-market/"]}}, {"field": "press_coverage", "gap": {"value": "No dedicated TechCrunch or major press article found for Origin (YC W17 smoothie); traction metrics only from YC profile", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/tag/origin/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/origin"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["http://eatorigin.com/", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/origin_yc_w17/", "https://linkedin.com/in/oliver-takach-a5499b68", "https://linkedin.com/in/themeadowsguy", "https://reforgers.com/startups/origin", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/origin", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/27/livblends-renames-itself-replenish-and-gives-us-a-first-look-at-it-futuristic-smoothie-machine/", "https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/keep-raises-12m-in-increasingly-competitive-canadian-corporate-spend-market/", "https://techcrunch.com/tag/origin/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/eat-origin/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/origin", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/origin"]