- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founding_date", "conflict": {"value": "Founder stated company started October 2017 in Wits interview, while YC S17 batch and multiple databases list 2017 without month; no single authoritative incorporation date found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.wits.ac.za/events-archive/2018/jumping-into-the-future.php", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/passerine-aircraft", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/passerineaircraftcorporation/__yXjJRqKtUuAzz-O3PDE70_B8tBRJw-uPO1fEmy7JNlQ"]}}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists only Matthew Whalley as founder but team_size=2; Saul Griffith's personal CV lists Passerine Aircraft (2017) among companies he founded/co-founded; YC and Tracxn do not list Griffith.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/passerine-aircraft", "https://www.saulgriffith.com/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/passerineaircraftcorporation/__yXjJRqKtUuAzz-O3PDE70_B8tBRJw-uPO1fEmy7JNlQ"]}}, {"field": "second_team_member", "conflict": {"value": "YC and Reforgers report team size of 2; identity of second team member not disclosed in primary YC profile.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/passerine-aircraft", "https://reforgers.com/startups/passerine-aircraft"]}}, {"field": "funding_amount", "conflict": {"value": "Tracxn and Condia report $120,000 total; YC company page does not state amount; Reforgers lists total raised as unknown.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/passerineaircraftcorporation/__yXjJRqKtUuAzz-O3PDE70_B8tBRJw-uPO1fEmy7JNlQ", "https://thecondia.com/y-combinator-startups-africa-shutdown/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/passerine-aircraft", "https://reforgers.com/startups/passerine-aircraft"]}}, {"field": "funding_round_year", "conflict": {"value": "Tracxn lists a 2018 Seed round; YC batch and Reforgers associate funding with Summer 2017.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/passerineaircraftcorporation/__yXjJRqKtUuAzz-O3PDE70_B8tBRJw-uPO1fEmy7JNlQ", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/passerine-aircraft", "https://reforgers.com/startups/passerine-aircraft"]}}, {"field": "shutdown_date", "conflict": {"value": "March 2020 shutdown date appears only in secondary journalism (Condia); YC lists Inactive with no date; no primary company announcement located.", "source_urls": ["https://thecondia.com/y-combinator-startups-africa-shutdown/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/passerine-aircraft", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/passerine-aircraft"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "YC reported team_size=2 at batch time; Tracxn reports 1 employee as of 2024-07-01 for an inactive company—likely stale registry data.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/passerine-aircraft", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/passerineaircraftcorporation/__yXjJRqKtUuAzz-O3PDE70_B8tBRJw-uPO1fEmy7JNlQ"]}}, {"field": "product_specs", "conflict": {"value": "Early DefenceWeb prototype cites 2 kg payload and 200 km/h; UAS Vision Sparrow article cites 180 km/h and $40,000 price; Tracxn claims 6–300 kg payload range for product line—sources disagree on maturity and specs.", "source_urls": ["https://defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/unique-south-african-uav-jumps-into-flight/", "https://www.uasvision.com/2019/03/15/grasshopper-cargo-drone-leaps-6-5ft-into-the-air/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/passerineaircraftcorporation/__yXjJRqKtUuAzz-O3PDE70_B8tBRJw-uPO1fEmy7JNlQ"]}}, {"field": "product_naming", "conflict": {"value": "DefenceWeb distinguishes Sparrow (conventional undercarriage bush plane) vs Jumper (jumping config); UAS Vision article labels jumping prototype as Sparrow—naming/variant taxonomy inconsistent across sources.", "source_urls": ["https://defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/unique-south-african-uav-jumps-into-flight/", "https://www.uasvision.com/2019/03/15/grasshopper-cargo-drone-leaps-6-5ft-into-the-air/"]}}, {"field": "website_availability", "conflict": {"value": "Website URL still referenced on YC and Tracxn; live site status and current domain ownership not verified in this research.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/passerine-aircraft", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/passerineaircraftcorporation/__yXjJRqKtUuAzz-O3PDE70_B8tBRJw-uPO1fEmy7JNlQ", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/passerine-aircraft"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["http://www.passerineaircraft.com/", "https://defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/unique-south-african-uav-jumps-into-flight/", "https://reforgers.com/startups/passerine-aircraft", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/22/yc-ends-venture-partnership-ycvc-in-favor-of-raising-from-lps-will-now-invest-120k-for-seven-percent-of-startup-equity/", "https://thecondia.com/y-combinator-startups-africa-shutdown/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/passerineaircraftcorporation/__yXjJRqKtUuAzz-O3PDE70_B8tBRJw-uPO1fEmy7JNlQ", "https://www.cognitionip.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5e472e6ebc8c33cccd879429_Passerine-Aircraft.pdf", "https://www.saulgriffith.com/", "https://www.uasvision.com/2019/03/15/grasshopper-cargo-drone-leaps-6-5ft-into-the-air/", "https://www.wits.ac.za/events-archive/2018/jumping-into-the-future.php", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/passerine-aircraft", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/the-new-deal", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/passerine-aircraft"]