- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"issue": "Name collision with unrelated Paladin legal-tech company (joinpaladin.com, pro bono platform founded 2015 by Kristen Sonday and Felicity Levey; Techstars Chicago, not YC S18).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paladin", "https://www.joinpaladin.com/about-us/", "https://www.law360.com/articles/2308597/paladin-s-ceo-kristen-sonday-on-streamlining-pro-bono"]}, {"issue": "Employee headcount varies widely across sources (12 on YC page vs ~52 LinkedIn vs ~80 per Houston Chronicle vs ~169 PitchBook).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paladin", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/paladin-drones", "https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/paladin-drones-public-safety-first-responder-21333494.php", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/185313-43"]}, {"issue": "Co-founder Trevor Pennypacker not listed on YC active founders page; departed company by late 2019.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paladin", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/paladin-publicly-launches-knighthawk-a-first-response-drone-for-cities/"]}, {"issue": "Funding round labeling inconsistent: Oct 2024 round called 'seed' by Gradient/Toyota Ventures; aggregators also list Series A (2024) and Series B (Aug 2025); CB Insights lists Series A as latest round.", "source_urls": ["https://www.gradient.com/blog/posts/our-investment-in-paladin/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/paladin-drones", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/paladin-drones/la8dziexbw7ady26w"]}, {"issue": "Headquarters reported as Houston by YC/CB Insights/LinkedIn but some aggregators list Mountain View, CA (likely secondary office).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paladin", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/paladin-drones", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/paladin-drones", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/paladindrones/__usUenP8FhKjDRK_fkZy8b-EcIm4t-xOr1Vp-k7LP3WM"]}, {"issue": "Mission/deployment metrics differ by source and date (e.g., ~1,600 emergencies by Aug 2021 vs 12,000+ missions by Oct 2024).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/paladin-publicly-launches-knighthawk-a-first-response-drone-for-cities/", "https://www.gradient.com/blog/posts/our-investment-in-paladin/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://app.fundz.net/fundings/paladin-drones-funding-round-9bf613", "https://houston.innovationmap.com/paladin-drone-emergency-seed-funding-2669439689.html", "https://medium.com/toyota-ventures/a-flexible-solution-to-support-first-responders-our-investment-in-paladin-c1535addb876", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/185313-43", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/paladin-publicly-launches-knighthawk-a-first-response-drone-for-cities/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/paladindrones/__usUenP8FhKjDRK_fkZy8b-EcIm4t-xOr1Vp-k7LP3WM", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/paladin-drones", "https://www.gradient.com/blog/posts/our-investment-in-paladin/", "https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/paladin-drones-public-safety-first-responder-21333494.php", "https://www.joinpaladin.com/about-us/", "https://www.law360.com/articles/2308597/paladin-s-ceo-kristen-sonday-on-streamlining-pro-bono", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/paladin-drones", "https://www.paladindrones.io/", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/paladin-drones/la8dziexbw7ady26w", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paladin"]