- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pigeonly/__nG9XS6YjybbDZhFWAJtnHqt0_KJrlFI0DXuWoSlqyz8", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Hutson"]}, "conflict": {"value": "2012 (YC, LinkedIn, company site) vs 2013 (Tracxn, Wikipedia cofounding date)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pigeonly/__nG9XS6YjybbDZhFWAJtnHqt0_KJrlFI0DXuWoSlqyz8", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Hutson"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pigeonly", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pigeonly/__nG9XS6YjybbDZhFWAJtnHqt0_KJrlFI0DXuWoSlqyz8", "https://mattermark.com/pigeonly-raises-875k-to-help-inmates-communicate-with-the-outside-world/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Founder roster varies: YC lists Hutson, Brooks, Keeney; Crunchbase adds Drakes; Tracxn lists only Hutson; Mattermark adds Sabaina Bukhari as CTO", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pigeonly", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pigeonly/__nG9XS6YjybbDZhFWAJtnHqt0_KJrlFI0DXuWoSlqyz8", "https://mattermark.com/pigeonly-raises-875k-to-help-inmates-communicate-with-the-outside-world/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_funding", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pigeonly", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pigeonly", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pigeonly/__nG9XS6YjybbDZhFWAJtnHqt0_KJrlFI0DXuWoSlqyz8", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pigeonly"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Total raised ranges from $3.83M (CB Insights) to $6.7M (LinkedIn); round counts also differ (8-9 rounds)", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pigeonly", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pigeonly", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pigeonly/__nG9XS6YjybbDZhFWAJtnHqt0_KJrlFI0DXuWoSlqyz8", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pigeonly"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pigeonly"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC still shows team size 40; LinkedIn shows 13 employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pigeonly"]}}, {"field": {"value": "operating_status", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pigeonly", "https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/52134195/PIGEONLY_INC", "https://pigeonly.com/about/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC marks Inactive while LinkedIn/CB Insights mark active/Alive; company website still markets products and 2025-2026 partnerships despite Chapter 11 filing", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pigeonly", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pigeonly", "https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/52134195/PIGEONLY_INC", "https://pigeonly.com/about/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "products", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://pigeonly.com/about/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Sources claim six consumer products but publicly name only Fotopigeon, Telepigeon, letters/postcards, free plan, and Haystac-backed search", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pigeonly", "https://pigeonly.com/about/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "domain_branding", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/pigeon-dot-ly-yc-w15-a-startup-focused-on-serving-the-us-prison-population-joins-y-combinator", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Historical brand/domain Pigeon.ly vs current primary domain pigeonly.com", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/pigeon-dot-ly-yc-w15-a-startup-focused-on-serving-the-us-prison-population-joins-y-combinator", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/24/pigeon-ly/", "https://pigeonly.com/about/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "independent_verification", "source_urls": ["https://pigeonly.com/about/", "https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2025/jan/15/pigeonly-flies-telecom-turbulence-declares-bankruptcy/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Company about-page milestones (TIME100 2022, 50M photos, 2025-2026 DOC partnerships) are self-reported and not independently verified in sources reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://pigeonly.com/about/", "https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2025/jan/15/pigeonly-flies-telecom-turbulence-declares-bankruptcy/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://beamstart.com/@pigeonly-16561154925830", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Hutson", "https://linkedin.com/in/damiendrakes", "https://mattermark.com/pigeonly-raises-875k-to-help-inmates-communicate-with-the-outside-world/", "https://pigeonly.com/about/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/24/pigeon-ly/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pigeonly/__nG9XS6YjybbDZhFWAJtnHqt0_KJrlFI0DXuWoSlqyz8", "https://www.blackenterprise.com/success-beyond-bars-how-pigeonly-applies-tech-innovation-to-connect-families-with-the-incarcerated/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pigeonly", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pigeonly/people", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pigeonly", "https://www.equitynet.com/c/pigeonly", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-E78C2F93-614A-48A6-91F2-9F60C33C6BB9-Pigeonly-11-21-2014", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pigeonly", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederick-hutson-9ab4a58", "https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/52134195/PIGEONLY_INC", "https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/55217827/PIGEONLY_INC_dba_FOTOPIGEON_v_REDSTONE_ADVANCE,_INC_et_al", "https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2025/jan/15/pigeonly-flies-telecom-turbulence-declares-bankruptcy/", "https://www.success.com/how-an-ex-con-went-from-inmate-to-entrepreneur", "https://www.vcbacked.co/yc/industry/social", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/pigeon-dot-ly-yc-w15-a-startup-focused-on-serving-the-us-prison-population-joins-y-combinator", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pigeonly"]