- conflicts or gaps
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official Wishpond press release closed acquisition 2021-03-01; founders left 2019-09", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2021/09/17/pouyan-salehi-builds-scratchpad-to-improve-crm-adoption/", "https://wishpond.com/latest-press-release/wishpond-completes-the-acquisition-of-persistiq-inc-a-profitable-silicon-valley-based-technology-company/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/pouyansalehi"]}}, {"field": {"value": "acquisition_price", "source_urls": ["https://wishpond.com/latest-press-release/wishpond-completes-the-acquisition-of-persistiq-inc-a-profitable-silicon-valley-based-technology-company/", "https://www.highperformr.ai/company/persistiq"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Wishpond reports ~US$3M base purchase (+ earn-out up to US$2M max); third-party Betakit reference cites ~CAD$6.2M (likely includes earn-out ceiling or currency conversion; not confirmed in primary source)", "source_urls": ["https://wishpond.com/latest-press-release/wishpond-completes-the-acquisition-of-persistiq-inc-a-profitable-silicon-valley-based-technology-company/", "https://www.highperformr.ai/company/persistiq"]}}, {"field": {"value": "customer_count_at_acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://wishpond.com/latest-press-release/wishpond-to-acquire-persistiq-inc-a-cutting-edge-sales-automation-technology-company/", "https://wishpond.com/latest-press-release/wishpond-completes-the-acquisition-of-persistiq-inc-a-profitable-silicon-valley-based-technology-company/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "LOI press release says ~780 users; closing press release says ~780 clients", "source_urls": ["https://wishpond.com/latest-press-release/wishpond-to-acquire-persistiq-inc-a-cutting-edge-sales-automation-technology-company/", "https://wishpond.com/latest-press-release/wishpond-completes-the-acquisition-of-persistiq-inc-a-profitable-silicon-valley-based-technology-company/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_funding", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/persistiq/__aa8ZjOTHWH83lQHc7NorfxobyX54cpqXI24zIVLKr_I", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/persistiq"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Tracxn reports $1.82M over 3 rounds; LinkedIn reports $1.825M over 5 rounds including a 2013 venture round", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/persistiq/__aa8ZjOTHWH83lQHc7NorfxobyX54cpqXI24zIVLKr_I", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/persistiq"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/persistiq", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/persistiq", "https://dexteragent.ai/companies/persistiq-1773325962"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists team size 10; LinkedIn 15; Dexteragent 11; LeadIQ 11–50 range", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/persistiq", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/persistiq", "https://dexteragent.ai/companies/persistiq-1773325962", "https://leadiq.com/c/persistiq/5a1dac642300005900a1a481"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/persistiq/__aa8ZjOTHWH83lQHc7NorfxobyX54cpqXI24zIVLKr_I", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/persistiq"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Tracxn lists only Pouyan Salehi as founder; YC and press list both Pouyan Salehi and Cyrus Karbassiyoon", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/persistiq/__aa8ZjOTHWH83lQHc7NorfxobyX54cpqXI24zIVLKr_I", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/persistiq"]}}, {"field": {"value": "current_leadership", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/pouyansalehi", "https://wishpond.com/latest-press-release/wishpond-to-acquire-persistiq-inc-a-cutting-edge-sales-automation-technology-company/"]}, "gap": {"value": "No current PersistIQ CEO/GM named in primary sources after founder departure; 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- source urls
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