- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "setup_date", "conflict": "Product launch is reported as 2009 (Zumper blog, Forbes, BuzzFeed) while company founding/incorporation is reported as 2010 (Tracxn, YC batch, Eric DeMenthon LinkedIn CEO start June 2010). Founder site describes ~1.5 years as hobby before YC 2010.", "source_urls": ["https://www.zumper.com/blog/zumper-acquires-padmapper-becomes-largest-rentals-startup-in-us/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/padmapper/__6PYowfiS32lzu_1ocK3Wblktdn5C5XXE84E3gIFqVKM", "https://tophatmonkey.com/"]}, {"field": "hq_location", "conflict": "YC lists San Francisco; BuzzFeed and Tracxn list Mountain View at time of acquisition.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/padmapper", "https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/williamalden/apartment-hunting-sites-padmapper-and-zumper-are-merging", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/padmapper/__6PYowfiS32lzu_1ocK3Wblktdn5C5XXE84E3gIFqVKM"]}, {"field": "funding", "conflict": "Tracxn records $14K seed from Y Combinator in 2010; TechCrunch (2016) states PadMapper 'never raised outside funding,' implying no VC beyond YC/accelerator support.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/padmapper/__6PYowfiS32lzu_1ocK3Wblktdn5C5XXE84E3gIFqVKM/funding-and-investors", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/25/zumper-acquires-padmapper-relaunches-it-with-updated-interface/"]}, {"field": "funding_amount", "conflict": "Tracxn reports $14K total; Y Combinator Summer 2010 published standard terms were $5,000 + $5,000 per founder (~6% equity), which would imply ~$10K–$15K depending on founder count.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/padmapper/__6PYowfiS32lzu_1ocK3Wblktdn5C5XXE84E3gIFqVKM/funding-and-investors", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/05/21/y-combinator-closes-new-8-25-million-fund-sequoia-is-lead-investor/"]}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": "Eric DeMenthon is the only person listed as founder on YC and Tracxn; Rob Crowell is consistently described as CTO and close MIT friend but not as a formal co-founder in primary company profiles.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/padmapper", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/padmapper/__6PYowfiS32lzu_1ocK3Wblktdn5C5XXE84E3gIFqVKM", "https://medium.com/@anthemos/zumper-acquires-padmapper-37904c69039b"]}, {"field": "team_size", "conflict": "YC lists team size 2; BuzzFeed reports 3 full-time employees at acquisition with 2 joining Zumper.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/padmapper", "https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/williamalden/apartment-hunting-sites-padmapper-and-zumper-are-merging"]}, {"field": "acquisition_price", "gap": "Multiple sources cite under/nearly $10 million cash-and-stock deal, but no authoritative exact dollar figure was disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/25/zumper-acquires-padmapper-relaunches-it-with-updated-interface/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2016/02/25/zumper-buys-padmapper-to-form-biggest-apartment-rental-startup-fend-off-zillow/"]}, {"field": "current_revenue_or_headcount", "gap": "No independent post-acquisition revenue, employee count, or traffic figures specific to PadMapper alone were found in sourced materials; current metrics appear bundled under Zumper.", "source_urls": ["https://help.zumper.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045262634-What-other-apartment-search-sites-will-Zumper-list-my-property-on", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.padmapper.search&hl=en_US"]}, {"field": "rob_crowell_work_history", "gap": "Pre-PadMapper employment for Rob Crowell is sourced only from an undated MIT SlugWiki page; no primary corporate filing or contemporaneous press source confirms later roles beyond PadMapper CTO and Zumper join.", "source_urls": ["http://slugwiki.mit.edu/index.php?title=Rob_Crowell", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/25/zumper-acquires-padmapper-relaunches-it-with-updated-interface/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://slugwiki.mit.edu/index.php?title=Rob_Crowell", "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/06/3taps-to-pay-craigslist-1-million-to-end-lengthy-lawsuit-will-shut-down/", "https://golden.com/wiki/PadMapper-ZXERVAY", "https://help.zumper.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045262634-What-other-apartment-search-sites-will-Zumper-list-my-property-on", "https://lifehacker.com/im-eric-dementhon-and-this-is-the-story-behind-padmap-1472209726", "https://medium.com/@anthemos/zumper-acquires-padmapper-37904c69039b", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.padmapper.search&hl=en_US", "https://propapis.com/platforms/north-america/padmapper", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/05/21/y-combinator-closes-new-8-25-million-fund-sequoia-is-lead-investor/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/25/zumper-acquires-padmapper-relaunches-it-with-updated-interface/", "https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/02/25/zumper-buys-padmapper-in-deal-worth-10m/", "https://tophatmonkey.com/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/padmapper/__6PYowfiS32lzu_1ocK3Wblktdn5C5XXE84E3gIFqVKM", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/padmapper/__6PYowfiS32lzu_1ocK3Wblktdn5C5XXE84E3gIFqVKM/funding-and-investors", "https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/williamalden/apartment-hunting-sites-padmapper-and-zumper-are-merging", "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/padmapper-and-3taps-settle-suit-craigslist-over-use-real-estate-facts", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2016/02/25/zumper-buys-padmapper-to-form-biggest-apartment-rental-startup-fend-off-zillow/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-dementhon-6a250b5", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/padmapper", "https://www.zumper.com/blog/zumper-acquires-padmapper-becomes-largest-rentals-startup-in-us/"]